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sound design for the earliest CD-ROM 2005 and are expecting their second child skilled professionals in flexible working
multimedia products. Returning to Dublin this August. arrangements, including part-time,
in 1994, he was responsible for the audio contract and project work.
and video production in Microsoft’s
international multimedia products. In the
late 1990s he moved full-time into the
games business and was project manager [
1990s
]
for many Xbox and Windows games.
Having earlier released an album, he
returned to song-writing and live
DAVID BYRNE BSc ’90
performance in 2007 and appeared in the
UK, France and Ireland. His current album After graduation, David left for foreign
is due for release in late 2008. “He would shores (Aberdeen, Scotland) to do a PhD in
love to hear from any of the 1988 Music or AIDAN CONNOLLY Human and Applied Physiology and
Maths classes.”
BComm ’88, MBS ’89
during that time got very involved in the
use of IT in medical and science education.
Global animal nutrition company Alltech He moved to London in 1996 to Guy’s & St
has appointed Aidan Connolly vice- Thomas’ Medical School and now works at
president corporate accounts. He has been King’s College London School of Medicine,
with Alltech for 18 years. During this time, Division of Medical Education as head of
he was based in Ireland, France, Brazil and virtual campus and e-learning resources.
the USA. He is currently based at Alltech’s David is married to Sara with one
European Bioscience Centre in Dunboyne, daughter (Orla), one car, one mortgage
Co. Meath. In his new role Aidan will be and a second child that was due in March
responsible for the co-ordination of 2008. “Hi to anyone from the science years
Alltech’s business with key corporate 1989/90 and all the physiology graduates
accounts along with the product brand wherever you may be and whatever you
MICHAEL RINGWOOD BSc ’88 strategy for these same business units may be doing now.”
within Alltech. His expertise is in the field
Since graduation, Michael’s career in IT has of branding, agriculture and international
literally taken him around the world and marketing, and he is also a board member
back. He started his career with Tetra of the European Feed Additives and
Business Systems (now Sage Software) and Premixtures Association.
spent lots of time in south-east England.
Then to Vision Consulting, and a number LYNDA (PAPPIN) MCCRACKEN
of years living and working in Aberdeen,
BA ’89, MA ’90
Scotland. Onward to New Zealand, where
he joined EDS for a short period, then Lynda spent over 12 years working in the
became a public servant for six years in financial services and IT sectors. She was a
what is now the Ministry for Social trustee manager for Midland Global
STEPHEN FENNELL BSc ’90,
Development. Michael then jumped across Security Services and a compliance PhD ’95
the pond to Brisbane, Australia for a year, manager with Ulster Bank Capital Markets. After graduating with a degree in
returning to Ireland and joining Cúram She then worked with Eontec, a leading Experimental Physics, Stephen spent a year
Software in 2002, which in turn has financial software company, as a project in Tucson, Arizona on a Harvard-
brought him to the UK, North America manager and senior business analyst for a Smithsonian Fellowship carrying out
and back to New Zealand and Australia on variety of high-impact projects, including research for his PhD in high-energy
occasions. Michael met his wife Sally while the company’s major retail-banking astrophysics. He joined the Radiological
in New Zealand and she kindly agreed to product. As a direct response to Ireland’s Protection Institute of Ireland (RPII) in 1995
give Ireland a try for a while. They were evolving work climate and to create a where he works as a senior scientific
married in 2002 in Michael’s home county more balanced life for herself and her officer. Currently, he manages the RPII’s
of Wexford and have just finished building family, she founded Innovation regulatory programme for the medical,
their family home there. They have a Employment. This boutique agency dental and veterinary sectors. He was one
young son, Jack, who was born in June specialises in sourcing and placing highly of the founders, and is current chairman
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