Event and entertainment technical and produciton management with over 20 years experience.
Experience gained globally in multiple locations
Vectorworks drafting and design
Civil Stuctrural Engineer
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
Work History
Head of Event Technical, Operations and Resourcing
FIFA World Cup 26
Coral Gables, FL
07.2024 - Current
Planned and executed technical elements for ceremonies and events for FIFA Club World Cup 2025
Casual Structural Engineer
D.J.Hibbert Construction Engineers
Sydney, NSW, Australia
09.2023 - 07.2024
Conducted site inspections to verify structural integrity and adherence to engineering standards.
Designed tower crane, and material hoist bases and restraint systems
CAD design and drawing of installations, systems and sites
Authored ITP, inspection, and incident reports
Analyzed structural systems using software: Microstran, SpaceGass
Part of a team that project managed tower crane and other material handling machinery installations
COP28 CAD Manager
Identity Middle East
Dubai, UAE
06.2023 - 10.2023
Drafting and managing of site wide and individual drawings using AutoCAD
Site and event planning and layouts
PTW/WHS Drawings and documentation
Site and venue surveying
Contract
Ceremonies Production Manager
Supreme Committee For Delivery and Legacy
Doha, Qatar
11.2021 - 06.2023
Technical and production management of opening and closing ceremonies and associated events for FIFA World Cup 2022 and FIFA Arab Cup 2022
Survey and planning of power, signal, and containment systems for production elements in stadia.
Pre-production and planning for ceremonies technical elements including: aerial and rigging systems; overlay elements; AV and lighting; communication systems
Management of signal and communication integration between ceremonies and other departments
Project management of stadium audio system upgrade
Liaison between Ceremonies and other Functional Areas.
Creation of documents for production and technical standards, contingency planning, and RFP documents.
Creation of CAD plans and site layouts using Vectorworks
Freelance Production Manager
Sydney, NSW
11.2019 - 11.2021
Freelance services of technical and production management for events
Vectorworks drawing and design services
Video and AV System design and specification
Rigging systems design and specification
Production Manager
Rizer
Sydney, NSW
06.2018 - 11.2019
Production management of special events projects
Controlled the finance of production budgets using Microsoft Excel and Procim
Managed crew, contractors, venue, stage and casual staff on-site
Managed OH+S and compliance
Managed event freight and logistics requirements
Events include: 2018 News Awards, 2019 Entrepreneur of the Year Awards
Production Manager
Fourth Wall Events
Sydney, NSW
06.2017 - 06.2018
Production management of special events projects
CAD design and drafting using Vectorworks
Vendor sourcing and management
Site and venue surveys
Senior Project Manager
Creative Technology NEP Asia Pacific
Singapore
11.2014 - 06.2017
Managed technical and production elements of live event video and staging projects
Managed International freight and logistics
Events include – Studio City opening Macau 2015, Nike Unlimited Stadium Manila 2016, Singapore International Arts Festival 2016
Project Manager (contract)
Grande Exhibitions Pty Ltd
Melbourne, VIC
10.2013 - 11.2014
Managed end to end projects for touring museum immersive and digital exhibitions
Managed International freight and logistics
CAD design and drafting
Managed exhibition asset, stock procurement and inventory
Freelance Production Manager
Resolute Productions Pty Ltd
Sydney, NSW and Dubai, UAE
01.2008 - 01.2013
Clients and Credits Include:
Qatar MICE Development Institute - Doha, Qatar
Qatar Foundation Convocation 2012, 2013, Doha, Qatar, - Production and Site Manager
Live Nation Middle East - Dubai, UAE
Gulf Bike Week 2010, 2012 - Head of Production
DXb Music Festival 2011, 2012 - Head of Production
Maroon 5 Live in Dubai 2011 - Production and Site Manager
IMG Artists Singapore – Singapore
David Foster and Friends, The Hitman Asia tour 2011, 2012 - Tour production manager
XL Video – UK
London 2012 Olympics – LED/Video Engineer
Chaos Video Systems - UK
Santana Guitar Heaven Tour 2011 - LED/Video Engineer
Blink 182 European tour 2010 LED/Video Engineer
Luminous EMC - Singapore
Marina Bay Sands grand opening event, 2010 Singapore - Technical director
Education
Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) - Civil/Structural Engineer
University of Technology Sydney
Sydney, NSW, Australia
07.2024
Associate Degree - Engineering (Civil Major)
University of South Australia
01.2019
Skills
Production Management
Vendor sourcing and management; production and project scheduling; budget and financial management; site management and design; WHS and Safety management; crew and staff management
Technical Management
AV system design and specification; rigging design and analysis; staging and structural design and analysis; power and containment specification
CAD Design and drafting
Vectorworks: Advanced level 3D and 2D Vectorworks certified: Spotlight professional and core
AutoCAD – Intermediate level 3D and 2D
Languages
English
Native or Bilingual
Spanish
Elementary
Interests
Rugby Union
Photography
Travel
Timeline
Head of Event Technical, Operations and Resourcing
FIFA World Cup 26
07.2024 - Current
Casual Structural Engineer
D.J.Hibbert Construction Engineers
09.2023 - 07.2024
COP28 CAD Manager
Identity Middle East
06.2023 - 10.2023
Ceremonies Production Manager
Supreme Committee For Delivery and Legacy
11.2021 - 06.2023
Freelance Production Manager
11.2019 - 11.2021
Production Manager
Rizer
06.2018 - 11.2019
Production Manager
Fourth Wall Events
06.2017 - 06.2018
Senior Project Manager
Creative Technology NEP Asia Pacific
11.2014 - 06.2017
Project Manager (contract)
Grande Exhibitions Pty Ltd
10.2013 - 11.2014
Freelance Production Manager
Resolute Productions Pty Ltd
01.2008 - 01.2013
Associate Degree - Engineering (Civil Major)
University of South Australia
Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) - Civil/Structural Engineer
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