Tadhg Blommerde
 Phd
                            Busines                                                        
Waterford Institute of Technology
                                                        Ireland
                        
Biography
Tadhg graduated from Waterford Institute of Technology in 2012 with a first class honours from the Bachelor of Business Studies (Hons.) degree programme. He then immediately commenced his PhD work on a capability maturity model for service innovation, under the supervision of RIKON’s Dr. Patrick Lynch. Tadhg’s PhD work focuses on the measurement and targeted improvement of the processes associated with innovation in services. Currently, he is the youngest PhD candidate at RIKON and brings a great deal of new energy, ideas, and enthusiasm to the work.
Research Interest
Innovation management frameworks, business process modelling, service design, and the practical application and dissemination of research to businesses.