SFB Event Management

Senior Events Project Manager / Account Manager / Event Producer with over 16 years experience in delivering a variety of events for 15 - 5,000 attendees across various sectors. Experience working in-house, agency-side and freelancing.

My specialities, expertise and skills include:
* Creating and proposal writing
* Creative thinking
* 15 – 5,000 delegates / attendees
* UK and International events
* Venue sourcing
* Budgets (up to £2m)
* Cost negotiation
* Working with other teams – production, marketing, design, film, digital, copywriters, travel, finance and sales
* Stakeholder management
* Microsoft and other packages – Outlook, Excel, Word, PowerPoint, SurveyMonkey, Aventri and Paprika
* Building bespoke registrations
* Site visits
* Working to tight timescales and deadlines
* Project management
* Project plans
* Communication plans
* Logistics
* Travel plans and management
* Managing third party suppliers
* Theming
* Team management
* Mentoring
* Production schedules
* Onsite schedules
* Crisis management plans
* Problem solving
* Speaker coaching
* Celebrity management / artist liaison
* Best practices
* Health & safety
* Managing multiple projects
* ROI
* De-briefs

The type of events I've worked on include:
* Conferences
* Breakouts
* Exhibitions
* Incentives
* Team Building
* Corporate Hospitality
* Roadshows
* Graduations
* Fashion Shows
* Product Launches
* Award Ceremonies
* Gala Dinners
* Variety Shows
* Hybrid Events
* Olympic Torch Tour

The brands I've worked with include:
• Halifax
• Lloyds Banking Group
• Hewlett Packard
• Vodafone
• Royal Mail
• New Look
• Talk Talk
• Gazprom
• JustEat
• Costcutter
• ADP
• Ideal Standard
• MKM
• NBG
• Howdens
• TPP
• Avant Homes