Director/producer/freelancer, HB Productions Ltd — 2012-current
Producing high quality media content and contract work on various live events and broadcasts. Editing international release television documentaries. Live streaming remote to anywhere, from meetings to large gaming events. Directing events for corporates such as Spark, NZ Property council, Ray White, Auckland University, Countdown and many more. Directing live music concerts, from orchestras to hip hop, as well as various international touring pop stars.
Some recent highlights:
2019 - Senior OB Director for the Pacific Games in Samoa (est 20 million viewers)
2019 - Tech Manager for UK Lions Tour of Papua New Guinea, building an entire 12 camera broadcast facility in just 4 days with gear from 4 different countries
(est 28 million viewers).
2020 - Senior Sound Engineer for NZ Motorsport live broadcast on Sky TV and international audiences.
2023 - Senior Sound Engineer for Red Bull International Flugtag event (Auckland).
2023 - Direct ‘ExileCon 2023’ Gaming Convention to over 350k live online viewers
2024 - Senior Sound Engineer for NZ Motorsport live broadcast on Sky TV and international audiences.
Broadcast Technical Manager, Oceania Football Confederation (FIFA) 2016-2018
Building broadcast van and mobile facilities, working on numerous sports programmes for Sky TV and the South Pacific region. Building solutions and covering countless tournaments such as Equestrian Cross Country, Stihl Axeman, dog shows and the world’s most popular sport - football.
Project Manager/director of Media unit,
Te Wananga o Aotearoa — 2010–2012
Hiring a team, producing hundreds of educational videos, saving the organisation over $2m. Designing and building all production facilities and providing solutions for the organisation’s desired outcomes.
Senior editor and Live News Director, prime Television — 1998-2000
Preparing and directing a daily half hour live news show for Prime Television.
Director/producer, Delight Video Group Ltd — 1997-2011
Producing and editing corporate/training videos and over 2000 regional television commercials. Working on many events & live broadcasts.
TV News Editor, Coast to Coast Television — 1995-1997
Editing news stories (tape to tape) and vision switching live news bulletins.
Radio Announcer - “The Flying Dutchman Show” - 1991-1993
Producing a radio show live on air, broadcast in the Waikato weekly.
