Celia D'souza, Freelance Event Planner

Celia D'souza

Freelance Event Planner

Freelance Event Planner

Location
Qatar - Doha
Education
Bachelor's degree, Zoology,Botany & Geology
Experience
21 years, 7 Months

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Total years of experience :21 years, 7 Months

Freelance Event Planner at Freelance Event Planner
  • Qatar - Doha
  • September 2015 to January 2017

• Putting on a range of Events & to liaise with clients to find out their exact event requirements.
• Produce detailed proposals for Events (Eg : timelines, venues, suppliers, legal obligations, staffing,
Budgeting )& manage & coordinate suppliers for all event logistics (Eg : venue, catering, travel ) .
• Research Venues , Suppliers & Contractors and then negotiate prices & hire.
• Liaise with sales & marketing teams to publicize & promote the event .
• Manage all pre-event planning eg organizing guest speakers & delegate packs .
• Coordinate suppliers, handle client queries & troubleshoot on the day of the event to ensure that all runs smoothly & to budget .
• Manage a team of staff, giving full briefing , organize facilities for car parking, traffic control, Security, first aid, hospitality & media.
• Make sure that insurance, legal, health & safety obligations are followed if required .
• Oversee the dismantling & removal of the event & clear the venue efficiently.
• Produce post-event evaluation to inform future events, research opportunities for new clients ..
Also currently teaching Syrian Children at Hamad Bin Khalifa University(QF)& Year 4 students at the Saturday Catechism School as a social work.Event Co-ordinator for Qatar Concert Choir organizing events at Embassies, Schools, Katara & 5 star Hotels.

Temporary Library Assistant at Weill Cornell Medical College -Qatar
  • Qatar - Doha
  • March 2015 to August 2015

•Participated in the provision of public services by assisting patrons with the use of library resources
and services, circulating books from the collection, maintaining an environment appropriate for study, troubleshooting equipment problems, answering basic requests for information and referring other
inquiries as appropriate. Contributed to the processing and maintenance of the library collection and
its cataloged through a variety of activities: for example, database searching, labeling, and shelving.
•Provides clerical support for library projects.
• To ensure that a consistent service presence is maintained in the Reading Room.
• Acts as a first point of contact for patron inquiries, either face-to-face or through a variety of other
channels (telephone, email, web-based reference).
• Assists users with basic inquiries and refers others to appropriate staff.
• Circulates items from the print collection to authorized users.
• Maintain order of the Reading Room collection and facilities.
• Maintain security of the reserve collection.
• Provides routine hardware maintenance and reports problems.
• Maintains a statistical account of service use.
• Finishes the processing of books for the collection, making them shelf-ready.
• Searches for the availability of resources in the Cornell libraries’ catalogs.
• Performing other similar and related duties as required like assisting, organizing and participating
in various presentations, conferences and promoting the library and information on various medical related topics and important resources .
•Process & check newly acquired book titles against existing records in catalog, external bibliographic databases .
•Download acquired book titles against existing records in catalog, external bibliographic databases into local files under the supervision of the Cataloging Officer .
•Print & apply spine labels, RFID tags & property stamps to non-shelf ready materials as per company guidelines.

Substitute Teacher at American Community School
  • Qatar - Doha
  • October 2012 to February 2015

Collect & refer to the lesson plan left by lead teacher & ensure the appropriate measures are taken to follow it.
Read and understand the curriculum and lesson plans prior to heading class .
Ensure classroom instructions are handled according to the school’s policies, goals & objectives .
Establish & maintain classroom behavior, order & a climate of fairness & respect is promoted .
Take necessary reasonable actions to ensure safety of students, material &
school equipment .
Collect & correct students papers & assignments according to the procedures of the school if required .
Hand out instructional materials to students & make sure that they are handled with care .
To make sure a non-discriminatory atmosphere is maintained in classroom .
Lead extracurricular activities & ensure that safety & wellbeing of students in the outdoors .
Dismiss students from the class in an orderly manner & take responsibility of students who are picked up late by ensuring their safety .
Create substitute teaching / instruction report at the end of each day and hand it over to the teaching assistant .
Inquire if substitute services will be needed the next day and make appropriate arrangements for it.

Marketing Supervisor at Qatar Advertising W.L.L
  • Qatar - Doha
  • September 2012 to October 2013

Involved in developing Sales, Creating Organization Structure, developing rapport with various suppliers .
Marketing various products like customizing t’shirts, caps, giveaway items /
souvenirs or creating a product as per the customers needs .
Preparing quotations & sending it to clients and following up on feedback and facilitating business .
In order to serve m y client I maintain a strong understanding of compliance & regulatory requirements .

Administrative Assistant at Carson Logistics W.L.L
  • Qatar - Doha
  • March 2011 to July 2012

Handling all company calls & scheduling meetings for the GM .
Preparing quotations, handling enquiries & filing quotations and business letters on a day to day basis.
Book keeping & updating cash register on a daily basis.
Preparing quotations based on Sales requests.
Independently handling calls & other routine office work.
Assisting walk-in customers from time to time in the absence of Sales personnel.

Business Development Manger at EIS Real Estate
  • Qatar - Doha
  • June 2008 to March 2011

Sourcing properties for business development .
Leasing of Property .
Signing and Renewal of contracts.
Providing efficient, personalized after sales service

Marketing Executive at Al Asmakh Real Estate
  • Qatar - Doha
  • June 2005 to September 2007

Supporting business growth and development in line with company objectives and policies.
Preparing sales and marketing forecasts, assisting colleagues in coordinating plans for the overall business.
Evaluating competition, and their positioning of sales strategies.
Liaising with clients on a daily basis providing them with houses to suit their needs. .
Involved in improving company sales & achieving required targets.

Cabin Attendant at Qatar Airways
  • Qatar - Doha
  • January 2002 to March 2005

Responsible for Team work, safety of passengers (mother’s with infant and children, special handling passengers, unaccompanied minors etc ) & co-ordination of service.
In charge of staff & motivation training during briefings before flights.
Providing good, efficient & professional Customer service.
Maintaining cordial working relationships & friendly atmosphere amongst multinational staff & passengers.
Managing staff appraisals, performance reports and evaluations. Supervising the overall performance of Crew.
Successful operation of flights till back to base.

Management Trainee at Thomas Cook India Ltd
  • India - Pune
  • February 2000 to November 2001

Handling reservations, visas, passports, ticketing & reconfirmations.
Insuring passengers receive the required documents on time.
Spontaneous Customer service ensuring satisfaction of Customers whenever required
In charge of travel co-ordination for various staff of multinational companies like Mercedes Benz, Satyam, Tetra Pak, Selectica, IBM & Infosys.
Preparation of Invoices & receipts.

Senior Counter Staff at Lufthansa Airlines
  • Qatar - Doha
  • March 1998 to January 2000

Handling reservations, ticketing, lost & damaged baggage, customer services & reconfirmations .
Confirming seats for various agents in order to increase sales of tickets .
Maintaining healthy relationships with agents in order to promote the airline.
Customer feedback and implementation.
Preparation of Invoices & receipts.

Teacher at Private School
  • India - Pune
  • June 1994 to January 1998

Teaching skills

Able to communicate with students from diverse backgrounds & keep them focused in class by developing exciting, energizing and interesting lessons.
Using homework to consolidate and extend learning and encourage pupils to take responsibility for their own learning.
Mentoring, forward thinking, generating innovative ideas and coaching.
Able to monitor and evaluate the teaching and learning of pupils effectively & to work collaboratively in a multi professional team .
Sound subject knowledge and an ability to use assessment effectively to keep learning & moving rapidly.
Committed to an experiential and creative approach to learning with high expectations of children’s achievement and behaviour.
Strong attention to detail & able to share ideas with others .
Having the ability to inspire and lead with skill and determination to make a significant difference to the lives of young people.
Commitment to continuous improvement and innovation .

Professional skills

Can provide feedback to parents on a pupil's progress at parents evenings and other meetings.
Can accurately assess the needs of individual pupils.
Able to motivate and inspire pupils.
Fully aware of all Equal Opportunity laws and regulations.
Comprehensive awareness of Child Protection issues.
Willing to participate fully and share responsibility within a curriculum team.
Also currently teaching grade 4 students at the Saturday Catechism School .

Education

Bachelor's degree, Zoology,Botany & Geology
  • at Nowrosjee Wadia College University Degree
  • October 2000

Played Sub Junior Hockey nationals . Miss Pune First Runners up Won many singing & dancing competition.

Specialties & Skills

Teamwork
Teaching Skills
Marketing Mix
Supportive
communicative ,teamwork,initiative,problem solving ,teaching ,microsoft word,excel,powerpoint ,
Completed International computer Driving License course at Aptech
Customer Service
I also conduct team building , positive thinking workshops for schools & co-operates .

Languages

English
Expert
French
Intermediate

Memberships

priveledge club
  • members get certain beenfits like access to the premium lounges and excess baggage etc
  • January 2008

Training and Certifications

International computer Driving License course (Training)
Training Institute:
Aptech
Date Attended:
January 2015
Diploma in Travel & Toursim (India International Trade Centre ) (Certificate)
Date Attended:
October 1997
Safety Emergency Procedures(Emirates Training College) (Certificate)
Date Attended:
February 2002
Basic First Aid Training Course (Qatar Airways) (Certificate)
Date Attended:
February 2002
Dangerous Goods Course (Qatar Aeronautical College) (Certificate)
Date Attended:
May 2005
Real Fire Fighting (Emirates Training College) (Certificate)
Date Attended:
February 2002
Basic Cabin Crew Training Frankfinn Management Consultants (Certificate)
Date Attended:
February 1998

Hobbies

  • singing, dancing ,sports (national hockey player / table tennis , football , basketball &modeling).
    Won many prestigious awards & been a part of judging competitions.
  • Art & creativity /music/singing/dancing (winner certificates).partcipate in festival markets in Doha
    Participated 15th Asian Games Doha 2006 - Games Volunteer Crowned 1st place May Queen Pageant Doha Qatar 2003 1st Runners Up Miss Pune ''99'' contest/Miss Christmas Commercial advertisement (Qatar Airways/Family Food Centre & Abode Magazine (Qatar)/ Leher Pepsi Launch Organised by Voltas 8th Sub-Junior Women National Hockey Championship Won Papillon Green room Make-up Academy Fashion show