Barry Twomey

Experience

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  University College Dublin

  Jan 2009 - Dec 2009

  Post Doctoral Researcher

  • Commercialisation Project of a University spin-out technology using a low-pressure microwave plasma system, originally designed for CVD processing• Integrated different process and material characterisation techniques to bring process from TRL 2 to 5. Researched and wrote the response for the successful process patent defence as well as co-authoring 5 journal publications

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  University College Dublin

  Mar 2010 - Feb 2011

  Post Doctoral Researcher

  • Innovation Partnership Project (IPP) with Éire Composites, sourcing alternative materials to be used in Éire Composites fibre-reinforced ceramic moulds. • Moved technology from TRL 3 to 4; produced equivalent mechanical properties with alternative materials for use in the process (not scaled up). • The project involved material selection and characterisation, process development and optimisation and development of high temperature (appox 400oC) cementitious materials for use in the manufacture of fibre reinforced composite moulds. Show less

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  ENBIO Ltd

  Jun 2011 - Jun 2019

  • Managed an R&D team of 3 PhD, 3 MSc/MEng and 1 BSc researchers and a number of undergraduate interns over short (3 month) and longer term (12-24 month) R&D projects across a range of sectors. • Customer focused projects, including budget & work plan generation, management, liaising with external customers and the formation of the project team.• Responsible for implementation of the Quality Management System (QMS) within the R&D department and into Production (ISO AS9100 compliant) for space thermal control coatings.• Day-to-day manager for Space sector surfaces: business development and customer engagement, technical workshop and trade-show attendance, surface performance specification and delivering completed parts, on-time and in compliance with the customer’s QMS. • Managed expansion of the company R&D and Ops infrastructure: process and characterisation; integration of new techniques for surface treatment and characterisation (plasma and solgel processing). • Authored and submitted a successfully completed H2020 SME Phase 2 instrument proposal for €2.2M that started in April 2017 (OSMOSIS: 757088) for the development of REACH compliant adhesive primers for Space structures and alloys. • Secured other non-exchequer funding through the European Space Agency, with coating development grants worth over €800k and co-wrote a facilities grant worth €1.5M for the establishment of an ENBIO coating facility in Clonmel, Ireland Show less • Oversaw all Research and Development on medical device coatings; including a number of coating trials with orthopaedic and cardiovascular device companies; a 510k submission on the CoBlast process for hydroxyapatite coating of titanium dental components• Obtained DoD funding for a CDMRP project to assess CoBlast for trauma implants with Clemson University ($240k over 3 years starting October 2014)• Initiated academic collaborations to increase the fundamental understanding of the CoBlast process and how/why it works Show less

  • CTO | R&D Manager

    Oct 2013 - Jun 2019

  • Medical Program Manager

    Jun 2011 - Sept 2013
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  University College Dublin

  Jan 2019 - Apr 2019

  Lecturer

  Part-time Lecturer within the School and Mechanical and Materials Engineering. Delivered half of the Material Science and Engineering Module 1 for 2nd year students and a third of the Nanomaterials Module for 4th year and MSc students.

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  DePuy Synthes Companies

  Jul 2019 - Apr 2021

  Materials Engineer

  Worked with DePuy as a Materials Engineer in the Materials Science and Technology group. • Supporting New Product Introduction projects relating to their Additive Manufacturing products including process and materials validations, as well as lab support activities. • Manage resources and timelines to maintain launch dates, bringing technology to pre-production TRL 5 level• Support overall metallurgy/materials function within the Materials Science and Technology group: external vendor qualifications (material and process); supporting GMP activities including technical document generation, review and approval; laboratory expansion and equipment introduction and validation Show less

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  University College Dublin

  Apr 2021 - now

  Director

  I am the incoming Director of the new 'ADVANCE Centre', funded by the HEI. The ADVANCE Centre brings together academic experts and industry leaders from across the high tech sector with the common goal of delivering a portfolio of modules and courses addressing Irish industry’s future skills needs in the digital arena.