Who you would be working with
Twenty-five years across engineering, energy and finance: an early career as an R&D engineer, three companies founded and led as chief executive — including Kinematik, a venture-funded R&D-software business sold to US pharmaceutical companies — a £30m community-energy impact fund, and business-development roles at EnerNOC and MITIE. Board-level experience across venture, project and impact finance, product and programme management, and consultancy in corporate, public-sector and start-up settings.
A full record is available on LinkedIn; research and publications are at rsorourke.com.
Areas of expertise
- AI implementation
- Venture, project and impact finance
- Product and programme management
- Energy
Key achievements
- Three companies founded and led as chief executive
- Co-founded Kinematik (2000): patented, venture-funded R&D software sold to US pharmaceutical companies
- £30m community-energy impact fund
Experience
from 2000
Kinematik
Co-founder, chief executive
Patented, venture-funded R&D software, sold to US pharmaceutical companies and delivered as a consultant-led product.
Community-energy impact fund
A £30m fund.
EnerNOC
Business development
MITIE
Business development
Education
Global Energy MBA
Warwick
MSc Environmental Policy
LSE
MEngSc Sustainable Energy
UCC
BSc Industrial Chemistry
Limerick
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