Omagh, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
Experienced Manager with a demonstrated history of working in the museums and institutions industry. Skilled in Facility Management (FM), Event Management, Health & Safety, Employee Training, and Heritage Tourism. Strong research professional with a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) focused in Theatre from Ulster University.
Manage and implement the programme of Living History for various Council owned facilities, covering multi periods of history. Within the role I manage, train and evaluate staff and their development and manage the department budget.
I was briefed with the management and delivery of the performance programme for Armagh Georgian Festival 2018. These were mostly based in the City Centre of Armagh City, utilising the backdrop of the city’s historic Georgian buildings. The programme had a cast of 25 costumed actors who required scripts, rehearsal time, authentic costumes and props and an in-depth understanding of Georgian Armagh all delivered to a high standard, budget and timeframe.
As part of my sabbatical I got to work with Crumlin Road Goal to experience private sector events and the organization of staffing, ticker sales and delivery, so that industry leading project management can be implemented within Local Government tourism provision.
My employer Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council provided me the opportunity to work within the charitable heritage tourism sector in the role of Business Manager for the Lissan House Trust, that manage the property Lissan House & Demesne. Within this role I managed the property and the 267 acre estate, covering woodlands, ponds, waterways and corn acred land. Within the brief I successfully secured funding from external sources to enhance the running of the property and for the welfare of volunteers. I successfully ran and managed a large number of profitable events, including a 2 day music festival headlined by Nathan Carter. Within my role I had to manage the commercial operations of the property including restaurant and catering, introducing transformative change management, leading to a greater and profitable use of these assets and the securing of new lease agreements with external users of the estate. I also led, mentored and developed the volunteer team, providing new opportunities of long term employment for two of the team in the private sector and I I nominated a young volunteer and he was successful in being awarded the prize of Heritage Angel NI 2018 - Best Contribution by Young People to a Heritage projectI was also successful in another nomination and Lissan House was awarded as highly commended in the Heritage Angel 2018 for the Best Rescue of An Historic Building under £2 million. This skills and experiences gained in this placement role has enhanced and expanded my skill base to work within the private, charitable, volunteer and public sectors.