John J. McCaffrey began his career in data processing with the Wright Aeronautical Corporation in Cincinnati, OH in 1942. He later worked with the Bureau of Public Debt and the Veterans Administration in Cincinnati, the Terre Haute Brewing Company in Terre Haute, IN, and the Reynolds Metals Company and State-Planters Bank in Richmond, VA. He later became president of Data Management of Miami (FL). After Data Management was sold, he worked with two other computer firms in Florida before becoming a private consultant.
From the guide to the John J. McCaffrey memoirs, 1989, (University of Minnesota Libraries. Charles Babbage Institute. [cbi])
McCaffrey was employed in data processing beginning with his work with punched card machines at Wright Aeronautical Corporation in 1945. He was involved with automated techniques in a number of businesses and government agencies, including the Bureau of the Public Debt, Veterans Administration, Terre Haute Brewing Company, Reynolds Metal Company, and the State Planters Bank of Richmond, Virginia.
From the description of From pc to pc : from punched cards to personal computers : the data processing and personal history of John J. McCaffrey, 1989. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 63282494
