About me
Thanks for checking out my blog. Professionally, I have had my share of failures and successes in my ten-year career to date. I have international management experience in a variety of functional and project management roles across multiple Sage ERP product lines in Customer Support, Operations and Software Development. I recently graduated with an MBA student from the Beedie School of Business in downtown Vancouver. I love to learn, connect with people and turn good teams into great teams. This blog will discuss my personal perspective on business and concepts I learn in my studies or readings.
I have a beautiful wife Min Chi. She is my soul mate and valued companion in good times and bad. I am a proud dad to Liam de Paor. I am also fortunate to have a wonderful family back in Ireland. I miss them often and hope to return home eventually even if the standard of life has certainly declined after the bust of the Celtic Tiger. I have come to value the humor of the people, the quality of the debate, the dreadful weather and the beauty of the country far more since I left home in my early twenties. That said there are good people everywhere. I am fortunate to have made many wonderful friends in Ireland, California, Sydney and Vancouver.
Please feel free to share your comments with me on any post or related topic. I am a firm believer that dissent is patriotic. The greater the variety of contributions the more informed I am likely to be.
Thanks again,
Donal
Donal,
Good to see you are doing great – more studies – you and me both.
Keep the flag flying
Brenn
Hi Brendan,
Apologies for the delayed response. It’s good to hear from you. What are you up to these days?
Thanks,
Donal
Ireland misses you too brother!
It only makes sense to return after the country goes bankrupt. I will return eventually. It will be several years at least. Some very tough decisions have been avoided. Ireland won’t recover until this happens.
Donal, it’s been a long time! Please stay in touch! Bob
Donal – it’s been a long time! Please stay in touch! Bob
Hi Bob,
I was checking out your website. Very impressive. It’s great to hear from you. Do you remember that you guaranteed my first car, my little Miata. I thought I was so cool when I was driving a convertible in Southern California.
What are you up to these days? I remember you had just become a dad the last time we spoke. I see the little guy is growing up. I am going to be a Dad in November.
Those care free days living in south CA seem so distant now, a pity we can invent in a time machine so we could go back and choose a different path. Come to think of it, I saw that movie…
We create our future though. Things will get better. You’ll see.
Who knew you would have your own consulting business a few years ago. You were pretty bored professionally when I left.