pers
onal
educ
ation
First Class Honours, B.Eng Electronic Engineering (L8)
, IT Sligo,Sep 2006 – May 2008
Advanced Embedded Systems, Digital Signal Processing, Nanotechnology & Electronics, Operating Systems Programming, Programmable Logic Technology, Operations Management.
Project: Audio Separation. Research and experimentation, using MatLab, in blind source separation exploring auditory scene analysis, short time Fourier transforms, wavelet transforms, interpolation and independent component analysis.
Merit 1, B.Eng Electronic Product Design (L7)
, IT SligoSep 2002 – May 2005
C, PCB Design, Assembly & Test, Measurement & Instrumentation, Knowledge Management & Intellectual Property, Data & Computer Communications, System Integration & Test, Quality Management, Embedded Software Design & Microelectronic Systems, Analogue Devices and Control Systems.
Project: Robotic Arm. Using five servomotors, controlled by an 87C552 and coded in assembly, to model the movement of the human arm and wrist.
awa
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exper
ience
Jan 2009 – Nov 2010. Debug technician with M&M Qualtech.
- Test and debug of various PCBs.
- Debug and maintenance of test fixtures.
- Test side assistance of NPIs
- Conformance to medical and other standards (ISO 9001:2000, ISO 13485, etc).
Mar 2007 – Sep 2007. Course placement as Associate test engineer in Kimball Electronics.
- Monitoring manufacturing processes and performance for defect prevention and to assess improvement project needs and ensuring ISO 9000 and TS 16949 compliance.
- Dealing with suppliers and associates, sourcing equipment and building contacts.
- Designing and developing work economizing software projects.
- Training software users.
- Carrying out documentation procedures, preparing, reviewing creation and update of documentation such as project specification, product and rig BOM etc.
- Maintaining instruments and systems such as day-to-day debugging of FFT and assisting in calibration of smaller equipment.
Oct 2006 – Mar 2007. Freelance web & communication designer
- Consulting on services and hardware.
- Design, creation and maintenance of e-shops.
- Designing and developing corporate logos and identities.
- Designing and creating corporate and promotional materials.
Jul 2005 – Jul 2006. Press & Communications officer of ITSSU.
- Liaising with media and other external groups such as charities, CAB, MAB and other unions, issuing press releases, photo opportunities and news reports for local media.
- Coordinating and supervising activities, events and work.
- Solving member problems and resolving conflicts.
- Participating in student representative training.
- Chairing committee's and groups e.g. Student representative council, communications working group, etc.
- Determining policy and maintaining systems and procedures such as constitution policy, mission statement, terms & conditions, privacy statement, etc.
- Manager of Union online presence (shortlisted smedias Website of the Year 2006).
Mar 2004 – Sep 2004. Course placement as Associate engineer in Magna Donnelly Electronics.
- Updating and implementing procedure of documentation.
- Troubleshooting and debugging of test equipment.
- Upgrading and debugging of test platform software.
- Researching and assembling test platform hardware.
- Communicating with various departments.
refer
ences
Kimball Electronics
Shane Coss (043)43500
Magna Donnelly
Eamonn Keegan (043) 43500
IT Sligo
Fergal Henry (071) 9155258
skill
s
Enjoy identifying and solving problems, able to work well as part of a team, good interpersonal skills, able to speak effectively, write concisely and listen attentively, effective negotiator and conflict manager, able at delegation and cooperation, enjoy initiating new ideas and handling details, good time management.
Visual Basic 6,
C programming,
Assembly language,
VHDL,
MatLab,
GNU Octave,
PCB Layout,
Solid Edge Product Design,
Project Management Design and Control,
Linux &
RTOS programming,
database design and usage,
XHTML,
CSS,
Photoshop,
Microsoft Office and
Open Office.
Experience with
Search Engine Optimization.
Currently learning
C++ and
Java
inter
ests
Green technologies, open source software, web development, engineers' social society creator and chairperson, cycling, Lego, literature, music, art and digital art.