Paddy is the first Engineer to launch a PC PAL Franchise business in Ireland.

Previously, Paddy has spent a total of 30 years working for three large American Corporate companies: Westinghouse, Digital and most recently Dell Computers.

"At Dell I spent years working on the production line as an engineer. Dell made Notebooks, Desktops, Workstations and Servers at its manufacturing facility in Limerick producing up to 30,000 computers a day, so you get to learn an awful lot about the insides of computers."

"I love technology and working with people and businesses to help them get the best out of their IT, it can make a huge difference to businesses if used correctly."

Paddy has recently completed a FAST Business Startup Course, which developed his knowledge of sales, marketing and finance required to setup a business.

Paddy considered setting up a franchise to get into an area he has experience in.

"I decided to get into Franchising as I didn't want to have to spend years re-inventing the wheel to setup a Computer company from scratch. Franchising offered a quick route to market with a proven model, plenty of backup and support - you don't feel like you are on your own."

"PC PAL stood out because of their focus and experience in Marketing. Many IT companies focus too much on the technical aspects and ignore marketing which is key to growing a business in today's climate."

"I was concerned about setting up on my own, I always had backup of large corporations. It is hard to know everything about computers, so you are concerned that you might not be able to resolve issues when you encounter them. But the team of franchisees already at PC PAL have all felt that way at the beginning, and have come through it with the support they have received as part of the franchise."