Meet our Team – Adam O’Neil

Adam is a seasoned Information Technology expert with over 20 years of experience across various IT roles, including systems development, architecture, policy, security, and infrastructure. His broad technical skill set spans multiple programming languages and extensive work with Windows and Linux servers. Adam has a decade of experience designing and maintaining complex AWS cloud infrastructure and is a capable SQL server developer and DBA for large corporate database server deployments. Adam holds a BSc in Computer Systems Engineering, with a specialism in cryptography. Adam also holds a Microsoft Certified Professional in SQL Server and is ITIL v3 qualified.

In his previous roles as an Enterprise Systems Architect and Head of Development, Adam successfully designed and deployed global line-of-business solutions for major investment banks and finance industry regulators. At Offshore Payroll, he is particularly recognised for his innovative solutions that streamline client workflows and drive bespoke efficiencies.

Adam’s unique ability to combine deep technical expertise with creative problem-solving ensures that he consistently delivers robust IT solutions, while his dynamic and forward-thinking approach continues to elevate our team and the services we provide.

September 13, 2024

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“online, forward-thinking, solution”

We have worked with Offshore Payroll for a few years to help deliver efficient payroll services to our clients, and to support those clients running their own payroll function. It is great to work with an online, forward-thinking, solution, that is actively engaging with users to improve functionality and add new features.

In Guernsey we are used to finding software work-arounds where the technology was not initially designed for businesses based offshore, but Offshore Payroll has been specifically designed with offshore in mind, which is fantastic, and the locally based support means that help is never far away.

Dani Bennett BA FCA – Director