Advisor

• Nov 2021 - Present

Senior Technical Delivery Advisor

• Sep 2020 - Nov 2021

• Development of the Wynyard Quarter community place led initiatives including, Silo Park, Matariki, Workshops on the Waterfront and Auckland Anniversary Weekend.• Maintaining excellent relationships with a broad range of stakeholders in the Wynyard Quarter including: residents, construction teams, local businesses, emergency services, berth holders, council and central government partners.• Managing site related operations and logistics for events and public activities around the Wynyard Quarter and Westhaven, Silo and Viaduct Marinas.• Coordinating and supporting development, construction and traffic management requirements around the public realm. • Managing the health and safety obligations of activations and events across Panuku’s regional placemaking programme. • Supporting community groups in up-skilling their understanding around their health and safety obligations and to apply them to current and future events.• Working across Council Controlled Organisations (CCOs) to coordinate events, filming, activations around the Wynyard Quarter in areas of development and high disruption.• Providing external advice to event organisers and CCOs to support development of events across Auckland.• Event lead for the Event Readiness work stream for the 2021 Americas Cup (AC36).• Supporting the Wynyard Edge Alliance (WEA) public interface and operational requirements within the public realm during AC36 development in the Wynyard Quarter.• Working with the WEA on placemaking initiatives to minimise the negative impact of development around a highly visible public space. • Supporting the Americas Cup Event team's operational public realm requirements in the AC36 Race Village.• Supporting the Wynyard Quarter Community around readiness for AC36 and possible scenarios and outcomes.• Provide combined Subject Matter Expert placemaking and event advice for the development of the Interim Uses for the AC36 bases and Te Ara Tukutuku / Wynyard Point Masterplan Show less

Technical Advisor Programming

• Nov 2015 - Sep 2020

• Development of the annual Wynyard Quarter place programme including Silo Park, Matariki, Workshops on the Waterfront and Auckland Anniversary Weekend.• Managing operations and logistics for all events around the Wynyard Quarter and Westhaven Marina• Maintaining excellent relationships with a broad range of stakeholders in the Wynyard Quarter including: residents, construction teams, local businesses, berth holders, council and central government partners.• Managing the health and safety obligations of activations and events within Panuku’s placemaking programme. • Supporting the up-skilling of community groups to help enable them to understand their health and safety obligations and are able to apply them to current and future events.• Working across Council Controlled Organisations (CCOs) to coordinate events, filming, activations around the Wynyard Quarter around areas of development and high disruption. Show less

Technical Advisor Programming (Contractor)

• Mar 2015 - Nov 2015

• Development of the annual Wynyard Quarter place programme including Silo Park, Matariki, Workshops on the Waterfront and Auckland Anniversary Weekend.• Managing the operations and logistics of all events around the Wynyard Quarter.• Maintaining excellent relationships with a broad range of stakeholders in the Wynyard Quarter including residents, construction teams, local businesses, berth holders, emergency services.• Managing the health and safety obligations of activations and events within Panuku’s placemaking programme. Show less

Festival crew (AK03 - 2021)

• Feb 2003 - Mar 2021

Duties include: • Assisting touring companies to adapt and problem-solve production elements to fit within various sized theatres across Auckland. • Working as general festival crew for theatre, dance and multimedia, in various venues across Auckland. Duties include: • Assisting touring companies to adapt and problem-solve production elements to fit within various sized theatres across Auckland. • Working as general festival crew for theatre, dance and multimedia, in various venues across Auckland.

Production/Stage Manager

• Sep 2014 - Nov 2016

Specializing in theatrical production management and health & safety services. Services Offered: • Working with companies and production teams to develop bespoke projects, event-specific hazard assessments and • Working with production teams to create comprehensive production health and safety plans in areas where prior best practice standards are not available. • Providing production and tour management for a variety of different genres of theatrical productions. • Supporting and developing community Placemaking initiatives through technical production support. • Providing logistic and technical support for incoming events for Waterfront Auckland’s Place Making team. Show less

Visiting Lecturer

• Apr 2004 - Nov 2016

Duties include: • Planning and implementing multi-session classes on production management and theatre practice. • Teaching introduction to theatrical lighting and safe working practices to high schools though a workshop process. • Overseeing students with rigging, focusing and set construction for various performances within the school, including theatre, dance and site specific work. • Creating lighting designs for several performances, including theatre, dance and sight specific work. • Venue management duties including organising and keeping stock of AV, lighting and audio equipment. • Performing maintenance and basic repairs on AV, lighting and audio equipment. Show less

Rigger / Builder

• Oct 2014 - Jun 2015

Duties include: • Preparation, installation, rigging and removal of automated flying systems for large-scale concert and corporate events. • Troubleshooting of technical equipment during concert and corporate events. • Performing maintenance on rigging and automated equipment. • Building, installing and maintaining the Westpac Giving Tree automated Christmas trees. (2014) Duties include: • Preparation, installation, rigging and removal of automated flying systems for large-scale concert and corporate events. • Troubleshooting of technical equipment during concert and corporate events. • Performing maintenance on rigging and automated equipment. • Building, installing and maintaining the Westpac Giving Tree automated Christmas trees. (2014)

Technical and Production Manager

• Dec 2012 - Sep 2014

Duties included:• Overseeing the technical requirements for all main-bill performances, including lighting, sound, audio visual, set and costume.• Creation and implementation of production week schedules.• Supervision and assisting in all departments during production weeks, to ensure schedules are maintained, included updating schedules where necessary.• Engagement and contracting all technical crew required for production week and performances.• Maintaining an up-to-date technical knowledge of lighting, sound and audiovisual equipment used in performance and adapting technologies for alternative purposes.• Maintaining good working relationships with local suppliers and theatrical service providers.• Liaising with venues regarding staff requirements, technical equipment requirements and schedules, including venues outside of Auckland when the Company is touring.• Creation of tour riders and schedules for the company's touring performances.• Managing production related budgets.• Employing and managing external show-specific contractors.• Consultation on technical and venue requirements for the design of the Waterfront Theatre project.• Creating and maintaining health and safety risk assessments, JSA and method statements for each production. This includes monitoring of health and safety practice during production weeks and during each season.• Staying up to date and contributing to health and safety regulations, law changes and standard industry practices. Show less

Technical Manager

• Apr 2011 - Dec 2012

Duties included:• Overseeing the technical requirements for all main-bill performances, including lighting, sound, audio visual, set and costume.• Creation and implementation of production week schedules.• Supervision and assisting in all departments during production weeks, to ensure schedules are maintained, included updating schedules where necessary.• Engagement and contracting all technical crew required for production week and performances.• Maintaining an up-to-date technical knowledge of lighting, sound and audiovisual equipment used in performance and adapting technologies for alternative purposes.• Maintaining good working relationships with local suppliers and theatrical service providers.• Liaising with venues regarding staff requirements, technical equipment requirements and schedules, including venues outside of Auckland when the Company is touring.• Creation of tour riders and schedules for the company's touring performances. Show less

Trades Assistant

• Oct 2010 - Dec 2010

Duties included: • Coordinating cable management during the smelter automation upgrade at the Glenbrook Steel Mill. (2010) • Working in hazardous areas that require the understanding and use of daily JSA briefings and their safety lockout systems. • Working with system engineers to interpret CAD drawings and problem solve cable management issues. Duties included: • Coordinating cable management during the smelter automation upgrade at the Glenbrook Steel Mill. (2010) • Working in hazardous areas that require the understanding and use of daily JSA briefings and their safety lockout systems. • Working with system engineers to interpret CAD drawings and problem solve cable management issues.

General Activities Director / Senior Counsellor

• Jun 2009 - Aug 2010

Duties included: • Senior counselor responsible 18 camp counselors with the supervision of 40-80 campers. • Running Camp activities including meals, evening activities, out of camp excursions and campfires. • Scheduling the day-to-day operations of camp. • Data entry into CampMinder software to create daily rosters for camper activities. • Instruction in mountain biking and mountain boarding. • Qualified Life guard for both in-camp and away aquatic activities. Duties included: • Senior counselor responsible 18 camp counselors with the supervision of 40-80 campers. • Running Camp activities including meals, evening activities, out of camp excursions and campfires. • Scheduling the day-to-day operations of camp. • Data entry into CampMinder software to create daily rosters for camper activities. • Instruction in mountain biking and mountain boarding. • Qualified Life guard for both in-camp and away aquatic activities.

Production Manager

• Jan 2008 - Jan 2009

Duties included: • Liasing with artistic director, actors, directors, designers, festival staff, venues to ensure that theatre performances run smoothly during through the entire production process. • Making sure all sets, costumes and technical requirements meet standards including general health and safety, rigging ratings, fire safety requirements and international customs and carnet regulations. • Overseeing directors, designers, builders and crew to make sure they are keeping to schedule and maintaining the tikanga (traditions) of the company. • Adapting touring performances to fit in various venues while maintaining the integrity of the designer’s original ideas and concepts including set, lighting and sound. • Travelling with touring performances and organising the daily operations of touring including pack-in/outs, production time, media calls, show calls and after-show events. • Maintaining financial records to ensure productions stays within budget. • Organising freight and transportation for touring theatre across New Zealand and internationally • Compiling rehearsal and show reports to create end of show production reports to give to the company’s board, explaining each season from a production point of view including budgets, unexpected costs and any reported issues that arose. Show less

Technical Manager / Resident Lighting Designer

• Dec 2004 - Dec 2005

Duties included: • Oversight for technical requirements on all programming over the 2004 Silo Season. • Performance lighting/sound/AV operator for all performances in the theatre. • Stage Manager for all performances in the theatre. Duties included: • Oversight for technical requirements on all programming over the 2004 Silo Season. • Performance lighting/sound/AV operator for all performances in the theatre. • Stage Manager for all performances in the theatre.