Groundsman for an Arborist company involved in cleaning up branches from the site, operating a chipper. Work sites varied from private to ESB sites. Health & Safety statements were filled out when arrived at site and Safety distances and zones calculated from live wires.

Tour Guide in the historical Francis Ledwidge Museum Cottage providing tourists with information on Francis Ledwidge's legacy.

12 week student work placement as part of the BSc. Environmental Science requirementsKey Responsibilities:- Laboratory Aid - (Undertaking BOD, COD, Total Phosphorus, Spectroscopy, pH, Conductivity, Turbidity & Settleable Solids).- Carrying out a Project as part of my college work placement on Validation of both Hach DR5000 & DR6000 for Colour analysis.- General Housekeeping of the laboratory by cleaning glassware, controlling of stock samples to & from the chill room.- Validation & Calibration of Instrumentation and conforming with ISO 9001:2008 & ISO 17025.- Good knowledge on the LIMS system for in-coming samples for analysis.

- Communicating with Class members, Students Union and IT Sligo staff- Resolving any issues that arose- Organising class events- Representing the class at IT Sligo student’s union meetings- Awarded Most Active Class Representative (2014/15)

Summer workKey Responsibilities:- Assembling, testing and calibrating % moisture meters.- Assembling Harnessing cables & Printed circuit boards to customer’s specifications.

My resposibilities were Preparing fixtures and fittings for the production of digger attachments and the Incoming test and inspection of electronic control equipment. Using an Airline hose to clean the internal components of Welders and Wirefeeds.Adhering to ISO 9001, 14001 & OHSAS standards.