Thomas Kavanagh Email & Phone Number

Boston, Ma, Us

London, Gb

Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland

Founded and manage Global Engineering Futures. Founded in October 2019, Global Engineering Futures is a non-profit initiative with a mission to champion engineers towards a sustainable future.- Developed leadership skills working with human resources experts to improve organisational efficiency and effectively lead over 80 volunteers.- Advanced project management skills hosting sustainable engineering events reaching over 100 countries and organising sustainable engineering competitions attracting over 450 applicants.- Conceptualised a brand and developed initial website to enable marketing of events, publication of articles (Global Engineering Insights), and growth of an ambassador network from over 75 countries (Global Engineering Network), and hosting of competitions (Global Engineering Challenge).- Fostered relationships and raised funding from world-leading organisations e.g. UNESCO, WFEO, IChemE, Imperial College London.- Recognised by Newcastle University receiving an Alumni Impact Award.

Stevenage, United Kingdom

- Validated novel manufacturing strategies developed during PhD that improved process performance and robustness of monoclonal antibody production.- Design of experiments and independent operation of closed bioprocess systems under aseptic conditions utilising process analytical technology and model-based control.- Analysis of industrial data across cell-lines and scales to postulate process models, analyse design spaces, and inform manufacturing strategy.- Developed automation tools for process development using Python, MATLAB, and gPROMS.

London, United Kingdom

- Taught MATLAB to a cohort of 30 undergraduate engineering students including via coding demonstrations to solving equations, for optimisation, or for machine learning.- Designed engaging tutorials aiming to improve student motivation during the pandemic.

Oxford, United Kingdom

- Awarded 1 of 25 scholarships nationwide. Built the UI for a mechanical engineering software (Oxford Finite Element Modelling) collaborating with back-end developers via Github. Presented to 20 academics.- Strengthened skills in object-orientated programming and front-end app development.

Middlesbrough, United Kingdom

- Collaborated with a senior chemical engineer to provide consultation on emissions reduction technologies to a major steel manufacturer.- Gained face-to-face experience with clients via site visits to determine their project expectations and project scope.- Developed an in house database of over 50 technologies enabling efficient assessment of the best available technology for future projects.- Jointly authored a technical report for the client with design solutions.

Consett, United Ingdom

- Worked with a team of 8 researchers and technicians to assist in the transfer from lab scale production to pilot scale production of graphene and carbon nanotubes.- Trained plant technicians to interpret, and draw process and instrumentation diagrams.- Attended and contributed knowledge to project management meetings.- Completed an IChemE safety course in plant commissioning.

London, United Kingdom

- Research project within the Chemistry Department as part of a Sutton Trust Summer School designing experiments to produce silver nanoparticles.- Produced a report and presented results to an audience of roughly 50 students academics.

Doctor Of Philosophy - Phd, Chemical Engineering

- Industrial Research Project with GSK. Research title: "Towards process automation in upstream biopharmaceutical production of monoclonal.

Master Of Engineering - Meng, Chemical Engineering, 2:1

Activities and Societies: Newcastle University Athletics Society, Newcastle University Chemical Engineering Society- Industrial research.