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Discover the routes into studying at WIT for school leavers, adult learners, further education students, graduates and people who have already started studies elsewhere as well as options for those interested in online courses.
WIT offers a broad range of academic programmes from levels 6 to 10 on the national framework of qualifications across Business, Education, Engineering, Health Sciences, Humanities, Science and Computing.
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Lecturer and Research Supervisor in the School of Engineering, WIT (1993-present)
Expert Evaluator for EU INEA-H2020-Transport (2017-18) and EU Eco-Innovation (2010-14)
Member of the Civil Engineering Task Group on EU Tuning-CALOHEE Project (2016-18)
External Examiner roles with LIT (2000-03), DIT (2009-10), TCD (2011-14) AIT (2014-2017)
Reviewer of Agreements for the International Engineering Alliance (2018-present)
Visiting Lecturer in ITU, Turkey (2004) and SHNU, China (2011-12)
Research Co-Supervisor role in the University of Salford, UK (2003-08)
Reviewer of academic papers for a number of publications and conferences including Construction Management & Economics, Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management’, CIB W78, CitA BIM Gatherings and CitA Tech Live (2002-present)
Administration
Member of WIT Executive Board (2012-present)
Chairman of THEA Heads of Schools of Engineering Group (2017-present)
Member of Engineers Ireland Accreditation Board (2014-present)
Director of ThreeD - Additive Manufacturing Training & Industry Support DAC (2018-present)
Head of Department of Construction & Civil Engineering at WIT (2002-2012)
Industry Engagement
Board Member of Waterford Chamber of Commerce (2018-present)
Co-founder and Director of the Construction IT Alliance (2000-present)
Regular consultancy and advisory roles with AEC industry (1993-present)
Variety of engineering design and project management roles in the UK (1986-93)
Research
Research interests
Digital Construction and Building Information Modelling (BIM)
Global Engineering Education and Accreditation
Work-Based Learning (WBL) and Work-Integrated Learning (WIL)
Knowledge Management (KM)
Sustainability, Smart Cities and Infrastructure
Qualifications & Memberships
Qualifications:
BE in Civil Engineering from the University College Galway, Ireland, in 1986.
MA in Management from University of Kent, Canterbury, UK, in 1992.
PhD in Civil Engineering from the University College Cork, Ireland, in 2002
Memberships:
Engineers Ireland (EI)
European Federation of National Engineering Associations (FEANI)
International Council for Research and Innovation in Building and Construction (CIB)