Leigh Griffin
Head Of OCTO R&D Funding - Ireland at Red Hat
Waterford, Munster, Ireland
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Top SchoolLeigh Griffin is a technology leader and research-minded engineering manager with 11 years of experience driving agile transformations and product delivery at Red Hat. Currently leading OCTO R&D funding for Ireland, he has secured multi-million euro public grants and co-authored a jobs investment that helped create 800 roles across Red Hat and IBM. He blends deep technical credibility—having filed nearly 250 patent applications—with expert coaching credentials (Professional and Agile Coaching) to scale teams, processes and organizational agility across 12,000 employees. Leigh has led multiple product lines and engineering organizations, combining hands-on ownership of SaaS and on‑prem platforms with strategy, funding and research portfolio development. Comfortable operating at the intersection of research, government funding and enterprise engineering, he brings a rare mix of academic rigor (PhD), operational delivery and applied innovation. Based in Waterford, he also runs a consultancy to mentor teams and help translate research into funded R&D outcomes.
11 years of coding experience
17 years of employment as a software developer
Leaving Cert, Leaving Cert at Mount SionMaster of Business Lean Enterprise Excellence, Lean, 1st Class Honours, Master of Business Lean Enterprise Excellence, Lean, 1st Class Honours at South East Technological University (SETU)Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Computer Science, Pass with minor corrections, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Computer Science, Pass with minor corrections at Waterford Institute of TechnologyDiploma in Professional Coaching (ACTP Level), Diploma in Professional Coaching (ACTP Level) at International Coach Academy
Github Skills (95)
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wildfly8
push-notifications8
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freeipa8
fedora8
manpage8
asciidoctor8
converter8
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Programming languages (14)
Github contributions (5)
waterfordtechmeetup/waterfordtechmeetup.github.io
May 2018 - Oct 2022
Waterford Tech Meetup's official website
Contributions:2 reviews, 3 commits, 5 PRs in 4 years 5 months
tech-meetupreact
lgriffin/license-reporter
Aug 2017 - Jun 2024
Contributions:6 pushes, 5 branches in 6 years 10 months
licensesdependenciesreporterxml-formatxml
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