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ABOUT US
Structural Innov8 Ltd was set up in July 2018 by Michael Slevin as a privately owned Irish Structural Engineering Consultancy specialising in Precast Concrete Design.

MICHAEL SLEVIN
TECHNICAL DIRECTOR
BEng CEng MIEI
E: michaels@structuralinnov8.com
P: +353 90 6466328
M: +353 86 8597250
Michael has fourteen years experience in designing reinforced and prestressed concrete elements. He has worked on Stadia projects such as the redevelopment of Thomond Park, Lansdowne Road and most recently Tallaght Stadium. Michael compiled the 1st, 2nd and 3rd Edition of the Banagher Precast Concrete Bridge Beam Manual along with the Banagher Precast Concrete Bridge Beam Design Manual.
Michael has an honours degree in Civil Engineering, is a Chartered Member of Engineers Ireland since 2012 and has just completed his MSc from Trinity College Dublin researching Interface Shear in Prestressed Bridge Beams.
Michael wrote and presented two papers on the subject which have been well received in the industry. Michael is also part of CEN/TC 250/SC 2/WG 1/TG 4 which is preparing the section on Interface Shear for the latest version of the Eurocodes.

FINIAN BURKE
CHARTERED STRUCTURAL ENGINEER
E: finianb@structuralinnov8.com
P: +353 90 6466328
M: +353 86 343 1697
Finian is a Chartered Engineer with significant experience in the design of bridges and structures for projects in both Ireland and the UK. He also has experience in structural assessments, highway construction, surveying and route selection.
Finian has extensive knowledge working at different stages of Road Schemes in Ireland, working at the design for the N6 Galway City Ring, N17/N18 Gort to Tuam and the N25 New Ross Bypass.
Finian was also an Engineer with Iarnród Éireann designing the civil and structural elements for projects including Railway Underbridges and Pedestrian Footbridges. His other duties included carrying out Structural Inspections of Railway Buildings and Assets. Finian has experience working in Public Private Partnerships (PPP) as well as Traditional Contract set-ups.
He has developed a broad range of skills with different engineering software for design, analysis and drafting as well as in producing 3D Architectural Visualisations.

MATT COLLINS
STRUCTURAL ENGINEER
P: +353 90 6466328
M: +353 87 1803953
Matt is a Structural Engineer and has an honours degree in Civil Engineering as well as a PhD from the University of Limerick. He is a Member of Engineers Ireland.
He has vast international experience in precast concrete design, both in new builds and the assessment of old structures in areas of high seismic activity in New Zealand. Following the structural assessments Matt was involved in developing retrofit solutions with due consideration for structural integrity as well as other economic factors, “add value not cost”.
He has fully embraced the remote working ethos while continuing to work for companies in NZ after returning to Ireland in 2018. He joined Structural Innov8 in July 2020 and has continued to deliver quality designs for clients in the Irish and UK markets.
Matts philosophy is in keeping things simple while working on challenging projects. He believes in efficiency and has developed many tools to boost both efficiency and increase productivity.

Maura Shortall
Head of Growth Strategy and Marketing
E: maura@structuralinnov8.com
P: +353 90 6466328
M: +353 87 2207468
Maura joins Structural Innov8 with over 10 years’ experience in retail buying and strategy. Maura holds an honour's degree in Marketing from Dublin Institute of Technology.
Her most recent experience was driving and delivering a strategy while leading the team and providing direction to all departments. With a focus on innovation and commerciality, Maura is looking forward to driving growth in Structural Innov8.

Ella McDermott
Graduate Structural Engineer
P: +353 90 6466328
M: +353 85 7499917
Ella joined Structural Innov8 having just graduated from the University of Limerick with an honour’s degree in Civil Engineering. Ella’s thesis was on the prediction of the dynamic response of stadia to crowd induced vibrations.
Ella completed work placement as an assistant project manager on a large construction site in London, giving her an insight into the ongoings of a busy site and an understanding of the importance of simplicity during the design to reduce complications later in the process.

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