Ian is a Health & Performance consultant who has spent;

• Six years working as a Physical Education, Science, & Biology teacher. For two of these years, he operated as a Wellness Educator in the PDST (Professional Development Service for Teachers) alongside his teaching job.

• Two years lecturing at University level in Health and Human Performance, with additional years of experience working as a teacher educator and facilitator. 

• Five years running his own Health consultancy business.

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Ian holds qualifications in

• PE & Biology teaching

• Personal Training

• Strength & Conditioning

• Life & Executive Coaching, and an

• MSc in Sport & Exercise Nutrition.

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He has both national and international coaching experience.

• He has won 12 national titles, 5 in soccer in which he also represented his country at underage level, and 7 in futsal in which he has made over 20 senior international appearances.

• Ian has captained his country in UEFA qualifiers and his club in the futsal UEFA Champions League.

• During his University education, he was the recipient of an elite sports scholarship and played for the Irish universities.

• Whilst in DCU, he received the prestigious best sports scholar award in the university, the best overall student in his degree as well as being named best contributor to sport.

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With a balance of his own performance and coaching experience; mixed with his academic background and qualifications, Ian stepped away from education and set up his own performance consultancy business, Optimeize. With a combination of practical and academic experience, he develops strategies and systems underpinned by evidence-based processes to facilitate the development of world-class individuals and teams.