• Question: What companies have you worked for?

    Asked by Dantheman to Ted, S. S., Laura, Kevin, Ellen, Andrea on 6 Mar 2019.
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      Ellen Simmons answered on 6 Mar 2019:

      I’m not allowed to say what companies I have worked for, except Cambridge Consultants which I am currently at. Our company works for other companies to provide them with technology services, but usually those companies like it to be a secret that we are assisting them.

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      Andrea Pacheco answered on 7 Mar 2019:

      So far Tyndall is my first not purely academic institution

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      Ted Burke answered on 7 Mar 2019:

      I’ve been in academia (college, studying or teaching) for most of my working life. I’m a lecturer in TU Dublin now. Previously, I was a researcher in UCD. I worked in a lab in the National Rehabilitation Hospital for a few years. I also had summer jobs in Hewlett Packard and a few other minor jobs here and there.

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      Kevin OBrien answered on 12 Mar 2019:

      During my relative short 9 year career, I have worked for four companies.
      Straight out of college, I got a job with Bio-Medical Research (BMR) in Galway as a graduate electronic design engineer, designing neuro-muscular electrical stimulators. We designed Slendertone ab toning belts, as well as a number of medical devices based on higher-powered versions of the same technology.
      Unfortunately, my mentor in BMR left the company about 15 months after I started, and I felt it was best for me and my career to move to a company where I could continue to learn from other engineers more experienced than me, so I got a job with ON Semiconductor.
      In ON Semiconductor, I worked as an applications engineer, developing boards to demonstrate the features of the power control chips we made, as well as supporting customers in using our chips, and helping to fix their problems. The chips were used in desktop and laptop computers.
      I stayed with ON Semiconductor for almost 5 years before I felt the need for another change.
      My next role was with Boston Scientific in Clonmel, working as a test engineer supporting the manufacture of Pacemakers, Defibrillators, and Spinal-Cord and Deep Brain stimulators. Unfortunately, I missed designing electronics, so only lasted 18 months in Boston Scientific.
      I’ve been in my current role with BD for just over a year now, designing Infusion Pumps. It’s a really interesting job and a great place to work, with a really nice atmosphere and a diverse group of colleagues.

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      Laura Farina answered on 13 Mar 2019:

      I worked with small companies that make ablation devices. I like to work with smallest company because it is easier to follow all the aspects of their work and I believe you learn more.

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