Alan Kavanagh

Experience

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  T.Bourke Ltd

  Jun 2008 - Sept 2008

  Engineers Assistant

  Acted alongside a Senior Engineer in this Heating & Ventilation Co. and was directly involved in a major installation project. Responsibilities included:- Use of calibrated flow metres and thermocouples to commission air handling units - Collecting data used in the commissioning of major plant installations. - Creating Health & Safety manuals for every piece of equipment on site. - Involved in IP and PQ of various equipment sets Show less

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  Delloitte, Earlsfort

  Jun 2009 - Aug 2009

  Tax Intern

  One of only five Interns to obtain this highly competitive 3 month work experience in the Tax Department of professional services firm Deloitte. - Compiling reports and data for Senior Partners within the Firm. - Dealing directly over the phone with Revenue. - Working on a team to meeting strict deadlines for Clients. - Researching matters regarding certain areas of tax legislation.

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  DePuy Synthes Companies

  Jun 2010 - May 2021

  Technical Lead for external Additive Manufacturing operations covering new product introductions (NPIs) & product transfers. Oversee process development and improvement, validation, inspection, production ramp up and stability metrics within a complex multi-tiered supply chain and regulatory environment. Foundry Virtual Team Leader of a group of cross-functional professionals responsible for medical device casting strategy, cost reduction and process alignment within the Worldwide Foundry Manufacturing Network . Show less - Development of advanced Foundry manufacturing processes and technology platforms for full-scale production readiness.- Project Leader for next generation foundry casting process. Responsible for research, development and implementation of new state-of-the-art casting lines into highly regulated medical device manufacturing environments.- Casting Virtual Team leader across DePuy world-wide Foundry manufacturing sites responsible for process, supplier & technology alignment targeting Quality, EHS, Cost and Capacity improvements. Show less

  • Staff Engineer

    Oct 2018 - May 2021

  • Senior Materials Engineer

    Jun 2016 - Oct 2018

  • Materials Engineer

    Sept 2014 - Jun 2016

  • Marie Curie Foundry Research Associate

    Jun 2011 - Aug 2014

  • Graduate Manufacturing Engineer

    Jun 2010 - May 2011
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  Irish Manufacturing Research

  May 2021 - now

  • Senior Digitalisation Program Manager

    Sept 2023 - now

  • Senior Industry Analytics Researcher

    May 2021 - Sept 2023