Farah Abdul Khalek, Event Planner

Farah Abdul Khalek

Event Planner

Etoile Events

Location
Lebanon - Beirut
Education
Bachelor's degree, Medical Laboratory Technology
Experience
13 years, 7 months

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Total years of experience :13 years, 7 months

Event Planner at Etoile Events
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • My current job since February 2018

• Designing & creating gifts, giveaways, milestone events, & Researching markets to identify opportunities for events.
• Liaising with clients to ascertain their precise event requirements.
• Producing detailed proposals for events (timelines, venues, suppliers, legal obligations, staffing and budgets).
• Agreeing to, and managing a budget.
• Securing and booking a suitable venue or location.
• Ensuring insurance, legal, health and safety obligations are adhered to.
• Coordinating venue management, caterers, stand designers, contractors and equipment hire.
• Organizing facilities for car parking, traffic control, security, first aid, hospitality and the media.
• Identifying and securing speakers or special guests.
• Planning room layouts and the entertainment program, scheduling workshops and demonstrations.
• Liaising with clients and designers to create a brand for the event and organizing the production of tickets, posters, catalogues and sales brochures, plus social media coverage.
• Coordinating suppliers, handling client queries and troubleshooting on the day of the event to ensure that all runs smoothly.
• Overseeing the dismantling and removal of the event and clearing the venue efficiently.
Post-event evaluation (including data entry and analysis and producing reports for event stakeholders).

Lab Supervisor at Sharjah American International School
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • January 2016 to June 2017

Setting a standard for behavior and being a safety role model,
• Providing safety oversight of day-to-day laboratory operations,
• Incorporating safety discussions into lab group meetings for continuous improvement of
best safety practices.
• Liaising with academic staff to discuss timetables, equipment requirements and work plans;
• Running trials of experiments prior to classes and then demonstrating techniques for
experiments;
• Preparing equipment and chemicals before lessons - from test tubes to state-of-the-art
microscopes;
• Maintaining and repairing equipment and laboratory apparatus;
• Record keeping, e.g. for students' practical sessions, tracking methods, results, etc;
• Ensuring that equipment is properly cleaned and that chemicals, drugs and other materials
are appropriately stored;
• Cataloguing recordings and making them available when requested (audiovisual resources);
• Supporting the work of teachers in classes and laboratory sessions and giving technical
advice to staff and students;
• Working with individual students and supporting them on research projects;
• Managing the stock control of chemicals and equipment.

Marketing & Business Development Coordinator at Folies au Chocolat
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • July 2014 to October 2015

• Perform all administrative, marketing and sales functions.
• Handle duties associated with growing the business of existing clients and getting new
clients to increase the revenue.
• Search for new suppliers that will help grow the business by introducing unique products
and a new line for chocolate in the market.
• Ensure that marketing materials such as brochures meet both the branding goals and the
functional needs for sales.
• Introduce the organization to potential clients through marketing and advertising our
products.
• Coordinate and schedule meetings, review expense reports and manage proposals and
quotations.
• Ensure that the specifications of the clients are understood, and accurately cost and price
new projects.
• Respond to communications in a timely manner and meet their deadlines.
• Complete all papers necessary to facilitate business.
• Responsible for building and maintaining relationships with clients and potential business partners to promote a climate that facilitates future sales for the organization.

Lab Supervisor/Science Teacher at Al Mawakeb School
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • January 2012 to June 2014

As a Lab supervisor, I managed and supervised the lab and its equipment, performed experiments and supported the teachers.

As a Science Teacher, I taught grades 4 and 5 science, prepared lesson plans, activities and data analysis, and attended numerous workshops.

Supervisor at The International School of Choueifat
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • August 2011 to December 2011

I was responsible for the second grade in maintaining order and discipline, supporting the teachers as well as recording infringements of both students and teachers.

Office Manager at Sun Island Contracting
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • September 2009 to August 2010

Organized documents and meetings, managed and maintained office systems.

Education

Bachelor's degree, Medical Laboratory Technology
  • at University of Balamand
  • June 2009

Specialties & Skills

Science
Office Equipment
Databases
MS Office
Presentation
Communication (verbal and written)
Management
Organization

Languages

English
Expert
Arabic
Expert

Training and Certifications

Wedding Planner Certificate (Certificate)
Date Attended:
November 2013

Hobbies

  • Singing and event planning