Kieran Tobin  B.E. (Mech)., MBA, Chartered Engineer, FIEI, FEANI.
Kieran  has a primary qualification in Mechanical Engineering from UCD along with a Masters in Business Administration (MBA) qualification from TCD. Before joining IT Sligo he has worked extensively for multinational companies in the Medical Device, Pharmaceutical and Biopharmaceutical industries in Ireland and abroad in Engineering, Operations Management and Product Development roles.  At IT Sligo he has lectured in Biomedical Science, Pharmaceutical Science and Medical Biotechnology and his main area of ongoing interest is in Biopharmaceutical Processing. He maintains close links with the Biopharmaceutical industry and has been the main contact person between IT Sligo and NIBRT (National Institute for Bioprocessing Research and Training) for the past number of years. Kieran¿s primary focus in the Centre for Online Learning (COL) is in the areas of Business Processing and Business Development including expanding online learning from IT Sligo internationally .