Team

CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

Lisa Vaughan

Lisa Vaughan graduated from NUI Galway with a Bachelor of Commerce and has a Masters in International  Relations from Dublin City University. Prior to joining Tipperary Energy Agency, Lisa was a Director in Engineers Ireland and Divisional Manager in Enterprise Ireland. Lisa is a Chartered Director and is a Non-Executive Director of Bord Iascaigh Mhara since 2016.She is Chair of  both the Audit and Risk committee and the Training and Development Committee of BIM. Lisa was Board Chair of Work Equal, a social enterprise working with women to support economic independence for five years until 2020.

Building Services Engineering Manager

John Hassett

John Hassett has 12 years’ experience in the building services industry. He has extensive experience in building services design and project management, building performance & the built environment, maintenance and compliance and building & plant modernisation.  He also has considerable experience working in existing builds, upgrading existing building services systems to improve performance outcomes. John leads the building services and energy engineers in the Non-Residential team who provide detailed technical services to the non-residential and commercial sector for renovating and new build M&E services. He has completed projects in a broad range of industry sectors and has gained an in-depth knowledge of the regulated industry and associated standards.

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Senior Building Services Engineer

John Hayes

John Hayes has 12 years building services industry experience. He started with the Agency in 2019, after returning from Perth Western Australia, where he spent 8 years working for a HVAC contractor as a Project Manager. John has extensive experience in design, value engineering and project management of HVAC systems for projects in the commercial, health care and education sectors. As a Senior Building Services Engineer within the non-residential team, he is involved in the design and delivery of M&E projects within the company.

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Community and Regional Engineering Manager

Shane Egan

Shane joined the agency in 2022 as Community and Regional Engineering Manager. He holds a degree in Mechatronic Engineering (Honours) from Dublin City University. Shane has 22 years of industrial experience covering technical and leadership in facilities, energy savings projects, manufacturing, project management and equipment design & installation in Ireland and International. He is currently leading the community initiatives in the agency.

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Energy Engineer

Dermot Burke

Dermot joined the Agency in 2021 as an Energy Engineer. He holds a Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) in Sustainable Energy Engineering from Waterford Institute of Technology. Dermot is an experienced Project Engineer having worked in large scale mechanical projects. He is currently involved in conducting commercial energy audits, feasibility studies for renewable energy projects, energy monitoring and reporting”

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Building & Energy Services Engineer

Ajith Kulangara Variam

Ajith Kulangara Variam joined the agency in June 2022 and holds a MSc degree in Sustainable Energy from Technical University of Denmark. He has more than 5 years of experience in the field of energy modelling and performance measurement for commercial and manufacturing facilities. He is also a Certified Measurement and Verification professional. His areas of expertise include energy measurement and verification, HVAC designs, energy modelling and auditing.

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Energy Engineer

Dale Donnelly

Dale joined the agency in August 2022 as an Energy Engineer. He holds a Bachelors of Science in Electronics from the University of Limerick. Prior to joining the agency, Dale worked with Dublin City Council from 2016-2022 as a Graduate Engineer and Assistant Engineer in the Public Lighting Section. . He is currently involved in monitoring and reporting on local authority energy consumption and working closely with Tipperary County Council to identify projects to reduce their energy consumption to meet their 2030 targets.

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Graduate Energy Engineer

Leanne McKenna

Leanne joined the agency in 2023 as a Graduate Energy Engineer. Having recently completed a ME in Energy Systems Engineering in the University of Galway, she has a strong background in the use of renewable energy technologies to reduce carbon impacts, with a focus on decarbonisation of the transport sector using hydrogen fuel. She is currently involved energy auditing, and solar modelling and design to aid public sector organisations in their analysis and strategy planning to reach their 2030 targets.

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Graduate Energy Engineer

Grace Langley

Grace joined the agency in 2023 as a Graduate Energy Engineer. Having completed a Bachelor of Engineering in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Limerick, with a background in microfluidics and refrigeration. She is currently involved in solar modelling, commercial energy auditing and reporting.

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Event & Programme Manager

Aileen Hoyne

Aileen has a wide range of Event Management, Project Coordination, Marketing and Client Relationship Management experience having worked in this field for over 20 years. Previous roles include Operations Manager and Conference & Events Management for Campus Life, University of Limerick, and Call Centre Manager for Momentum Marketing, Clonmel.

Since joining Tipperary Energy Agency in December 2014, Aileen has worked on Public Sector Programme Supports and Event Management on behalf of SEAI. She was also project manager for the Energy in Agriculture event in Gurteen (now known as the Energy and Farm Diversification Show). She currently acts as Sector Manager for SEAI supports to the Local Authority and Health Sectors in Ireland. She is also Communications and Events Coordinator for SEAI with specific responsibility for organising the flagship Public Sector Energy Conference on an annual basis.

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Accounts Assistant

Mairead Cooney

Mairéad joined the Agency in July 2022 as Accounts Assistant.  She was previously employed by Ulster Bank and Tipperary County Council.  Mairead studied with the Institute of Public Administration and holds a BA in Public Management.

Mairéad looks after the day-to-day processing of the Agency’s accounts, banking and EU project management as well as undertaking administrative duties and assisting the Finance Manager and Office Manager.

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