Experience

St. Patrick's Festival

• Ireland
• Entertainment Providers
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Head of Fundraising and Special Projects at St Patrick's Festival

  • Nov 2022 - Present

• Development and Fundraising

  • Sep 2021 - Nov 2022

  Supporting the sponsorship, philanthropic, and fundraising activities of St Patrick's Festival



GPO Museum

• Ireland
• Freight and Package Transportation
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Acting General Manager

  • Mar 2019 - Feb 2020

  Responsible for all aspects of the day-to-day management of the museum and the on-going development and delivery of the museum programs. The main responsibilities are listed as follows: -Accountable to Shannon Heritage and An Post GPO IEC (GPO Museum) Board for the improved development and delivery of the museum experience to all customers.-Responsible for budgets, sales and marketing plans, forecasting and achieving business goals. -Monitoring of KPIs to create support strategies in order to drive brand awareness. -Continuous improvement of the visitor experience by leading the team to create specialized tours and designing comprehensive visitors’ maps and self-guided routes. -Recruitment, training and development of the team in all aspects of the business such as the admissions desk, tours, retail and customer service. -Overseeing the delivery of exhibitions, private and public events and educational outreach programs. -Maintaining and creating new relationships with Dublin and national cultural, art and tourism institutions. -Coordinating contractors whilst managing tenders under the public sector procurement regulation. -Liaising with lenders, institutions and State bodies in relation to the museum artefacts. -Stakeholder relationship management within and outside the pertinent sectors.

• Events Manager

  • Jan 2016 - Mar 2019

  Responsible for the development, sales and marketing of all events and delivery of daily operations. -Deliver private and public events on site while coordinating the external catering teams -Identifying, engage, and coordinate with curators and other industry consultants to deliver public events -Assisting the general manager in staff selection, training and daily operational management. -Preparing tenders and liaising with the procurement department regarding suppliers, subcontractors and event providers -Deputizing for the general manager



Diageo

• United Kingdom
• Beverage Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Event Designer

  • Aug 2007 - Oct 2014



Radisson Blu St Helen's

• Meeting and Events Sales Consultant

  • Jan 2005 - Apr 2007



Conrad Dublin

• Business Centre Manager

  • Nov 2002 - Jan 2004