I consider myself incredibly lucky, I love my job.I will never tire of the adrenaline rush and camaraderie of a production team up against it and as the lights dim and the show starts, the warm fuzzy feeling of extended family, that is the events industry. My experience comes from doing it. I’ve pushed boxes, pulled cable, been cold & wet overnight as on-site manager, sweltered in desert heat as senior production manager, managed 150 artists as lead event producer, taken my turn as a stage manager, managed the whole from Go-to-Show as Event Director and most recently managed multiple events and a team of 15, as Operations and Event Director. I’m fortunate to have worked with some amazing people (you know who you are), on many large-scale, highly complex, international level events - I call these people colleagues but more importantly friends. My record of achievement in planning and delivering world class, multimillion pound budget contracts, is solid and I've built high profile events for audiences of 80,000 people, operating within tight time frames, whilst remaining good-humoured, 99% of the time. For the past 6 years, I've based myself in the Arabian Gulf and have gained extensive local knowledge of our industry here, to build events across the region. I understand how things happen here and with an extensive 3rd party database, know how to make things happen here.
Work
Kenkaato
Event & Operations Director
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Freelance
Event & Operations Director
Various
Aug 2008–Jan 2015(6 years)
Kenkaato
Event Director
Middle East
Nov 2011–Jan 2015(3 years)
The Wireless Group
Event and Sponsorship Manager
London
Mar 2001–Feb 2003(1 year)
Creative Events Group
Production Director
London
Feb 2003–Jun 2008(5 years)
Education
Clarks College
Business Adminstration General
London
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Skills
Building happy working teams, either from existing or from scratch Team mentoring Remaining calm und
Client focused; ability to simplify complex details and see an idea.
Complex logistics
Global personnel and equipment logistics
Health and Safety procedures
In-depth understanding of live event production, fabrication, installation
Live Events, Corporate Events, Event Management, Production Management, Entertainment, Concerts, Fes
Protocol and security operations
Proven ability building productive working relationships and strong skilled teams
Solid budgeting for finance up to £35m
Strong negotiation skills and leadership qualities
Strong operationally, dealing with multiple elements
Supplier management
Languages
English
Interests
Travel, new technology, cultures, weather, socialising
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