Brid Burke

Experience

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  De Beers Group Auctions

  Jul 1989 - Jul 1994

  Process Development Engineer

  World leading Manufacturer of Industrial Diamonds.Process Development Engineer: responsible for the optimisation of the production process.

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  Metal Powders International

  Aug 1995 - Aug 1995

  Process Development Engineer

  Swiss Multinational specialist materials manufacturer.Process Development Engineer: responsible for the optimisation of the production process.

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  Transitions Optical

  Sept 1996 - Sept 2001

  Quality Manager

  QA Manager (1999-2001) Implemented business performance metrics system (Balanced Score Card).Led the regulatory function within the business (CE mark, ISO9001 and FDA requirements). Delivery of customer quality service levels. Led meetings with global key accounts.Global responsibility for the specification and implementation of a documentation management system for product standards.QA Team Leader (1997-1998)Created the Quality function within the business. Built and mentored a five-person expert quality team.Implemented site wide corrective & preventative action systems.Process Engineer (1996-1997)New Product and Process Introduction. Led a team of fifteen people from process R&D to volume production in a regulated environment. Delivered to schedule and budget. Show less

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  Celestica

  Oct 2001 - Oct 2002

  Site Quality Manager

  Responsible for customer and supplier quality service levels and issue resolution.Completed on schedule and achieved ISO9001 certification.Post the acquisition of the Motorola business I was responsible for the integration of the Motorola & Celestica quality management systems.

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  Irish National Accreditation Board (INAB)

  Nov 2002 - Mar 2023

  Senior Scientific Officer with the Irish National Accreditation Board (INAB)

  Policy lead in the healthcare sector.Responsible for the accreditation service delivery to a broad portfolio of organisations. Developednew national accreditation schemes in the areas of Audiology, Biobanking, Medical imaging, EUemissions trading scheme.From 2017-2022, Scheme manager for all laboratories. Developed new and updated policies tomitigate risk and clarify technical issues.Extensive stakeholder engagement with public and private organisations and governmentdepartments. Designated representative for the INAB advisory committee with the medicalprofessional bodies in Ireland.Represented INAB at European and international accreditation committee meetings.Project lead for a business operations review. INAB – a new way of doing business. Show less

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  Health Research Consent Declaration Committee

  Apr 2023 - now

  Programme Manager

  Programme Manager, Secretariat for the Health Research Consent Declaration Committee