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Aodhagan Downey is an accomplished energy market professional with extensive experience at EirGrid since May 2005, currently serving as Team Lead for the Capacity Market and RESS Auctions. This role involves leading the design, development, and operation of significant financial auctions while collaborating with regulatory authorities and government entities to enhance power system adequacy. Previous leadership roles include overseeing capacity auctions and implementation projects, as well as contributing to the development of the Single Electricity Market. Prior to EirGrid, Aodhagan was a Project Engineer at Tokyo Electron Europe Limited, focusing on semiconductor manufacturing equipment. Aodhagan holds a Master of Science in Mathematics with a specialization in High Performance Computing from Trinity College Dublin and a Bachelor of Science in Applied Mathematics and Physics from Queen's University Belfast.