> Management of system voltages > Management of system frequency > Remote control of transmission plant > Management of transmission switching > Management of system non-synchronous generation> Real time management of system disturbances > Contingency management

Assessing the system impacts of transmission and generation outages on the overall transmission system, including granting, denying or postponing outages in conjunction with National Control Centre staff. Producing switching plans to facilitate outages in complex transmission stations.Liaising on a daily basis with ESBN staff, responding to changes in outages to reschedule plans – outage management/provision of outages.Producing constraint reports, outlining the varying… Show more Assessing the system impacts of transmission and generation outages on the overall transmission system, including granting, denying or postponing outages in conjunction with National Control Centre staff. Producing switching plans to facilitate outages in complex transmission stations.Liaising on a daily basis with ESBN staff, responding to changes in outages to reschedule plans – outage management/provision of outages.Producing constraint reports, outlining the varying availability of system wide generation, appreciating generation and transmission outages, feeding into the daily scheduling of generation. Show less

Managed EirGrid involvement in the MIGRATE (€12m) and PROMOTioN (€39m) Horizon2020 projects through to funding status, and representing EirGrid in the PROMOTioN project. Installed a process for evaluating H2020 requests . Represented EirGrid at various SFI, and Enterprise Ireland events encouraging Irish participation in Horizon2020, in addition to being the delegated substitute for EirGrid on the ENTSOE RDI Committee.Collaborated with stakeholders to attain an SFI Industry Fellowship… Show more Managed EirGrid involvement in the MIGRATE (€12m) and PROMOTioN (€39m) Horizon2020 projects through to funding status, and representing EirGrid in the PROMOTioN project. Installed a process for evaluating H2020 requests . Represented EirGrid at various SFI, and Enterprise Ireland events encouraging Irish participation in Horizon2020, in addition to being the delegated substitute for EirGrid on the ENTSOE RDI Committee.Collaborated with stakeholders to attain an SFI Industry Fellowship for EirGrid, resulting in a senior researcher being seconded to EirGrid for 12 months working on EirGrid specified challenges to a maximum value of €120,000.Coordinated EirGrid involvement in developing the CREDENCE project proposal, in conjunction with University College Cork, Queen’s University Belfast and North Carolina State University. CREDENCE is the first ever energy project funded by the US-Ireland R&D Partnership Programme, and will increase the of understanding the system impacts of increased electrification, distribution of previously centralised resources and the associated socio-economic impacts and requirements. Show less

Assessed new technologies for appropriateness for application to the Irish power system, and supervised various consultant investigations.Undertook numerous technical studies as required, including calculating short circuit current values to facilitate earth grid design, interference studies of nearby metallic objects for earthing safety purposes, and transformer energisation studies.Provided power system planning knowledge as part of working groups investigating new 400kV tower… Show more Assessed new technologies for appropriateness for application to the Irish power system, and supervised various consultant investigations.Undertook numerous technical studies as required, including calculating short circuit current values to facilitate earth grid design, interference studies of nearby metallic objects for earthing safety purposes, and transformer energisation studies.Provided power system planning knowledge as part of working groups investigating new 400kV tower designs, composite cross-arm technology , increasing the voltage level of previously constructed pylons and reviewing the term contract of overhead line conductor suppliers cognisant of new technology developments. Show less

Responsible for the Transmission Forecast Statement, including project manager of the inaugural All-Island Transmission Forecast Statement in 2012, managing the regulatory and stakeholder consultation prior to production and developing a work instruction. The AITFS improved customer access to information and increased efficiency and reduced duplication within EirGrid Group.Designed connection methods for transmission customers, including data centres and the Distribution System… Show more Responsible for the Transmission Forecast Statement, including project manager of the inaugural All-Island Transmission Forecast Statement in 2012, managing the regulatory and stakeholder consultation prior to production and developing a work instruction. The AITFS improved customer access to information and increased efficiency and reduced duplication within EirGrid Group.Designed connection methods for transmission customers, including data centres and the Distribution System Operator, involving load flow and short circuits system studies.Chaired monthly meetings of the internal teams to support knowledge sharing across the department. Show less