The Chief of Staff is a strategic partner to the co-founders and wider leadership team, primarily focused on cultivating a dynamic and bespoke Studio Culture, by developing and improving the internal operations of the company. This role is an important go-between that extends the impact the co-founders have, and helps with triaging and working on internal challenges and opportunities.

Amy’s practice focuses on the complexities of human emotion. Working across music, film, sound, textiles and interactive installation, Amy’s work is driven by unique approaches to audience engagement. She uses methodologies of humour and storytelling to examine the dynamics of our relationships with others, and query our societal views on intimacy, communication, and connection.Her music for the short animation “The Lost Sound” has been screened internationally including at the Atlanta Film Festival, Melbourne International Film Festival (MIFF), and Palm Springs ShortFest. Amy has performed original music at The Forum Theatre Melbourne as part of MIFF’s “meet the composers” program in 2018, spoken at Melbourne Knowledge Week about audience engagement, and is currently CEO of time travel company, "Worldline Corporations". Her visual art has been commissioned for "The Other Art Fair", and private collections. Her compositional skills have been contracted for various plays, dance productions, animations and short films. Amy holds a Bachelors of Music from the University of Melbourne, and a Masters of Fine Arts from RMIT.

As Project Administration Manager, I was in charge of documentation and organisation of up to 300+ active projects per year, liaising with clients and consultants across both architectural, legal, and government sectors. I managed a team of consultants, with responsibilities including allocation of jobs, supporting staff to meet deadlines, and adjusting workloads where necessary.

As Office Manager, I was in charge of day to day office co-ordination, as well as being first point of contact for staff. I would prepare weekly project schedules for discussion at team meetings, manage invoicing and maintain company and project budgets, manage staff timesheets and leave requests, as well as staff allocation for projects. While at Kirby Architects, I overhauled business administration and time management systems to foster peak productivity, and was the project lead on the implementation of world leading Employee Assistant Programs (EAP’s) for small architectural firms across Australia.

While Office Administrator at Watson Young, I:- Conducted inductions for new staff, and was first point of contact for them when settling in- Performed various business administration tasks including invoicing and financial reports for senior management- Assisted in the preparation and distribution of marketing material for tenders and branding- Managed all office correspondence from general enquires to liaising with senior stakeholders

Amy is a passionate pianist and teacher who enjoys helping people of all ages discover and develop their musical talents. Amy has successfully prepared students for AMEB exams and performances. Her approach to teaching is tailored to the student (are you a visual learner? Good with patterns? Partial to a simile or metaphor?), and she strongly believes that this approach creates the strongest foundation for a love of music and playing. Amy holds a Bachelor of Music (Interactive Composition) from the Victorian College of the Arts (VCA), and has a background of more than 20 years in classical piano, choirs, and arts music. She is well versed in traditional methods of teaching, but has a passion for experimenting and exploring all genres and approaches to music. Amy is eager to help her students to explore any and all aspects of the music that they want to learn. She is keen to not only teach and develop a passion for piano in her students, but strives to provide them with the essentials they need for wherever their musical endeavours take them.