Michael Bridge Email & Phone Number

New Zealand

Leading cycling, walking, public transport and micro-mobility infrastructure and behaviour change programmes across the city

New Zealand

Adelaide, Australia

Creating new business through the expansion of SACC's education programme into 9+ metro councils in collaboration with local government, community NGOs, venues and schools; sourcing grant and corporate funding, as well as audience development.

London Uk

Project Consultant on a GBP3-million capital project, creating a new performance venue, cafe-kitchen-bar, gallery space, education centre and offices. Represented the client, collaborated with architects, QS, contractors and the design team.Also PC designing and delivering the Summer Festival, advising core staff re planning, stakeholder engagement, budgeting, logistics and risk management.

As the GM leading a team of senior colleagues, I was defined by:STAKEHOLDER LEADERSHIPDeveloping partnerships with corporate, government, community and media stakeholders Success: Generated over $1million of cash in in-kind support across commercial programmes Identifying opportunities and directing our course ... Developing long-term, mutually-rewarding, creative and productive associations ... Navigating sensitive relationships ... Building internal relationships with personnel, members, customers and new audiences.BUSINESS LEADERSHIPDriving commercial outcomes for organisational benefitSuccess: Moving from a deficit position to profitability, while doubling participation in cycling Ensuring everything we touched was viable, valuable and measureable ... Coordinating short, medium and long-term needs and strategies ... Investing in opportunities for financial return that allowed growth and also met our organisation’s constituted mission.PEOPLE LEADERSHIPRecruiting, training, evaluating and leading a wonderful teamSuccess: Six out of seven senior staff have been with the organisation over five yearsCreating an environment based on a positive culture that supported personal growth, professional development and capacity-building ... Embracing the contributions made by a complex cohort of senior managers, casual employees and volunteers ... Celebrating individual success as an investment in the collective ... Facilitating our evolution towards excellence.OPERATIONAL LEADERSHIPMaximising productivity and customer satisfactionSuccess: seamless transition to new premises in November 2014Managing day-to-day effective business activities including communication, maintenance, functions, services, resources, WHS and risk management ... Ensuring managers and other staff scheduled workloads and prioritised competing demands ... Rolling my sleeves up and making things happen.

Education record

Education record

Education record