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I'm a Chartered Structural Engineer and Certified Passive House Designer currently working as a Programme Executive for Embodied Carbon at the SEAI.I graduated from Cork Institute of Technology with a BEng (Hons) in Structural Engineering. Following this I gained structural design and site inspection experience working for design consultancies in the UK and Ireland.I have been fortunate to enhance my knowledge in sustainability by completing a Master of Science in Sustainable Energy Engineering at Waterford Institute of Technology in 2021, focussing on the use of low carbon materials, life cycle analysis, fabric first design and sustainable structural design through my thesis titled "A Life Cycle Analysis to Reduce the Embodied Carbon Impact of Irish Dwellings". Following this I successfully gained Passive House Designer certification with the Passive House Institute.To date my experience consists of assignments in the industrial, residential, civil, educational and healthcare sectors, including:- Projects in Ireland, United Kingdom, Denmark, New Zealand, USA and Poland- Light gauge, mild and stainless-steel design of individual building elements and building superstructures- Modular and panelised design for offsite construction- Building façade design including aluminium elements- Platform design- Life-cycle analysis- Passive House Design- Connection designI am passionate about contributing to the advancement of sustainable construction, reducing embodied carbon in the built environment and delivering high-quality designs.

Listed skills include Autocad, Civil Engineering, Engineering, Microsoft Excel, and 12 others.