Our Team

Bernie Cullinan is a Non-Executive Director. Bernie has held C-level positions in a number of Irish technology companies and continues to be active in this sector. In these roles, Bernie has played a key role in driving growth and shareholder value in the US, UK and Ireland.

Bernie has a BComm from UCD, an MBA from UCD and is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA). Bernie is a past President of CIMA, a member of the DCU Educational Trust and the Deputy Chairperson of Science Foundation Ireland.

Darren Atkinson is a CTO and Technology Expert. Darren has held many roles from Founder to CTO in market leading organisations including PrisymID and FormScape Software. Through this experience, he adds considerable practical and Board level experience from fast growth, entrepreneurial software companies.

During his tenure at FormScape Software, Darren Atkinson was a key member of the executive team that delivered their enterprise solution, focusing on the Global Fortune 100 companies integrating directly with the major Tier 1 ERP providers SAP, JD Edwards and Oracle through key technology partnerships with IBM, HP and Microsoft. Darren participated in an MBO at FormScape and following 5 years of consecutive double-digit growth successfully exited the business through a trade sale.

Elliot Abreu has been Sr. Vice President of Xyntek Incorporated since 2012. During his tenure, Mr. Abreu has led a strategic transformation at Xyntek to help grow the company into an industry leading information technology and engineering solutions design and delivery organisation, powered by advanced technical products & partnerships, and best-in-class solutions delivery and professional services.

Mr. Abreu’s background spans over 22 years within the Life Sciences industry, implementing turnkey solutions in Information Management, Process Automation, and Regulatory Compliance. Mr. Abreu leverages his deep Life Sciences subject matter, project management, and technology integration experience to help Xyntek solve complex business problems throughout the Life Sciences Drug Development lifecycle.  Mr. Abreu is currently focused on the growth and expansion of CXV Global’s business verticals, through strategic alignment and collaborations with our North American & Global customers and partners.

Mr. Abreu holds a Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering from Rutgers University. He is a long-standing member of various professional organisations including International Society of Pharmaceutical Engineers (ISPE), International Society of Automation (ISA), American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists (AAPS), Healthcare Information Management Systems Society (HIMSS), and Laboratory Robotics Interest Group (LRIG).

With over 25 years’ experience in sales and marketing leadership across diverse sectors, Dan is noted for his ability to lead high-performing teams, his aptitude for strategic thinking and his customer-focused, pro-active, and practical approach to dealing with blue-chip clients.

Dan has been working in the healthcare sector since 2012: firstly, as a Marketing Director within the Medical Devices sector leading the safe and ethical introduction of new prosthesis into the orthopaedic market and ensuring all products meet the highest patient safety standards.  In 2016 Dan joined Crest Solutions as UK Sales manager supporting patient safety by promoting anti-counterfeiting and anti-contamination technology at Pharmaceutical packaging sites.  In 2019 Dan became Head of Sales and Marketing for Crest Solutions with the objective of delivering more value to customers, increase brand recognition across the Life Science sector and deliver the company growth ambitions through a high performing and driven sales team.

John is one of the teams longest serving members, joining Crest Solutions in 2007 and is now Head of Operations, with overall responsibilities for all operational activities in Ireland and the UK. John is responsible for the delivery of our major projects in the UK and Ireland. His responsibilities include building and maintaining customer relationships through consistent and predictable project delivery and managing high performing teams and structures in place to ensure delivery and support of all of our solutions to a high standard. He also holds an MBA in Business Administration from the University of Limerick.

Stijn joined VistaLink in 2019 after obtaining a PhD in computer science and acquiring hands-on experience as a project manager. He currently manages both the team of project-coordinators and the engineering department which allows a smooth project follow-up from start until commissioning.

Joining VistaLink in 1999, Dirk currently manages the R&D activities. He is a coach and a problem solver with strong and broad technical expertise, combined with commercial skills and fluent in four languages.