Volente mackenzie: SENIOR EVENT OPERATIONS MANAGER
Volente mackenzie
SENIOR EVENT OPERATIONS MANAGER
United States
Skills
No information
Interests
No information
Industries
No information
Summary
Activity
Projects
No information
Work experience
TERRAPINN LTD
SENIOR EVENT OPERATIONS MANAGER | 09/2017 - Current
Experiencing planning and internal project management
Planning of exhibitions and liaising with exhibitors
Coordinating cocktail parties and awards dinners
Managing all logistics from beginning to the end of every international conference / exhibition
Event experience and on the day management of conferences and exhibitions
Cost & budget management of speakers, exhibitors, AV, venue, design and the conferences
Manage suppliers
Speaker administration - book speakers flights and accommodation, liaise with speaker and organise gifts, etc
Exhibitor and sponsor management
HILTONHARTFORDHOT EL
INTERNATIONAL MANAGEMENT INTERNSHIP (CONNECTICUT, USA) | 10/2014 - 09/2015
Overall supervision in Food and Beverage, Housekeeping, Banqueting and Front Desk departments
Experienced in handling high volumes of cash, performing all managerial functions and tasks on a daily basis
Human Resources assistant- assisted with Disciplinary and hearing procedures while working at a Union property in the United States
Assisted and planned weddings, corporate galas and functions
Overseeing the functions and managing the staff
Worked alongside the marketing department, promoting the hotel for holiday parties, designing menus,
promotional materials and advertising
Sales coordinator - I performed administrative functions which included answering phones, filing, coordinating marketing/
advertising projects as well as meetings and catering sales efforts, distributing inquiries in sales teams, created sales kits and other duties as assigned, while reporting directly to the Director of Sales
SA SCHOOL OF WEDDINGS AND EVENTS
EVENTS & FLORAL ASSISTANT | 01/2014 - 08/2014
Assisted Event Manager with planning of weddings, conferences and events. Sourcing & booking suppliers; develop project plans;
function sheet, guest lists, RSVP Management
Assist with execution on the day of events
General administrative and secretarial function in the office.
Prepare and maintain companies calendar
Coordinated fashion shows for the wedding expos
SOUTHERN SUN MONTECASINO
MANAGEMENT INTERN | 01/2013 - 01/2014
Worked as a trainee, therefore worked in all Food and Beverage departments as a Hostess, a waitress and bartender, as well as Housekeeping as Desk Co-ordinator, Linen attendant and Housekeeping Supervisor.
In Front Office I had the privilege of working as Concierge, being a Receptionist and running the Switchboard of the Hotel, while doing the Administrative tasks of Front Office.
In Finance I worked as an Administration Clerk
Banqueting, I worked closely with the Banqueting manger, organizing the events
LATE HARVEST CATERERS & EVENTS
INTERN | 02/2013 - 05/2013
Worked in the Student Canteens kitchens and catered for various functions on the Campus for the faculty and Dean.
Catered for and set up for the external functions for the Democratic Alliance (DA).
Set up and assisted with co-ordinating functions and weddings
BALALAIKAHOTEL
FOOD & BEVERAGE INTERN | 02/2002 - 12/2009
Worked in all the food and beverage departments - coffee shop making specialty coffees, bar tending, in banqueting,
waitressing, worked in the kitchens of the hotel's two restaurants and in the front of house breakfast buffet
Education history
SA SCHOOL OF WEDDINGS
ADVANCED CERTIFICATE IN WEDDING PLANNING
UNIVERSITY OF JOHANNESBURG
ASSOCIATES DEGREE IN HOSPITALITY MANAGEMENT | 2010 - 2013
Connections
Companies (0)
No information