Daniel O'Keeffe is currently pursuing a PhD in electrical engineering at University College Cork in Ireland, funded through an Irish Research Council scholarship. His PhD focuses on cooperative control of DC microgrids using low bandwidth communications. He previously completed his undergraduate degree at UCC, achieving a first class honors in electrical and electronic engineering. He has work experience in research engineering and design/evaluation roles, and technical skills in programming, modeling, and electronics.

1. Term Address: 2 Upper Pouladuff Road, Greenmount, Cork City, County Cork, Ireland
Mob:0873903390
Email: 111370366@umail.ucc.ie
Daniel O’Keeffe__________________________________________________________
Education
2016 – 2020 (expected): Ph.D. Candidate, University College Cork, Ireland:
Currently studyinga Ph.D. funded by IRCSET in the field of DC microgrid control and power electronics. The Ph.D. will be carried out in
conjunction with enterprisepartner United Technologies Research Centre.
Thesis title: “CooperativeControlof DC Microgrids using Low Bandwidth Communications”
2011 – 2015: Undergraduate Student, University CollegeCork, Ireland:
Achieved a first class honours bachelor degree in Electrical and Electronic Engineering.
4th
Year Results: 1H1. Control Engineering (88%), Power Electronics and Drive Systems (95%), Electrical Power Systems (83%), Robotics
(61%), Industrial Automation and Control (70%), Transmission Lines (80%), RF Integrated Circuit Design (85%), Telecommunications (80%),
Digital Signal Processing (50%).
Final Year Project: Control of Grid Connected Power Converters via Renewable Energy Generation.
Individual research project focusing on the control of grid connected power converters. This project aimed to resolve well known grid
synchronisation problems by presenting an advanced and novel analysis of how grid synchronisation techniques (phaselocked loop) dynamically
influence subsequent current controllers in weak grid conditions such as in AC microgrid topologies. This work is expected to be published in the
future.
3rd Year Results: 1H1. Control Engineering (69%), Electromagnetic Field Theory (75%), Power Electronic Systems (88%), Electromechanical
Energy Conversion (94%), Digital Integrated Circuits (72%), Analog Integrated Circuits (81%), Heat Transfer and Cooling Systems (85%),
Telecommunications (94%), Signal Processing (85%), Mechanical Systems (89%).
 Title of University scholar based on exam results.
 Summer 2013: Completed core 1 training of graphical programming language LabVIEW from National Instruments.
 Summer 2012: Completed online C programming course from Massachusetts Instituteof Technology (MIT).
Projects:
Fourth Year Project:
Control of an Inverted Pendulum - Achieved: 1H1 – 94%
 Modelling of an under actuated SIMO non-linear system- cart, pendulum and actuating DC motor.
 Designed digital control schemes, comparing classical PID control with statespace pole placement and Linear Quadratic regulators for
control of cart position and pendulum angle.
 Designed a Luenberger Observer for stateestimation and measurement noise rejection/filtering while being conscious of actuator
saturation.
Third Year Project:
Pitch Adjustment Scheme for Pitch Regulated Wind Turbine (VSWT) - Achieved: 1H1 – 85%
 Modelled and controlled a DC motor to perform blade pitch regulation of a variable speed wind turbine.
 Employed classical control techniques such as Nyquist stability criterion, Bode plots, Nichols charts etc to analyse system.
 Designed a continuous time phaselead compensator to regulate the blade pitch and to track various wind speeds for maximum power
extraction.
Second Year Projects:
Digital Auto-Ranging Multi-meter using Arduino - Achieved: 1H1 – 72%
 Designed and implemented a fully functional digital multi-meter comparable to one of commercial standard within a team of two.
 Shared responsibility for both the hardware and softwareaspects of project.
 Individual responsibility for design improvements/additions (Farad-meter, measuring AC voltage, over-voltage protection, negative
voltage, code editing).
 Completed a simulated design of each section of multi-meter in Multisim software.
 Wrote a total of 5 technical reports, required to meet deadlines and delivered a practical demonstration to supervising academic.
R.F. Receiver - Achieved: 1H1 – 85%
 Successfully designed and simulated radio frequency receiver in Multisim software.
 Individual responsibility for simulated design including tuning/filtering, amplification, demodulation and limiting component costs.
 Shared responsibility for technical report.
 Liaised with supervising academic.
2005-2011 Mercy Mounthawk, Tralee, Co. Kerry:
Leaving Certificate 435/600 points. Relevant subjects: Physics [B1], Maths [B2]
 Achieved 1st
place with Transition Year school team in theUCC TRIZ (Theory of Inventive Problem Solving) competition 2009 with
a Solar Powered Refrigeration System.

2. Technical Skills
 Proficient in C, C#, Visual Basic, LabView programming languages and arduino software/hardware.
 Proficient experience of software packages Multisim, pSpice, MATLAB, Simulink and Microsoft Office.
 Strong aptitudein Mathematics and numerical analysis.
 Proficient in debugging and trouble-shooting of softwareand hardware.
Interpersonal Skills
 Proactive, enthusiastic student with a continual desire to learn and perform.
 Strong problem solving ability as proficient in understanding and assessing data and formulating solutions through weekly
assignments/projects, labs and exams.
 Communication (written and oral) developed through project work which requires frequent delivery of technical written reports,
demonstrations and presentations.
 Teamwork and leadership developed through project work and social activities - music, sports.
Work Experience
June – November 2015 Electrical Research Group, Beaufort Building, MaREI, Ringaksiddy, Co. Cork
Research Engineering Assistant
 Consulted a start-up company on thedesign and integration of a 5 kW wind turbine onto medium and large marine vessels.
 Modelling and control of a rotary test rig, in particular a 22 kW wound rotor AC motor using MATLAB/Simulink
May – September 2014 Analog Devices Inc, Cork Airport Business Park, Co. Cork
Design/Eval RF Engineering Intern
 Updated existing LabView code for new VI package compatibility between PC, FPGA and DUT (Transceiver) within a SPI Drive
System.
 Wrote Packet Error Rate test programs for Transceiver evaluation using custom made text based language and LabView.
 Improved theefficiency of test scripts and programs.
 Conducted spurious noise testing on Transceiver’s power amplifier using custom measurement programs written in LabView.
June – September 2013 MA/COM Technology Solutions, Little Island, Co. Cork
Reliability RF Engineering Intern
 Performed electrical (DC and RF), HTOL, THB, Temp Cycling, ESD and Reflow tests for RF electronic devices such as VCOs, PLLs,
power amplifiers and diodes according to JEDEC and Custom reliability test standards.
 Investigated and reduced inaccuracies of HTOL/THB current monitoring boards.
 Analysed the repeatability of the Charged Device Model for Electrostatic Discharge testing.
 Completed presentations and attended weekly meetings with both supervising and colleague engineers to report recent working
developments.
 Experience with GaA and GaN RF wide band gap semiconductor ICs.
 Completed LabView Core 1 Training with National Instruments.
 Regularly wrote macros using Visual Basic for assistance with data analysis.
Voluntary Work
2009 - 2010 Kingdom Boys Football Academy, Tralee Co. Kerry
Under 7’s and 8’s coach
● Responsible for coaching and supervising club members.
● Assessed development, skills and needs.
● Received two coaching badges.
Interests
● Music:Enjoy playing guitar in band and listening to all genres of music.
● Societies: Committee member of Engineers without Borders UCC chapter.
● Academia: Sustainability, Control Systems, Automation, Power Systems, Signal Processing, Cryptography, RF, Telecommunications,
Physics.
● Soccer, Rugby, Drawing, Reading, crypticpuzzles.
Achievements
● University College scholar
● 1st place in UCC TRIZ cup.
● Received two soccer coaching badges.
● 3rd place in IYMA’s (Irish Youth MusicAwards) with band in 2011.
● Awarded prestigious 4 year scholarship from Irish Research Council to pursuea structured Ph.D.
Referees available on request