Management

MANAGEMENT TEAM

Tim O'Driscoll

Director

Tim has been in the passive fire protection industry for 25 years and it has been his life long career, with the exception of 5 years spent for Cork Fire Service as a fireman.


All in all fire has been his chosen career.

As a director of TKA from the onset in 2007, Tim has overseen more than 1100 successful projects to date, and has been key to the success Cork has for building safety.


His extensive knowledge is unmatched in the industry.


His ability to help designers, architects, engineers, project managers, facility managers, foremen and contractors achieve a full protected structure cannot be matched.


A key member of Association of Fire Protection Ireland, he implements his vision for the fire industry in his own company, setting the standards needed.

With his knowledge and standards, TKA has led the industry in Pharmaceutical, medical, industrial, commercial, and residential from design to hand over.


No job has been left unfinished in his career, and he thrives on a proactive approach to achieving a successful project.

Kevin Fitzgibbon

Director

Kevin Fitzgibbon is from an engineering background, in which he received a top bachelor’s degree in 2003. Hence he has attained such skills as:


  • Strong client service orientation
  • Attention to detail, planning, organisation, and daily delivery requirements
  • Ability to handle pressure and promote teamwork
  • Strong prioritisation and time management skills with particular focus on meeting deadlines.

 

He joined Tim in starting TKA in 2007, and has gone to complete further courses in Building Regulatory Engineering, and Fire Safety Certification, to advance his knowledge of the field.

His contribution to designers, engineers , and quantity surveyors has led to relationships which are built on trust and he gives comfort to his colleagues that their fire safety is in good hands for many years to come.


A key advocate for training and knowledge for all in TKA, Kevin’s ambitions have been key to a standard unrivalled in the fire industry.

Brian Power

Senior Contracts Manager

Brian has been the cornerstone of TKA’s operations in Munster. He has over 20 years’ experience in the passive fire industry, and has been with TKA for 14 of those years and worked closely with Tim for his entire career in the industry.


With over 850 projects completed to date, Brian has excelled in his role forming relationships based on reliability, trust, and satisfaction. Brian is a familiar face to most of the tier 1 contractors in Munster, and his reliability for completing projects on time, with the highest standard set in the industry, is unmatched.


He has been closely involved with the progressive changes in the industry, and has been first to make sure they have been implemented in TKA’s staff.


His organisation skills have been a key factor to his, and TKA’s success, and that has led to him being the No. 1 go to guy for other professionals in the construction industry.


His lead by example approach to staff, to constantly perform at their best, has made Brian the industry standard.

Billy Murphy

Quality Control Manager 

Billy has been with TKA for 12 years, and has a carpentry background prior to this.

He excelled in his role as Site Manager for all of our major pharmaceutical projects. 

His knowledge and experience of the standards and details, is unrivalled in this industry. 


In 2020, TKA supported Billy in his endeavour to do the level 7 Fire Engineers course, as he wanted to advance his education of the field, and to bring the standard within TKA to a higher level.


Following that, Billy was promoted to Quality Control Manager, where he could oversee the standards and details being implemented on our numerous sites. 



As a result of this, he has advanced our operatives and supervisors to the highest standards in the industry.

Marta Wizimirska

Junior Contracts Manager 

Marta has achieved a Bachelor’s degree in Project Management and Psychology in her home country of Poland.


She started her experience in the passive fire industry in data centres across Europe.


Quickly showing her ability in organization and communication, she advanced into management at these centres.


Coming to TKA in 2020, she showed her capabilities by going on to gain the much deserved role of Junior Contracts Manager.

Hans Smit

Structural Steel Coatings Manager 

Hans has vast experience in the structural steel coatings industry starting in 1995 in South Africa, his home country.


For 6 years, he was heavily involved in manufacturing procedures, technical performances, and the development of new coatings.


Hans took this experience into the construction sector, where he gained an NQF level 6 in Project Management. He applied this experience by working mostly on the mining and power generation sectors for a further 12 years.


Following this, Hans took his experience to New Zealand gaining a more in depth knowledge of passive fire protection, and coatings.


He then started with TKA in 2022, adding his experience and knowledge to our team.

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