With an MSC in Organizational Behavior and a BBA in Management, Fergus Barry has a Diploma in Strategic Human Resource Management from the Harved Business School along with a Diploma in Human Resource Management from the University of Michigan. He also has a certificate in training and education design from the University of South California. Currently servicing hSenid as a Director, Fergus also is a professional member of the Society for Human Resource Management (USA).

Fergus Barry has worked as Director of the Human Resource Management Programmes at the Irish Management Institute. In that role he developed the Diploma in Strategic Human Resource Management and the Essentials of Human Resource Management Programmes.

He also developed and delivered Management Development and Human Resource Management Consultancy Programmes for a wide variety of Organizations in both the Private and Public sectors. He has delivered programmes for organizations such as General Electric, Pepsi, Boston Scientific, Department of Enterprise Trade and Employment, Department of Foreign Affairs, Dairygold, Central Bank, Eagle Star, Kerry Group, Glaxo Smithkline and Fexco etc.  As Head of the School of Business and Humanities at the National College of Ireland he led the design, approval and launch of a new Masters Degree in Human Resource Management.

Fergus has lectured in Human Resource Management at both under graduate and post graduate levels. He has led recent research projects on Strategic Retention, Performance Management, Succession Planning and the usage of Competencies in industry. He is currently researching the Effective Management of Mergers and Acquisitions and his book on Strategic Human Resource Management will be published in Autumn 2004.

Prior to joining IMI he had over 17 years experience in the Human Resources area and he has completed strategic consultancy work at a national and international level.
Fergus has delivered a number of papers at international conferences on topics such as Strategic Human Resource Management, Team Working and the Role of the Front Line Manager.  He has acted as lead tutor with the ‘Industry Matters’ training programme for post-graduate students.   He has also lectured at graduate and postgraduate level on topics such as Human Resource Management, Business Communications and Industrial Relations. Currently Fergus works as an Executive Director of hSenid Software International overseeing efficient and effective operations throughout the company.