Management Team
MEET OUR BRILLIANT TEAM OF EXPERTS.
Bill Blake
CEO
Bill Blake joined cloudcards in August 2018 as CEO. Bill brings with him over 25 years of Commercial, Sales & Marketing experience, within some of the biggest brands to operate in Ireland, Europe and the USA. Bill held senior Sales and Marketing roles in Vodafone and Verizon Wireless. As Consumer Director in eir he led the launch of high-speed broadband, integrated TV and Mobile. Bill also led the commercial area within Virgin Media Ireland bringing the Virgin Brand to Ireland and acquiring TV3 group. Prior to joining cloudcards Bill was a senior consultant within the Irish Banking sector.
Barry Fitzgerald
CTO/CO Founder
Entered Aviation in 2012 when he joined Civil Aviation Services Ltd. (CAS) Engineering Department. Barry initially developed the idea for CARDS® with Brian Fitzgerald in 2013. Spent over a year developing the initial release of the software side by side with professionals from the USA who formed the software platform CARDS®. Barry went on the lead the development of the industries most advanced asset management tool in conjunction with ActionPoint Technologies.
Peter Collins
COO
Peter started his career in aviation over 30 years ago as an Aircraft Maintenance Technician with Shannon Aerospace. Prior to joining Cloudcards, Peter was General Manager for a Shannon based CAMO, Part M Aviation. Prior to Part M, Peter held roles in Cloudcards as Sales Director and head of Maintenance scheduling in Ryanair. Peter has an in-depth knowledge of the services and new technology Cloudcards brings to the market.
Alina Salikhova
Marketing Manager
Alina was born in Russia where she has started her professional career as a medical doctor. In parallel with this profession, Alina graduated with a Diploma in Professional Communications. This new skill has opened the numerous opportunities and Alina has switched her attention to the world of commerce. Since being based in Ireland, Alina has graduated from the University of Limerick with a Diploma in Technology Commercialisation and has also specialised in Aircraft Records Technician course from the Limerick Institute of Technology. Alina has worked with cloudcards since its inception.
Kevin Sorohan
Head of Development
Kevin started his career as a software engineer in the aviation industry over 30 years ago by developing a financial information system for Guinness Peat Aviation. Since then he has led innovative product development for world leading companies in a range of industries from advertising to financial services. Kevin brings over 30 years experience and an MSc in Technology Management to Cloudcards.
