John

About me:

Candidate Info :
I am currently applying for heavy vehicle operator jobs and similar around Sutherland Shire in Sydney as well as around Karuah.

The reason for my applications is that the company I currently work at (Until Tuesday 24th of March) Will be standing me down on the afore mentioned date. This is because the events sector has basically shut down for an undetermined amount of time. Unfortunately, I am not the only one that will suffer through this time.

My Current role is Crewing Operations and Logistics Coordinator.

This involves the rostering and scheduling of staff within our company whose job it is to execute a live event. Doing this within our self imposed safe work and fatigue management guidelines is easier said than done. However it is extremely important as straying outside of them regularly often burns staff out and leaves the more prone to injury in an already high risk work environment.

Experience :
Worked As Freelance Audio Engineer at “Monitor”and Front of House from January 2007
Job Description-
● Mixing of “Monitor”and Front of House for numerous bands at festivals and one off concerts
● Extensive use of Yamaha M7CL, PM5D, PM5000 for FOH and Monitor duties
● Extensive use of DigiDesign Profile, SC48 and D-show for FOH and Monitor Duties
● Training and Use of the L-acoustics Touring catalogue including- V-Dosc, Dv-dosc, ARCS, Kara,
Kudo, K1, K2, LA8 Amplified Controllers, LA-Network Manager and Soundvision

Worked As Audio Engineer Trainee at Sydney NSW
Job Description
• Testing and maintenance of audio equipment (requiring tool / chemical training and usage)
• Coordination of audio systems
• Training in technical department – technical equipment repairs
• Inventory control
• Construction and installation of audio systems for permanent and temporary events / installations
• Manual labour including heavy lifting

Worked As JPJ Audio (Previously Jands Production Services, Sydney NSW) Audio Inventory Coordinator at JPJ Audio
Job Description
• Maintenance of audio equipment (requiring tool / chemical training and usage)
• Coordination of audio systems
• Inventory control
• Asset Management
• Research into industry requirements to support asset purchases
• HR Truck driver (delivery of equipment)
• Management of technical staff and trainees
• Coordination of staff rosters
• Project coordination including equipment hire, consumables, staffing and logistics
• Preparation of project financials to suit budgets
• Management of service contracts
• Senior Audio Engineer on major events
• Client Liaison
• Responding and resolving customer and client queries and complaints
• Manual labour including heavy lifting
• Knowledge and implementation of Workplace Occupational Health & Safety policies in the workplace

Worked As Crewing Operations and Logistics Coordinator at TDC- Technical Direction Company from March 2018 to March 2020
● Rostering of Technicians
● Ensuring all OHS, Fatigue Management and General well being guidelines are met when writing
the roster.
● Scheduling of Prep, De-prep, Gear Pull and all other resources required for the company to execute an event.
● Must be proficient in working under high pressure with short time frames.
● Must be acutely aware of the scale, impact and ramifications of executing events such as VIVID
and priorities decision making to suit and ensure the company and event are at no risk of failure.
● Schedule Driver and Vehicles to suit size of event, ensuring labour is appropriate, vehicle size is
appropriate (ie- will fit in loading dock of venue) and ensure that drive has all required infromation
● Schedule (in collaboration with Technical Warehouse Manager) all warehouse tasks – ie test and tag, general maintenance, client demo’s, annual inspection of rigging equipment, vehicle checks
etc
● Ensure the safety of all employees by adhering to fatigue, working hour length and consecutive
days worked guidelines (put in place by TDC)
● Where possible, further technical knowledge to better understand the ins and outs of what TDC
do for business (Live Event Video Production)
● Where required, drive and make deliveries to venues around Sydney in any of the vehicles
owned by TDC and do so safely

Worked As Operations Co-ordinator at Haycom Audio Visual from January 2012 to October 2015
Job Description-
● Co-ordination of day to day operations of warehouse, crew and project management
● Responsible for acquiring of cross hired equipment to cover “shortages” of in house equipment
● Managment of vehicles within fleet ie- maintenance, scheduling of vehicle use for appropriate
projects etc
● Use of “rental point”- Hire equipment management software, is also used heavily for allocating
crew to projects
● Allocation of appropriate equipment to projects being undertaken by the company
● Allocation of Staff or “Crew” to projects being undertaken by the company
● Management of damaged equipment repair in a timely manner ie- contacting
manufacturers/repair agencies and co-ordinating the repairs with the needs of the company

Worked As Engineer at AAA Production Services (Perth Western Australia) from March 2009 to February 2011
Job Description
• Maintenance of audio equipment (requiring tool / chemical training and usage)
• Coordination of audio systems
• Logistics Management (Fleet, equipment, staffing coordination)
• Inventory control
• Asset Management
• Team Management
• MR Truck driver (delivery of equipment)
• Coordination of staff rosters
• Project coordination including equipment hire, consumables, staffing and logistics
• Senior Audio System Engineer on major events
• Client Liaison
• Construction and installation of audio systems for permanent and temporary events / installations
• Manual labour including heavy lifting
• Knowledge and implementation of Workplace Occupational Health & Safety policies in the workplace

Worked As Audio Engineer Trainee at Jands Production Services from December 2007 to June 2009
Job Description
• Testing and maintenance of audio equipment (requiring tool / chemical training and usage)
• Coordination of audio systems
• Training in technical department – technical equipment repairs
• Inventory control
• Construction and installation of audio systems for permanent and temporary events / installations
• Manual labour including heavy lifting