{"id":9,"date":"2020-09-17T12:34:07","date_gmt":"2020-09-17T12:34:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/billyschofield.ie\/?page_id=9"},"modified":"2021-12-14T12:03:23","modified_gmt":"2021-12-14T12:03:23","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/billyschofield.ie\/?page_id=9","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>About Billy<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:28% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"601\" height=\"900\" src=\"http:\/\/billyschofield.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/WilliamSchofield55.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-79 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/billyschofield.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/WilliamSchofield55.jpg 601w, https:\/\/billyschofield.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/WilliamSchofield55-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/billyschofield.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/WilliamSchofield55-100x150.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 601px) 100vw, 601px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p>Billy Schofield is one of Ireland&#8217;s leading trainers and offers a wide diversity of courses. Billy cares passionately about helping people <strong>achieve their best<\/strong>. He has 37 years of experience, working in some of the most advanced manufacturing facilities on the planet. Billy is dedicated to sharing his accumulated knowledge and experience with developing teams and enterprises. Billy lives in Dublin with his wife and three children. <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>\u201cPass it on somehow, he thought, pass it on to someone else. Keep the chain moving. Look around, find someone, and pass it on. That was the only way&#8230;\u201d<\/p><cite>Dandelion Wine: Ray Bradbury 1957<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/billyschofield.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Bristol2-1-1024x683.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-405\" srcset=\"https:\/\/billyschofield.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Bristol2-1-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/billyschofield.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Bristol2-1-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/billyschofield.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Bristol2-1-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/billyschofield.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Bristol2-1-1536x1024.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/billyschofield.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Bristol2-1-2048x1365.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/billyschofield.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Bristol2-1-150x100.jpeg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Career History<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>BSc. in Applied Physics. (1984, Strathclyde University)<\/li><li>MSc. in the Management of Operations (2018, DCU)<\/li><li>37 years of working in advanced manufacturing facilities<\/li><li>28 years of experience in managing teams of scientists and engineers<\/li><li>Process improvement advisor to the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland <\/li><li>Assistant Professor at DCU Business School<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Certifications<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Successful Trainers Academy Advanced Level<\/li><li>ISO 9001 with focus on ISO\/TS 16949 Internal Auditor<\/li><li>SOLAS Safepass-health and safety awareness training<\/li><li>Advanced Device Physics (Intel Corporation)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Business Values<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Collaborative<\/li><li>Organised<\/li><li>Practical<\/li><li>Honest<\/li><li>Value for money<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Training Values<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Professional<\/li><li>Easy to deal with<\/li><li>Reliable<\/li><li>Interactive<\/li><li>Fun<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Work Goals<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Continuous improvement of every course<\/li><li>To make a difference to those who attend my courses<\/li><li>To keep enjoying what I do<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"575\" height=\"206\" src=\"https:\/\/billyschofield.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Successfultraivers-logo.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-290\" srcset=\"https:\/\/billyschofield.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Successfultraivers-logo.jpg 575w, https:\/\/billyschofield.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Successfultraivers-logo-300x107.jpg 300w, https:\/\/billyschofield.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Successfultraivers-logo-150x54.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 575px) 100vw, 575px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"211\" height=\"141\" src=\"https:\/\/billyschofield.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Skliinetlogo.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-415\" srcset=\"https:\/\/billyschofield.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Skliinetlogo.jpg 211w, https:\/\/billyschofield.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Skliinetlogo-150x100.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 211px) 100vw, 211px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>About Billy Billy Schofield is one of Ireland&#8217;s leading trainers and offers a wide diversity of courses. Billy cares passionately about helping people achieve their best. He has 37 years of experience, working in some of the most advanced manufacturing facilities on the planet. Billy is dedicated to sharing his&#8230;<\/p>\n<p> <a class=\"continue-reading-link\" href=\"https:\/\/billyschofield.ie\/?page_id=9\"><span>Continue reading<\/span><i class=\"crycon-right-dir\"><\/i><\/a> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"templates\/template-onecolumn.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-9","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/billyschofield.ie\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/9","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/billyschofield.ie\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/billyschofield.ie\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/billyschofield.ie\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/billyschofield.ie\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=9"}],"version-history":[{"count":19,"href":"https:\/\/billyschofield.ie\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/9\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":440,"href":"https:\/\/billyschofield.ie\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/9\/revisions\/440"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/billyschofield.ie\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=9"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}