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School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering
College of Engineering and Architecture
University College Dublin
Mechanical Engineering
John Adams BE, PhD
Introduction
• Why am I here speaking to you?
– First hand experience
– Example of typical career path
• Plan for today’s presentation
– Example careers from my classmates
– My own research
– My time in industry
– Overview of the possible options with a Mechanical Eng. Degree
My Class • Graduated 2005
My Education and Work to Date……
• BE Mechanical Engineering from
• PhD from
• Research and Development Engineer in
• Product Development Engineer
• Senior Product Development Engineer
• Development Program Manager
My Education and Work to Date……
• BE Mechanical Engineering from
• PhD from
• Research and Development Engineer in
• Product Development Engineer
• Senior Product Development Engineer
• Development Program Manager
Research: Mitral Heart Valve
Ischaemic Mitral Regurgitation
• Retrograde flow of blood through MV
• IMR arises as a consequence of
reduced blood flow to myocardium
• 7.9 Million Americans suffer
Myocardial Infarction
• 19% of these suffer IMR
Treatment Strategies
• A comprehensive evaluation of the efficacy of MV treatment has been
hindered by the lack of randomized clinical trials
• Retrospective studies have shown valve repair to be optimal treatment
with lower perioperative mortality and long-term morbidity, increased
survival and preservation of LV function
• Novel Treatment Strategies – Percutaneous delivery of repair element
To Pump
Compliance and resistance
Aortic Head Tank
Left Atrial Tank
Prosthetic Aortic Valve
Papillary Muscle Support
arms
Mitral annulus plate
Mitral Model – Flow Loop
Mitral Model - Pulse Duplicator
Mitral Coaptation – Dynamic
Mitral Coaptation – Static
Mitral Coaptation – Static
Mitral Coaptation – Dynamic
Development Program Manager: Nypro Healthcare
• Location: Bray
• Work force: 320
• Designs, Develops and Manufactures
Pharmaceutical Delivery Devices
Device Development Centre
• 200,000 sqft Clean Room Facilities
• High Volume Manufacture
– 60,000,000 Devices per year
• High Volume Assembly
• Core Business is Plastic Injection Moulding
• Specialises in Drug Delivery Devices
• DDS Group uses Predictive Mechanical Design
• DDS Group caries out design for manufacture
and manages tool design
Treatment Compliance
Appeals to patients, caregivers and relatives for peace of mind about treatment
Wide range of benefits for health providers and payers
Self Monitoring Market
Global market for health self-monitoring technologies to grow from $1.1B (2013) to $18.8B (2019)
75 mobile medical devices cleared by FDA in first 2 months of 2015
Individuals self monitoring their health via Smartphones to be > 150MM by 2019
Over 2 billion Smartphones to be purchased in 2016
Converging Technologies
Healthcare, consumer and mobile/connected technologies are converging.
Healthcare Market Trends
Confidential
Control Electronics / Circuit Boards
Optics & Senors (Record / Measure)
Power & Thermal Management (Precision ) Mechanics / Mechatronics / Gears
Network / Connectivity / Wireless
Software / Firmware / User Interface
Miniaturization
Domain expertise
• Supply Chain Expertise & Leverage
• Technology Development
• Test & Process Development
• Verification Labs (Internal, External)
• Model Shop (Mechanical, Electrical)
Smart Devices
How has a Mechanical Engineering Degree
Helped me?
• Core Engineering Skills: Understand fundamentals
• Problem Solving Ability
• Flexibility to adapt to roles
• Speed of learning
My Class • Graduated 2005
My Class
• Materials Science
• Failure Analysis
• Thermodynamics
• Energy Conversion Systems
• Fluid Dynamics
• Control Systems
• Electronic and Electrical
My Class
• Materials Science
• Thermodynamics
• Fluid Dynamics
• Control Systems
• Continuum Mechanics
My Class
• Process optimisation
• Resource Management
• Manufacturing
My Class
• Project Management
• Accounting
• Logical Problem Solving
• Flexible learning
• Operational sales
Do What Interests You!
• Go for opportunities that interest you.
• Enter competitions
• Overseas learning
• Scholarships
• Research Projects
Thank you
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