What can Andrew do?
Give a quick overview of your work experience (jobs, internships, volunteering)?
Volunteer at the 2023 Women's World Cup in Referee Operations and Pre-match Ceremonies
Volunteer with Little Athletics for 3 years
Community Program Coordinator with Cricket NSW for close to 2 years
Sports Programs Officer with Australian International Sports Organisation for close to 12 months
Duty Program Supervisor with Sydney Olympic Park Authority for 9 months, then promoted to Acting Venue Supervisor for 10 months, now returned to original position.
Game Development Officer with the AFL NSW/ACT for just over 1 year
Do you have a track record of delivering measurable outcomes or KPIs?
Yes. While in the position of Venue Supervisor at Sydney Olympic Park Authority I increased participation in all Archery program by 33% from the same time the year before.
While at Cricket NSW, I was a part of the largest cricket region in Metro Sydney delivery record numbers of blast programs, passing our goal of 10% of all participants transitioning to junior club cricket in for the 2022/23 season.
What technical or industry-specific skills do you bring?
Sports Venue Management
Venue and Event Operations
Fan engagement
Program organisation and delivery
What tools/platforms/software are they proficient in?
Microsoft Office
Bookings platforms
Canva
What qualifications, certifications, or degrees do you hold?
Bachelor of Business (Sports Management)
I am determined to get my hands dirty with tasks no one wants to do.
I have in the past and still currently put my hands up for the tasks around work or around volunteering no one wants to do. E.G. I would always be one of the first to arrive at my local little athletics club to set up all equipment and events, and be one of the last ones to leave. I wanted to give back, as after competing for over 10 years the club deserved to be respected for their hard work, therefore I put the handwork in to appreciate them for all that they did for myself through my athlete career.
What steps has Andrew taken to break into the sport industry?
Worked casually in the program delivery and participation space across Cricket NSW and AFL NSW/ACT.
As well as experience in Venue Management for 10 months, increasing knowledge and skills to be transferred into different roles, leagues and teams.
Andrew’s interest in sport started when growing up.
I have always had a passion for sports, and it all started with two stories. When I was about 8 years of age, I started Auskick at my local primary school, being from New South Wales, the AFL space in 2010 was not too strong. At the same period of the time the GWS Giants have been announced as the 18th AFL club. A few players came to my school to promote the game through Auskick, one of the those players was 16 year old Jeremy Cameron, and now I have working with the AFL as a Game Development Officer promoting these clinics to player visits to the next crop of AFL lovers.
The other story is more of a personal story. I was given a 5% chance to live past my 5th Birthday due to many health concerns from birth. Through this physical activity became common practice, this included a lot of running, I mean a lot... This was a part of my life from such a young age and still is now. From being told the above from doctors to last year running my first half marathon, and training/planning for taking the next step and running a full marathon. Through this I have loved sport and I can say that sport saved my life and want to follow this through to show overs that they can do whatever they put their mind to it.
Where does Andrew want to go?
Next six-12 months | Next 5-10 years |
|---|---|
Full time role in sports Participation, Operations and/or Fan Engagement. | Moving into the operational space with a National code or team. Either within participation or game-day operations. |
What sporting problem keeps Andrew up at night, and how would they solve it?
The participation rate for all ability programs across a range of sports, giving everyone the ability, knowledge and outreach to play the sport they want to, no matter who they are.
What is Andrew like?
What kind of environment do you thrive in?
Fast paced, outdoor environment, doing something different on a day to day basis.
When have you had to show resilience in your life or career?
I had to demonstrate resilience when I was leaving a role in retail, which effected my health both physically and mentally. And left the role with nothing lined up. But had to show resilience in waiting for the next role to come up, this patience was effective as I was offered two casual roles in the week after my last week. Then juggled the two roles well and loved having a new job and a new lease on life.
What about Andrew’s interests outside of work?
What are your interests outside of work?
Strong interests in statistics across all sports including event attendance, player stats, etc.
Avid runner and endurance athlete- planning and training for a marathon sometime this year.
What is your favourite sporting moment?
The atmosphere at the 2023 Women's World Cup Final. I was given the opportunity to be on the pitch with pre-match ceremony and holding up the England Flag while the anthem is sung. Goosebumps
What’s your ideal holiday?
Adventure and active. Dream is to hike through South Island of New Zealand or through South America.
If you had 30 minutes to pick the brain of anyone, who would it be and why?
Jason McCartney - GM of Football Operations at GWS Giants. I would ask him how determined he was to get to playing football during his playing career after being caught up in the Bali Bombings in 2002. And does he use what he learnt from that day in his role at GWS Giants as motivation to keep going.
What’s book or podcast that’s helped your career you recommend?
Art of Winning - Dan Carter. How setbacks in his playing career gave him to chance to try and learn new things in the business world, which he developed into his own unique coaching style.
Additional details
Where in the world are you located, and where are you open to work?
Living in Sydney, but open to work anywhere in Australia and New Zealand
What is the most important consideration for you in your next role?
Future development opportunities and great connection across all departments within the organisation
What others say about Andrew
A quote from Nicholas Toscan in my time at Australian International Sports Organisation.
"Thank you for your great work with AUSISO and being a wonderful representative of our brand. The work you did with the D&D program in particular was brilliant and we only offer these opportunities to our lead team members.".
Matthew Barwick from Cricket NSW, mentioned on my final day with them.
'Thank you for all your work, especially in the South East Region, (which was about 45 mins - 1 hr from my normal location). Assisting in creating engaging and fun programs for the schools and communities, you help keep the region afloat while still creating connections to clubs in your local area."
What questions does Andrew have for employers?
What is something you do day to day that keeps you coming back for more?
Name 1 cultural must at every organisation.
What would I have to do in the first 90 days to make your decision to hire me a success?
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