Rikus De Kock Email & Phone Number

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

• Lead, coach and motivate a team of Lighting Design Engineers to design and deliver high quality, bespoke lighting design projects within the EMEA region, ensuring a collaborative approach to design, in accordance with best practice, based on technical expertise, design and execution principles• Manage all architectural lighting design projects, ensuring projects are completed on time, to budget and to client specification and maintain accurate records including expenditures, project… Show more • Lead, coach and motivate a team of Lighting Design Engineers to design and deliver high quality, bespoke lighting design projects within the EMEA region, ensuring a collaborative approach to design, in accordance with best practice, based on technical expertise, design and execution principles• Manage all architectural lighting design projects, ensuring projects are completed on time, to budget and to client specification and maintain accurate records including expenditures, project profit reports, billing forecasts and financial strategic planning• Liaise with clients, project teams, sub-contractors and suppliers, solving queries, actioning requests, including variations if required, and offer expert lighting advice on various product ranges• Design lighting layouts, review and present concepts to clients, document approval and ensure implementation according to technical specifications and industry standards throughout the project life cycle• Update technical specifications and product data to use on designs• Conduct site visits, monitor progress and ensure that project execution is compliant with the specification, manage external consultants and identify and maximise value engineering opportunities• Secure new business, coordinate lighting design commissions, costing bids and proposals and develop project design approaches, contributing to brand development, growing local supplier list and product library Show less

Abu Dhabi Uae

• Lead, support and mentor the entire technical team, consisting of the audio, lighting, video, rigging and administration departments, overseeing all implementations and technical aspects• Act as a key contact for clients in relation to technical information, ensuring technical teams are appropriately directed and updated with project information, and liaise with all stakeholders, ensuring a clear and well-communicated brief with zero room for error during events• Prepare quotes and… Show more • Lead, support and mentor the entire technical team, consisting of the audio, lighting, video, rigging and administration departments, overseeing all implementations and technical aspects• Act as a key contact for clients in relation to technical information, ensuring technical teams are appropriately directed and updated with project information, and liaise with all stakeholders, ensuring a clear and well-communicated brief with zero room for error during events• Prepare quotes and deliver presentations to clients, highlighting technical logistics, plan and design technical components of events, ensuring execution and implementation of inventory on Flex managing system• Actively participate in technical activities of events, including audio, lighting, video and rigging with a hands-on approach and manage crew and equipment, both on site and in the warehouse• Ensure all inventory items are regularly checked, cleaned and updated, and routinely maintained• Report to the executive team on a regular basis, with custom financial and analytical reports Show less

Abu Dhbai

• Attend client meetings and obtain a clear understanding of client requirements, ensuring accurate quotes, based on the client’s event size and needs, as well as implementation to the client’s satisfaction• Lead, support, and mentor a small team of employees, including operational management, performance counselling and debrief, mentoring and training, ensuring that operational and client objectives are met• Plan and conceptualise lighting designs, creating 3D lighting designs… Show more • Attend client meetings and obtain a clear understanding of client requirements, ensuring accurate quotes, based on the client’s event size and needs, as well as implementation to the client’s satisfaction• Lead, support, and mentor a small team of employees, including operational management, performance counselling and debrief, mentoring and training, ensuring that operational and client objectives are met• Plan and conceptualise lighting designs, creating 3D lighting designs illustrating the visual intent and ensure lighting installation to the highest standard, in line with industry requirements and with a focus on safety• Oversee and coordinate the logistics for loading and offloading on site with the applicable access equipment Show less

South Africa

• Develop and implement the business strategy, including sourcing new business opportunities• Lead and influence a high performing team of audio, visual and rigging specialists, and oversee and manage the day-to-day priorities relating to daily workload and staffing needs to meet overall business goals• Direct and review financial activities, measuring productivity, setting prices, cash flow, payroll, billing, including managing forecasts and budgets• Demonstrate a strong focus on… Show more • Develop and implement the business strategy, including sourcing new business opportunities• Lead and influence a high performing team of audio, visual and rigging specialists, and oversee and manage the day-to-day priorities relating to daily workload and staffing needs to meet overall business goals• Direct and review financial activities, measuring productivity, setting prices, cash flow, payroll, billing, including managing forecasts and budgets• Demonstrate a strong focus on customer satisfaction, loyalty and follow up, establishing a customer centric culture of communication and collaboration• Consult with clients, conceptualise audio, lighting, and video designs, and document approved concepts• Setup all equipment, execute live audio and video mixing, filming and recording for an array of live events, including signal distribution of multiple screen setups with content and live feeds• Produce, direct, and edit final recordings of live events as well as music videos Show less

Qatar

• Senior Lighting Engineer, ensuring all lighting requirements are fulfilled as per client’s specifications.• Designing and implementing lighting designs for various international designers like Adam Basset.• Planning technical requirements of various major lighting installs, ensuring that all lighting equipment were checked, cleaned and up to date with the latest firmware.• Maintaining all lighting equipment and repairing faulty items.• Preparing gear for major shows and… Show more • Senior Lighting Engineer, ensuring all lighting requirements are fulfilled as per client’s specifications.• Designing and implementing lighting designs for various international designers like Adam Basset.• Planning technical requirements of various major lighting installs, ensuring that all lighting equipment were checked, cleaned and up to date with the latest firmware.• Maintaining all lighting equipment and repairing faulty items.• Preparing gear for major shows and loading accordingly. • Clay Paky service trained By Giovanni Zucchinali. Show less

South Africa

This acapella group was founded at the same university where I was studying at the time. They offered me the position of permanent sound engineer and basic lighting technician. They started with small shows and quickly grew into a national sensation, touring the entire country. I was responsible for transporting the equipment and making sure that the acapella group sounded great in every venue. We also ran a set show for the lighting.Duties:• Responsible for the Sound and lighting… Show more This acapella group was founded at the same university where I was studying at the time. They offered me the position of permanent sound engineer and basic lighting technician. They started with small shows and quickly grew into a national sensation, touring the entire country. I was responsible for transporting the equipment and making sure that the acapella group sounded great in every venue. We also ran a set show for the lighting.Duties:• Responsible for the Sound and lighting of all the shows and tours of the group in any venue.• Mixed and recorded audio for live shows of this very intricate acapella group’s performance.• Installed the PA systems with FOH control and monitor setup.• Ensured that the acoustics of every venue met the group’s standard.• Did Audio predictions where necessary for setups.• Designed and programmed the lighting for their performances.• Ensured that the lighting was installed as per venue and requirements for each show. Show less

South Africa

I founded Radik Productions while I was still at university. I started filming and producing basic videos for the students on campus and soon realized how I loved it more than what I was studying. I took the risk, purchased professional video equipment, and it just took off from there. I did a lot of work in the live video industry and also freelanced on big shows as vison mixer and technician.• Creating live video for events, including live video mixing and recording.• Setting up… Show more I founded Radik Productions while I was still at university. I started filming and producing basic videos for the students on campus and soon realized how I loved it more than what I was studying. I took the risk, purchased professional video equipment, and it just took off from there. I did a lot of work in the live video industry and also freelanced on big shows as vison mixer and technician.• Creating live video for events, including live video mixing and recording.• Setting up of all equipment, filming, directing and editing final recordings and live events.• Signal distribution of multiple screen setups with content and live feeds.• Producing content for various playback systems and formats. Show less

South Africa

After completing my second year of Bsc. IT studies I received this opportunity to work in the IT field. I took it up for the experience but soon discovered I had a greater love for the events industry. My IT background certainly helped tremendously with learning new software and setting up networks in the event industry.Duties:• IT Specialist for financial company 200+ employees.• Implementing and maintaining the IT infrastructure of the company.• Providing IT support to the… Show more After completing my second year of Bsc. IT studies I received this opportunity to work in the IT field. I took it up for the experience but soon discovered I had a greater love for the events industry. My IT background certainly helped tremendously with learning new software and setting up networks in the event industry.Duties:• IT Specialist for financial company 200+ employees.• Implementing and maintaining the IT infrastructure of the company.• Providing IT support to the employees.• Setting up and installing various IT equipment.• Updating and maintaining IT equipment. Show less

South Africa

As a student, I freelanced in various different work environments for extra income and gaining experience in other fields in South Africa. • Cachet Theater Permanent Venue manager and technician (2005-2008)• Aardklop Arts festival Venue manager (2005-2007 vacation work)• A-Carpet Clean Assistant for cleaning company (2002-2004 vacation work)• Dingo Cycles Maintain and assembling new cycles (2003-2004 vacation work)• PlumbCor Plumbing Assistant (2002 vacation… Show more As a student, I freelanced in various different work environments for extra income and gaining experience in other fields in South Africa. • Cachet Theater Permanent Venue manager and technician (2005-2008)• Aardklop Arts festival Venue manager (2005-2007 vacation work)• A-Carpet Clean Assistant for cleaning company (2002-2004 vacation work)• Dingo Cycles Maintain and assembling new cycles (2003-2004 vacation work)• PlumbCor Plumbing Assistant (2002 vacation work) Show less

Bsc (It), Information Technology

Activities and Societies: Drama department technical, Auditorium technical crew. I studied B.Ing Mechanical engineering for one year.

B-Ing, Mechanical Ingeneering

I studied B.Ing Mechanical engineering for one year and decided to switch to Bsc. IT. While studying i was greatly involved in the drama.

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