Edmond Harty

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Edmond Harty
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Education University of Limerick
University College Dublin
OccupationCEO
OrganizationDairymaster

Edmond Harty is the CEO and technical director of Dairymaster, a milking equipment manufacturer. Its global headquarters are in Causeway, County Kerry, Ireland. [1]

In 2012 Harty was presented with the title of International and overall Ernst and Young Entrepreneur of the Year by President of Ireland Michael D. Higgins. [2] [3] [4] .

Harty is a mechanical engineer by profession with a degree from University of Limerick. He joined Dairymaster in 1998, while studying for a PhD in University College Dublin where he focused on milking performance. He graduated in 2002 with a PhD in Agriculture and Food Science. [5] In 2017, Harty was awarded UCD Alumnus of the Year in Engineering and Architecture. [6]

He is a member of the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) and the International Dairy Federation (IDF), the foremost scientific groups in milking globally. [7]

Harty has pioneered a number of new products and has over 40 patents filed to date as a result of work on product development with devices ranging from vacuum regulators and electronic milk metering to state of the art animal feeding systems. [8]


References

  1. ↑ Newenham, Pamela (26 October 2012). "Kerry dairy business scoops top prize". The Irish Times . Archived from the original on 15 June 2013. Retrieved 2 January 2013.
  2. ↑ "UCD Graduate is Named the Ernst & Young 2012 Entrepreneur of the Year". University College Dublin. 26 October 2012. Retrieved 18 August 2013.
  3. ↑ "Agri' Pioneer named as EY Entrepreneur Of The Year for 2012". Ey.com. 26 October 2012. Archived from the original on 14 May 2013. Retrieved 18 August 2013.
  4. ↑ "Edmond Harty named as Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the year". Rte.ie. 26 October 2012. Archived from the original on 15 January 2013. Retrieved 2 January 2013.
  5. ↑ Healy, Alison (9 November 2012). "Dairy entrepreneur who became cream of the crop". The Irish Times. Archived from the original on 3 February 2014. Retrieved 2 January 2013.
  6. ↑ "PROF EDMOND HARTY". UCD Alumni Awards. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
  7. ↑ "Edmund Harty". Ahirl.ie. Archived from the original on 1 February 2014. Retrieved 18 August 2013.
  8. ↑ "CellCheck Programme - Technical Working Group". Animalhealthireland.ie. Archived from the original on 24 February 2015. Retrieved 18 August 2013.
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