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Edmond Harty is the CEO and technical director of Dairymaster, a milking equipment manufacturer. Its global headquarters are in Causeway, County Kerry, Ireland.[1]
Edmond Harty | |
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| Education | University of Limerick University College Dublin |
| Occupation | CEO |
| Organization | Dairymaster |
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]
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- ^ "UCD Graduate is Named the Ernst & Young 2012 Entrepreneur of the Year". University College Dublin. 26 October 2012. Retrieved 18 August 2013.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "PROF EDMOND HARTY". UCD Alumni Awards. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
- ^ "Edmund Harty". Ahirl.ie. Archived from the original on 1 February 2014. Retrieved 18 August 2013.
- ^ "CellCheck Programme - Technical Working Group". Animalhealthireland.ie. Archived from the original on 24 February 2015. Retrieved 18 August 2013.