Robert O’connor, Jr.

Biography

 Since joining Loftware, Mr. O’Connor has led Loftware to become the recognized global leader in enterprise labeling software, spearheaded expansion internationally into Europe and the Asia-Pacific region and oversaw the development and release of Loftware Spectrum, a next-generation enterprise labeling solution. Mr. O’Connor has grown the Company’s sales by double digits every year, improved profitability and increased global headcount, including adding key talent to the management team.  With over 25 years of experience in executive management of software companies, Mr. O’Connor has a proven track record of success in company leadership, market development, sales execution, product strategy, software development, strategic partnerships and company funding. Before joining Loftware, he served as President and CEO of Softrax Corporation, an enterprise software company he led from inception to acquisition. Under his leadership, Softrax became the leading provider of billing and revenue management applications to high technology companies. Prior to Softrax, Mr. O’Connor was CEO of RBS Group, Inc., a software and services company that grew to become IBM’s largest business partner in New England. At that time, he was honored by IBM as one of the “Top 50 CEOs” among its business partners. He has also been recognized for his achievements and contributions with the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Finalist Award. Mr. O’Connor is a graduate of Georgetown University and received his MBA from the University of Connecticut.  

Research Interest

 Molecular biology and Molecular genetics