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For the locals, Apple's CIO John O'Connor will be visiting UL on August 20 in CSG-01, from 11-12. Details about Mr O'Connor are below the fold. I can't go, but those who want to go should email Catherine.fitzgerald@lero.ie soon. I'd say this seminar will fill right up. Business students should seriously contemplate attending, as should mac fanatics like myself.

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Niall O'Connor has been Apple's Chief Information Officer since 1997. Under his leadership, the worldwide IT organization has undergone a major transformation highlighted by a streamlined, simplified systems environment; integration of Apple's state-of-the-art enterprise products; and a fine-tuned cost model that allows for a significant increase in spending on development and enhancements in support of Apple’s expanding portfolio of products and services. He was responsible for the global implementation of SAP at Apple, one of the largest single instances of SAP in the world and the backbone for Apple's world-class operational efficiencies. Other achievements include the deployment of advanced telephony applications in support of Apple’s growing customer service call centers, and robust data warehousing and reporting solutions. When Apple decided to open retail outlets, O'Connor's team successfully implemented a full suite of retail systems in record time, including Apple-compatible point-of-sale and back-office systems, as well as innovative mobile point-of-sale applications. With a philosophy of implementing primarily purchased packages, and homegrown solutions only where strategically advantageous, the IT organization consistently delivers high value solutions to Apple's business.

Mr. O'Connor joined Apple in 1991 and shortly thereafter assumed full responsibility for the IT function’s global application development efforts. Prior to this, he served as a System Consultant at Eurolink, where he was a Project Manager for numerous large system implementations, including Apple Japan’s first Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system. When in Ireland, he held management positions in IT at Homedica in Limerick, and Westinghouse in Shannon. He has over 25 years of experience in the technology industry.

Mr. O'Connor received his Degree in Computer Science from the National Institute for Higher Education (now University of Limerick), Limerick, Ireland.

4 Responses to “Apple CIO Visiting UL in August”

  1. Ed

    Hey is he heading up the Dublin way?

  2. Stephen

    That I don't know Ed, but I'd email Catherine to find out. He's a UL alumnus, so that might be the reason for his visit. Cheers for the comment though!

  3. Fergus O'Rourke

    Is John O'Connor related to Niall O'Connor ? 🙂

  4. Stephen

    @ Fergus, don't know, but it might explain a few things!

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