Niall Smith's guest appearances

Niall Smith

Dave Fanning

The Irish Tech News Podcast

The Access:VFX Podcast

Connecting Learning And Training

#lendDGCollegeyourear

Elon Musk

Alex Mashinsky

Tom McCarthy

Fabian Dittrich

Peter Diamandis

Mary Barbera

Richard Johnson

David Katz

Michael Mann

Mike Weeks

Darren Hardy

Derek Murphy

Charlie Lee

Paul O’Brien

Bruce Wayne

OwlTail

On episode 8 we meet Niall Smith, former VFX apprentice and now a firmly established Compositor at Jellyfish Pictures. This is essential listening for anyone interested in applying for a VFX apprenticeship. We discuss setting milestones, self-development and surrounding yourself with incredible mentors. For more info on VFX Apprenticeships head to www.nextgenskillsacademy.com/course/apprenticeships

On episode 8 we meet Niall Smith, former VFX apprentice and now a firmly established Compositor at Jellyfish Pictures. This is essential listening for anyone interested in applying for a VFX apprenticeship. We discuss setting milestones, self-development and surrounding yourself with incredible mentors. For more info on VFX Apprenticeships head to <a href="http://www.nextgenskillsacademy.com/course/apprenticeships" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.nextgenskillsacademy.com/course/apprenticeships</a>

208: Niall Smith, Compositor & Ex-Apprentice, Jellyfish Pictures

Speaking recently with Dr Niall Smith was an education.  He spoke about the Cassini Hackathon happening before the end of the month and how and why he is part of this hackathon which is taking place in 10 different global locations simultaneously.  He will be working alongside the team at the National Space Centre as well and looking for hacks in Space Technology.   Be sure to mark your calendar for 18-20 June 2021 to join the first hackathon. He also touched on how important low-earth-orbit WiFi is important on a global scale that can see an improvement in education and personal and even national circumstances.   Then we ventured into Einstein, Star Shades and Miniature Moon Rovers and more.  If you're into Space, listen to this. Dr Niall Smith Niall studied astrophysics at UCD, and became CIT’s first Head of Research in 2005, now providing strategic oversight of a budget of €14m per annum across disciplines from science and engineering to arts and music. He led the establishment of a Researcher Career Framework for CIT researchers, which was central to the Institute being awarded the EU Commission HR Excellence in Research badge. He is the Founder-Director of the award-winning Blackrock Castle Observatory (BCO), which celebrated its 12th anniversary with over 1.2 million visitors. BCO staff have trained over 800 teachers to use space in the classroom, have engaged with over 35,000 primary and post-primary students in formal science workshops and an additional 40,000 in informal workshops, with over 120,000 members of the public attending events at BCO. In 2017, Niall was the host site lead for the International Space University Space Studies Programme, which is the largest conference programme ever to come to Cork, lasting 9 weeks and involving over 320 global space experts. The conference published a document entitled ‘A Roadmap for Emerging Space States’, which helped to catalyse the development of a National Space Strategy for Enterprise. Niall was the HEI  representative on the National Steering Group for the space strategy. He focuses on space topics including ultra-high precision photometry and the use of small satellites in low earth orbit for a range of functions from high resolution imaging to space cybersecurity to rural broadband. He has secured over €1m as PI on competitive grants, €400k as co-I, and through BCO approximately €2m for outreach. Niall writes a monthly column in the Irish Examiner called ‘Skymatters’, and is a Board Member of the National Sculpture Factory and a member of several national committees.

Speaking recently with Dr Niall Smith was an education.  He spoke about the <a href="https://hackathons.cassini.eu/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Cassini Hackathon</a> happening before the end of the month and how and why he is part of this hackathon which is taking place in 10 different global locations simultaneously.  He will be working alongside the team at the <a href="https://nationalspacecentre.eu/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">National Space Centre</a> as well and looking for hacks in Space Technology.   Be sure to mark your calendar for 18-20 June 2021 to join the first hackathon. He also touched on how important low-earth-orbit WiFi is important on a global scale that can see an improvement in education and personal and even national circumstances.   Then we ventured into Einstein, Star Shades and Miniature Moon Rovers and more.  If you're into Space, listen to this. Dr Niall Smith Niall studied astrophysics at UCD, and became CIT’s first Head of Research in 2005, now providing strategic oversight of a budget of €14m per annum across disciplines from science and engineering to arts and music. He led the establishment of a Researcher Career Framework for CIT researchers, which was central to the Institute being awarded the EU Commission HR Excellence in Research badge. He is the Founder-Director of the award-winning Blackrock Castle Observatory (BCO), which celebrated its 12th anniversary with over 1.2 million visitors. BCO staff have trained over 800 teachers to use space in the classroom, have engaged with over 35,000 primary and post-primary students in formal science workshops and an additional 40,000 in informal workshops, with over 120,000 members of the public attending events at BCO. In 2017, Niall was the host site lead for the International Space University Space Studies Programme, which is the largest conference programme ever to come to Cork, lasting 9 weeks and involving over 320 global space experts. The conference published a document entitled ‘A Roadmap for Emerging Space States’, which helped to catalyse the development of a National Space Strategy for Enterprise. Niall was the HEI  representative on the National Steering Group for the space strategy. He focuses on space topics including ultra-high precision photometry and the use of small satellites in low earth orbit for a range of functions from high resolution imaging to space cybersecurity to rural broadband. He has secured over €1m as PI on competitive grants, €400k as co-I, and through BCO approximately €2m for outreach. Niall writes a monthly column in the Irish Examiner called ‘Skymatters’, and is a Board Member of the National Sculpture Factory and a member of several national committees.

Hackathons, Internet, Stars, Miniature Technology and Equality With Dr Niall Smith, Head of Research MTU

#BusinessBackingTalent #ScotAppWeek In celebration of Scottish Apprenticeship Week we have organised a full schedule of live virtual events to highlight the benefits to businesses and apprentices, the support available, funding and the benefits of work-based learning. The series of podcasts is running alongside the online events (you can find recording of these on YouTube) Niall Smith is a Modern Apprentice in Business Administration (SCQF Level 6) and is working for  Cochran Ltd. in Newbie, near Annan. He has been with the company for three years. On leaving school he first considered going into engineering, but then decided that a Modern Apprenticeship in business administration within an engineering manufacturing business would be the right path. Niall has recently been promoted to Engineering Sales Adviser. (The photo above shows Niall receiving his SQA certificate from Clint Burgess, MA Co-Ordinator at Dumfries &amp; Galloway College.) If you want to find out more about apprenticeships and whether this career path is right for you, please get in touch with us. Send us an email apprenticeships@dumgal.ac.uk or give us the External Development team a call on 01387 734000 to find our more. In the meantime you may also want to have a look at these websites: www.dumgal.ac.uk www.apprenticeships.scot www.skillsdevelopmentscotland.co.uk--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dandgcollege/message

#BusinessBackingTalent #ScotAppWeek In celebration of Scottish Apprenticeship Week we have organised a full schedule of live virtual events to highlight the benefits to businesses and apprentices, the support available, funding and the benefits of work-based learning. The series of podcasts is running alongside the online events (you can find recording of these on <a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/DandGCollege" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">YouTube</a>) Niall Smith is a Modern Apprentice in Business Administration (SCQF Level 6) and is working for <a href="http://www.dundas-chemical.co.uk/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> </a><a href="https://www.cochran.co.uk/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Cochran Ltd.</a> in Newbie, near Annan. He has been with the company for three years. On leaving school he first considered going into engineering, but then decided that a Modern Apprenticeship in business administration within an engineering manufacturing business would be the right path. Niall has recently been promoted to Engineering Sales Adviser. (The photo above shows Niall receiving his SQA certificate from Clint Burgess, MA Co-Ordinator at Dumfries &amp; Galloway College.) If you want to find out more about apprenticeships and whether this career path is right for you, please get in touch with us. Send us an email <a href="https://apprenticeships@dumgal.ac.uk/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">apprenticeships@dumgal.ac.uk </a>or give us the External Development team a call on 01387 734000 to find our more. In the meantime you may also want to have a look at these websites: <a href="https://www.dumgal.ac.uk/dumgalportal/index.php?pageid=apprenticeships.cts" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.dumgal.ac.uk</a> <a href="https://www.apprenticeships.scot/about/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.apprenticeships.scot</a> <a href="https://www.skillsdevelopmentscotland.co.uk/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.skillsdevelopmentscotland.co.uk</a>--- Send in a voice message: <a href="https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dandgcollege/message" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dandgcollege/message</a>

#BusinessBackingTalent -Niall Smith, Modern Apprentice with Cochran Ltd in Newbie near Annan