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Personal Details
Name: Thomas Lyons Tech Dip Eng BEng MSc MSc CEng MIEI MCIBSE.
Address: Ard Aoibhinn, Leo, Ballyhaunis, Co. Mayo, Ireland
Mobile Number: 087-6279881
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Professional Career Experience (Overall Experience: 20 years)

Employment Dates Company Position

From To

July 1997 October 1997 H.A. O’Neill, Dublin • AutoCAD Drafter

(Mechanical Contractor) • Site Administrator

October 1997 May 1998 Environmental Engineering • AutoCAD Drafter

Limited, Dublin • Mechanical Design
(Building Services Consultants) Technician

May 1998 March 2004 J.V. Tierney & Co., Dublin • AutoCAD Drafter
(Building Services Consultants) • Building Services
Design Technician
• Building Services
Engineer
• Building Services Cost
Consultant

March 2004 December 2008 R.N. Murphy & Associates, • AutoCAD Drafter
Dublin & Galway • Building Services
(Building Services Consultants) Designer and Engineer
• Building Services
Project Manager
• Building Services Cost
Consultant

January 2010 September 2017 P. Canney & Associates, Tuam,
Co. Galway
(Building Services Consultants
and Quantity Surveyors)
• Building Services
Designer and Engineer
• Building Services
Project Manager
• Building Services Cost
Consultant

January 2016 September 2017 Galway Mayo Institute of • Lecturer (Part Time
Technology Hours)
(3rd Level Institute)

September Present Galway Mayo Institute of • Lecturer (Full Time

2017 Technology Hours)
(3rd Level Institute)

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Education History & Qualifications
Commenced September 2018 Galway Mayo Institute of Technology.
Certificate (Cert) - Ongoing Teaching and Learning (Level 9)

January 2013 – September 2015 University of Salford, Manchester.

Master of Science (MSc) Quantity Surveying in Mechanical & Electrical

September 2006 – June 2009 University of Ulster, Jordanstown.

Master of Science (MSc) Renewable Energy and Energy Management

September 2001 – June 2003 Glasgow Caledonian University.

Bachelor of Engineering Degree (BEng) Building Services Engineering

September 1996 – June 1997 Dublin Institute of Technology, Bolton Street.

Diploma (Dip) Building Services Engineering

September 1995 – June 1996 Dublin Vocational Education Committee.

Diploma (Dip) Advanced Computer Aided Design

September 1993 – June 1995 Dublin Institute of Technology, Bolton Street.

Certificate (Cert) Building Services Engineering

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PROFESSIONAL BODY MEMBERSHIPS

Institute Level of Membership

Engineers Ireland (EI) Chartered Engineer

Chartered Institute Chartered Engineer

Of Building Services
Engineers (CIBSE)

Society of Chartered Trainee Member – Academic Assessment Route for

Surveyors Ireland (SCSI) Chartered Quantity Surveyor

Awarded the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors Prize 2015/2016

For MSc Quantity Surveying – Mechanical and Electrical

BIM REVIT MEP Essentials Training Course – Completed 11-07-2016

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Work Experience
Education and working career combined, I have in the region of 25 years experience in academia
and industry.

Academia:
I have over 2 years experience in lecturing on a part time basis and 1 year lecturing on a full time
basis in GMIT where I have been involved in the delivery of numerous modules across several
programmes in the Building and Civil Engineering Department, which cover topics such as
measurement, estimating, tendering procedures, contracts, cost management, CWMF, health and
safety, site management, BIM MEP, work placement supervision, dissertation supervision, etc.

• Teaching various modules in accordance with learning outcomes, teaching and learning
strategies and syllabus outlined by GMIT.
• Providing academic input into modules.
• Preparation of learning material for modules such as lecture notes, power-point
presentations and case studies to deliver in class.
• Preparation of assessment activities such as setting exams, projects and continuous
assessments including brief, description of required works and marking breakdown.
• Assessing, correcting and grading of submitted materials such as exams, projects and
continuous assessments.
• Invigilate inclass exams.
• Managing students by monitoring, evaluating and providing guidance and feedback to
student for submitted work to help them strengthen their skills and knowledge base.
• Submitting results to examination board.
• Supervision and mentoring of final year students completing dissertations.
• Supervision and mentoring of students on works placement including visits.
• Supervision and mentoring of students on post graduate programmes completing research
projects.
• Act as second reader for dissertations, work placement reports and research projects where
required.
• Participating in the interviewing of students on work placement, for final dissertation
submissions and dissertation proposals.
• Attending meetings – department, programme board, external examiners.
• Liaising with employers / organising site visits to enable the learning requirements of
students to be met.
• Ensuring confidentiality of student information, submissions and results.
• Student teamwork development by way of group projects.
• Carry out research for modules to ensure that I deliver the most up to date information and
to ensure the highest quality of information delivered.
• Assisting during International Construction Day – note taking.
• Year 4 Quantity Surveying co-ordinator

Industry:
I have in the region of over 20 years experience working in the building services industry,
covering a range of sectors, including healthcare, leisure and hospitality, education, commercial,
residential and industrial. I have a strong working knowledge of the built environment especially
all related M&E disciplines, sustainability, energy usage and energy efficiency of systems, modern
construction methods, standard building construction, project management, cost planning and
control, health and safety throughout all project phases and stages.
In the course of my working career as a building services consulting engineer, I have been
involved in the design/management/finance of the following M&E services/systems;

• Mechanical systems such as air-conditioning, ventilation, natural ventilation, smoke

exhaust systems, plantrooms, heating services systems, chilled water systems, domestic
water services systems, internal soil and waste, gas services, fire-fighting systems, building
management systems, load studies for utility companies, plant sizing & selection,
renewable energy systems, energy usage, projected energy costs, financial costs.

• Electrical systems such as lighting and emergency lighting systems, power distribution,
main distribution boards/centres, fire alarm systems, protective services, security services,
communication systems, load studies for utility companies, plant sizing & selection,
energy usage, projected energy costs, financial costs.

• Miscellaneous systems such as sprinkler systems, lift/conveyors systems, nitrogen

generating systems, process water systems, medical gas systems, fire suppression systems.

Experience Includes:

• Completing and issuing mechanical, electrical, sprinkler, lift tender packages (drawings,
specifications, schedules, pricing documents, instructions, invitations, etc.).
• Agreeing client briefs and fee structure.
• Review and input into appointment documents.
• Liaising and communicating with design teams and clients on M&E items such as report
on cost, design options, risk, job status.
• Liaising, monitoring and communicating with internal staff.
• Advising and agreeing M&E tender lists with client/design team.
• M&E costs and financial management – completing budgets, cost plans, tender appraisals,
tender error identification, reporting, negotiating with contractors, interim payments,
claims, variations/change orders, final accounts, life cycle costs, value engineering.
• Reporting of all M&E costs and financial items as listed above.
• Benchmarking M&E project costs against other cost data sources.
• Assisting M&E contractors with tender bid proposals, prelims, interim payments,
variations, final accounts.
• Assessing suitability for M&E contractors and specialists, in financial strength, technical
ability.
• Updating in-house M&E cost data files.
• Liaising with utility companies, obtaining and negotiating capital contribution costs on
behalf of client with utility companies – (ESBN, Bord Gais, Eircom/Eir and Water
Boards/Local Authorities/Irish Water).
• Attending meetings – client, design team, site, construction, specialist/sub-contractor
meetings.
• Ensuring that all relevant M&E open items are actioned promptly and efficiently.
• Chairing internal project and company meetings and issuing meeting minutes.
• Chairing meeting with M&E contractors, specialists, suppliers.
• Taking notes at meetings and reporting to director and distribution of meeting notes to
relevant colleagues.
• Ensuring regulatory and statutory compliance for M&E services design.
• Ensuring M&E services design compliance with budgets / cost plans.
• Ensuring M&E services design compliance with client brief.
• Liaising with M&E supply chain members such as contractors, specialists, suppliers,
manufacturers.
• Completing energy usage, projected energy costs calculations, life cycle analysis and costs
for M&E services.
• Assisting in provisional building energy ratings and ensuring Part L compliance.
• Advising clients on the selection and cost impact of renewable energy systems such as
solar panels, heat-pumps, heat recovery units, etc.
• Carrying out site inspections of work in progress M&E installations and issuing progress
and cost reports.
• Carrying out conditional surveys of M&E services and issuing associated technical & cost
reports.
• Reviewing and commenting on contractor’s drawings and technical submittals for M&E
services (plant, equipment, materials).
• Completing project M&E H&S design risk assessments / registers.
• Ensuring staff are aware of H&S obligations at work and at other places of work (sites).
• Review and comment on contractor’s M&E risk assessments and method statements.
• Providing risk management advice for M&E services.
• Ensuring continuous update of company library – design guides, statutory regulations,
codes of practice, cost data.
• Ensuring office procedure and policy is followed and maintained.
• Ensuring that no conflict of interest exist for staff.
• Ensuring confidentially is maintained of all company, project, client information.
• Management of engineering staff and company resources - defining the appropriate
company and resource requirements to deliver projects, scheduling of staff for projects.
• Monitoring the office environment for potential staff issues and addressing as appropriate.
• Interviewing potential new staff candidates.
• Co-ordination and validation of project plans (detailing tasks, milestones, resources and
costs).
• Staff training, CPD and mentoring of junior staff.
• Discussing company business development and short/long term strategy with managing
director.
• Monitoring of office expenditure, status of invoices and cash flow.
• Project fee analysis against actual project expenditure.
• Monitoring staff out of office expenses.
• Effective management of multiple projects.
• Sourcing potential clients and future work.
• Carrying out post project consultation/reviews with clients.
• Maintaining a professional and positive relationship with clients.
• Liaising closely with client personnel and staff (facility manager, maintenances, etc.).
• Reporting on client expenditure due to changes in regulations and legislation.
• Discussing business and investment decisions/options with clients.

Projects Include:
Valeo Vision Systems, Tuam. M&E Services Value – Varies up to €0.85million.
Various projects consisting of new M&E services installed in numerous buildings across the site
consisting of new office space, new product production area, new R&D laboratory, upgrade to
existing air-conditioning/ventilation systems across numerous buildings. Project Status - Ongoing.

Goodman Medical, Galway. M&E Services Value – Varies up to €0.20million.

Various projects consisting of new nitrogen generating plant installation, new chiller system
installation, alterations to existing cleanroom AC/Ventilation systems. Project Status - Ongoing.

Ballinfoile Neighbourhood Centre, Galway. M&E Services Value - €0.45million.

Main Contractor – Purcell Construction, Architect – Gilroy McMahon. M&E services to new 2
storey community centre & surface carparking. Project Status – Handover stage.
Greenpark Nursing Home, Tuam. M&E Services Value - €0.75million.
Main Contractor – JJ Rattigan, Architect – Oliver Higgins Consulting Engineers. M&E services to
new 2 storey nursing home with basement carpark & surface carparking. Project Status -
Completed.

Primary Care Medical Centre, Mohill. M&E Services Value - €0.55million (budget).
Main Contractor – TBC, Architect – F. Cooney & Associates. M&E services to new PCMC with
surface carparking. Project Status - Still at pre-tender stage.

St Calasanctius College, Oranmore. M&E Services Value - €0.65million.

Main Contractor – Burns Construction, Architect – Oliver Higgins Consulting Engineers. M&E
services to new extension to existing school building. Project Status – Construction completed.

LP Gas Conversion to Natural Gas. M&E Services Value - €0.25million.

Ard Ri Hotel, Greenpark Nursing Home, Super Valu, all in Tuam. Design completed for
changeover from LPG to NG. Load study/energy audit, fuel cost comparison, costings completed
for all projects.

Fairgreen Coach Station, Galway. M&E Services Value - €3.5million.

Main Contractor – McNamara Construction, Architect – OKM Architects. M&E services to new
bus station including 2 levels basement carpark, bus and passenger terminal, 3 floors of offices and
44No. apartments. Project Status – Completed (except apartments).

Delphi Adventure Centre, Mayo. M&E Services Value - €0.25million.

Main Contractor – Kelmin Developments, Architect – Associated Design Architects. M&E
services to self-service apartments attached to main hotel including district heating and hot water
services from new central plant room to serve apartments. Project Status – Completed

Briarhill Shopping Centre, Galway. M&E Services Value - €3million.

Main Contractor – Purcell Construction, Architect – Paul Dillon Architects. M&E services to new
shopping centre including main anchor tenant, 16 retails units, shopping mall, office fit-out and
basement & surface carparks. Project Status – Completed

Loughrea Hotel, Galway. M&E Services Value - €4.5million.

Main Contractor – Paddy Burke Builders, Architect – E. McCarthy Architects. M&E services to
new hotel including kitchens, restaurants, bars, function room, 90 bedrooms, spa, upper basement
nightclub, lower basement crèche. Project Status – Completed

Galway Grammar School, Galway. M&E Services Value - €0.75million.

Main Contractor – JJ Rhattigan, Architect – Atlantic Architects. M&E services to existing building
fit-out and new extension consisting of offices and classrooms. Project Status – Completed

Ramada Hotel, Oranmore; M&E Services Value - €2.5million.

Main Contractor – JJ Rhattigan, Architect – E. McCarthy Architects. M&E services to new hotel
including kitchen, restaurant, bar, conference room, 80 bedrooms, basement carpark and future
retail space. Project Status – Completed

Roche’s Stores, Henry Street, Dublin. Services Value - €20million.

Main Contractor – G&T Crampton, Architect – NMA. Existing building retro-fit with complete
new services over 6 floors

Croke Park Phase 2 & 3, Dublin. Services Value - €15million.

Main Contractor – John Sisk & Sons, Architect – Gilroy McMahon. New sport stadium fully
serviced.