Person
Boland, Patrick
OAM
- Occupation
- Engineer
Summary
Patrick Boland was a co-founder of the highly successful Australian company ANCA Pty Ltd (1974). The company began producing world class Computer Numerical Controls and has now expanded into a worldwide producer of tool cutters and grinders with offices in Europe, UK, USA and Japan.
Details
Chronology
- 1969
- Education - Bachelor of Engineering (BE), University of Melbourne
- 1971
- Education - Master of Engineering Science (MEngSc), University of Melbourne
- 1974
- Career position - Established ANCA in Melbourne with Pat McCluskey
- 1999
- Award - Kernot Memorial Medal, for distinguished engineering achievement in Australia. Faculty of Engineering, University of Melbourne
- 26 Jan 2025
- Award - Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) - for service to the manufacturing industry [Award ID: 3044638]
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Published resources
Books
- Collis, Brad; Tagaza, Emilia, Victoria's emerging engineering heroes - sustaining technology leadership (Government of Victoria, 1998), 18 pp. Details
Resources
- 'Boland, Patrick', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1473963. Details
Resource Sections
- 'Mr Patrick Gerard Boland, Medal of the Order of Australia', in Australian Honours Search Facility, Australian Government, Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet, 2025, https://honours.pmc.gov.au/honours/awards/3044638. Details
Annette Alafaci
Created: 20 September 2006, Last modified: 8 January 2026