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Tom Doyle - Marine Biologist
What were the main ‘career decision’ milestones in your life so far? I trained and worked as an electrician for six years before deciding to go to college. I wasn’t particularly interested in being an electrician – it was just something I fell into. In hindsight
Jenny Hanafin: Earth Observation and Modelling Manager
Jenny Hanafin talks to Smart Futures about her job as Earth Observation and Modelling Manager at TechWorks Marine. What were the main ‘career decision’ milestones in your life so far? I wanted to study marine science as soon as I could. Then deciding to move to the US
Captain Sinéad Reen - Life as a Ship's Officer
Captain Sinéad Reen is the first female elected as the President of the Irish Institute of Master Mariners and a maritime professional of over 20 years’ experience on shore and at sea. Captain Reen is now at the forefront of training the new generation of seafarers in
Bridget Gavin - Marine Engineer
Bridget Gavin is a Marine Engineer with an international maritime career path that spans from sailing on VLCC's on oil trade routes to being appointed the first female Chief Engineer serving on an Irish passenger ferry. How many years have you worked in the industry and what is your
Sean Miller - Ship Broker
Shipbrokers thrive on the pressure of racing to tie up deals on moving cargo around the world. At the offices of an international shipbroking company, it's already all hands on deck. An Oil Major has just announced that it wants to move a vast cargo of crude oil
Life as a Shipping Company Executive
Ewelina Zgutka works with the international company d’Amico Shipping Group. Ewelina is working as a Global Cost Control executive in a fast paced, dynamic work environment based in Dublin. d’Amico Shipping Group is a leading Italian shipping company operating on a global scale. With its
Fisheries Scientist - Tom McDermott
Fisheries Scientist at the Marine Institute, Tom McDermott has been researching the ‘King of Fish’, the salmon for more than 40 years. “Growing up near Lough Derg in Co Clare, my father had a huge influence on me through his obsession with angling, and everything that related