October 2023-Present
Production Supervisor - Endemol Shine Australia
Masterchef Australia , Tipping Point , Dessert Masters, The Hundred with Andy Lee, Masterchef USA.
Resource Management
Recruitment
Budgeting & Cost Reporting
Business Affairs & Operations
Contracting & Negotiation oversight
HOD liaison across all departments
Production Scheduling
Planning & Preparation for Studio & Location Shoots
Production department oversight
June 2023-October 2023
Line Producer - ITV USA
Love Island S5 & Love Island Games
Australian Crew oversight & engagement
Day to Day production management
Oversight of local production crew rostering
OH&S processes
Crew liaison
Time sheets & wages preparation.
December 2022 - June 2023
Production Supervisor - Endemol Shine Australia
Food Stars Australia
Resource Management
Recruitment
Budgeting & Cost Reporting
Business Affairs & Operations
Contracting & Negotiation oversight
HOD liaison across all departments
Production Scheduling
Planning & Preparation for all Studio & Location Shoots
Production department oversight
Regulation & Code of practice management
August 2022 - December 2022
Line Producer, Black Fox Productions
Wild Food
January 2021 - August 2022
Head Of Production - 7PM Company
The Project
Support for HOD's across 12 departments
Resource Management
Recruitment
Team Development
OH&S & COVID Management
Budgeting & Cost Reporting
Business Affairs & Operations
Contracting & Negotiation oversight
Network liaison
September 2016 - December 2020
Supervising Production Manager - Endemol Shine Australia
Masterchef Australia & Junior Masterchef
Budgeting & Cost Reporting
Operations & Logistics
Development of COVID safe policy & practices
Crew management of 120 team members
HOD liaison across 10 departments
Scheduling
Planning & Preparation for all Studio & Location Shoots
Strategise logistics for shoots across Australia & Tokyo
Commercial Partnership liaison
Production department oversight
Regulation & Code of practice management
May 2014 - July 2016
Executive Production Manager - 7PM Project
The Project
Business Affairs & Legal management
Budget writing & forecasting
Procurement of all crew & employee management across production & post production
Supervision of day to day planning & running of the production
Network cost and progress reporting
June 2013-April 2014
Production Manager - Matchbox Productions
The Real Housewives of Melbourne (Series 1)
Procurement of production services & crew
Cost reporting & budget oversight
Compliance with legal and business affairs protocols
Planning & implementation of tight turn around shoots
Devise production systems and processes required to produce & deliver the series debut in Australia
September 2012 - May 2013
Line Producer - 360 Degree Films
Devil Island
Development & Funding procurement for Natural History & Documentary content
Production of Natural History projects for international & domestic broadcast partners
Post-production oversight and crewing for long form documentary series
Production office & resource management
Devise systems for the delivery of & in compliance with a multi-funded long form Documentary series
Drawdown & cashflow process management
October 2011-September 2012
Senior Production Manager - Active TV
Prank Patrol
Budget management & Movie Magic Cost Reporting
OB production oversight across Adelaide, Perth & Melbourne
Local & Interstate crew and resource procurement
Compliance with all working with children & permitting protocols
Monitoring progress & estimated costs for extensive art & props departments
Oversight of deliverables for several investors & networks
October 2011-September 2012
Line Producer / Head of Production - Buto Productions
Ever Wondered
Milestone management & Cost Reporting for filming bodies & network across four projects
Business development & company strategy
Production office & post production suite management
Team leadership for company of fifteen employees
Execution of excellent Friday night drink strategies
February 2010 - August 2010
Production Manager / Film Victoria Producer Internship - Circe Films
Australians Exposed
Production Office support
Shoot set up & permit procurement
Booking & negotiations for all crew
Equipment booking
Compliance with all working with children & permitting protocols
August 2009 - February 2010
Production Manager - Horizon Films
TVC’s & Branded Content
Execution of TVC’s shot on film in & around Melbourne
Delivery & upload to CAD
Crew booking & equipment management
Liaison with company directors to support positive client relationships
Post Production oversight
January - May 2008
Production Manager - ABH Productions
DownsizeMe
Day to day production management of one of New Zealand’s most successful & dynamic reality formats of its time
Scheduling & Management of main & second unit crew
Creative concept development
Location scouting, permitting & management
Research facts & insights inline with series objectives
Cost management & forecasting
Design & construct production systems
July 2007 - January 2008
Production Manager / AP - Two Heads Ltd
Making Tracks
Budget writing & Development
Talent & content research
Talent & content procurement
Booking crew, locations & all travel requirements in Brazil, Jamaica, China, Israel, India & South Africa
International cash management & reconciliation
Creation of production systems & post production workflow
Musical clearance & reporting
Cost reporting & milestone management for national funding body & network executives
January 2006-July 2007
Production Manager - Butobase Ltd
Rodeo Kaupoai 1 & 2, Rockin’ Rowles & Ngāti Porou Hauora
Development
Research & Authoring Proposal pitches
Production house management
In-house Post Production facility management
Recruitment, team development
Budgeting, forecasting & company cashflow oversight
Cost reporting & milestone management for national funding body & network executives
Exceptional Christmas and Karaoke party organisation
November 2002-December 2005
Production Assistant - Production Coordinator & AP
Ask Your Auntie, Baby Charlotte, Courtroom 8, Children Who Kill, Going Going Gone & Serious Crash Unit
Everything from running tapes to re-enactment art directing. Three years at NZ’s factual television powerhouse, Greenstone Pictures, set me up for a lifetime of solid production skills and is where my dexterity and all rounder thinking was first unleashed
Education
2009
Diploma in Human Resources Management
Australian Human Resources School (Australia)
2002
Practical Film & Television Production
South Seas Film & Television School (New Zealand)
1997-2001
Bachelor of Arts - Film & Modern Literature
Otago University (New Zealand)
References
Available on Request