John FitzGerald was born in Tipperary Town, Ireland, educated locally and at Terenure College, Dublin. After nine years at University College Dublin (UCD) he left with a 1st class honours degree in chemistry and a PhD in synthetic organic chemistry. After fifteen years in manufacturing industry, he worked as a trainer and consultant in the UK and Ireland focused on the ISO 9001 family of Standards. In 2009 he began the development of an online e-training business for the seamless delivery of Auditor Training in the ISO management system Standards to serve learners worldwide. deGRANDSON Global is the result.
He continues to work occasionally as a Lead Auditor for an accredited certification body (CAB) on ISO 9001, ISO 13485 and ISO 27001 audits. ‘Keeps me sharp’, he says.
John actively directs the business on a full-time basis from our Cyprus Headoffice and is Project Leader for the design and development of new and revised Courses.
‘Our objective is to be a world-class provider of e-training for ISO Auditors using the best proven technology so to satisfy and, hopefully, delight all of our Learners. Great commercial success and professional esteem will surely follow.’
