Work Experience
Work experience outside of research
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ThermoFisher Scientific - Cork
Process Engineer (October 2019 - August 2020)
Placement in Clinical Supply department providing support to the Cork Engineering and Technology team. Providing support for process design, process start-up, trouble shooting, process efficiency improvements, capital projects and new technologies for the Cork Clinical Supply team.
This role has included;
Placement in Clinical Supply department providing support to the Cork Engineering and Technology team. Providing support for process design, process start-up, trouble shooting, process efficiency improvements, capital projects and new technologies for the Cork Clinical Supply team.
This role has included;
- Collaborating on SOP updates
- Assisting on conduction of Gap Analyses
- Helping manage document tracker
- Safety metric recording and trending (I presented to clinical supply team on a weekly basis)
- PPI metric recording
- Experience with NPI, scaling and adapting processes to pilot plant.
- Liaising with suppliers
- Assisting with introduction and trials of new equipment and methods
- Preparing GMP Document
- Organizing GEMBAs
- Participating in Kaizens, RCAs and 5 Whys
- Compatibility testing - including coupon testing
- Assisting with site rebranding to ThermoFisher Scientific
- Observing and document collation for HAZOP
- Use of Excel, Powerpoint, Word, Visio, Teams, Webex, Skype, Aspen Process Explorer, Smartplant, DeltaV
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GSK - Cork
Process Engineer (June 2019 - October 2019)
Placement in R&D department providing support to the Cork Engineering and Technology team. Providing support for process design, process start-up, trouble shooting, process efficiency improvements, capital projects and new technologies for the Cork R&D team.
This role has included;
Placement in R&D department providing support to the Cork Engineering and Technology team. Providing support for process design, process start-up, trouble shooting, process efficiency improvements, capital projects and new technologies for the Cork R&D team.
This role has included;
- Safety metric recording and trending which I presented at weekly meetings and monthly meetings.
- Upgrading of current lock out tag out system through the inclusion of a new numerical tracking system which improved efficiency.
- Project management experience through assisting with planning of transition to ThermoFisher Scientific
- Experience with NPI, scaling and adapting processes to pilot plant.
- Assisted in the production of campaign reports
- Organising GEMBAs
- Improvements to posters and signs around the pilot plant
- Liaising with suppliers
- Engaged with environmental schemes facilitated through Wild Work
- Prepared for audits
- Assisted with introduction and trials of new equipment and methods
- Document preparation
- Use of Excel, Powerpoint, Word, Visio, Aspen Process Explorer, Smartplant, DeltaV
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ShowInc UK
Local Crew (March 2019 - June 2019)
Setting up of show and concert staging.
Setting up of show and concert staging.
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Electoral Offices For Northern Ireland
Poll Clerk and Count Assistant (November 2017 - July 2019)
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Queen's University Belfast
Widening Participation Unit Student Assistant (October 2017 - May 2019)
Taking part in activities involving many courses that Queen’s offers with the aim to encourage young people to pursue tertiary education. Roles included; engaging with students in upper primary, years 8 - 12, AS, A Level and from colleges and community education centers participating in the Queen’s Academy Programme; facilitating small group discussions and activities on subjects; signposting potential students to suitable sources of help, support and guidance and also gaining knowledge of the Safeguarding Children and Vulnerable Groups Act. This role developed my knowledge and understanding of the issues and barriers that pupils from Widening Participation backgrounds face when considering or applying to Higher Education. This role also allowed me to build on my teamwork skills as this was key to the success of the events. Communication was also key and had to be applied to the groups’ ages, interests, and backgrounds.
Taking part in activities involving many courses that Queen’s offers with the aim to encourage young people to pursue tertiary education. Roles included; engaging with students in upper primary, years 8 - 12, AS, A Level and from colleges and community education centers participating in the Queen’s Academy Programme; facilitating small group discussions and activities on subjects; signposting potential students to suitable sources of help, support and guidance and also gaining knowledge of the Safeguarding Children and Vulnerable Groups Act. This role developed my knowledge and understanding of the issues and barriers that pupils from Widening Participation backgrounds face when considering or applying to Higher Education. This role also allowed me to build on my teamwork skills as this was key to the success of the events. Communication was also key and had to be applied to the groups’ ages, interests, and backgrounds.
Events Assistant (August 2017 - May 2019)
Assisting with university events including open days, conferences and graduations. Providing assistance in setup, directional support and within the gown store. This is a role which has required good communication and team work as well as adaptability as roles vary on an hourly basis from hospitality to manual labor to ceremonial.
Assisting with university events including open days, conferences and graduations. Providing assistance in setup, directional support and within the gown store. This is a role which has required good communication and team work as well as adaptability as roles vary on an hourly basis from hospitality to manual labor to ceremonial.
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Norbrook Laboratories - Newry
2-day Work Shadowing (February 2015)
Assisted with analytics of products manufactured in their pilot plant. Observed the importance of keeping accurate, reliable, and meaningful laboratory notes, seeing how researchers at Norbrook do this gave me great insight. Importance of confidentiality and ensuring that information is not disclosed outside of the workplace was also highlighted.
Assisted with analytics of products manufactured in their pilot plant. Observed the importance of keeping accurate, reliable, and meaningful laboratory notes, seeing how researchers at Norbrook do this gave me great insight. Importance of confidentiality and ensuring that information is not disclosed outside of the workplace was also highlighted.
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AES Corporation - Kilroot Power Plant
2-day Work Shadowing (Through Insight into Engineering Programme) (January 2015)
Two days focusing on chemical engineering and mechanical engineering respectively. Gained understanding on how the two disciplines work within the company. Was given the opportunity to learn about AES operations as a global company and about the structure which vastly improved my commercial awareness.
Two days focusing on chemical engineering and mechanical engineering respectively. Gained understanding on how the two disciplines work within the company. Was given the opportunity to learn about AES operations as a global company and about the structure which vastly improved my commercial awareness.
