Training and Education:
– Professional member of the Irish Institute of Industrial Engineers and an international member of the American Institute of Industrial Engineers.
Career Profile:
– Received early training in work measurement techniques, planning and scheduling, costing and operational supervision within the shoe and clothing manufacturing industries.
– Work study officer covering organisation and methods with a borough council within the Local Authority structure.
– Contract industrial engineer for the past twenty-eight years, projects and assignments in the following industries and services as follows:
– Manning level and work load reviews in the dairy co-operative industry, including both the processing of meat and dairy products and cold storage warehousing.
– Standard times, line balancing and labour costing in the electronics and associated industries.
– Contract industrial engineer for the postal authorities including standard times, workloads and performance measurement covering mails, banking, retail and miscellaneous services.
– Industrial engineering assignments in the light engineering industry covering the development of standard times and outputs for welding, fabricating and assembly operations.
– Specialising in productivity audits for a variety of industries arising through the industrial relations field.