Tom Croke

Owner Manager

About

Experienced Automation Specialist with a demonstrated history of working in the medical device industry. Skilled in Computer-Aided Design (CAD), Medical Device, SolidWorks, as well as practical machining. Specalises in cnc machining and automation design and assembly,

Country

City

Ireland

Industry

Medical Device

Skill

Manufacturing, Six Sigma, Medical Devices, Validation, Manufacturing Engineering, Design for Manufacturing, FMEA, Design of Experiments, Minitab, Design Control, Engineering, Testing, Solidworks, Pro Engineer, Lean Manufacturing, Troubleshooting, ISO 13485, Continuous Improvement, FDA, CAD

Experience

Owner Manager

Machine Shop Ireland

2018-8 - Present · 8 yrs 2 mos

New Ross Wexford

Precision machined components using cnc controlled machines, Design and assembly of automation projects,

Snr Manufacturing Engineer

Boston Scientific

2015-11 - 2018-8 · 2 yrs 10 mos

Clonmel

Snr Engineer in Pcba, area and then Electronic assembly and Laser weld area. Supervising a number of engineers, analysing and reporting on yield performance, Support for engineers during trouble shooting and problem solving of equipment issues.

Automation Machine Build / Toolroom Supervisor.

Lake Region Medical

2013-11 - 2015-11 · 2 yrs 1 mo

New Ross,

Organise day to day running of Machine Build and Toolroom departments. Scheduling workload and allocating project work to staff. Managing machine builds from component purchase / machining to installation / Factory Acceptance Test. Quoting on concepts and designs while project managing multiple builds and threads. Develop areas to run efficiently to supply machined components and automated equipment to plants in Ireland and around the world.

Design Engineer

Lake Region Medical

2007 - 2013-11 · 6 yrs

Design and development of automated systems for the assembly and testing of medical components. Building and debugging systems and managing contractors during the build and installation.

Senior Manufacturing Engineer

Lake Region

2004-9 - 2007-6 · 2 yrs 10 mos

New Ross, Wexford, Ireland

New process introduction, Validation of new equipment, products and processes. Line support for assembly and precision components. Trouble shooting and the use of six sigma in the resolution of problems.

Process Engineer

Sanofi

2002-7 - 2004-9 · 2 yrs 3 mos

Waterford, Ireland

Various projects from developing a technical training program, Providing process support to bulk production, suppository production, encapsulation, water treatment, compressed air heating etc. Providing ongoing support in these areas and troubleshooting day to day problems.