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County Waterford, Ireland

Overall responsibility for the coordination and control of manufacturing processes and related activities to ensure efficient operations in the chemical plant (adhesive processing and coating plant). Responsible for all aspects of the plant's day to day operations and making short-term and strategic long-term decisions to enable efficient operations. I ensure operational performance metrics and KPIs are achieved. Key focus on productivity, efficiency, manpower utilisation, quality, safety, on-time delivery, machine utilisation and waste reduction.Main responsibilities include:- Production planning, capacity planning & utilisation, demand planning and raw materials inventory management - Day to day management of the team (engineers, production supervisors and general operatives) and recruiting new employees in coordination with HR. - Driving process development and implementation as well as continuous improvement in operations, process control, product quality, etc. - New product Introduction (NPI): overseeing production-related activities and work closely with R&D and other stakeholders to ensure efficient transfer and scale-up of products and manufacturing processes from R&D to full production- Responsible for ensuring work methods and processes are clearly defined and ensuring employees are trained to adhere to work methods.- CAPA: working closely with the Quality Department to investigate customer complaints and general product quality issues and to ensure the implementation of corrective and preventive actions- Implementing good manufacturing practices (GMP) as well as principles of Lean Manufacturing and Six-Sigma methodologies- Project Management: leading and driving process engineering projects involving manufacturing process and equipment upgrade.

County Waterford, Ireland

PPI Adhesive Products manufactures an extensive range of Technical Adhesive Tapes, Laminates and Die-Cuts for a wide range of applications in the Electrical, Electronic, Aerospace, Automotive and Medical sectors, as well as a wide range of tapes for specialised industrial and high-tech applications. Reporting directly to the Production Director, I develop and implement engineering solutions for manufacturing processes to ensure optimal operations in the chemical processing, coating and converting plants.

Copenhagen Area, Denmark

As an R&D Engineer and Specialist in the R&D Technology Integration group, my focus is on development of solid oxide fuel cell technology and the integration of fuel cell products into modular power plants for customers and technology partners globally.

Copenhagen Area, Denmark

Development and testing of electrochemical energy conversion devices (solid oxide fuel cells (SOFCs)).Worked collaboratively with the in-house pilot manufacturing facility to develop solutions for producing and testing fuel cell components. Research efforts addressed technological barriers to operation of nickel-based SOFCs on biomass derived fuels such as biogas and synthesis gas from biomass gasification.Competencies and achievements: - Testing and evaluation of fuel cell performance, fuel cell durability and long term degradation effects- Investigation of failure modes- Development of coatings, improved fuel cell materials and catalysts to improve tolerance towards fuel impurities.- Applied MS, GC and Micro GC to analyze chemical products of catalytic processing of biofuels in fuel cells. Utilized results of GC and MS analyses in large-scale data analysis which helped elucidate reaction mechanisms and evaluate fuel cell performance and failure modes. - Impedance spectroscopy and electrochemical modelling including deconvolution of complex impedance spectra- Material characterization with a wide range of tools including SEM, TEM, EDX, XRD, XPS, FTIR and TOF-SIMS.- Advanced data analysis, technical reporting, technical presentations, scientific publications and project management. - Increased fuel cell testing capabilities by developing new testing methods through proactive networking and carrying out research collaboration efforts with partners at the Ohio State University, USA.- Upgraded laboratory test rigs by building and integrating new process monitoring systems employing MS, GC and Micro GC: instrument procurement and installation, method development and routine calibration, maintenance and instrument troubleshooting.

Columbus, Ohio Area

- Visiting research stay at the heterogeneous catalysis research group (HCRG), Dept of Chemical Engineering.- Applied in situ FTIR and other tools such as MS, GC, temperature-programmed techniques to probe chemical reactions on nickel catalysts and SOFC anodes during reforming of biofuels and hydrocarbon fuels.

Bergen Area, Norway

- Conducted research that combined elements of chemical synthesis and nano-technology for the development of catalysts with synergic homogeneous and heterogeneous properties.- Designed, implemented and optimized synthetic methodologies for catalysts and materials as well as performance testing of products.- Applied NMR and GC/MS for identification of organic chemical products and intermediates.- Coordinated experimental activities and supervised students on undergraduate level laboratory courses.

Master'S Degree, Master Of Science (M.Sc.), Chemical Process Engineering

Specialization: - Fludization engineering - Fluid transport processes - Advanced process engineering - Chemical reaction engineering.

Master'S Degree, Chemistry With Industrial Experience

Competencies: catalysis, process chemistry, organic and inorganic synthesis, organometallic chemistry, material characterization.

Doctor Of Philosophy - Phd, Chemical Engineering, Chemistry And Material Science