Daniel McHugh

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ABOUT DANIEL MCHUGH

A Senior Automation Engineer at Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. holding a Master of Engineering and a 1st class honours Bachelor of Engineering in Mechanical Engineering. Highly skilled in PLC and HMI programming utilising Rockwell Automation\'s Logix Designer software application with Allen-Bradley hardware.Essential Duties and Responsibilities at Regeneron include, but are not limited to, the following- 2-time winner of Regeneron\'s global continuous improvement awards, saving the company 68 annual average households of water usage and over half a million US dollars annually for the more significant of the 2 projects- Provides out-of-hours advanced level of technical and automation support to manufacturing- Responsible for automation and controls systems project management for the development of up- coming Process Areas. Everything from specification, design, start-up, and commissioning, to cross- vendor coordination in a cGMP environment- Implements software changes and upgrades- Implements modification/change control procedures and protocols in the tightly regulated Biotech industry- Supports Validation Department with initial design review, software testing, and protocol review.Education- Postgraduate level Master\'s research was funded by Johnson & Johnson\'s Automation Centre of Excellence and was centred around automated contact lens characterisation and machine vision technologies- At the undergraduate level, top grades were consistently achieved in all areas utilising excellent mathematical and problem-solving abilities, and a letter of congratulations from the president of the University was also received for academic excellence- An internship was also undertaken within a leading organisation – Zimmer Orthopedics Manufacturing Limited.Keen to secure positions within leading organisations that will offer the opportunity for challenging work and further personal and professional development.