Brigid Keenan
About Brigid Keenan
Brigid Keenan is the EMEA Lead Packaging Engineer at Teleflex Incorporated and Teleflex Medical B.V. in Athlone, Ireland, with extensive experience in packaging engineering across multiple companies including Pfizer, Johnson & Johnson, and Covidien.
Current Position at Teleflex Incorporated
Brigid Keenan is currently serving as the EMEA Lead Packaging Engineer at Teleflex Incorporated. She operates out of the Garrycastle Business & Technology Park in Athlone, Co., Westmeath, Ireland. In her role, she leads packaging engineering initiatives for the company in the EMEA region.
Previous Experience at Amgen and Johnson & Johnson
In 2014, Brigid Keenan worked as a CQV Packaging professional at Amgen in Dublin, Ireland for five months. Prior to this, she spent five months with Johnson & Johnson as a Packaging Engineer, in Limerick, Ireland, from 2013 to 2014.
Role at Pfizer
Brigid Keenan worked at Pfizer as a Packaging Engineer from 2011 to 2013. Her tenure at Pfizer spanned two years during which she was based in Newbridge, Ireland.
Long-term Tenure at Covidien
Brigid Keenan held multiple roles at Covidien over a 16-year period. She first joined Covidien as a Sr. Packaging Engineer in 1994 and later worked as a Packaging Professional from 1995 to 2010.
Educational Background
Brigid Keenan has a diverse educational background. She studied Packaging Science from 2005 to 2006 at the Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, achieving a Bachelor of Science. She also earned an Engineer's Degree in Quality Control Technology/Technician from Athlone Institute of Technology, where she studied from 1996 to 2008. Additionally, Keenan holds qualifications from the Packaging Institute and is associated with ISTA in the USA and Spain.
Professional Certifications
Keenan is a Certified Packaging Laboratory Professional (CPLP) through ISTA and has certifications in Stability Programs from Development to Approval by the Center for Professional Innovation & Education (CfPIE), Practical Metrology from SQT Training Ltd., and Installing a Quality System by the Irish Quality Association in association with ISO. She holds a Diploma in Microbiology and is also a Lead Auditor with IRCA through the Irish Quality Centre (IQC).
Committee Memberships
Brigid Keenan serves as a member of several international and national committees. She is part of the NSAI International Committee for ISO/TC 198/WG 7: Packaging, and the NSAI International Committee for ISO/TC 198/WG 8. On the national level, she is a member of the NSAI National Committee for NSAI/TC 5/SC 9: Sterilizers & Sterilization and Cleaning. Additionally, Keenan is a member of the ASTM F02 Committee.