JP Heneghan

JP Heneghan

Mechanical Design Engineer

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Founder / CTO at SalesWolf Technik

  • Education

    • Ingersoll Rand University

      2008 - 2009
      Business Acumen Certificate

      This course generated an understanding and awareness of how to think about, and successfully make the right business decisions. We were encouraged to develop a deep and applicable understanding of the system of how a business achieves its goals and objectives. We also learned how to create and position a value proposition to customers that drives profitability, cash flow, and shareholder value.

    • St.Mary College, Galway

      1992 - 1997
      Junior Certificate, Computer Programming Certificate in BASIC, Leaving Certificate.

      Activities and Societies: Football, Soccer, Handball Attended as a 5-day boarding student.

    • The Royal Irish Academy of Music Examinations (1995)

      1988 - 1995
      Piano Achieved Grade 7
    • National University of Ireland, Galway

      1997 - 2003
      Bachelor's Degree Mechanical Engineering

      Mechanical Engineering is concerned with the design and manufacture of parts and systems that make up the range of machinery and equipment. Mechanical engineers design the tools and processes necessary to create all man-made products, and are often involved from conceiving of an idea right through to seeing it as a finished product ready for its commercial application

  • Experience

    • Auto Process Design Ltd

      Sept 2003 - Jun 2006
      Mechanical Design Engineer

      Designed more than 30 bespoke machines from concept through manufacture and commission. Designed, programmed the robots, and led the commission of a prototype Robotic assembly line to manufacturer surge arrestors.

    • Robo-Technik Ltd

      Jun 2006 - Jun 2008
      Business Owner

      • Designed, commissioned and programmed 3 x complete Robotic production lines for Tyco Electronics, Shannon, with a budget of €300,000, per production line.• Transformed the packaging department for DairyGold, Tallagh, including robotic palletising, taping and labelling, saving €100,000 per annum on boxes, and over €200,000 per annum in labour costs.• Semi-automated +25 processes inside Tyco Shannon, adding to general operative efficiencies to the average value of €45,000 per system.• Designed a robotic assembly line for Lisk Ireland, where two robots were working together to assemble solenoid valves. Cycle times were proven using a 3D animation software.• Designed robotic tapping systems for Tyco electronics. Show less

    • Thermo King

      Jun 2008 - Feb 2012
      Manufacturing Engineer

      • Honoured with the “President of Ingersoll Rand award” for leading the integration of a new product range (T-Series range) into Thermo King Galway. This was the first time there was a complete product range replacement since manufacturing began on the existing product range in the 1980’s, and impacted over half the Galway plants workforce.• Led the truck manufacturing team in the following years to produce a record productivity improvement for our assembly line of 4 hrs, reducing build time from 21hrs to 17hrs, with a cost saving of €700,000.• Created, gained approval for, and implemented, annual capital expenditure budgets, to improve safety and productivity.• Created a new assembly line productivity process, which became adopted plant wide, to improve assembly operator productivity.• Managed resources ranging from quality engineers and assembly technicians, to supply chain leaders, as well as Irish/US/Chinese & Indian vendors. General responsibilities ranged from Safety and Productivity to Automation and New Product Integrations (SPAN). Show less

    • Private Consultant - Technology/Automation

      Mar 2012 - Mar 2014
      Technology Consultant

      • Developed a prototype automotive “black box technology” for connecting to the controller networks of cars to capture relevant pre-accident information, in the event of a car crash.• Liaised with composite process engineers in University of Limerick to evaluate and design composite manufacturing technologies for the Aerospace Industry.• Designed new manufacturing processes for the manufacture of new composites with the University of Limerick, using MATLAB and SimScape software environments. Show less

    • SalesWolf Technik

      Mar 2014 - now
      Founder / CTO

      Founder / Chief Technology officer of a business intelligence (BI) software company, called SalesWolf Technik Ltd. Our flagship product is a sales reporting solution for field sales teams.

  • Licenses & Certifications