Engineering award for Ballina’s Joe
Joe Gibbs, General Manager of Lero, the Science Foundation Ireland Research Centre for Software hosted by University of Limerick, was among a number of leading Irish broadcasters, entrepreneurs, and academics honoured with a Fellowship of Engineering award by representative body, Engineers Ireland.
Joe lives in Ballina but is originally from Ballypatrick.
Fellowships were awarded to 16 people who have made significant contributions to the engineering profession in Ireland, with titles being presented by the President of the organisation, Dr Edmond Harty.
The awarding of the title of Fellow by Presidential invitation is a unique honour, in recognition of individuals’ contribution and ability in shaping, influencing and inspiring engineers and the future of the engineering industry.
Mr Gibbs is a seasoned manager with over 30 years of expertise spanning technical and business management across diverse industries such as software, automotive, oil, gas, and aerospace.
He has overseen large R&D teams across multiple countries and has played a pivotal role in business development in Europe, establishing new distribution channels.
“This really is a huge honour for me. I am delighted to have been named an Honorary Fellow of Engineers Ireland, especially among such illustrious company. I have to thank Engineers Ireland President, Dr Edmond Harty and the organisational team at Engineers Ireland for a memorable night,” he said.
Professor Joseph Walsh of Munster Technological University and Co-Principal Investigator with Lero was also named a Fellow of Engineers Ireland.
Engineers Ireland represents more than 28,000 members and this year, almost 400 members have been conferred with professional titles such as Chartered Engineers at conferring events. Chartered Engineer status is awarded for demonstration of consistently high competence and is widely regarded as a gold standard within the engineering profession. Chartered Engineers are awarded the title following assessment by Engineers Ireland, leading to the awarding of an internationally recognised seal of excellence.
Acknowledging the success of recipients of all professional titles this year, Engineers Ireland President, Dr Edmond Harty, said: “All engineers conferred with professional titles stand as exemplars of our profession and will act as industry leaders at a time when Ireland needs engineers more than ever.”