Brendan Brooks

Economic Development Officer at Port Stephens Council

Newcastle Area, Australia

Current
  • Economic Development Officer at Port Stephens Council
  • Director at Hyperweb Communications Pty Ltd
Past
  • Telecentre Coordinator at Port Stephens Council
  • Administration Manager at Lower Hunter Business Enterprise Centre
Education
  • University of New South Wales
  • University of New South Wales
Connections
54 connections
Industry
Information Technology and Services
Websites

Brendan Brooks’s Summary

· 9 years as an Internet Technology consultant and website developer
· 2 years as local government Economic Development Officer
· 5 years in management of Community IT and IT for Economic Development
· Director of a disability support organisation
· 2 years as manager of small business accommodation unit
· 2 years as member of Community Technology Centres Association, Inc in the role of Public Officer and Vice Chairman

Brendan Brooks’s Specialties:

eConsulting, business development, eBusiness markerting, information systems management, sales, innovative online solutions, creative thinking, inventiveness


Brendan Brooks’s Experience

  • Economic Development Officer

    Port Stephens Council

    (Government Administration industry)

    July 2008Present (1 year 5 months)

    Working with existing local business and business groups to grow the economic producitivity of the region. Major project is Innovate Port Stephens, for which we won Federal grant funding, which identifies innovative businesses and encourages innovation within manufacturing and engineering sector for economic development and job creation. Also work to atttract new business investment into the LGA and assist regional areas within Port Stephens to provide Community Economic Development Projects.

  • Director

    Hyperweb Communications Pty Ltd

    (Information Technology and Services industry)

    July 2000Present (9 years 5 months)

    A website development and eBusiness consultancy business. Main strengths are cost effective professionally designed websites with custom user-friendly content management systems. Our website have great success attracting prime search engine placement. When taking on a website development project for a business, the business gains vital advice on how to integrate the website into the overall business strategy, not just the marketing strategy. Employs a systems view of website development that aligns business objectives.

  • Telecentre Coordinator

    Port Stephens Council

    (Information Technology and Services industry)

    March 2003June 2008 (5 years 4 months)

    Provides access and upskilling in IT for community and business.

  • Administration Manager

    Lower Hunter Business Enterprise Centre

    (Non-Profit; 1-10 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)

    August 1999March 2003 (3 years 8 months)


Brendan Brooks’s Education

  • University of New South Wales

    Masters in Business & Technology , 20072010 (expected)

    Project Management, Information Systems Management, Marketing, Business Economics, People Management, E-Business Strategy & Management, Corporate Finance, Managing for Organisational Sustainability

  • University of New South Wales

    B.A.(hons) , English, Sociology , 19951998

    double major in English Literature and Sociology, honours in English Literature (beat literature)


Additional Information

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Brendan Brooks’s Interests:

new and emerging internet technologies and their application to business, economic development, music, australian rules football, cricket, health and fitness

Brendan Brooks’s Groups:

Community Technology Centres Association, Inc - Public Officer

  •    UNSW Alumni
  •    eMarketing Association Network
  •    Australian IT Industry
  •    Australian New Media
  •    Digital Media Group - Australia and New Zealand
  •    Twitter Twittegy

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  • new ventures
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