Gary Gavin Email & Phone Number

Cork, Ireland, Ie

Global Engineering leader for IoT, Gateways, Cloud, & DevOps for Building Control Products

Cork, Ireland, Ie

Responsible and accountable for all of Thermostats & Sensors engineering at Johnson Controls including Hardware Development, Industrial Design, Firmware, Software, Cloud, Product Qualification & Quality, Sustaining/Support, VA/VE, and Introduction into ManufacturingManage global engineering department of 75+ engineers throughout North America, Europe, India, and ChinaTechnical leader responsible for strategic Mergers & Acquisition activities

Cork, Ireland, Ie

Led and managed global cross-functional Building Automation System (BAS) and Smart Equipment product development teams.Managed team resources both directly and indirectly. Responsible for team member performance management.Directed hardware and software engineering projects using both agile and waterfall methodologies.Management and delivery responsibility for bringing a technically diverse set of products to market, including: Smart Equipment Rooftops, Chiller Plant Optimization, Connected Chillers, Peak OEM Field Controllers, TEC-3000 Terminal Unit Controllers, and GLAS Thermostat.

Cork, Ireland, Ie

Build, Develop, and Lead multiple local and global engineering test teams focused on firmware, hardware, and software components of building automation system control products.Led large and complex test projects for high volume building controllers and software products.Drove an Automated Testing Initiative throughout the engineering organization which provided the tools, framework, and training required to add test automation solutions to projects.Managed the release and commercialization activities of building control and automation products. Created and implemented training programs to raise the technical competencies of the local and remote test teams with topics including Building Control Products, Zigbee Wireless, BACnet, HVAC Basics, Python Programming, and Test Automation.Managed the development of new software tools in partnership with universities. https://www.msoe.edu/about-msoe/news/details/johnson-controls-partners-with-msoe/

Cork, Ireland, Ie

Developed test plans and executed tests for building automation system productsLed effort to gather and analyze data from end-user sites to create a "typical" test applicationDeveloped a software interface to HP Quality Center that was used for custom test metrics reportingEnhanced new employee training program and used updated material to train 10+ new hires (local and overseas)Created automated test bench to perform functional and system testing on building automation systemsGuided the development of a cross platform automated test interface for embedded HMI products

Milwaukee, Wi, Us

Focus on firmware and software functional, system, stress, and performance testing utilizing agile and waterfall project methodologiesManaged the test related activities of others to accelerate product release datesDeveloped and Led several peer training sessions on dynamic scripting languages and test automation strategies Designed test beds and developed associated test automation to support simulation of stress conditions for industrial control products including communication disconnection and power cycle testing.Received Rockwell Automation Innovation Award for developing test automation and associated status reporting modules that covered both firmware and software aspects of the ControlLogix industrial control product lineDeveloped a cross platform remote test execution toolset using C# and open source tools to automate human machine interface functional and performance testing on desktop and embedded Linux platforms

Milwaukee, Wi, Us

Responsible for design, implementation, field startup and support of control and information system projectsCreated proposals, proof of concept designs, and system architecture for new projectsFocus on SCADA, EOI/HMI, Database, Web Portal, and Plant Information System ProjectsDeveloped end to end custom solutions for plant Manufacturing Execution Systems. Industrial Control Panel Hardware DesignIndustry Experience: Power, Food, Beverage, Discrete Manufacturing, Packaging, Water, Waste Water, Government, MarineData Collection & Reporting: SQL Server, HTML5, XML, SQL, IIS, ASP, Ajax, Silverlight, HistorianNetworking: Ethernet, ControlNet, DeviceNet, DH+, Active Directory Domains, RS-485, Ethernet/IPIndustrial Control: PLC/SLC, Logix, Drives, FactoryTalk View, RSView, Viewpoint, Panelview/EOI, Control Panel Design