ROCKFIELD MEDICAL - Key Persons


Anna Gallagher

Job Titles:
  • Grant Project Co - Ordinator
Anna is responsible for all grant related activities in Rockfield Medical Devices with additional responsibility in the areas of finance, human resources, and office management. She has over 20 years' experience in the Medical Device, Pharma and Software Dev industry having worked in many start-ups and multinationals. Her background is in Human Resources, with a strong track record in relationship building, negotiation/mediation, and staff development. She has a Dip in Management & Industrial Relations along with a Dip in Psychology.

Donal Mayne

Job Titles:
  • Senior Design Engineer
Donal's work includes research, design, testing and prototyping. He holds a degree in Product Design and Innovation from the Institute of Technology, Carlow, and an MSc in Medical Device Design from the National College of Art & Design. Donal has worked in many multinationals in the Medical Device industry.

Edel Keaveney

Job Titles:
  • Senior Research Manager
Edel's responsibilities include clinical research, managing KOLs, marketing, communications, funding and commercialisation. She holds a BSc in Nutritional Sciences from University College Cork, and a PhD from Ulster University. Edel has over 15 years of experience in scientific roles including in public health agencies, multinationals and start-ups.

Eoin Gaughran

Job Titles:
  • Electronic Engineer
Eoin's work includes product testing and developing the e-connected element of Rockfield Medical Devices' tube feeding system. He holds a Bachelor's degree in Computer & Electronic Engineering from the Galway Mayo Institute of Technology. Eoin is skilled in full stack development, Java, C++, low level programming and Linux.

Gareth Walsh

Job Titles:
  • Project Manager
Gareth is involved with Project Management at Rockfield Medical Devices. He is a Medical Device Engineering professional with a degree in Electronics Engineering and over 20 years R&D, Product/Process Development and Manufacturing experience. He has a demonstrated track record of success in both the multinational and start up environment and has strong technical, management and project management skills with the ability to build teams and businesses that deliver stakeholder value.

Jay Lamb

Job Titles:
  • VP Sales & Marketing ( US )
Jay's work includes strategic planning, voice of the customer along with business and channel development for the US market. He has had roles of progressive responsibility across several industries and company lifecycles ranging from large multinational medical device companies to a hyper growth startups. He has a passion for understanding customer needs and implementing value-based solutions to reach more customers with the benefits of new technology. Jay holds a degree in Mechanical Engineering from Worcester Polytechnic Institute and an MBA from Carroll School of Management at Boston College.

John Kelly

Job Titles:
  • Head of R & D
John Kelly leads the device development activities in Rockfield Medical Devices. John has over 25 years' experience in the medical devices arena. In this time, he has worked in technical leadership roles in several device companies including start-ups, and multinationals. As well as working on the development of a wide variety of innovative medical devices, he has also developed more effective R&D infrastructures, including improved product design and test capabilities. John has a Degree in Mechanical Engineering and a Masters in Computer Aided Engineering.

Jonny Higgins

Job Titles:
  • R & D Development Engineer
Jonny's work includes research, prototyping and testing for the purposes of product and process improvements. He holds a bachelor's degree in science and Technology from the National University of Ireland, and has R&D experience in the Medical Device Industry working in both Multinational and Startup environments.

Margaret Rae

Job Titles:
  • Co - Ordinator Grants & Projects
Margaret is the Grants and Projects Coordinator at Rockfield Medical Devices. Margaret Has spent the last five years managing a EU Horizon 2020 coordination and support action. She holds a PhD from Instituto Superior Técnico de Lisboa, Portugal and a Master's degree from the University of Aberystwyth, Wales UK and a Bachelor of Science Honours degree from University College Dublin. Margaret also has a Diploma in Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Technology from Trinity College Dublin leading to Qualified Person status.

Oisin Lillis

Job Titles:
  • Electronic Design Engineer
Oisin's work includes developing the e-connected, power management, data and sensory elements of Rockfield's tube feeding systems. He holds a Bachelor's degree in Electrical and Electronic Engineering from the National University of Ireland Galway. Oisin is skilled in Java, C, PCB Design, Power Systems, App Development and CAD.

Pat Gahan

Job Titles:
  • Head of Commercial Operations ( US )
An accomplished and seasoned leader, Pat joined Rockfield Medical Devices in April of 2022, with more than 25 years of medical device and healthcare experience. Pat has a proven track record of leading, developing and executing commercialization strategies and driving market development initiatives for profitable growth. He holds a B.S. in Pre-Medicine from The Pennsylvania State University.

Rachael Connolly

Job Titles:
  • Research Assistant
Rachael's work includes clinical research, device testing, supporting the Quality Department and assisting in the development of labelling and dissemination materials. She completed her final year work placement at Rockfield Medical Devices and will soon hold a Bachelor of Science in Human Nutrition from Institute of Technology, Sligo.

Thomas Glynn

Job Titles:
  • Operations Manager
Thomas is the Operations Manager at Rockfield Medical Devices and is responsible for managing the outsourcing of manufacturing and supply chain. He has over 15 years International Experience in high volume Manufacturing Environments, including medical devices and has led engineering teams and business units in both start up and established businesses. Thomas holds a degree in Polymer Engineering from the Athlone Institute of Technology

Tomás Thompson - CEO, Founder

Job Titles:
  • CEO
  • Founder
Tomás has a proven ability in leadership and business development in the SME sector, a strong R&D background, and over 15 years' experience working in the healthcare industry. Tomás understands the need for user-friendly, mobile enteral feeding systems, so life can carry on as normal. He has built a strong team at Rockfield Medical Devices to develop an innovative tube feeding system and a pipeline of products for the global tube feeding devices market. Tomás has a degree in Business and Education from Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology and an MSc from Ulster University.