Luke Rositani

CENTREPIECE, Australian Open, AFL Grand Final Parade, Welcome Home Olympians

Operations

• Responsible for all back of house operations within CENTREPIECE, including; pre-event planning/Client liaison, event day operations and delivery, contractor management (including Rigging, Audio/Visual, OH&S), and management of the venue’s operations risk and safety
• Developing and implementing procedures and manuals for the successful opening and ongoing operation of CENTREPIECE
• Managing venue’s maintenance program including event damages and/or repairs as well as upgrading venue capabilities for future
• Managing venue assets, including plant vehicles, audio and lighting interface, staging, and furniture
• Managing Capital Expenditure Projects from end-to-end

Leadership

• Managing an enthusiastic and passionate team comprised of an Operations Leader and three Operations Supervisors
• Guiding our team on how to lead casual workforce to achieve a common goal
• Strong relationship building with team members, partners and clients
• Strong promotion of accountability, development, and welfare for all team members
• Prioritizing team member wellbeing and work life balance

Customer Experience (Client & Guest)

• Reviewing guest and client feedback to highlight operational improvements and use them to enhance our team’s approach to events
• Ensuring that we are well equipped to respond to any requests made by our clients, and offer alternative solutions to anything reasonably unachievable

Safety & Risk

• Current OH&S representative for CENTREPIECE
• Creating venue safety and risk guidelines and enforcing adherence by making fair and reasonable standards to ensure a safe work environment for all team members and contractors on site during events
• Ensuring compliance by reviewing client and venue safety documentation
• Completing all relevant safety documentation and checklists for each event ie
• Pyrotechnics checklists
• Completing Pre-event walkthroughs and checklists to ensure the safety of our guests once set up is complete
• Attend and host monthly OH&S meetings to review incidents, hazards, and improvements within CENTREPIECE (including in-house rigging team Showtech and our Audio/Visual team Encore) and across the whole of Melbourne & Olympic Park
• Undertake monthly venue safety walkthroughs

Asset and Facilities Management

• Single point of contact for John Cain Arena and Margret Court Arena teams
• Undertaking site inspections to assess faults and damage required across multiple disciplines
• Review on-duty technician reports from events and security reports and raise work orders accordingly
• Assist in the development of contract Planned, Preventative, and Predictive Maintenance scope where required

Essential Services

• Ensure venue compliance with all building statutory requirements by collating detailed records of works undertaken and reporting as per Building Code of Australia directives

OH&S

• Ensuring contractors comply with M&OP OH&S policies and procedures
• Ensuring contractors abide by site requirements and report incidents

Operational Planning

• Managing rosters for Bump-in, Event day, & Bump-out workforce
• Coordinating venue logistics (Event day & other)
• Mapping floor layouts

Event Delivery

• Workforce Supervision
• Safety Officer

Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band

• Purchasing and displaying food & beverage requirements for Artist & Crew rooms
• Orchestrating Set up & Pack down of Artist rooms

Justin Bieber 'Purpose World Tour'

• Set up & maintain dining area for Artist's family & Crew

'Australia's first Dog-friendly Music Festival'

• Site Logistics
• Bump-In/Out Coordination
• Artist and Vendor Liaison
• Opening Night/Fundraiser Organizer & Coordinator

'Garden of Unearthly Delight'

• Pop-up venue build
• Stall Bump-in Manager

• Volunteer Coordinator
• Site Operations (Decor)
• Stage Dressing
• Artist Green Room & Common Area (Decor)

• Assisting with Outdoor/Lifestyles product information & Customer service
• Landscaping
• BBQs
• Outdoor settings