My name is Makowski. Maciej Makowski, although nearly every English speaker calls me ‘Matt’, unwilling to grapple with the ambiguity of pronouncing a Slavic name.
I was born in Poland, but some time in the past I made a life changing decision to move to Ireland.
There, in 2007, I joined An Garda Siochana, Ireland’s National Police and Security Service. I was the first foreign national ever to join the organisation, where I spent almost 13 years.
Throughout what I regarded to be a fulfilling and challenging career in law enforcement I have achieved the following:
At that time I also worked on a part-time basis for the International Police Association (Section Ireland) as a data protection consultant and IT security professional.
In 2019, in another life changing decision, I decided to move on.
I transitioned into the private sector and began working in information security.