Project Engineer

• Nov 2022 - Present

Just starting a new position, involving a large pharma client, and a total site upgrade, to fibre optic network and new equipment throughout, pava, cloud graphics, gonna be fun... Just starting a new position, involving a large pharma client, and a total site upgrade, to fibre optic network and new equipment throughout, pava, cloud graphics, gonna be fun...

Technical Supervisor / regional team lead - Fire and Safety

• Apr 2015 - Nov 2022

General dogsbody for a team of 7 technicians, and Technical Systems Engineer, Providing 24/7 support to clients both on and off site . Requiring extensive knowledge of many different types of systems from manufacturers such as Honeywell,Siemens,ACT , Samsung, Advanced Electronics, HKC, Hochiki,Apollo,Ziton,Kentec Electronics, Fike, VESDA,PROTECTOWIRE, Esser ,Morley IAS ,Gent , c-tec, Menvier , Notifier.SCADA interfacing.I am a specialist in the Honeywell Morley IAS product and Apollo detection products. And getting there with Advanced and Hochiki. And am the only competent licenced operative on the Esser system, one of the most advanced danger management systems available today, in Ireland. Fiber optic laser systems. And Fibre networks Gas Suppression systems -F Gas Certified. Co2,Argon,N2,HFC227-ea (Fm200),Halon 1301, Inergen,Hi-fog,Deluge.Novec 1230. Aerosol suppression. Flame / Spark detection.Gas detection.Air sampling, vesda, Wagner, xtralisRoom Integrity testing.HV/MV <38KV switching safety appreciation trained.Key account management at a technical level for large installations. Honours H. Dip in Occupational health and safety, NFQ lvl 8 Higher degree. Emergency Lighting nfq lvl 6 Fully Qualified Electrician. Confined Spaces, and working at height.System auditing and compliance testing.Risk Assessment, individual hazard control.Advising and assisting clients with system development.Operating within all HSA and IS/EN regulations.Working in locations such as HSE , An Post Mail centres, Dublin Port Tunnel, Jack Lynch Tunnel, Limerick Tunnel , Kerry Foods, Honeywell Waterford , Hasbro,Inland Fisheries, Hotel groups, Nypro,Veolia,United Drug, Banking groups, Medite Smartply Red Hat, Private enterprise.I am the most experienced Submerged / Subterranean Road Tunnel fire engineer in the Country and work in all three SRTs in Ireland. I have been involved in Tunnels since the first one in the Country - the Jack Lynch Tunnel which opened in 1999.

Safety Engineering Manager/ CEO

• Apr 2010 - Mar 2015

I ran a small safety and technology company providing various technical services . Specialists in Tunnel fire safety systems I work in all the three submerged road tunnels in Ireland .I also provided Technical Services to various premises and businesses in Ireland.Fire and Safety Services.Fire AlarmsGas Suppression systemsLinear heat detection systems.Water detection systems Emergency planningRisk assessment and hazard control Electrical safety. General electrical services.Wireless Technologies.GPRS Modems/ Switches - switching by text message or phone call.Remote monitoring setup.Remote location technologies . Battery / solar powered low power solutions for outstations.Small business IT support.Small business technology consulting.

Operations Supervisor

• Sep 2012 - Feb 2013

Passive fire protection refit carried out by BAM international . I represented the Client , Cork City Council and was responsible for initiating full closure of tunnel and operations, Liasing with The Emergency Services, Permitting , and controlling operations at night .Ensuring Tunnel was left in operable condition, Then opening tunnel to normal traffic every morning. I did this over twenty times without incident. Passive fire protection refit carried out by BAM international . I represented the Client , Cork City Council and was responsible for initiating full closure of tunnel and operations, Liasing with The Emergency Services, Permitting , and controlling operations at night .Ensuring Tunnel was left in operable condition, Then opening tunnel to normal traffic every morning. I did this over twenty times without incident.

Senior Service Engineer

• Apr 1998 - Apr 2009

Senior Technical Engineer.In depth fault diagnosis on complex systems spanning multiple buildings.35+ cpus and thousands of active devices.Key responsibilities in everything from inception to installation to commissioning.Standards based compliance testing and certification.SCADA interface setup.Key account management - I was responsible for management , maintenance and development of Fire Control Systems for Cork University Hospital - one of the largest Fire Detection Systems in Ireland - for 10 years and implementation of a detailed cause and effect strategy for the site.Jack Lynch Tunnel, Lead technical service engineer from installation through to operational handover and beyond.Janssen Pharmaceutical, taking the fire system from one controller to Seven networked units.In depth systems diagnostics and programming for complex logic based detection systems.Suppression systems.Argon. Hi fog . Deluge . Co2 .Hfc227ea.Halon 1301.Fibre optic Laser Linear Heat Detection systems.Gas detection.Specific risk control.Hospitals. Prisons. Chemical. Steel mill.Sawmills. Public areas. Electronic manufacturing

Electrician

• Sep 1992 - Apr 1998