Melanie Harding, Event Manager

Melanie Harding

Event Manager

TEC Worldwide DMCC

Location
United Arab Emirates - Dubai
Education
Bachelor's degree, Business Administration and Tourism Management
Experience
21 years, 4 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :21 years, 4 Months

Event Manager at TEC Worldwide DMCC
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • My current job since August 2015

TEC has given me the opportunity to work with well - known international and local brands like; Lenovo, HSBC, DHL, AIG, Microsoft, BlackBerry, Disney, OSN, Nickelodeon, Cisco, DNO, Weir, Hilton, MAF, GMASCO, dubizzle, Shedd, Meraas, and Ajman Government, to name a few.

Duties:

•Managing relationships with clients and vendors.
•Developing, implementing and managing events both locally and internationally.
•Preparing detailed proposals according to client’s brief and suggesting creative ideas for events including: event design, branding, marketing, rsvp management, staffing and post event reports.
•Organizing conferences, away days, product launches, training, gala dinners, seasonal events, mall activations.
•Managing the live streaming of events on a dedicated link including set up of web link, onsite supervision and post event report.
•Managing all group bookings, banqueting requirements and procedures.
•Overseeing procurement of catering, audiovisual, security & rental needs.
•Working closely with exhibition organizers, stand designers and contractors.
•Preparing delegate packs and promotional material.
•Supervising & coordinate the activities of personnel, subcontractors & vendors.
•Organize group accommodation, schedules, travel, day plans and registration procedures both locally and internationally.

Event Manager at Marriagement
  • United Arab Emirates
  • June 2005 to August 2015

Marriagement where I started working on producing dream weddings for couples belonging to very prominent families in the UAE and for clients with destination wedding requirement in UAE from around the world. I planned multiple day events and was dealing with clients from different ethnicities and gained extensive knowledge of cultures, traditions, ceremonies and customs.

Duties:

•Meet with the couple to discuss their specific requirements objectives and budget constraints.
•Negotiate agreements with hotel, vendors and client’s contracts to ensure lowest cost and highest quality of service.
•Book vendors (Décor, AV, stage, flower, photographer, videographer etc.) and manage the execution of events onsite.
•Manage event budget including the collection of receipts and all surrounding documents.
•Trouble shoot and smooth issues onsite to successfully executing an event.
•Observing safety codes at venues, noting attendance and significant problems.
•Artist and Talent Management for projects.
•Assistance in travel and hotel accommodation.
•Temporary staffing for events.

AutoLoans credit operations Clerk at RAK Bank
  • United Arab Emirates
  • April 2004 to February 2005

•Opening Accounts for Non Banking customers.
•Evaluating profile and documentation of customers in lieu with the policies and procedures of the bank.
•Conducting system governmental checks to see previous history of customers.
•Sanctioning the finance based on all documents provided by client.

Passenger Service Unit Internship at DNATA Dubai International Airport
  • United Arab Emirates
  • July 2003 to September 2003

• Customer service
• Boarding systems
• Check-in passengers (economy/business/first class)
• Issuing excess baggage tickets and Tagging hand baggage
• Boarding gate control
• Ramp and Bridge arrival / departures

Receptionist Cum Secretary at Apex Media
  • United Arab Emirates
  • April 2002 to May 2003

• Meeting and greeting clients
• Calendar Management
• Travel arrangement and Hotel Bookings
• Dispatching couriers
• Screening phone calls
• Sorting and distributing mail
• Coordinating with sales staff
• Arranging appointments for Recruitment.

Education

Bachelor's degree, Business Administration and Tourism Management
  • at National American University
  • July 2005

Specialties & Skills

Creative Briefs
Creating Proposals
Budgeting
Local Search
Coordinating Events
ms powerpoint
ms excel
Ms word
Local Knowledge
Budgeting

Languages

English
Expert
Hindi
Intermediate

Hobbies

  • Table Tennis
    Inter-college Champion in the past