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Paul Masterson

Paul Masterson

Founder & Principal Consultant
Data Vision IT Consulting Limited

Wicklow, Ireland datavision.ie 30+ years in tech NIST-certified
30+Years in technology
19Years at Ireland's top retailer
13Professional certifications

Background

I spent close to seven years in financial services before joining Ireland's leading retail and online group — the dominant name in both textiles and grocery e-commerce. I became the recognised authority on online technology, leading dozens of projects as both technical manager and hands-on implementor across critical and mission-critical systems.

In 2022 I made a deliberate decision: after 19 years I left to found Data Vision IT Consulting Limited. Datavision delivers compliance-first advisory and SaaS audit tooling to organisations navigating GDPR, NIS2, and the rapidly shifting AI readiness landscape.

Career

Early career Financial services — technology roles ~7 years across financial services technology.
~2003 – 2022 Online technology lead — Ireland's top retailer Recognised expert for online technology. Led dozens of projects as technical manager and implementor, including critical and mission-critical systems across textiles and grocery e-commerce.
2022 – present Founder — Data Vision IT Consulting Limited Independent compliance advisory and SaaS audit product development: web security, AI readiness, GDPR/NIS2 auditing.

Certifications

Cybersecurity & compliance

  • NIST Risk Management Framework — DoD (InfoSec)
  • NIST Cybersecurity Framework
  • Cybersecurity Compliance Framework, Standards & Regulations — IBM
  • Information Systems Auditing, Controls and Assurance — University of Hong Kong

Data privacy & architecture

  • Data Privacy for Information Architecture — IBM
  • Data Topology — IBM

AI governance & strategy

  • AI Strategy and Governance — Wharton School of Business
  • Trustworthy AI for Healthcare Management — Politecnico di Milano
  • Professional Certification in Applied AI — IBM
  • The AI Ladder: A Framework for Deploying AI in your Enterprise — IBM

Portfolio

datavision.ie Core website for the consultancy — compliance advisory, web security, and AI readiness services. stackharden.com Technical blog covering practical implementation guides for hardening web infrastructure and systems. webauditfix.com Forensic website audit covering Core Web Vitals, technical SEO, accessibility, and security — with a prioritised, plain-English fix list. futureproofwebsite.com In development Assesses how well your content, data and structure are understood by large language models — preparing your site to be cited, not skipped. Covers AIO, GEO/AEO and agentic commerce.

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Contact

Reach Paul at [email protected].