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C lient Speaks<br />
John<br />
O'Connell<br />
DaaS Ops Lead<br />
1What is your favourite part of working at D&B Dublin and why?<br />
The People – have gotten to work with great friendly talented people every day. There is<br />
also a modern feel to the office and a can do attitude.<br />
John O'Connell is the DaaS Technology<br />
Operations Lead. He has been with D&B for<br />
more than 3 years with rich expertise in<br />
technology and operations management.<br />
John has great domain experience on<br />
financial services owing to his 13 year<br />
tenure in the industry. Given an opportunity<br />
he would love to visit India.<br />
2How do you feel about the<br />
development in DaaS program?<br />
The Daas program part of D&B’s strategic<br />
hill 2 will open new ways to get D&B’s<br />
content to our Customers. The program<br />
has involved new technologies and ways<br />
of doing things. While challenging we<br />
have had fun along the way with more<br />
work to do.<br />
3Which part of Ireland are you from? A few<br />
words about the place<br />
a. I was born in Dun Laoghaire<br />
b. Dun Laoghaire is a port town based in South<br />
county Dublin. It 1821 it became known as<br />
KingstownafterthevisitofKingGeorgethe4th.<br />
It became Dun Laoghaire again after Ireland<br />
Gained independence.<br />
c.As a Boy and Teenager I went Sailing, rowing<br />
and Canoeing from Dun Laoghaire Harbour.<br />
There are nice walks along the shoreline and<br />
famous “Teddy’s ice cream” shop in Sandycove<br />
– well worth a visit.<br />
4 <strong>FOCUS</strong>, Q4/2014
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