Michael O'Connell

Senior Field Support Engineer at S.C.T Ltd.

Ireland

About

Michael O'Connell is an Electrical Engineer, graduating from University College Cork with a 2h1 honours degree in Electrical Engineering. He is also a qualified FETAC electrician (with Merit). With over +20years experience in electrical & electronic fault-finding, repair and installation work. He worked in field service engineering positions and as an electrician working in domestic, commercial and industrial electrical installations. Specialised in the area of testing, fault-finding and certification of electrical installations to the new wiring regulations ET101:2008. He has hands-on working experience of installing & maintaining fuse/distribution boards & panels (LV & MV), wiring in a broad range of areas in the construction field, emergency lighting, and in extra-low voltage systems: fire alarms, structured cabling for data, telephone systems and electronics. He has industrial electrical wiring experience, working in EEx/explosive atmosphere environments. Michael is a certified installer/commissioner of Emergency Lighting installations and a Certified Tester of Electrical Installations. (ECSSA Verification & Certification tester). Michael is also experienced in the installation and servicing of IT systems and electronic systems. He has certified CAT cabling and IP Camera installation certification. Troubleshoots and qualifies lines for PSTN, ADSL and other special services. DSL network loop testing and fault-finding. Network cable verifier. Service engineer support to Paddy Power Audio-Visual Systems and The National Lottery systems & communication network. He has worked for EMC, the ESB, UCC, Mid Cork Electrical, FireCrest Safety systems & Kirbys.

Experience

  • Senior Field Support Engineer at SCT (Store Computer Technology) Ltd.
    Oct 2014 - Present · 11 yrs 9 mos

    Senior Field Support Engineer. Test, installation and maintenance of IT networks, infrastructure and hardware. Maintenance, service and repair of IT Retail ePos systems. Servicing of 5G, 4G/LTE, DSL networks and Broadband Satellite installations. Fault-finding and problem solving for IT networks, broadband communications (switches, firewalls, servers and routers) and troubleshooting of dsl lines and distribution points. Debug and repair of IT ePos systems. Maintenance service engineer to the National Lottery's Lotto machines. Satellite Broadband Installer for all the southern counties for Lotto's satellite broadband network. Commissioning, installation and maintenance of CAT6, 6a, 6e & Cat7 structured cabling networks. PC, server and UPS maintenance/service. IT rack and patch panel installations. Multiservice Access Point and WiFi debug. Troubleshoots and qualifies lines for PSTN, ADSL and other special services. DSL network loop testing and fault-finding. Network cable verifier. Electrical maintenance of IT power issues and IT electrical fault-finding. Maintenance of Paddy Power AV systems.

  • Electrician & Electrical Engineer at Cork city
    Feb 2012 - Dec 2021 · 9 yrs 11 mos

    -> specialist in electrical and electronic fault-finding and repair -> domestic, commecial & industrial testing & fault-finding -> electrical wiring & installations -> fire alarms (installation and fault-finding/maintenance) -> rcd tripping, earth faults, earth fault loop impedance testing, testing for certification of installations -> to test all installations to the new up-to-date wiring regs ET101:2008, ECSSA qualified certifier of electrical installations. --> qualified installer/commissioner of emergency lighting installations.

  • Maintenance~ Installation Electrician at Cork Electrical Services Ltd
    2013 - 2014 · 1 yr

    Commercial, Industrial & Domestic Electrical Maintenance, Servicing and installation work. All electrical services throughout Ireland covered. ECSSA Registered Electrical Contractors. Feb 2014: Emergency Lighting Commissioning & Inspection Training Course completed. Fetac Level 6. Certified installer of Emergency Lighting systems. Licence: C042014/2195. http://www.technotraining.ie/emergency-lighting-courses/register-of-qualified-commissionersinspectors Fire Alarm Certification & Installation. Electrical Installation Verification & Certification Course. ECSSA Qualified Certifier. Course June 2014.

  • Industrial Electrician at Kirby Group Engineering Limited
    2012 - 2013 · 1 yr

    Industrial Electrician working in (EEx) explosive-atmosphere areas. ATEX Hawke glanding, containment & cable installation, and fitting out of explosion-proof electrical fittings.

  • electrician at Firecrest Safety Systems Ltd.
    Oct 2011 - Jan 2012 · 4 mos

    fire alarm servicing.