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RODERICK VAN GELDER

Resume
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Born :  15 December 1957, Amsterdam Holland
Citizenship : Dutch / Permanent Resident of Australia

Qualifications:
Cert. IV - Risk Assessment
Cert. IV - Training and Assessment
WorkCover - OH&S Supervisor
WorkCover - Workplace Committees
WorkCover - OHS Risk Management
NSW Fire Brigade - First Attack Firefighting

Professional Experience

2005 - 2011
Risk Assessment and OH&S Consultancy:
- Wide variety of venues, production companies and events
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2004
Risk Assessment and OH&S Consultancy:
- Australian Opera Workshop
- Virgin Atlantic launch event
- Parramatta Family Fun Day & Carols

- Hordern Pavilion & Royal Hall of Industries - Playbill Venues

2001 - 2004
Technical Manager:
 Hordern Pavilion & Royal Hall of Industries - Playbill Venues

2000
Lighting Design:
 "Peter & the Wolf - Peter Garrett & Australian Chamber Orchestra

Technical Director:
 Hordern Pavilion & Royal Hall of Industries Fox Studios Australia

1999
Lighting Design:
 "Taming of the Shrew" Royal Botanic Gardens, Sydney
 "Broken Angels" Australian Dancers Company, Perth

Technical Director:
 Hordern Pavilion &  Royal Hall of Industries Playbill Venue Management

1998
Lighting Design:
 "Virtuosity" Australian Dancers Company, Perth
 "Frenzy" Aku Kadogo, Sydney

Technical Director:
 Hordern Pavilion &  Royal Hall of Industries Playbill Venue Management
 Peugeot – Annual Dealer  Conference Eventures
 International Fencing Championships Australia Australian Fencing Board

1997
Lighting Design:
 "Romeo & Juliet" Kings Park, Perth
 "Prometheus" - Skriabin Sydney Symphony Orchestra
 "Honour" Griffin Theatre, Sydney
 "Australian Dance Awards" Ausdance, Sydney Opera House
 "Arabian Nights" State Theatre Company South Australia
 "A Midsummer Night's Dream"  Adelaide Botanic Gardens

1996
Production Manager:
 "Romeo & Juliet"  Sydney Royal Botanic Gardens
 "Four Generations Project" Taipei, Taiwan
 "Aïda" Indoor Stadium, Singapore
 "Baryshnikov & White Oak Dance Project"   Australian & New Zealand Tour

Lighting Design:
 "A Midsummer Night's Dream"  Melbourne Royal Botanic Gardens
 "Romeo & Juliet" Sydney Royal Botanic Gardens
 "Four Generations Project" Taipei, Taiwan
 "A Choral Sea" Sydney Townhall
 "Housing Industry Awards" SCEC

1995
Production Manager:
 "A Midsummer Night's Dream"  Sydney Royal Botanic Gardens
 "Four Generations Project" Malthouse Theatre, Melbourne
 "DanceWeek 1995" Various Locations
 "Museum of Sydney" Opening Museum of Sydney, Sydney
 "Casanova Confined" Cellblock Theatre, Sydney & Saltram Winery, Barossa Valley
 "Piaf" Jeannie Lewis Melbourne, Perth & Adelaide

Lighting Design:
 "A Midsummer Night's Dream"  Sydney Royal Botanic Gardens
 "Four Generations Project" Malthouse Theatre, Melbourne
 "Piaf" Jeannie Lewis Athenaeum Theatre, Melbourne & tour
 "Independent Dance Collection" Performance Space, Sydney
 "Mozart by Moonlight" Sydney Royal Botanic Gardens

1994
Production Manager:
 "A Midsummer Night's Dream"  Sydney Royal Botanic Gardens
 "A Midsummer Night's Dream"  Brisbane Mt. Coot-Tha Botanic Gardens
 "Four Generations Project" Performance Space, Sydney
 "Nambundah Festival" Belvoir Street Theatre, Sydney
 "Dinosaurs in Space"  Tin Lids National Tour

Lighting Design:
 "A Midsummer Night's Dream"  Sydney Royal Botanic Gardens
 "A Midsummer Night's Dream"  Brisbane Mt. Coot-Tha Botanic Gardens
 "Four Generations Project" Performance Space, Sydney
 "Bad Boy Johnny" Enmore Theatre, Sydney
 "Dinosaurs in Space" Tin Lids National Tour
 "St George Bank" Midyear Conference
 "Lexus" LS400 Launch National Tour
 "Housing Industry Awards" SCEC
 "St George Bank" Christmas Conference
 "1994 Book Awards" SCEC

1993
Production Manager:
 "A Midsummer Night's Dream"  Sydney Royal Botanic Gardens
 "Dance Collection 1993" Performance Space, Sydney
 "Circus Express" Sheraton Hotel, Seoul - Korea

Lighting Design:
 "Circus Express" Sheraton Hotel, Seoul - Korea
 "Fred & Ginger get laid" Belvoir Street Theatre, Sydney
 "Dance Collection 1993" Performance Space, Sydney
 "Sandsiren" Australian Ballet Victorian Arts Centre, Melbourne

1992
Production Manager:
Sydney Dance Company International Tour ( France, Colombia, Venezuela ) &
  Drama Theatre season
 "Dance Collection 1992" The Studio, Newtown Performing Arts
 "The Tiffany Show" Tiffany Theatre, Pattaya - Thailand

Lighting Design:
"PianoSonata" Sydney Dance Company
 "Afterworlds"
 "Streetcar named Desire"
 "Sandsiren" The Australian Ballet
 "Dance Collection 1992" The Studio, Newtown Performing Arts

1991
Production Manager:
 Sydney Dance Company Drama Theatre Season
  Opera Theatre Season
  National Tour ( Melbourne, Brisbane, Canberra )
  Seymour Centre Season
 "Dance Collection 1991" The Studio, Newtown Performing Arts

Lighting Design:
 "Nearly Beloved" Sydney Dance Company
 "Bard Bits"
 "The Rape of Lucretia"
 "Mooggrah"
 "Poppy"
 "Steaming" Theatre Royal, Sydney
 "Dance Collection 1991" The Studio, Newtown Performing Arts

1990
Production Manager:
 Sydney Dance Company Sydney Seasons
  National Tour ( Melbourne, Canberra, Brisbane )
  The Wharf Studio Season
 "Bridging Tunnels" Amsterdam, Holland

Lighting Design:
 "In the Company of (Wo)Man" Sydney Dance Company
 "King Roger"
 "Bridging Tunnels" City of Amsterdam - Holland

Before 1990
Production Manager
 Holland Festival 1985, 1986
 Dutch National Ballet 1983 - 1988
 Theatre du Soleil, Paris 1986 ( European Tour )
 Rina Schenfeld Dance Theatre, Tel Aviv 1983
 International Ballet Gala 1985 & 1987 ( Live Television Broadcast )
 Taller Amsterdam 1987 - 1989

Deputy Technical Manager:
 Royal Shakespeare Company Holland Tour
 National Ballet of Canada Holland Tour
 National Ballet of Cuba European Tour
 LaLaLa Human Steps European Tour
 North Sea Jazz Festival The Hague
 Paco Rabanne Fashion Shows Holland Tour

Lighting Design:
 Dutch National Ballet Amsterdam
 Dutch Opera Foundation Amsterdam
 Rina Schenfeld Dance Theatre Tel Aviv
 Company Dominique Petit Paris
 Salome Isler Company Zurich
 Taller Amsterdam Amsterdam
 Kinora Dance Theatre Munich
 Rotterdam Opera Company Rotterdam
 Frank Boeyen Band Nijmegen
 North Sea Jazz Festival The Hague

Corporate Design & Production
 Bijenkorf Department Stores Amsterdam
 Dutch Telecom Rotterdam
 Robeco Bank Rotterdam
 University of Amsterdam Amsterdam

Sound Engineer / Sound Design:
 Dutch Opera Foundation Amsterdam
 Paris Opera Palais Garnier Paris
 Dutch National Ballet Amsterdam

Video Editor / Operator:
 Dutch Television Network Hilversum
 Dutch Opera Amsterdam

International Touring:
Various Companies
Italy, Spain, France, Belgium, Germany, Poland, Rumania, Bulgaria, Hungary, Austria, Switzerland, Martinique, Israel, USA, Columbia, Venezuela, Thailand, Korea, Singapore, Taiwan, Hong Kong.

Other Skills:
Acting General Manager:
 Taller Amsterdam 1988, 1989
 Sydney Dance Company 1991

Founder of Stage Safety p/l.  Company developing and manufacturing safety equipment for the entertainment industry.

Teaching:
 Rijksuniversiteit Amsterdam, Holland
 Sheraton Walker Hill Seoul, Korea
 NIDA Sydney

Consultancy:
 Het Muziektheater (Amsterdam Opera House), Amsterdam
 Audio & Video systems 1984/1985

 Sydney Symphony Orchestra, Sydney
 CAD system 1997 & 2004

 Hordern Pavilion & Royal Hall of Industries, Sydney
 Technical & Operational 1998/1999 & 2004

Computer Skills
 Autodesk AutoCad
 Generic Cadd ( 2D & 3D )
 Microsoft Office
 Corel, PhotoShop, Illustrator
 Autodesk 3D Studio
 Newtek LightWave
 Pagemaker  DeskTop Publishing
 

Languages:
 English, Dutch, German Fluent, speaking, reading & writing
 French Conversation level, speaking, reading & writing
 Spanish, Italian Good understanding, speaking