Damian O'Connell Florence,Italy - , cell. + 39 333 88 28 648 email: [email protected] website: www.dkryproductions.tv

YEAR Job Company Business Development and Special Projects Manager - Spidercam Gmbh Austria

Abu Dhabi football season 2009 - 2011 Abu Dhabi FIFA Club World Cup 2009

Qatar - ATP and WTA Championships 2009 – 2012 Soccer Emirs' Cup 2009 - 2016 Asia Cup 2011 U17 World Cup - 2010 Various International Games - Friendly and qualifying World IAAF Indoor Athletics Tribecca Film festival 2011- 12

Saudi Arabia - Soccer Football season 2011 - 14 Oman, Kuwait and Bahrain 2010 - 2015 Various International qualifying and friendly soccer games.

India - Cricket IPL tournament 2010 - 2016 CLT20 tournament 2010 - 2015 (twice in Sth Africa) Indonesia - Sea Games, Opening/Closing Ceremony Spidercam 2009 - 16 Bangladesh - GmbH ICC T20 World Championship - 2014 (Cricket)

Australia - Cricket Test Season 2012 – 16 (Nov – Feb) AFL Grand Final 2012 - 16 NRL Rugby Season 2012 - 16 Bledislo Cup 2015 - 16 Australian Open Tennis 2011 - 16 Asia Cup - 2015 New Zealand - IRB Rugby World Cup Various Rugby matches Australia - New Zealand ICC World Cup 2015 (Cricket)

Italy - Soccer Serie A 2005 - 2016 (SKY and Mediaset) Champions League 2010 - 2016 Champions League Final 2008 - 09 Rome Coppa Italia 2011 - 16 Tennis ATP Masters 2011 - 16 Rugby Six Nations 2011 - 16 Golden Gala - Athletics - Rome

Concerts Adriano Celentano - Arena di Verona Johhny Morandi - Arena di Verona Luccio Dalla Memorial Concert - Piazza Grande, Bologna Primo Maggio Concert -Piazza di San Giovanni Laterano, Rome (‘11- ’13) Festival di Canzone Italiane - Ariston theatre, Sanremo Vasco Rossi - Rome L'Aida Opera - Arena di Verona TV Shows Presentation of the seasons Operas - Arena di Verona (2010 -15) Roberto Begnini's Dante - Piazza di Santa Croce, Florence Fiorello Show – Cinecitta’ Rome Red and Black – Cinecitta’ Rome Intimissmi on Ice – Arena di Verona Spain – Soccer UEFA Champions League Final - Madrid La Liga various games - TV3 and Media Pro TV Shows and Events Telecinco 20th Anniversary Banda Ampla (7 months) Papal Visit Inauguration of Guadi's Basilica La Sagrada Familia France – Soccer Ligue 1 2009 - 2016 UEFA Cup 2016 Rugby Six Nations TF1 TV Show UK – Rugby 2009 - 16 Six Nations 2009 - 2016 IRB Rugby World Cup 2015 Soccer Premier League - Various games University Games for Gearhouse UK Tennis ATP Masters World Tour 2011 - 2016 USA - NFL MNF 2012 - 2015 CFB 2011, 2014 - 2015 (3 games a week for the seasons ’14 and ‘15) Lacrosse Finals 2014 -15 Tennis US Open 2010 - 2016 NBA All Stars Game - Barclays Center, NY Opening of the Season, San Francisco, CA MLB All Stars Game - San Diego Boxing - TNT TV Shows and Events Monster Super Cross 2014 - 15 Monster Jam Cross Fit Games - 2009 -2016 Ted Talks - Vancouver Ford Motor Show - Detroit Ninja Warriors (NBC) Beast Master (Netflixs) YSEA (Telemundo) Drone Racing League Copa Americas Draw - Hammerstein Ballroom, NY

Samson and Delilah – multi-media film shoot

Commericials Nike commercial Harry Potter (Diagon Alley) - Universal Studios Orlando Florida

Concerts U2 World Tour – Concert, Rose Bowl, Pasadena, CA CMA Concert - 2010 - 16, Nashville, TN ACMA Award night - AT&T Stadium, TX Gratefull Dead - Madison Square Garden, NY Ellie, Golding - Hammerstein Ballroom, NY Garth Brooks - Yankee Stadium, NY Cold Play US Tour - Various Stadiums across the US

Technical Producer for Programs both in the TV Studios and Outside 2008 GLOBAL TV - Broadcasts - Sport, Production Specials and Events

Research and Development of international Markets for Batcam USA - Special Effects Cameras DKRY 2007 - 08 V8 Supercars, Philip Island and Bathurst, EURO 2008 (Soccer), Switzerland Productions and Austria, UCI World Cycle Cross and UCI World Road Racing, Italy.

DKRY 2007 Production and Locations Manager - Polish Film shoot in Florence Italy. Productions

Production and Locations Manager - Indian Film shot in Italy for Royal DKRY 2007 Productions India. Productions

Senior Site Manager - Asian Games Opening and Closing Ceremonies - Responsible for the operation of the site with 340 workers and David Atkins 2007 - 06 subcontractors Included in the responsabilities for the production was the Enterprises erection of the Giant Screen, Cauldron lift assembly and the Central Lift as well as the set up and management of the Stadium Ceremonies Compound with over 6500 cast and 700 staff

Project and Technical Manager of events for Flycam Europe: Responsible for all planning, engineering and construction of all necessary structures, infrastructures and logistics. Productions 2005-06: SKY - "Serie A" Soccer Italy ; TV3 - Spain Major Soccer games; DKRY RAI Italy - World Mountain Bike Championship, Golden Gala Athletics - Productions Olympic Stadium Rome 2005 - 06 MTV Concerts - Rome and Trieste, Italy; 2005 2006 - 05 World Championship Rowing Hungary 2006 Papal Visit to Spain, Valencia, Spain 2006

Research and Development of international Markets for Flycam Europe and PMT Germany- Special Effects Cameras F1 GP - RTL (Germany); RAI (Italy); ACM (Monaco); TV3 (Spain); DKRY Tennis Wimbledon, and Roland Garros for 2007, SKY Italy Serie"A" soccer Productions Olympic Broadcasting Organisation: to supply specialist cameras for Olympics 2008 China in collaboration with other Specialist suppliers.

Project and Technical Manager for SBS Australia Responsible for the design and implementation of all facilities, crew and DKRY 2006 infrastructures. Productions World Cup Soccer 2006 ; Helsinki World Athletics Championship, 2005; Research and development of International Markets and Systems DKRY 2005 for Italian OB company and Belgium Event Company - Productions

Technical Director commercials for Sidi Racing and Airoh Helmets DKRY 2005 including supply of crew and equipment. (Italy) Productions TV Manager and Producer for Live to Air Telecast and Post Produced Highlights Programs for World Motocross and Supermoto Championships 2004-03 Youthstream (Worldwide) Director/Producer of the FIM Gala Awards in Dubai 2003 Williams Events

2003 Producer / Director Australian MX and Supermoto Championships Management

Consultant to Site Manager for MotoGP - Australia Channel 10 2002

2003 - 1997 Special Projects and Head of Operations Responsible for the design, setup and running of major TV broadcasts. for CBS America - Presidents Cup' 98, Univision - World Cup Soccer '98 (France), World Cup Soccer Qualifying match '98, National Soccer '97-'99 Commonwealth Games '98 (Malaysia), Goodwill Games '01 (Brisbane), Olympics - NBC America '2000 Projects Roland Garros '97-'03, Wimbledon'98-2000, Australian Open Tennis '97-'03, Australian MotoGP '97-'01, Malaysian MotoGP '01-'02, World MX '01 Broadcast World Superbikes '97-'03, Rentals Australian F1 '97-'03, Malaysian F1 '2000-'03, Various International clients Lemans World Cup 2000, World Indy Karts '01- '02, World Rugby Cup '03, World Super League Rugby '01-'02, Foxsports Super League '97-'99, World Rugby Super Seven's '97(Hong Kong), AFL '97-'99 Nelson Mandela Concert 2000, Live at the Chapel Concert series 2000- '02, Various Live concerts Test Cricket England v Australia - Sky England '02-'03

Special Designed and built 2 x OB vans - 1 van was built from first concept till Project tested and on its first job in just three and a half months.

Site Manager for Outside Broadcasts - Responsible for the design, build and running of major event compounds. Developed new large open plan building systems and structures, enhancing the space for the international clients and better more Ch 7 Sports - 1997-92 functional working areas Tennis - Australian Open '94-'97, Golf - '94-'96 Australian Masters, , , Australian Open and other National events. Development of OB Facilities - Designed and built various OB support vehicles and developed the property maintenance of OB garage.

Specialist cameras, RF links, Camera Control Operator, GLOBAL TV

RF Links '95 F1 GP Australia Pit Lane Ch 9 Sports

1996-92 Film and TV Freelancer Ruby 1st Assistant Director - Film Entertainment

Production Manager - TV Documentaries shot through America, various Albert Street European countries and Australia Productions

Site Manager -various ads Documentary - Camera Assistant Various

Building Manager and Maintenance Consultant - Responsible for design and development of building projects and eventual maintenance programs for conference centres in - Rome and 1992-86 Florence Italy, Mannheim -Germany, Clemsen - Algeria and Hyde Park - PAMOM (IT)

NY State USA. The centre in Hyde Park was the redevelopment of a 78 acre Kids Camp into an International Conference and RR Centre involving major Civil and Building works Building and Maintenance Manager - Cathedral and 1985-83 Responsible for all construction and maintenance of Buildings, Offices Bishops

and Properties directly controlled by the Cathedral. Palace (WA)

Site Manager / Surveyor - Excavation and Erection Company - Responsible for Civil and Thom Bros Pty 1982-79 Construction Earthworks as well as erection of large prefabricated Ltd (Vic)

Culverts, retaining walls and highway construction. Responsible for all surveying on jobs

Site Manager / Draftsman - Conversion of all company drawings from Imperial to Metric, development of new prefabricated building systems and creation of all Maryknoll working drawings. Builders Pty Ltd Site Management of new building systems - Responsible for all earthworks, foundations and substructures, through to installation of 1979-75 prefabricated systems.

Problem solving, completion of projects on time, proven record of people management skills Strengths: in multicultural projects, extremely resourceful, highly dedicated to success of projects, ability to achieve detail while still keeping the big picture in sight, Maintaining budgets and good projection skills, Lateral thinker.

Computer literate in most related computer programs also competent with AutoCAD and Skills: Corel. Competency and fluency in 2 languages, International shipping and logistics experience.

Interests: Motorcycling on and off road, scuba diving, swimming, windsurfing and martial arts