Dr Turlough MIV
Chief Operations Officer and Chairman
Dr. MIV is an academic professional and entrepreneur passionate about fostering innovative science and maths programs through national and international organisations and has extensive experience in curriculum development to degree level. He holds a BSc Honours Degree in Applied Biochemical Sciences with a Diploma in Industrial Studies from the University of Ulster. From there he pursued higher degrees in teaching and post-secondary education leading to PhD's in Chemistry and Chemical Education (Physical).
Edward Flanagan
Director of Financial Governance
Michael Flanagan is head of Taxbuster Accountants, an accountancy firm, with a number of offices in both Ireland and the UK.
He is a fellow of The Institute of Chartered Accountants in Ireland and a member of the Institute of Taxation. He has worked in PwC in Ireland, UK and Boston. He has wide experience in both large business and small business. He has written various taxation and economic articles for newspapers in Northern Ireland and London.
Stanley Page
Director of Industrial Skills/Head of Worked based learning for Continuous Professional Development
Michael Flanagan is head of Taxbuster Accountants, an accountancy firm, with a number of offices in both Ireland and the UK.
He is a fellow of The Institute of Chartered Accountants in Ireland and a member of the Institute of Taxation. He has worked in PwC in Ireland, UK and Boston. He has wide experience in both large business and small business. He has written various taxation and economic articles for newspapers in Northern Ireland and London.
Prof. Paul McKevitt
Chief Moderator/Curriculum Development Specialist for IT
Professor Paul Mc Kevitt is from Co. Donegal (Dún Na nGall), Ireland on the northwest of the European Union (EU) and was born in the Year of the Dragon. He is Visiting Professor of Artificial Intelligence at AISR. He directed the 23rd International Loebner Prize Contest in Artificial Intelligence (AI) (2013) held, for the first time on the island of Ireland, is Co-Director of the [HE]Arts of STEM initiative at Ulster University, investigating how arts and technology inform each other, and has contributed to genesis of `The Imagineering Quarter' [(c) 2009, PM] in the City of Derry~LondonDerry~LegenDerry, which backed the City's successful bid for First UK City of Culture 2013
Dr. Vinanti Cherian
Head of Curriculum for Medicine and Healthcare
Dr Cherian has attained her initial qualification in the field of medicine and Anaesthesia from India. She then moved to the UK for further experience and worked in different hospitals across Ireland. She passed the Fellowship exam from the College of Anaesthetist, FCARCSI and was appointed as a Consultant Anaesthetist in 2009 and she currently works in Altnagelvin Hospital, Londonderry, a multispecialty hospital. Dr Cherian has been involved in research projects during her training in Northern Ireland including study on remifentanil for labour analgesia and she has a keen interest in Obstetric Anaesthesia and is currently Lead Anaesthetist for obstetrics in the Department.
Zita Bertha
Quality Assurance Compliance and Quality Inspector/Director of Memberships
Zita Bertha has led various graphic design projects, virtual reality projects, worked with Ulster University to consult on graphic design gaming projects and developed promotional videos for commercial purposes. She is currently managing international curriculum partnerships with healthcare companies and she also manages current Erasmus projects. Her experience includes extensive knowledge of developing projects for Erasmus+ including the preparation of Europasses, Learning Agreements, Quality Control procedures and Compliance policies for the Academy for International Science and Research . Zita is also an online content developer for online educational courses.