ABOUT US
Redhand Advisors is the leading provider of consulting services, market research and advisory services in the RiskTech We offer expertise in a broad range of risk technology solutions, advising organizations on how to best use technology to manage risk and maximize their investment in technology in the areas of risk, insurance, and health and safety. The firm works directly with organizations that use the technology as well as the providers that deliver the technology solutions.
The Redhand Advisors Advantage
At Redhand Advisors, we measure success based on client outcomes. Redhand is uniquely qualified in the RiskTech space. Our in-depth knowledge of solutions and risk management needs that organizations carry, give Redhand the unique tools and skills required to help you succeed.
Redhand offers actionable guidance to accelerate your tech adoption and integration timelines. Our efforts lead to sustainable processes that help you analyze, understand, and act on risk-based information.
Principal
Patrick J. O’Neill
Founder & President
Patrick is a widely respected thought leader in RiskTech with more than three decades of experience in risk and insurance management information systems and claims management systems, integrated risk management solutions and other risk focused technology solutions. Pat founded Redhand in 2015 to help organizations maximize their investment in risk technology and to develop and incubate innovative solutions to meet market needs.
Previously, Patrick was president and chief operating officer of an RiskTech startup focused on workers’ compensation and disability management technology solutions. Earlier, at Marsh, he was Managing Director and founding member of the broker’s RMIS business and held a series of leadership roles in that unit. During his tenure, he worked directly with hundreds of clients helping them implement and utilize their technology solutions.
Pat is based in Alpharetta, Georgia.
Advisors
David Tweedy
Senior Advisor
David Tweedy brings over thirty-five years of risk technology and claims management experience to Redhand Advisors. He provides a wide spectrum of clients with risk information technology strategies creating premium solutions in this ever changing and growing area of risk management. He assists organizations including large multinational corporations, non-profits, colleges and universities and a variety of public entities, states and risk pools to assess their risk and enterprise risk technology needs. He also works with insurers and TPAs to help improve their risk and claims offerings.
Mary Upshaw
Senior Advisor
Mary Upshaw brings over three decades of leadership in insurance and risk management software. Her expertise spans client service, product development in RMIS and ERM solutions, and notably, her recent role as a principal solution architect for a leading RMIS provider. She is proficient in RMIS and ERM software implementation and optimization, specializing in policy and programs, system configuration, and report configuration. Previously, she held various positions at Marsh in their RMIS business, including principal system consultant and director of quality and risk management.
Dana Shields
Senior Advisor
Dana Shields offers over 25 years of experience in risk and insurance data interchange, including statutory compliance reporting, global B2B data interchanges, and significant data migrations to new systems. His expertise includes data implementations for global organizations, claims administrators, carriers, and software vendors. Dana has also been instrumental in data engineering for machine learning and predictive analytics, with a focus on natural language processing.
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Redhand of O'Neill
The origin of the legend of the “Bloody Red Hand of O’Neill” is lost in the mists of history, but most stories recount brave Celtic chieftains, in several boats, rowing across the northern Atlantic, where they caught sight of the beautiful green coastline of a land that today we call Ireland. These chieftains were proud rivals, and after a conference at sea in which they could not decide who would become lord of the land, they came to a decision that the first of them to touch the land with his hand would claim it as his reward. The furious race narrowed to two boaters, and Niáll, seeing his rival edging ahead, made a decision. He pulled out his battle-axe, severed his left hand, and with his right hand threw it to shore, thus claiming the land as his for his descendants forever.
The name O’Neill derives from “uá Niáll,” “the descendants of the champion” as the clan of Niáll was called. Indeed these O’Neills reigned over large parts of Ireland until the English began to invade in the early 1600s. The waves in the upper right and lower left of the shield represent the seas brave Niáll had to traverse on his way to fame.
Today many consider those of the name O’Neill the rightful heirs to the title The High King of Ireland.