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Perth, Western Australia, Australia

Working within the DFES Community Preparedness Directorate, I manage the daily operations of the Heritage Centre including programs, exhibition development and building maintenance. This position is responsible for the management of the DFES Heritage Collection, which incorporates the DFES Heritage Fleet and the heritage listed Old Perth Central Fire.

Fremantle, Australia

I managed the Education and Volunteer teams at the WA Maritime Museum and the WA Shipwrecks Museum as well as ongoing management of the Discovery Zone until it's closure in December 2019.The Education team and I set ourselves the lofty goal of making the Fremantle sites relevant and exciting places to visit for the schools audience when the shiny new big.

Perth, Australia

The Discovery Manager manages a small team of staff who facilitate the day-to-day operations of the WA Museum’s Discovery Zone, located in the State Library of Western Australia. The Discovery Zone is a unique space for families to enjoy a Museum experience in the heart of the Perth Cultural Centre while the New Museum is under construction.

Sydney, Australia

Develop and manage delivery of education and public programs to meet strategic goals for the activation of SLM brand, museums, exhibitions and collections and to generate visitation and income.Highlights include:- refocusing of the signature family events at Rouse Hill House and Farm back to its heritage and farming values.- Convict Escapades, an immersive.

Sydney, Australia

A sabbatical journey to re-experience from the ground-up what constitutes a good quality stakeholder experience within the events and arts industry at some of Sydney's leading entertainment and sporting venues. Venues include:- ANZ Stadium, Spotless Stradium & Acer Arena (Olympic Park venues)- Brookvale & Jubilee Ovals & Shark Park (NRL Grounds)- QANTAS.

Sydney, Australia

Following the restructure at the Powerhouse Museum I took the opportunity to accept a voluntary redundancy and decided to run away with the circus! I had the privilege to work with the Cirque du Soleil Front of House team for the Sydney tour of Totem.

Sydney, Australia

• Leading a highly creative and dedicated team of producers in the scoping, implementing and evaluating of programs for core Museum audiences both onsite, offsite and online. Responsibilities include:
• Setting and control of the departmental expenditure and staffing budget including thecreation of revenue generating opportunities.
• Overseeing an annual calendar of programs in accordance with the Museums strategic directionsand the follow through of individual project… Show more Leading a highly creative and dedicated team of producers in the.
• Overseeing an annual calendar of programs in accordance with the Museums strategic directionsand the follow through of individual project management plans for each program. Programs include school holidays, theatre.
• Management of the Play at Powerhouse brand across the Museum including the Zoe & Cogsmascot characters and the play.powerhousemuseum.com website. The website attracted 218,777 visitors in the 12/13 financial year. It.
• Fostering partnerships with external organisations in the co-production of programs and resources. - Sydney Brickshow with Sydney Lego Users Group attracting over 9,642 visitors over a weekend. - Composer in Residence.

Sydney, Australia

Highlights include: - Development and delivery of major school holiday programs. Over 150,000 visitors come to the Museum during the holiday periods and in 2010- 2011 this represented 42% of total visitation to the Powerhouse Museum. - Development of educational resources for permanent exhibitions as well as major international touring exhibitions such as.

Sydney, Australia

After the Museum redundancy program I took on the role of Acting Education Manager. The main focus was to develop a strategic business plan for the Museum's Education Department.

Western Australia, Australia

My journey into the world of science communication, science centres and museums began when I was in year 12 and decided not to study for my final mid-year exams and started to volunteer at Scitech as a Sciguide instead. In 1995 I was awarded the Keith Fell-Gordon Award for Outstanding Voluntary Service.Contract positions include:* Scitrekker Membership.

Western Australia, Australia

I was one of the first male checkout operators and was awarded check-out operator of the month January 1989! But on a serious note my strong customer service understanding came through my work here.

Certificate Iv In Coordination Of Volunteer Programs (Chc44015)

Event Management

Certificate Iv In Work Health And Safety (Bsb41415)

Graduate Diploma, Science Communication

Bachelor Of Biotechnology (Bbiot)

Activities and Societies: Murdoch Guild Education Council - 1993 & 1994

Education record

Activities and Societies: Student Council - 1987