Roy O'Donnell Urban Knights presentation
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Roy O'Donnell, gully manager with Dublin City Council and inventor extraordinairre presents his original designs for the city drainage systems. Includes link to video from Dublin City Council Ideas Scheme 2012, which shortlisted Roy's 'Gully Cap Eye Holder' idea
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Roy O'Donnell Urban Knights presentation
- 1. Original Designs from within Dublin City Council Roy O’Donnell Gully Manager Drainage Division
- 2. From the Corpo to the Council... Cradle to the Grave • 4th Generation O’Donnell • Father worked for 47 years in Waterworks Main Laying • Cleansing in 1991 • Drainage 2nd March 1992 Riverbus Time Keeper / Record Keeper 10th Nov 1997– Phone Nos. on Card • Gully Manager – 2nd Feb 2004
- 3. Gully Manager • Manage cleaning of all gullies within DCC • Manage cleaning of gully pipelines using Mini Jet high pressure units • Manage surveying of all gully pipelines cleaned • Manage CCTV camera surveying van • Manage Flood Zones / Priority List / Extra Attention List
- 5. Two Types of Gullies Sealed Gully for combined sewer Pit Gully for surface water sewer Water level to here
- 6. Everything Trying to Prevent This…
- 7. What Encourages Change? •New job, New beginning, New attitudes. •Better Management, Better Support, Better Outcome -Business Plan •Money too tight to mention…..Budget Rethink. •Necessity, Health & Safety, Annoyance….
- 8. Walking the Solutions Out of Me •Time to think… •Time to design… •Time to ask questions… •Time to build / make… •Time to trial… •Time to involve…
- 9. Drainage, The Studio and Me • New ideas welcomed • Support network accessible • Innovation brought to new heights in DCC • Voice given to the Staff • Drainage and The Studio mirrored support • Expertise available on request
- 10. The Many Ideas…
- 11. The Money Saver •Approx. 1300 Retro-Fits Needed •Approx. Savings € 600,000 - € 800,000. •First Time Joint Patent with DCC & Roy O’Donnell •Marketing Potential in Ireland & United Kingdom •Irish Application No.- 2012 / 0339 •UK Application No. - GB1213831.9
- 13. The Money Saver •369 Already Retro-fitted. •Potential Savings - € 250,000. •Potential Marketing – Who Knows?? •Not DCC Expertise. •Need like-minded people in other organisations to help. •Anyone that can help please contact us to help us on our way.
- 14. The Many Ideas…