Des Hickey

Des Hickey is currently a Senior Site Reliability Engineer at IBM, specializing in IBM Cloud Kubernetes Service. With a background in software engineering and clinical engineering, they have experience providing technical support in various medical and technological contexts. Des has previously worked as a Relief Care Assistant at St Michael's House, where they supported individuals with disabilities, and held roles at Hermitage Medical Clinic managing medical device quality assurance and maintenance. Des earned a B.Sc. (Honours) in Physics with Medical Physics and Bioengineering from Dublin Institute of Technology and a Higher Diploma in Science in Computing from Dublin Business School.