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Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom

Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom

Melbourne, Australia

Melbourne, Australia

Melbourne, Australia

Melbourne, Australia

Melbourne, Australia

Limerick

Performed exploratory research into GenCells’ fledgling technology and am an inventor on the core technology patent which has led to rapid expansion in the company.Actively involved in the development and technical analysis of the microfluidic technology exploring potential applications and successfully secured development contracts by presenting/demonstrating to interested parties from the biomedical industry.Lead engineer throughout the design and development of an automated prototype instrument for GenCells’ first major client utilising creative mechanical design and CAD skills.Displayed analytical problem solving ability to overcome challenges throughout the development process including sample contamination, optical detection intensities and thermal inconsistency.Lead the development of the prototype during assembly, testing and analysis to gather data to validation of the instruments’ performance.Ensured customer satisfaction by regularly presenting creative ideas, progress updates and detailed test results, guaranteeing delivery within strict specification guidelines in a timely manner.Performed installations and training on site and undertook post installation customer service duties providing advice and solutions to technical problems over the phone.Improved the performance of GenCells’ DNA Purification System by implementing a design overhaul with additional component accessibility and system modularity. This system is featured on GenCells first commercial product for general sale (Summer 2014).Responsible for regular documentation of instruments (Technical Manuals, BOMs and SOPs) and presentations to international clients.

Limerick, Ireland

Worked with customers in developing and manufacturing state of the art microfluidic technologies for liquid handling applications.Developed manufacturing process documents and implemented continuous process and quality improvements to improve productivity and reduce manufacturing costs.Liaised regularly with in-house and external customers to discuss methods to improve manufacturing and adjust process flows to meet changing specifications and demand in production which required excellent time management and organisational skills.

Quickly developed an aptitude for HTML and SAS® language to automate report production.Combined SAS® with Microsoft Excel to produce weekly trend graphs viewed by factory managers.Compared output of two Intel manufacturing facilities on an automated weekly scorecard.Supported the upgrading of factory software system by updating SAS® codes.

Bsc, Applied Physics, First Class Honours

Activities and Societies: Golf Society, Badminton SocietyFinal year Project: 'Energy harvesting through Vibration' which involves building.

Leaving Certificate Completing 8 Higher Level Subjects

Leaving Certificate: 545 points including 8 Honours. Microsoft Office Specialist XP Software: Completed.