Curriculum Vitae

Alice Shaughnessy | Galway, Ireland

shocks.alice@gmail.com

 

Engineer, Entrepreneur and Student

 

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Experience

• R&D Engineer Intern | Luminate Medical | Jan ‘23 - PRESENT
• Prototyping a medical device to prevent chemotherapy induced peripheral neuropathy
Previously at Luminate Medical:
• Software Developer | June ‘22 - Dec ‘22
• Building software for a medical device aimed at preventing chemotherapy induced alopecia

• Electronic, Software and Engineering Consultant | Cerenovus of the Johnson & Johnson Group | Jan ‘23 - PRESENT
• Contract electronic prototyping for a medical device

• Administrative Team Lead | The Geec at University of Galway | Sept ‘22 - PRESENT
• Co-leading a team of 30+ students to the international level, building Ireland’s most energy efficient car.
• Web Developer | The Geec at NUI Galway | Dec ‘21 - PRESENT
• See https://thegeec.ie

• Founder | Spreag | Nov ‘20 - PRESENT
• A tool for students to find their next extra-curricular opportunity in STEM

• Co-Founder & COO | Mirr | Jul ‘20 - PRESENT
• Mirr: Looks like a mirror, works like a tablet. See Projects for more

• Inventor | Reinventing the Wheel Project | 2016-PRESENT
• A patented new wheel system, that operates on magnets. See Projects for more

• Bartender | The Olde Brewery | Nov ‘21 - Aug ‘22

• Assistant Innovation Programme Developer | IdeasLab at NUI Galway | Sept ‘21 - Apr ‘22
• Working to develop a Summer Accelerator Programme at NUI Galway
Previously at IdeasLab:
• Entrepreneurship Intern | LaunchPad at NUI Galway | Feb ‘21 - May ‘21
• Working to expand the reach of the student entrepreneurship hub

• Electrical & Electronic Engineer Internship | WiSTEM at NUI Galway | 2021

• Patent Consultant | Corrib Property Maintenance | 2020-2021

• Bar Staff | Glynn's Bar Oranmore | Jun ‘20 - Oct ’21
• Front of House, Food & Beverage Server, Bartender

Patents

• Magnetic Motion Device for Omnidirectional Movement | 2022
• S2021/0009. Associated with 🚗Reinventing the Wheel project.

Awards

Programmes and Accelerators

• Seas Suas Bystander Awareness Programme | NUI Galway | 2020
• Bystander awareness programme, training in mental health sensitivity & the correct steps to take to intervene in those difficult situations

• Pioneer Tournament | Pioneer.app | 2020-2021
• Pioneer is a fully remote accelerator and community of creative people working on interesting projects around the globe. Mirr persisted in the top 10 globally and top 5 in Europe.

• Patch | Dogpatch Labs | 2020
• A Summer Accelerator for Ireland's Extraordinary Young People. Part of the cohort of this 6 week accelerator where I began work on Mirr

• BT Business Bootcamp | BT Young Scientist & UCD | 2019
• A week long programme to provide award winners at BT Young Scientist with commercialisation skills to carry forward into their careers (with 'Reinventing the Wheel Project').

• Youth Academy | NUI Galway | 2015
• For high ability 4th, 5th and 6th class primary school students to support their academic development. Course in Biomedical Engineering and Film Studies.

Certification

• Quantitative Marketing Research | Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore | 2021

• LivingWorks Start Suicide Prevention Training | HSE | 2020

• Infection Prevention Control for Tourism Business (COVID-19) | Fáilte Ireland | 2020

• Positive Publicity PR Accelerator | Parent Tech Marketing & PR | 2020

• Basic first aid | firstaid.ie & Tusla | 2018