raafat Mamdouh, Event Manager

raafat Mamdouh

Event Manager

TwoFour54

Location
United Arab Emirates - Abu Dhabi
Education
Bachelor's degree, Engineering; Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering
Experience
14 years, 7 Months

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Total years of experience :14 years, 7 Months

Event Manager at TwoFour54
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • My current job since January 2016

Events Project Manager:
Ensure the delivery of the project by managing the project’s budget “OOP”, production, operation & staffing of the events.

Work Scope:
Management:
• Budget Management “OOP” Cost efficient!
• Tracker of the events.
• Managing a team of in house and on ground team

Production:
• Design.
• Building.
• Dismantle.

Operations:
• Outsourcing suppliers.
• Recruiting.
• Slotting.
• Allocating.
• Briefing Teams.
• Managing logistics.

Staffing:
• Staffing in person the live running show of the event.

Junior Planning Manager at Wicked Tents
  • United Arab Emirates - Abu Dhabi
  • June 2015 to July 2015

Ensure the successful delivery of projects through planning and effective project management.
In addition, ensuring the regular communication and promotion of Wicked, both within our existing client base and to any potential clients highlighted by me, or by the Planning Management.

Main duties and responsibilities include:
• Client Communication & Business Development
• Project Conceptualization
• Pricing, Briefing and Planning
• Installation, Utilization & De-Rig.

Zone Manager Assistant at WRG / Qasr Al Hosn Festival 2015
  • United Arab Emirates - Abu Dhabi
  • January 2015 to February 2015

Managing all of the ambassadors in my assigned Zone; briefing, scheduling breaks and managing replacements as required. Supporting Zone Managers throughout the Festival period.

Accreditation Coordinator at WRG / Qasr Al Hosn Festival 2015
  • United Arab Emirates - Abu Dhabi
  • January 2015 to February 2015

Pre-event activity that includes scheduling volunteers and issuing the required accreditation based on their availability for the Festival period. Working in the Ambassadors program in QAH Festival, to make sure that all the participants in this program are legit and have all their documents up-to-date, then organizing their participation in the Festival according to the timings they chose, training them before the festival to be able to do their roles on site & evaluating them during the Festival period.

Public Relations Officer at Goethe Institute
  • United Arab Emirates - Abu Dhabi
  • October 2009 to January 2015

Organizing and planning client's quotations for specific items requested by GOETHE Institute for their office in Abu Dhabi, and following up with the suppliers till the delivery process.

Beside the events that was held by the Institut:
• Sharjah Reading Festival “Expo” ( German Section ) 2010
• Abu Dhabi Book fair ( German section ) 2010
• Tataree Band 2010.
• Abu Dhabi Book fair ( German section ) 2009

Customer Service Agent & Ticketing Agent at Wafra/Class act/Artaaj/ADAC
  • United Arab Emirates - Abu Dhabi
  • May 2012 to July 2014

Ticketing agent in some of the biggest events that happened in the capital including:
• FORMULA 1 ETIHAD AIRWAYS ABU DHABI GRAND PRIX 2014.
• Abu Dhabi Art Fair 2014.
• Creamfiels Abu Dhabi 2014.
• Abu Dhabi Summer Festival 2014.
• IPL Cricket Tournament Abu Dhabi 2014.
• Qasr Al Hosn Festival 2014.
• Manchester City Vs Al Ain football Match 2014.
• Abu Dhabi Golf Club (ADGC) 2014.
• UFC wrestling Event.
• Al futtaim Monopoly Event.
• Disney Event.




Conferences:
• Quality of life in UAE.
• Deepak Chopra - The future of Well being.
• 8th annual Businessmen forum.
• Bedaya Forum.

Concerts:
• Rolling stones.
• Shah Rukh Khan.
• The Wiggles.
• Bamboo.
• Selena Gomez.
• Dubai week of music.
• Madonna.

Promoter at Wafra
  • United Arab Emirates - Abu Dhabi
  • June 2007 to December 2007

Education

Bachelor's degree, Engineering; Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering
  • at University of Sharjah
  • January 2014

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Specialties & Skills

Budgeting
Senior Executives
Management Planning
Project Management
Event Management
ACADEMIC
BUDGETING
BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
CAR DRIVER
CUSTOMER RELATIONS
CUSTOMER SERVICE
DELIVERY

Languages

Arabic
Expert
English
Expert
German
Beginner