OpenJaw Management

John Mc Quillan, Chief Executive Officer

John is one of the co-founders, along with Seán Mac Roibeáird and John Lambe, of OpenJaw Technologies and has been the Chief Executive Officer since the company’s foundation in 2002. He was one of the original developers of xDistributor, the Company’s core Integration Platform and Business Rules Engine which is now used by many of the world’s leading travel companies to integrate travel suppliers, manage distribution channels and dynamic packaging.

For over 20 years, John has been developing travel technology solutions for global travel organisations. During his career, he has worked with many of the world’s leading travel companies, including Airlines, Tour Operators and Online Travel Companies, gaining considerable insight into their specific industry requirements and providing expert advice on successful e-Commerce strategies.

As CEO, John has guided the Company through continual growth to being a global leader in delivering high performance travel distribution solutions to the travel industry.

John graduated from Trinity College Dublin with a degree in Electronic Engineering.

John Lambe, Chief Technology Officer & Vice-Chairman of the OpenTravel™ Board of Directors

John is an internationally recognised expert on internet booking engines and travel distribution software design. His vision and expertise extends into some of the world’s leading travel companies. He has an in depth knowledge of issues involved in travel supplier integration, distribution channel management, dynamic packaging and ecommerce strategies.

He is a regular speaker at global travel technology conferences and is cited in various industry publications on topics such as internet booking engines, travel distribution trends and strategies, and industry standardisation.

John leads OpenJaw’s technical strategy and product management functions in developing high performance dynamic packaging and supplier connectivity solutions for travel industry leaders. His considerable practical expertise in the implementation of XML specifications in Internet reservation systems and travel distribution platforms has been crucial in the development of OpenJaw’s innovative product portfolio which is now deployed worldwide.

As Vice-Chairman of the OpenTravel™ Alliance, the XML specifications body for the travel industry, John works to create and promote a standards based approach to travel distribution. John has actively participated in OpenTravel for many years, particularly in the Airline, Data Content & Best Practices and Architecture areas.

After graduating with a degree in Electronic Engineering from Dublin City University, John initially developed airport and travel agency systems for Westinghouse Canada. Before co-founding OpenJaw Technologies, John held the position of Director of Architecture with Datalex.

Seán MacRoibeáird, Chief Architect & Vice President of the Solutions Group

Seán is Vice President of OpenJaw Technologies Solutions Group which is responsible for business analysis and solutions architecture as well as the Customer Support and Training functions.

He is a leading expert in the architecture, design and development of mission critical large-scale travel distribution technology solutions based on OpenTravel XML messaging. He has spent multiple years working with some of the largest global travel companies. His expertise in Internet messaging protocols has been critical in the design and development of OpenJaw’s innovative product suite as well as the deployment of its solutions to some of the world’s leading Airlines, Tour Operators and Online Travel Agencies.

Seán graduated from Dublin City University with primary and masters degrees in computer science. After graduation, Seán held various roles with many leading communication companies gaining extensive experience in digital protocol development. Before co-founding OpenJaw Technologies, Seán held the position of Senior Architect in the Web Infrastructure group in Sun Microsytems where he played a leading role in the definition of web service and XML strategies.

Paul Byrne, Senior Vice President of Development

Paul is the Senior Vice-President of Development at OpenJaw Technologies. He heads up the in-house development team who are responsible for delivering OpenJaw’s high performance travel distribution solutions to many of the world’s leading travel companies. His expertise has led him to champion the company’s development best practices to deliver the highest quality products with the greatest operational efficiencies.

For over 20 years, Paul has been developing travel technology solutions for some of the largest global travel companies. He spent 5 of those years in Atlanta, where he led a team of developers who serviced major US clients such as Delta Airlines, ATA, Gelco, United Airlines, AeroMexico, Cendant and Best Western.

Paul graduated from Dublin City University with a first class honours degree in Computer Applications. Prior to joining OpenJaw Technologies, Paul led the customer team for Datalex which formed the basis of their enterprise leisure product offering.

Declan McGuinness, Senior Vice President of Sales

In his role as Senior Vice President of Sales, Declan is responsible for the global sales organisation at OpenJaw Technologies and for the execution of the company’s sales strategy. Declan has built a wealth of experience in Enterprise Solutions Selling and Key Account Management. He has worked with many of the world’s leading travel companies to help them achieve their ecommerce strategies through the application of the OpenJaw product portfolio.

Declan has been a career sales person since graduating from University College Dublin with a degree in Social Sciences. Having worked with USIT (the Student, Youth Independent Travel organisation), Declan held the position of Head of Sales for the Solutions and Consultancy Services Division of Ergo prior to joining OpenJaw.