Martin McAree

Representing
Function
Chairperson

Founder and chairperson of Legion Ireland.
BSc in in Instrumentation Physics – 1985
PhD is Solid State Physics – 1989
BSc in Mathematics and Computing – 1999 (I like to keep my mind busy)

Professional Memberships: Institution of Engineers of Ireland (IEI); Instrumentation Society of America (ISA); Institution of Electronic and Electrical Engineers (IEEE); The International Society for Pharmaceutical Engineering (ISPE). I have been a guest speaker at many conferences organised and run by these institutions.

Employment: Principle Engineer and Associate Director with the PM Group.

I’ve spend 20 years working in the Pharmaceutical industry as an automation engineer and consultant. During that time I’ve led the process control design on most of the major bulk chemical and Biopharmaceutical projects in coming into Ireland. Throughout that time my real passion has always been ancient Greece and Rome, and in 2005 along with some friends, decided to start a Roman living history and re-enactment group. My particular interest is Greek and Roman artillery. As I mentioned I’m part of a very small group dedicated to research and reproduction of these ancient machines. To date we have reproduced several Gastraphetes, Vitruvian and Philon Scorpion Major, Scorpion Minor based on both Xanten and Carlisle finds, Herons Cheiroballistra and up-scaled Carroballista and 2 Vitruvian 2 Librae Ballista. I can provide details and photographs of all our work.