Helping Irish business build productivity and competitiveness by improving how they use applications. 28 Years. Contract training provider to Government.
Call us now on 01 2790020
Home|About Us|Contact Us
Services
SAP Education Partner
Corporate IT Training
SAP End User Training
Software Development
eLearning Development
Training Consulting & Resourcing
Our News
Custom Interactive Online Learning, Webinars Development, Online, Delivery2010-03-05: Glanbia uses Olas tools to train worldwide SAP HR ESS MSS Users
Custom Interactive Online Learning, Webinars Development, Online, Delivery2010-03-02: Olas' SAP trainer Jeff Jets in to rewire Haiti
Custom Interactive Online Learning, Webinars Development, Online, Delivery55% of Irish IT Managers interested in up-skilling and continued learning (ICS...)
Custom Interactive Online Learning, Webinars Development, Online, Delivery2010-02-23: Olas first to run SAP BI/BOBJ Business Objects Course in Europe
Custom Interactive Online Learning, Webinars Development, Online, Delivery2010-01-28: Olas unveil rental model for PowerLearn 2.0 at Learning Technologies 2010 (London)
Custom Interactive Online Learning, Webinars Development, Online, Delivery2009-11-10: OlasIT is currently looking for a talented individual to join our sales team.
Custom Interactive Online Learning, Webinars Development, Online, Delivery2009-08-10: Combine the exceptional convenience and cost-effectiveness of Interactive Online Learning with Webinars
Training Course Rooms for Hire, Dublin, Ireland, SAP Training, MicroSoft MS Training2009-07-13: Training Room Hire and Mobile ClassroomIT
ERP Change Management, ERP Learning2009-06-17: Olas IT ERP Change & Learning event in the Shelbourne HotelIT
Project Management Training Dublin Ireland, Health Service Executive2009-05-10: Health Service Executive hones project management OlasIT
SAP courses, SAP training, Dublin, Ireland, SAP Education Partner Ireland, SAP End user training2009-04-10: OlasIT new SAP End User training initiatives
2009-04-05: OlasIT Spreadsheet Safe features in Sunday Tribune Data
Protection
Spreadsheet Safe Training Dublin Ireland, Risk Management on spreadsheets, Spreadsheet Security2009-03-23: OlasIT announces Spreadsheet Safe
Spreadsheet Safe Training Dublin Ireland, Risk Management on spreadsheets, Spreadsheet SecurityRead more news
About OlasIT and the Assima Group
Management Team
Currently Recruiting
      
      
      
Since 1981 OlasIT has helped Irish businesses to acheive superior IT Productivity. Ireland's only User Productivity specialist, we provide Corporate IT Training, SAP End-user Training, and enhancements to software applications. Our clients include Ireland's flagship Food & Drink and FMCG companies, financial institutions, large pharmaceutical companies and government.

OlasIT is also Ireland's only SAP Education Partner, the first port of call for training SAP project teams.
      
In 2007, OlasIT was acqured by Assima plc, a leading global technology and services company whose solutions specialise in increasing the adoption and performance of users of large enterprise systems.
      
Assima has direct operations in 10 countries in Europe and North America and strategic partnerships extending its reach in the Middle East and Asia. In 2005 Assima was recognised as the Fastest Growing Technology company in the UK.
      
      
Management Team
      
View Ruairi Boland's profileView Conor MacManus's profileView Eric Plunkett's profile
Ruairi Boland
Managing Director
Conor MacManus
Director
Eric Plunkett
Director
Ailish O'Connor
Director
      
      
Profiles:
      
Ruairi Boland, Managing Director
      
Ruairi graduated from Dublin City University (DCU) with a Bachelors degree in 1989 and received his Diploma in Financial Management from ACCA in 2003. He joined Assima plc in 2008 having previously worked in USA, UK and Ireland. In his management roles in UK based telecoms and technology multinationals he has an IT Director’s perspective on value.

He took part in setting up Cap Gemini’s consultancy division in 1996 and has consulted with organisations including HM Treasury (UK), Bank of Ireland, AIB, Sustainable Energy Ireland, Irish Taxation Institute, and ESB.
      
      
      
Conor MacManus, Director
      
Technical Director, Conor MacManus holds an MSc in Computer Science from Griffith College Dublin and a BSc Eng in Structural Engineering from Trinity College Dublin. Conor has 17 years commercial experience supplying professional services to Ireland’s largest FMCG and food & drink companies, financial services institutions and government bodies including the HSE.

Conor has managed various software development and data migration projects. He also provides design and development services in the areas of VB, VBA, data extraction and reporting services for SAP, and designs and develops with a variety of database types (MS Access, MySQL, MS SQL & Oracle).
      
      
      
Eric Plunkett, Director
      
Eric is Ireland’s foremost SAP training professional. An Economics graduate, commenced his career in the manufacturing (warehouse and distribution) and then spent 4 years specialising in the configuration and implementation of SAP and in Change Management and Training Strategies in Ireland and Australia.

Eric joined OlasIT in 2001 and has led SAP End User training projects for Irish and international organizations. He also delivers SAP curriculum courses at the OlasIT training centre.

Eric holds a PMP qualification in Project Management and also delivers the ‘Train the Trainer’ course. He has also performed roles on non-SAP projects such as Project Coordinator of a Basle 2 Banking project and Test Manager on the implementation of a public information portal for the Public Sector.
      
      
Ailish O'Connor, OlasIT, Director
Ailish O'Connor, Director
      
Ailish is a long standing member of the OlasIT team and originally qualified as systems programmer. Since then she has also developed expertise in the training side of the business completing a National Diploma in Business Studies (Training and Development).

She is a director of the company and runs the Training department of OlasIT. She has extensive experience over the past 20 years in design and delivery of a wide range of training programmes across many products including the Microsoft Office Suite, Microsoft Visio and Visual Basic for Applications. Ailish acts as project manager and client liaison contact for our major training contracts. She is also involved in the design and development of document standards including templates in the Office Suite. She is also involved in the development of Microsoft Excel systems.

Ailish is the author of the OlasIT ECDL workbook. This workbook has been used as the training material for in-house ECDL programmes in Diageo, Irish Management Institute, Enterprise Ireland and Leo Pharma amongst others. It is approved by the ECDL Foundation and is sold in Ireland, UK, Asia, Dubai and South Africa.

Ailish is a Member of Irish Institute of Training & Development , a Member of the Institute of Management Consultants in Ireland and a Microsoft Master Instructor.
      
top of page
      
      
Currently Recruiting
      
Positions:
      
      
Please note that this position is now filled.

New Sales Job: Internal Sales (established IT Training provider, established corporate accounts)
      
Role Title:Internal Sales
Start Date:Position filled
Training:Tailored to suit candidate and will include full on-the job training plus classroom training in Microsoft applications and SAP.
Date Issued:Thursday, 05 November 2010
Classification:Permanent
Reporting to:Director of Projects
Salary:€22,000 neg + Bonus + Mobile + Laptop + Training(SAP & Microsoft)
To apply:CV and cover email to eric.plunkett@olas.ie
Job Spec.
Download job specification
      
      
      
      
      
      
Joining the OlasIT team:
You will be joining an exciting, dynamic company, which has provided training and consultancy services to the Irish corporate market for 28 years. Our business ethos at OlasIT has not changed during this time:
      
"To set ourselves apart from our competitors through our excellence, integrity and professionalism in service provision"
      
As part of the OlasIT team, your role is vital to the continued success of our company. We pride ourselves on the relationships we build with our clients. Every member of our team contributes to those relationships. You can make a difference to our future and we hope to make a difference to yours.

      
CVs and cover letters by email please to: eric.plunkett@olas.ie
      
top of page
      
OlasIT, Maple House, Lower Kilmacud Rd, Stillorgan, Co Dublin, Ireland  |  Tel: +353 (0)1 2790020  |  Contact Us
      
Registered in Ireland. Company Registration Number: 134307                        powered by:  go2web