Summary
Raymond O'connell is an experienced Automation Engineer with over a decade of hands-on experience designing, commissioning and supporting PLC-based process control systems across UK and international sites. With a First Class BEng in Electrical Power Engineering and 15+ years in the sector, he blends hardware/software design skills with practical start-up and remote support experience gained in high-speed, automated food manufacturing and aerospace environments. He has led turnkey control system deliveries from specification through to commissioning while managing schedules, budgets and stakeholder reporting. Comfortable working independently or mentoring junior engineers, Raymond pairs strong commercial awareness and communication skills with a pragmatic, troubleshooting mindset. Unusually for his discipline, he maintains active hardware/software development interest on GitHub, reflecting a continual drive to bridge embedded design and industrial automation.
11 years of coding experience
Beng (Hons) First Class, Electrical Power Engineering, Beng (Hons) First Class, Electrical Power Engineering at Glasgow Caledonian University