Description

I'm an experienced and talented events manager with excellent marketing, customer service and management skills, coupled with over 20 years experience in the industry.

Highly effective and comfortable working with people at all organisational levels, I've run large stand alone events for blue-chip companies across Europe, Africa, and the USA as well as several online customer loyalty platforms.

I'm equally adapt at project managing an event or working within a team on key elements of the event delivery.

My list of clients have included Virgin Atlantic, Miele, Michael Page, Euronics, Carrier Transicold, Chivas Regal amongst others.

My skills include:

- Event organisation

- Content creation

- Copy and feature writing

- Client base development

- Contract negotiation

- Sponsorship negotiation

- Sponsorship management

- Event Communications including invite process management

- Event budget management

- Customer service

- Recruitment

- Team management

- Business development

- Setting strategies and goals

- Data collection and analysis

Some examples of my work include:

Virgin Atlantic Flying Club Swingers

Designed, created and managed an online sporting customer retention and reward platform for the airline which ran for 19 years with over 15,000 members competing each season. I provided all the content for the platform as well as all communications promoting it.

Linksnet

Designed, created and managed an online golf network - a sophisticated website allowing like minded golfers to network around their pastime across the world. I provided all content and communications relating to this.

Virgin Atlantic Staff Parties

I have managed the invite process for large scale parties ranging from Christmas parties for 2,000 staff to large summer 'festivals' for up to 20,000 attendees.

Conference Organisation

I have managed annual conferences and meetings for blue chips across the UK to include organisation of AV, guest speakers, hotels etc.

Languages

English
Native or bilingual

Workplace preferences

Can work on-site

Southampton (up to 50km), London (up to 10km)

Milestone Event Management Ltd
Co-Founder/Director
October 2002 - Today (23 years and 8 months)
Dorking, UK
Founded in 2002, Milestone is a multi-faceted events agency working within a diverse spectrum of corporate events including golf, tennis, team-building, meetings and conferences and corporate hospitality to all the major sporting, musical and cultural events. Milestone began life providing corporate golf event management solutions for companies such as the Financial Times, Michael Page International, and Miele. We have since organised golf event programmes in Continental Europe and the USA, run major annual conferences in numerous destinations both in the UK and abroad, been involved in helping Sir Richard Branson achieve a world record English Channel crossing and in running a private party for over 30,000 guests. Our passion and hunger for providing a truly personal and dedicated event management service has seen companies such as Alno, Carrier Transicold, Chivas Regal, Colliers CRE, Dow Jones, Intoto Kitchens, Kaupthing Singer & Friedlander, Euronics, Virgin Atlantic and Virgin Trains join Milestone's growing client portfolio. In recent years we have created a range of online networking tools based around sport, most notably Virgin Atlantic's Flying Club Swingers which ran for 17 years and the fast growing Linksnet Golf now entering it's third season.
Professional Sports Events
Tournament Director/Event Manager
April 1999 - September 2002 (3 years and 5 months)
Chobham, UK
Ran the events division of this sports management company with responsibility for client events for companies such as Miele, Michael Page International, Singer & Friedlander and Jameson. Ran the sponsorship of the European Seniors Tour flagship event - Energis Senior Masters at Wentworth GC.
Skandia
Marketing Executive/Event Coordinator
September 1997 - April 1999 (1 year and 7 months)
Assisted in running the sponsorship of Skandia Life Cowes Week. Organised the Skandia Schroder's National Golf Tournament.