1. Patrick Sheridan
Address: Crossduff, Shantonagh, Castleblayney, Co. Monaghan Tel: (087) 6957903
E-mail: patricksheridan101@gmail.com
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PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY:
I am an ambitious newly qualified graduate with a B.Eng. (Hons) in Sustainable Design and a
BEng. (Ord) in Electronics and Electrical Engineering both received from Dundalk Institute of
Technology. In addition to academic qualifications I also have experience in the manufacturing
industry where I applied practical engineering skills. I am currently employed with BWT Pharma
and biotech, were I am an automation engineer.
EDUCATION:
B.Eng. (Honours) Sustainable Design Engineering, 2013-2014
Second Class Honours, Grade 1 Dundalk Institute of Technology
Dissertation: This was a one year project to design and build a small hydro powered device
capable of powering a mobile phone or other small device. The device interfaced with lab view
to monitor the different pressures entering the turbine and to monitor the power being produced.
Modules: Electrical Service Design, Applied Control, Communications, Power Electronics,
Quality & Reliability, Embedded Systems, Computerised Instrumentation, Operations
Management, Motors & Generators, Renewable Energy and sustainable design modules.
B.Eng. (Ordinary) Electronic & Electrical Systems Engineering, 2010-2013
Merit 1, (68% GPA) Dundalk Institute of Technology
Major Project: Final semester long project was to design and build a basic function generator to
create wave signals at varying frequencies, amplitudes and shapes.
Minor Projects: 12 weeks electronics project on digital thermometer using VHDL and FPGA
board, PCB and Seven Segment Display to display temperature.Practical circuit building and
Investigation, Infrared beam detector, Interface PIC Microcontrollers, Photovoltaic panel using
LabVIEW.
Leaving Certificate: 2002-2008
Castleblayney College, Co. Monaghan
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY:

2. November 2014-Present: BWT Pharma and Biotech, Ashbourne Co. Meath
Graduate Automation Engineer
Duties: Drawing Preparation, Input/output Generation from P&ID diagram, preparation of bill of
materials including PLC components/switchgear components etc, Programming Of PLCs mainly
Allen Bradley and Siemen and HMI generation, Preparation of system configuration for desired
application or project, Design PLC and HMI as per the project requirements, I/O testing,
Conducting Pre Factory acceptance and factory acceptance tests in line with the clients
requirements, Commission of PLCs on site and Exposure in communication protocols such as
Modbus, Ethernet, Profibus etc.
Along with becoming familiar with the process involved within the skids produced by BWT.
August, 2013-Feb, 2014: Nicrome Engineering, Carrickmacross Co. Monaghan
Workshop Metal Worker
Duties: Cutting and bending and shaping stainless steel, welding, fitting on sites. Involved in
several projects on site working in tangent with other companies. Main Project was installation
of a new line in Abbots Cothill Co. Cavan.
April 2012-July 2012: Glanbia Foods Virginia Co. Cavan
College Work placement
Duties: This placement exposed me to the fields of instrumentation and electrical services in the
tightly regulated food industry. Duties involved assisting engineers, fitters and electricians in
their daily maintenance tasks.
July 2009-August 2014 (Full & partime): Powerpac Ltd, Lough Eigish Co. Monaghan
General Operative
Duties: Forklift/reach truck driver, handling raw materials, stock management.
KEY COMPUTER COMPETENCY
1. Programming including: Java, C Programming, System Software, VHDL, Embedded
System, Mat-lab, LabVIEW and Proteus professional.
2. Microsoft Office including: Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
3. Level 1 and level 2 PLC programming courses completed.
REFERENCES: Available on Request