Ronan McDonagh

• In August last year I returned to Ireland to transfer what I learned about the Affera product in the US back to Parkmore.
• I am currently a team lead and trainer on evening shift.
• I work closely with the engineering team to improve processes, OPs, yield and documentation.
• I have overseen the product going commercial and trained dozens of operators.

• In January of 2024 I was offered an assignment by Medtronic in the United States to help with the Affera project.
• This assignment came with increased responsibilities as I became a trainer at the company's new facility in BIllerica.
• Worked with engineering to improve MPI's.
• Tested new fixtures, tooling and operating methods for engineering to improve efficiency of product builds.
• Taught my students how to co-operate and comply with demands from engineering, quality and cleanroom floor management.

• In June 2023 I was selected to relocate to Boston to work on the Aferra project.
• In less than a year of working on the project, we oversaw significant expansion in terms of both manpower and yield.
• Trained on multiple worksteps on the final assembly line and carried out a range of duties in my short time in the US.
• Worked closely with engineers, management and quality on a daily basis to improve the product.
• While in Boston we proudly represented Medtronic, successfully navigating the challenges of an international transfer.

• Employed as an operator for almost two years on the Tahoe Line which produced an innovative diamond temp catheter and was in the infancy of the project when i joined.
• By the time I left we had successfully brought it to commercial production.
• Maintained a safe working environment by enforcing strict adherence to safety guidelines and protocols for the entirety of my time on the line.

• Spent the summer of 2021 in Canada, working as a landscaper for a local company in Vancouver.
• Trusted to run my own team after only a few weeks at the company.

Worked in the stock room of one of Galway's largest grocery stores for two years.

Spent my first summer out of school working in Galway's largest retail store.