Evident Team at Mason Technology
The Evident team at Mason Technology is very experienced and has a knowledge blend to support the diversity of business sectors in which we operate.
Four sales consultants specialise in microscopes from the sales and product support side of the business and our NDT engineer leads the sales and development of our NDT offering to local companies in Ireland. Also part of the team is one internal sales specialist for day-to-day support and a specialist service engineer for servicing and repairs.
Gordon Wright
Sales Manager
“As the Sales Manager for the Evident Team in Mason Technology, I am very passionate about the experience the team delivers to our customers. I have 36 years of experience working in the field of Microscopy but in Sales and service. My Mantra has always been, ‘let me fully understand your problem and we can work on the best solution together’. Trust is central to all my relationships, both with colleagues and customers.”
Sinead Quinn
Technical Sales Consultant
Dr Sinéad Quinn joined Mason Technology in 2017 following the completion of her PhD at the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland. Sinéad also received a Masters degree in Imaging and Microscopy from University College Dublin. During her research, Dr Quinn’s focus was on Molecular Medicine, Neuroscience and Electrophysiology where she researched areas such as remyelination of axons in patients with Multiple Sclerosis and the role of ion channels and steroid hormones in Polycystic Kidney Disease.
Sinead’s Academic experience is a great resource to support customers with application problems or microscopy difficulties.
Damien Coogan
Service Engineer
Damien Coogan joined Mason Technology in August 2014. As a service engineer in the Laboratory Technical support (LTS) team Damien is part of the service team that is responsible for Microscopy in the Clinical, Pharmaceutical, Academia, Medical Device and Research market sectors in both the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland.
In 2015 Damien assumed the primary role of microscopy engineer for Mason Technology. This includes service, calibration, and maintenance. Damien is now backed up by 3 additional engineers and the software solutions team. All our microscopy engineers have been trained at the Evident Academy.
Jenny Lanigan
Senior Technical Sales Consultant
Jenny Lanigan joined Mason Technology in 2011. As a Senior Technical Sales Consultant for Evident, she heads up the sales activities for Microscopy and Digital Imaging in the Clinical, Pharmaceutical, Academia, Medical Device and Research market sectors from Dublin and across the West of Ireland.
Jenny is a mentor to the sales and service team when it comes to pharmaceutical applications and in the Clinical diagnostic laboratories where she has focused on building long-term relationships.
Stephen Smith
NDT Sales Engineer
Stephen Smith joined Mason Technology in 2020 as the NDT Sales Engineer for Evident’s SSD range of Products. He is responsible for a wide range of Inspection Equipment for Analytical Instrumentation (ANI/XRF) Remote Visual Inspection (RVI) and Non-Destructive Testing (NDT).
Stephen worked as an NDT engineer for 8 years and holds a PCN Level 2 Certification from the Institute of Mechanical Engineers Sheffield UK. He also holds a Professional Diploma in Sales Management from UCD Professional Academy.
Stephen brings a strong technical background to provide support to customers from Aerospace to Pharmaceutical, Power Generation, Manufacturing and Engineering.
Chris Bradley
Northern Ireland Sales Manager
Chris Bradley joined Mason Technology in 2007 as a product specialist for Evident (formerly Olympus) Microscopy and has since been promoted to Northern Ireland Sales Manager. He has trained in Olympus and has extensive knowledge of the products and applications. Chris graduated from Queen’s University Belfast with a BSC in Biological Sciences.
He worked in a laboratory before moving to technical sales, and his broad application knowledge is a huge asset to the team, he often assists in installations, training, or demonstrations where this knowledge will benefit the customer.
Michael Rice
Internal Sales specialist
Michael Rice is the newest member of our team and joined Mason Technology in 2021 as an Internal Sales Specialist with the Evident Team.
Michael graduated with a BA in Microbiology from Trinity College Dublin and has recently received training in microscopy at the Evident Academy.
Michael provides a great support network for customers and colleagues and has quickly become the fulcrum of our business unit. With the communication skills he has developed through previous roles, Michael is more than happy to help identify solutions to any customer concerns.
