With over 25 years’ experience in real estate and finance. Helen is acting as Head of Development.

Most recently she spent six years as a Director of Lisney where she established the New Homes department and worked in the Private Rented Sector advising developers and funds on the planning and operational side of the market. Helen was previously a director of Savills New Homes where she worked for 14 years.

Helen has worked at the Central Bank of Ireland assessing the Credit Institutions management of credit risk with specific focus on the real estate backed loans. She also spent three years at the National Asset Management Agency working out a number of complex portfolios of distressed assets.

Helen holds a Diploma in Auctioneering and Estate Agency from Dublin Institute of Technology, Bolton Street and is a Member of the Society of Chartered Surveyors Ireland and the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors. Most recently she completed a Diploma in Marketing and Digital Strategy at the Irish Management Institute.

Denise Doorly joined Oaklee as Senior Development Manager in 2022. Since then, she has contributed to significant growth within the Development team and the delivery pipeline. Denise leads the Construction and Delivery side of the Development team.

Denise is a registered Architect and member of the RIAI. She is also a certified passive house consultant and holds a diploma in Energy Retrofit Technology from TU Dublin. She worked in private practice for 14 years, most recently with O’Mahony Pike Architects, specialising in housing design. In 2015 she made the successful transition into the social housing sector and led the Development team in Clanmil Ireland for 7 years before joining Oaklee.

Working closely with the wider Oaklee Development and Operations teams, and our external stakeholders, Denise is committed to the delivery of quality social and affordable housing. Focussing on good design and sustainability, which contributes to the health and well-being of our residents and the immediate built environment.

Gintautas is Development Manager - New Business at Oaklee. Before joining Oaklee, Gintautas held various roles in distressed asset management, property finance and commercial property agency fields. He has a strong understanding of the critical elements of property lending and expertise in the various providers and stakeholders in the market.

His background incorporates working relations with key stakeholders such as developers, estate agents, contractors, the Department of Housing, and Local Authorities. Gintautas has contributed to the organisational delivery of well over 200 units via direct acquisitions, constructions and mortgage to rent asset delivery programs since start.

Gintautas holds a Master’s Degree in Property Management and Investment and Bachelor’s Degree in Building Technologies and Management.

Raymond Mc Shane is a Development Officer at Oaklee, having joined as a Development Coordinator in 2022. He works alongside the wider team on feasibility assessments, funding, and acts as key liaison with external legal parties for the development team.

Ray has over 10 years’ experience in real estate, covering an array of areas including sales, letting and multi-unit development management. He served as Housing and Leasing Supervisor for the Embassy of the United States of America (Ireland) for a period of four years before transitioning into the AHB sector in 2021. He holds an Advanced Diploma in Property Management from Liverpool John Moore’s University, alongside a PgDip Law, Cert in Property Law and Conveyancing, Dip Construction Law each from the Law Society of Ireland.

Ray is a passionate advocate for social inclusion and a keen observer of evolving Housing Policy and Legislation. While his particular area of interest is mixed tenure developments and their role in providing homes for life in sustainable communities, he has also been involved in the delivery of more traditional ‘general needs’ housing at scale. A particular personal highlight during his tenure to date was his involvement in the acquisition and subsequent refurbishment works programme of three regional domestic violence refuge properties, and involvement in the delivery of the organisations first Cost Rental offering.