County Limerick, Ireland
Enthusiastic and motivated Mechanical Engineer (B. Eng. (1:1) & Ph.D) with 8+ years’ experience in manufacturing and testing of advanced polymers and reinforced materials. My My Ph.D focused taking a concept from TRL 1 to 4 for multi‑material assemblies and designing suitable joining techniques. Responsible for manufacturing within a highly interconnected, collaborative team project. This led to the development of a precision laser milling process and the novel moulding process. This allowed for the integration of recessed features into the composite adherend and the development of interlocking bonding surfaces to help provided a more damage tolerant hybrid mechanical‑adhesive joining technology. Experienced in Design of Experiments (DOE), mechanical testing, material characterisation, metrology analysis and analysing performance through statistical analysis. Proficient with multiple CAD programs, such as Pro Engineer/Creo and Solidworks. I have a continuous improvement mindset with attention to detail and a problem‑solving approach due to my engineering research experience. Presently looking at new challenging and innovative work opportunities
Materials and thermal engineer working on design, analysis and prototyping of laser ranging and communication satellites terminals for Low-earth Orbit (LEO) applications - Design, analysis and manufacturing of ground and space structures and subsystems - Coordinate and translate system, operational and functional specifications into mechanical design requirements - Drive optimisation of assembly and test procedures - Plan and perform research towards novel and continuous improvement of product or process capability - Liaison with optical and electrical hardware design teams along with external partners to develop new designs and prototypes
Postdoctoral researcher on the industry innovation partner project. This project focuses on the development of Carbon Fibre Reinforced Polymer (CFRP) optical mirror and support structures for the Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite applications for industry partner Duties: - Developing functional optimum designs and associated manufacturing processes based on customer design requirements - Developed manufacturing process to help achieve CFRP mirror structure with ultra precise figure accuracy and surface roughness - Perform Finite Element Analysis (FEA) studies to optimise optical mirror and support structure assembly design - Draft 3D drawings of components and fixtures, indicating dimensions and tolerances along with relevant data - Interpretation and communication of key findings to to industry partners through presentations and technical reports - Plan, co‑ordinate and manage projects’ budget and resources to meet the project objectives - Assess research findings to identify the need/scope for further investigations and the potential commercial exploitation
Postdoctoral researcher working on accelerated Rain Erosion Testing (RET) of materials primarily for wind turbine blades. This role involved working closing with industry partner to design experiments to evaluate their materials performance Duties: - Designed experimental plan to meet customer requirements - Performing accelerated RET on bespoke leading edge protection materials and evaluating their performance - Interpretation and communication of key findings to industry partners - Supporting and writing of proposals for research funding, successful on securing a 100,000 euro funding - Mentoring and assisting, undergraduate and postgraduate student with research projects - Management of lab space and equipment
Research title: Advanced manufacturing of novel hybrid composite-to-metal adhesively bonded joints My My Ph.D focused taking a concept from TRL 1 to 4 for multi‑material assemblies and designing suitable joining techniques. Responsible for manufacturing within a highly interconnected, collaborative team project. This led to the development of a precision laser milling process and the novel moulding process. This allowed for the integration of recessed features into the composite adherend and the development of interlocking bonding surfaces to help provided a more damage tolerant hybrid mechanical‑adhesive joining technology.
Duties: - This was a consumers facing role dealt with timetable enquiries by telephone and face to face with consumers - Handled money and balanced cash flow at end of day - Dealt and resolved minor consumer complaints
Worked primarily as a process line engineer on blow moulding of catheter dilation balloons on college internship Duties: - Coordinated upgrade and validation of inspection software for quality control of balloon catheters - Provided training and support to operation staff on new inspection software - Identification and analysis of potential problems/risks with product batches - Compiled weekly yield reports for management meetings