My Biography

Education and Research

• 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)
• Construction IT Alliance (CITA), Ireland
• European Society for Engineering Education (SEFI)