Croydon, United Kingdom
Freelance Event Director and Owner, Surround Creative Ltd
Events Services
Education
KLC School of Design (affiliated with the University of Brighton) 2011 — 2013
Open Learning Diploma, Interior Design
London College of Printing (now London College of Communication) 1985 — 1987
Art History, Printmaking
Experience
Surround Creative Ltd May 2011 - Present
StarCite Inc. (now owned by Active Network) October 2005 - April 2011
RG Events October 2003 - August 2005
Venture Marketing Group Ltd April 1999 - June 2003
IHS Energy Data Management Services/PI ERICO Ltd November 1989 - March 1999
Department for Business, Skills & Innovation (BIS), formerly the Department of Trade & Industry October 1987 - June 1989
Skills
Event Planning, Vendor Management, B2B, Strategic Planning, Onsite Management, Resource Management, Photoshop, IBM Cognos (business..., Salesforce.com, Contract Negotiation, Leadership, Marketing Strategy, Adobe PhotoShop, Creative Direction, Biomarker Discovery, Stakeholder Management, Marketing Communications, Knowledge Transfer, Business Development, Brand Interpretation, Adobe Freehand, Strategy, Event Management, Discovery, Process & Efficiencies..., Budgets, Platforms: Apple Mac &..., Change Management, Copy Editing, Marketing, Scheduling, Microsoft Office, Management Reports, Budget Management, Stakeholder..., CRM, Training Delivery, Program Implementation, Management, Reconciliation, Business Analysis, Mentoring, Illustrator, Adobe Illustrator, FotoLook SA, Process Scheduler, Claris FileMaker Pro, Consultancy, QuarkXPress