David Brien Email & Phone Number

Melbourne, Australia

45 Flinders Lane Melbourne

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

proudly wearing the Orange for community benefit.

Hobsons Bay Civic Centre Meeting Rooms Responsibilities include Budget management, staffing, contracts, venue hire, venue maintenance, capital works, management of the Conservation Management Plans and heritage issues, Liaison with resident user groups and maintenance of Service agreements, publicity, promotions and marketing of venues and performing arts programs, Promoter/presenter role for performing arts program.At December 2003 fortyfivedownstairs - Melbourne performance venueGeneral administrative and Performing Arts Advisor.

Responsible for finding new business areas for web based business solutions using TS Solutions tools set.As part of this assists with work on a number of projects for clients including: The Lion The Witch and The Wardrobe web site Malcolm C Cooke and Associates

Responsible for:Departmental budgets and financial control of more than $23mVenue bookings and schedulingHospitality and Functions managementRostering and Front of House co-ordination from 3 to 25 staff depending on event.Client Liaison and contracts from $5000 to $75,000 approx.Venue DevelopmentService contracts and building maintenanceTicketing and Box Office Co-ordinationTechnical Service Co-ordinationInitiated membership of the Victorian Association of Performing Arts Centres and am currently the company delegate for that organisation. National Theatre was the first non-government organisation to join VAPAC.

Working on general news and responsible for the division's Editorials, editorial features and letters pages plus the sports pages for four of the group's papers.

Hamer Hall ( Formerly Known As The Concert Hall), Performing Arts Museum.

Began own consultancy, Skids Theatre Arts Services and also started working in Melbourne theatres as a freelance stage technician.Working with various organisations including Victorian State Opera, Victorian Arts Centre, Theatre In Education teams and performers and all major Melbourne Commercial theatres.Shows ranged from small-scale amateur productions to large professional shows. Became involved with the College of the Arts, working on a freelance basis through the college's Technical Resources Divisions. Through that department I worked in all schools of the college providing Stage Management, technical and training support.Clients included: Janet Andrewartha (of Prisoner), Yackandandah Playscripts, Tangerine Dream, Picture People and Avril's Restaurant.

A computerised resume service providing continually updated resumes to people in the entertainment industry. Responsible for Financial Matters, Office Management, Publicity and Planning. BAROQUE AND BEYOND CHAMBER PLAYERS MANAGERResponsible for publicity and promotion, bookings, client liaison, venue liaison, budgeting and finance, rostering and booking of musicians and supervision of repertoire.

With responsibility for space sales for all student publications and direction of a small sales team.

Graduate Certificate, Arts Administration

Areas of focus: * Arts and Society (including organisational structure) * Marketing for Arts Administrators * The Arts Industry * Major.

Diploma Of Arts

Year Sociology And Political Science And Japanese Language And Culture

ACTING AND DRAMA - National Theatre Drama School.; Three Year Course. Classes included Movement, Voice and Drama. There are also a number.