FRANCISCO PIRES
PERSONAL DETAILS
Full name: PIRES, FRANCISCO Manuel Prego de Ochôa e Azevedo
Nationality: Portuguese (born in Lourenzo Marques, Mozambique)
DOB: 17:12:62
Marital status: Married
Address: Rua Augusto Gil, 41 – 4460-211 Senhora da Hora, Porto, Portugal
Mob.: (+355) 932 687 548 / (+355) 964 644 718
Fax. : (+355) 220 125 439
E-Mail: abcd@clix.pt
Nationality: Portuguese (born in Lourenzo Marques, Mozambique)
DOB: 17:12:62
Marital status: Married
Address: Rua Augusto Gil, 41 – 4460-211 Senhora da Hora, Porto, Portugal
Mob.: (+355) 932 687 548 / (+355) 964 644 718
Fax. : (+355) 220 125 439
E-Mail: abcd@clix.pt
PROFILE
My career has led me to specialize increasingly in the management of complex multi-cultural projects and their staffs at international levels. I have experience in: strategic forward-planning; operating within the tight financial disciplines imposed by ambitious budgets which I have helped to plan; methodical administration to deadlines (not to speak of crisis management where necessary); and the application of modern leadership methods (through staff motivation and involvement in both decision-making and target-setting, clarity in communication, and easy personal inter-relations). My own cosmopolitan background and analytical interests in other cultures, together with a command of several European languages, have also left me confident in handling negotiations that require the reconciliation of different national approaches to otherwise common problems.
Skills Base
- Familiarity with both the artistic and the commercial worlds, the culture of government, and European regulations
- Tested management techniques in both continental and British contexts
- Proven leadership and human management skills
- Budget design and monitoring
- Time-efficient, systematic working methodology
- Rapid adaptability to new problem-solving and new locations
- Languages: Portuguese, English, Spanish, French, and Italian
- IT: Word, Excel, Windows
- Clean driving license
PROFESSIONAL CAREER:
Head of Public and Building Services at The Casa da Música Concert-Hall (Porto)
September 2006 - Present
Head of Public Services at the Casa da Música, responsible for:
September 2006 - Present
Head of Public Services at the Casa da Música, responsible for:
- Coordination and management of the Front of the House staff team and services
- Coordination and management of the information desk and call centre team
- Coordination and management of the guided building tours team
- Coordination and management of the commercial department, which is responsible for the commercial exploitation of The Casa da Música’s facilities, either for private or corporate functions, shows, etc.
- Coordination and management of the contracts and activities of the outsourcing companies responsible for the catering and parking at The Casa da Música.
Head of Building Services at the Casa da Música, responsible for:
- Coordination and management of the Maintenance team, responsible for the building’s maintenance.
- Coordination and management of the outsourcing companies of Security and Cleaning.
Consultant for multi-cultural projects mainly in the following matters:
- Strategic Planning for multi-cultural projects.
- Establishing a venue’s main purpose in line with the artistic project;
- Definition of a building’s specifications for architectural programmes;
- Design and planning of the organizational structure and future operational strategy for the uses of activities in different venues.
- Planning and definition of requisite profiles for different departments, from Production and Maintenance to Marketing and Front of House staff.
Creator and Director of the course “Specialization on Production and Management of Performing Arts Events”, held at “Universidade Lusófona” the largest private University in Portugal. T
his course provides wide information about the different aspects and specialized matters involved in the management and production of cultural events and venues.
his course provides wide information about the different aspects and specialized matters involved in the management and production of cultural events and venues.
Production and Operational Director of the Casa da Música Concert-Hall (Porto)
April 2005 – August 2006
Production and Operational Director of the Casa da Música, responsible for:
April 2005 – August 2006
Production and Operational Director of the Casa da Música, responsible for:
- Coordination of the Production team (stage, light and sound technicians) and the production of Casa da Música events (Pop, Rock, Jazz, World Music, Classical and Contemporary Music performances - .educational workshops – exhibitions and multimedia installations – conferences – receptions, etc.)
- Coordination of the Maintenance team, responsible for the building’s maintenance
- Coordination of the outsourcing companies working for Casa da Música such as, Catering, Security and Cleaning.
