Timothy Barker
Summary
Operations professional with proven track record in optimizing processes and driving efficiency. Strong focus on team collaboration, strategic planning, and achieving measurable results. Adept at adapting to changing needs and leading cross-functional teams. Skilled in project management, process improvement, and resource allocation. Dependable and results-driven, known for enhancing operational performance.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
Work History
Head of Production
Biennale of Sydney
01.2022 - Current
- As a member of the Executive Leadership Team, ensure the achievement of the Biennale’s core values and strategic plan
- Support the Chief Executive Officer in the development and implementation of key organisational strategies, timelines, processes and procedures
- Manage and maintain a dynamic, effective and cohesive Production team, including contractors
- Counsel and mentor staff and provide regular and timely feedback
- Support the delivery of the Artistic Director’s vision for the artistic program of the Biennale, clearly conveying and managing what is possible within the resources available
- Responsible for the overall production of the Biennale artistic program, with the primary activity being an exhibition of contemporary art
- Ensure cost-effective strategies and procedural controls are in place to deliver the Biennale program on-time and on-budget
- Manage the artistic program budget, including individual artist project budgets, exhibition staffing and contractor budgets
- Develop and maintain timelines for the overall management of different aspects of Biennale production, including installation, freight, condition reporting, bump-in (/installation) and bump-out (deinstallation) schedules
- Act as a key Biennale of Sydney contact with participating exhibition and venue partners and their staff
- Maintain effective collaborations and relationships with staff of all exhibition and venue partners
- Manage and supervise the submission of all necessary licence agreements, for example contracts, development applications, contractor permits, insurance and other statutory body requirements
Production Manager
Biennale of Sydney
01.2019 - 01.2022
- Provide technical advice and expertise for all contemporary art installations.
- Provide assistance to head of exhibitions with formulating and managing working budgets.
- Prepare all health and safety documentation and all risk management documentation.
- Design and develop solutions for the installation of contemporary art in heritage buildings to ensure buildings remain unaffected.
- Create detailed 3D plans for all exhibition builds including temporary walls, plinths, installations and anything else that needed designing.
- Recruit, train and manage a team of technical staff and installers upwards of 50 people at peak times.
- Devise all timelines and strategies for install, rotas and other logistical planning requirements.
- Source building materials and tools and where possible negotiate to bring suppliers on as sponsors or donors.
- Oversee coordination of all events within the exhibition.
- Manage and run exhibition venues throughout exhibition period.
- Advising on AV requirements for installs.
- Creating and writing reports
Production Manager
DPLR
01.2018 - 01.2019
- Overseeing coordination of Production activities.
- Draft and manage Production and operational budgets.
- Contracting and managing all production and event staff.
- Preparing technical event documentation including schedules for every event.
- Managing the installation and pack down of all events and activations
- Writing development applications and gaining permissions from relevant official authorities where needed.
- Creating Work Health and Safety documentation.
- Managing all aspects of the Work Health and Safety of the event.
Senior technician and Project Manager
Lee Bul Crash The Hayward Gallery Southbank Centre London, & Gropius Bau Berlin
10.2017 - 10.2018
- Provide technical advice and expertise for all contemporary art installations.
- Provide assistance to the Curatorial team with formulating and managing working budgets.
- Prepare all health and safety documentation and all risk management documentation. This included the safe handling and treatment of artworks.
- Manage a team of technical staff and installers.
- Devise all timelines and strategies for install, rotas and other logistical planning requirements.
- Source building materials and tools.
- Advising on AV requirements for installs.
- Creating and writing reports
Operations Manager
Three Choirs Festival
04.2017 - 10.2017
- Logistical planning and overseeing festival production activities
- Volunteer recruitment and management
- Budget planning and management for Operational aspects of the festival
- Writing and implementing all Health and Safety policies
- Writing Fire risk assessments for all venues and calculating appropriate capacities
- Contract negotiation with key stakeholders
- Engage and manage all suppliers/sub-contractors.
- Preparing technical documentation
- Preparing all event plans, site plans and technical drawings where needed.
Technical Production Manager
Biennale of Sydney
08.2015 - 07.2016
- Provide technical advice and expertise for all contemporary art installations.
- Provide assistance to head of exhibitions with formulating and managing working budgets.
- Prepare all health and safety documentation and all risk management documentation.
- Design and develop solutions for the installation of contemporary art in heritage buildings to ensure buildings remain unaffected.
- Create detailed 3D plans for all exhibition builds including temporary walls, plinths, installations and anything else that needed designing.
- Recruit, train and manage a team of technical staff and installers upwards of 50 people at peak times.
- Devise all timelines and strategies for install, rotas and other logistical planning requirements.
- Source building materials and tools and where possible negotiate to bring suppliers on as sponsors or donors.
- Oversee coordination of all events within the exhibition.
- Manage and run exhibition venues throughout exhibition period.
- Advising on AV requirements for installs.
- Creating and writing reports
Operations Manager
Sydney Writers’ Festival
08.2014 - 08.2015
- Overseeing coordination of the Festival’s Production activities.
- Draft and manage the Festival’s Production and operational budgets.
- Contracting and managing all production and event staff, up to 40 at peak times.
- Liaising with venues, considering and maintaining all venue contracts.
- Preparing technical event documentation including schedules for every event.
- Managing the installation and pack down of the Festival.
- Writing development applications and gaining permissions from relevant official authorities where needed.
- Creating Work Health and Safety documentation.
- Managing all aspects of the Work Health and Safety of the event.
- Reporting on operational aspects of the Festival.
- Maintaining office IT systems and liaising with IT services to fix any problems that occur.
- Writing and contributing to grant and sponsorship applications
- Reporting on all aspects of the festival.
Co Director
Jenr8 PTY LTD
01.2009 - 01.2015
- Staff management, training, payroll and rostering.
- Creating and implementing marketing strategies
- Maintaining databases
- Ordering and managing stock
- Book keeping, accounting and financials.
- Budgeting and cash management
Owner and General manager
Rejern8 Productions
01.2007 - 01.2015
- Sales/event bookings and liaison with clients
- Building events and programs from scratch
- Accounting and book keeping
- Logistical planning
- Staff management
- Technical maintenance
- Technical development of multi projector visual set ups.
Operations manager
Powershift conference
01.2009
- Finding the venue and negotiating the contract of hire.
- Booking all event infrastructure.
- Liaising with corporate clients for the exhibition to make sure their needs were met.
- Creating risk assessments for all aspects of the event and creating and implementing Work Health and Safety policies.
- Addressing safety requirements for VIP's and guest speakers.
- Overseeing AV set up for stages and booking and managing Crew to operate.
- Creating a recycling and composting solution for all the waste created at the event.
- Booking and organising food vendors.
Technical manager
Underbelly Arts festival
01.2008 - 01.2011
- Management of audio, visual and lighting technicians to implement artists technical support needs for multiple projects simultaneously.
- Detailed inventory and tracking for hundreds of pieces of sub hired equipment.
- Overseeing of festival day event set up including staging, complex lighting setups, audio systems, scheduling and logistical elements.
- Assisting with risk assessments for various projects.
Director
High N Dry festival
01.2008 - 01.2010
- Writing the development application and negotiating with Police, Council and Emergency services to ensure the Festival could go ahead.
- Overseeing all security and WH&S planning.
- Preparing the site.
- Overseeing all acoustic testing
Education
BSC (HONS) - Music Technology
Staffordshire University
01.2004
A levels - History, English and Art
Stowe School
01.1999
Skills
- Problem-solving
- Team leadership
- Operations management
- Customer service
- Planning and implementation
- Project management
Timeline
Head of Production
Biennale of Sydney
01.2022 - Current
Production Manager
Biennale of Sydney
01.2019 - 01.2022
Production Manager
DPLR
01.2018 - 01.2019
Senior technician and Project Manager
Lee Bul Crash The Hayward Gallery Southbank Centre London, & Gropius Bau Berlin
10.2017 - 10.2018
Operations Manager
Three Choirs Festival
04.2017 - 10.2017
Technical Production Manager
Biennale of Sydney
08.2015 - 07.2016
Operations Manager
Sydney Writers’ Festival
08.2014 - 08.2015
Co Director
Jenr8 PTY LTD
01.2009 - 01.2015
Operations manager
Powershift conference
01.2009
Technical manager
Underbelly Arts festival
01.2008 - 01.2011
Director
High N Dry festival
01.2008 - 01.2010
Owner and General manager
Rejern8 Productions
01.2007 - 01.2015
A levels - History, English and Art
Stowe School
BSC (HONS) - Music Technology
Staffordshire University
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