Operations Manager

• Aug 2022 - Present

Operations Manager

• Jun 2020 - Mar 2022

Event Freelancer

• May 2016 - Apr 2020

Stage Manager

• Dec 2019 - Jan 2020

Graduation Show link: https://www.instagram.com/p/B7WLT8Rg83D/?igshid=1wqf8fsp62xfu&fbclid=IwAR2gFqdteVl6q986qeKmuqkkISCiYU0cLB8vpMpo1lQBlvDIC7PCq1nMDwg Graduation Show link: https://www.instagram.com/p/B7WLT8Rg83D/?igshid=1wqf8fsp62xfu&fbclid=IwAR2gFqdteVl6q986qeKmuqkkISCiYU0cLB8vpMpo1lQBlvDIC7PCq1nMDwg

Events Professional/ Stage Manager

• Jan 2015 - Jan 2020

Projects/Production Assistant

• Oct 2018 - May 2019

Notable Events/clients: Interfaith Alliance Forum (MOI), DIPMF (RTA), Creative Sports Awards (DSC), Dubai Airports re-brand, Art Dubai (TCO), 10X at innovation week & Emirates towers Exhibition (DFF)  Coordinate multiple events simultaneously and ensure timelines are met.  Support Project Managers, contributing to the entire project lifecycle with an action plan for project delivery and communication with creative, production teams especially with the client.  Abide by project timelines to make sure that project pitches and presentations are continuously followed up and delivered to the client on time and in a complete format.  Assist on client communication on project deliverables and seek regular approvals at appropriate stage.  Draft reports as required to the client and internal management team.  Provide administrative and logistic support to the Projects team in coordinating and monitoring project activities and tasks, such as research and email.  Coordinate travel needs, schedules and meetings. Develop documents including reports, presentations, agendas and other meeting collateral.  Maintain follow-up system for action and deadlines and monitor projects activities.  Prepare tracking documents and tools for deliverables, meetings, and update them regularly.  Seek and record all feedbacks from the client and share them with the wider team. Show less

Event Staff

• May 2018 - May 2018

Government Games 2018 - Took part in the daily parade for all the government teams. - Acted as a main point of contact with the teams ahead of and during the obstacle races. Government Games 2018 - Took part in the daily parade for all the government teams. - Acted as a main point of contact with the teams ahead of and during the obstacle races.

Lost and Child Coordinator

• Mar 2018 - Apr 2018

Mother Of The Nation Festival 2018 Mother Of The Nation Festival 2018

Production and Transportation Coordinator

• Feb 2017 - Apr 2018

Food and Beverage Coordinator

• Feb 2018 - Mar 2018

The Pink Caravan 2018https://www.pinkcaravan.ae/pink-caravan-ride/

Stage Manager

• Nov 2017 - Jan 2018

Sheikh Zayed Heritage FestivalStage Manager, Sheikh Zayed Heritage FestivalThe Sheikh Zayed Heritage Festival is a large scale festival where visitors embark on a cultural voyage blending UAE and world heritage in an immersive, interactive collection of performances, pavilions and events.Under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the UAE, the festival is held under the guidance and support of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abudhabi and under the direct supervision of His Highness Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Presidential Affairs.As a stage manager I was responsible for handling several stages, creating the performances schedule for each country on a daily basis, managing artists and performers. I managed a team of coordinators to ensure that all the shows run smoothly and reported directly to the senior stage/scheduling director.I was also responsible for leading the daily parade and liaising with Abudhabi TV for the live shows. Show less

Finish Line Team Leader

• Nov 2017 - Nov 2017

The Color Run is the Happiest 5K on the Planet with more than 15,000 runners participating each year! As the Finish Line Team Leader, I was responsible for ensuring the Finish Line is set up correctly as per the site plan the day prior to the event. I helped build the entire flooring and setup the branding in the specific allocated places. On the event day I managed a team of 30 Volunteers who were responsible for ensuring that each runner receives one packet and one bottle of water. Show less

Accreditation Assistant

• Oct 2017 - Oct 2017

The WorldSkills Competition is the largest vocational education and skills competition event in the world that occurs every two years. It is an "Olympic Scale" event. The Competitors are selected from skills competitions in the 72 WorldSkills member countries with more than 1,500 competitors, 10,000 international guests and over 100,000 local visitors expected to attend on from October 14th -19th. My main duties were supporting the Accreditation Manager in the delivery of accreditation, registration and ticketing services. I’ve had the honor to work at such a prestigious event and gain valuable experience. Show less

Production Coordinator

• Sep 2017 - Sep 2017

Notable Client: Crown Prince Court and Ministry Of Education Moral Education Programme Event I've worked at the 8 day event across the UAE assisting with all the event logistics onsite, including manning registrations, setting up the rooms prior to each training session and ensuring that the sessions run smoothly throughout the day. Notable Client: Crown Prince Court and Ministry Of Education Moral Education Programme Event I've worked at the 8 day event across the UAE assisting with all the event logistics onsite, including manning registrations, setting up the rooms prior to each training session and ensuring that the sessions run smoothly throughout the day.

Project Manager

• Oct 2016 - Jul 2017

Evento Solutions is an Event Registration company that offers a complete range of Services from Registrations, Marketing, and Payment Handling to Post Event Data Analysis.  Handle the entire event registration process from getting the client’s brief, following up with vendors, to managing onsite and online registrations, to preparing a post-show report.  Work on several projects simultaneously and efficiently.  Maintain the project budget from start to finish.  Identify the required resources and assign individual responsibilities in the form of tasks on Insightly.  Manage a team of 20 registration/barcode scanning staff at each event.  Manage the day-to-day operational and logistical aspects of a project.  Deliver events on time that meet and exceed client expectations.  Go to onsite visits before the event to ensure all the system requirements are available. Notable clients: Prime Minister’s Office, Dubai World Trade Centre, Government Of Dubai – Media Office, Forte Tourism, DP World, Ministry Of Education, Done Events, Arab Lab, DMCC, GL Events, Action Impact, Artaj Events, Arabian Adventures, Pink Tank. Show less

Business Development Executive

• Jun 2016 - Oct 2016

The Annual Investment Meeting is a large-scale event held under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, UAE Vice-President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai. It is one of the most exclusive investment gatherings in the world that is attended by prominent political, economic, financial, and academic figures and has more than 15,000 attendees every year from over 140 countries. • Responsible for the Annual Investment Meeting Exhibition, Sponsorship, B2B, B2G, and Delegate sales for 11 countries including: Qatar, Oman, Kuwait, KSA, Bahrain, Jordan, Egypt, Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Sudan. Market research: - Identify, build, research and maintain a database of possible contributors and estimating the value of each. Sales & Marketing: - Establish and maintain contact with prospective contributors in database through individual approach and follow up. - Negotiation of terms of participation, sending of sales contracts, receiving signed & stamped sales contracts. Operations: - Creation of an individual pipeline outlining that my activities and workload are in accordance with the paramount project pipeline and timeline. - Research and visit relevant exhibitions and shows in my allocated region. - Update the floor plan in regards of availability. Show less

Freelance Production Coordinator

• Jun 2016 - Jun 2016

Notable Client: AJ+ Arabi • Assist the production managers in organizing an event for their client AJ+ Arabi. • Act as a Greeter on arrival - Welcome guests to the venue and the event; also be friendly, enthusiastic, able to think on my feet, and willing to help out in any situation. • Assist with the on-site setup. • Serve as an Activation Assistant – be outgoing and proactive, explain the activation and encourage guests to participate and create unique content. Notable Client: AJ+ Arabi • Assist the production managers in organizing an event for their client AJ+ Arabi. • Act as a Greeter on arrival - Welcome guests to the venue and the event; also be friendly, enthusiastic, able to think on my feet, and willing to help out in any situation. • Assist with the on-site setup. • Serve as an Activation Assistant – be outgoing and proactive, explain the activation and encourage guests to participate and create unique content.

Freelance Project Coordinator

• May 2016 - Jun 2016

Notable Client: HP • Oversee all the Ramadan events for HP (Hewlett-Packard) in Dubai, Doha, Kuwait, and Egypt. • Perform pre-event tasks including, confirming venues, ordering gifts, ordering roll up banners, liaising with the suppliers/venue contacts, monitoring registrations using Cvent. • Keeping the client up to date and being on hand should the client have any last minute requests. • Perform on-site tasks including checking set up, liaising with venue staff, welcoming and registering guests, distributing gift items. Show less

The Eventice

• May 2016 - May 2016

The Eventice is an "apprentice"-style competition open to all final year event management students or anyone who is passionate about events and wants kick start their professional career in the event industry. To apply candidates have to complete a short video answering 5 key questions. 15 finalists are then chosen to compete for a job by completing a series of tasks over an intense 3-day period. Tasks include interviewing industry professionals, problem solving, negotiating, creating an event concept, advertising campaigns and much more. I am proud to say that I made it into the top 5, it was definitely an amazing experience! Show less

Presenter/Emcee and Tour Manager

• Apr 2016 - Apr 2016

• Develop a complete speech and act as the main stage emcee for the prestigious IEEE Women in Engineering Summit. • Serve as a tour manager: Accompanying the speakers and managing the group travels around the city. • Coordinate the travel program and prepare details for start journey and all stop over points for the guests’ convenience. • Develop a complete speech and act as the main stage emcee for the prestigious IEEE Women in Engineering Summit. • Serve as a tour manager: Accompanying the speakers and managing the group travels around the city. • Coordinate the travel program and prepare details for start journey and all stop over points for the guests’ convenience.

Special Events Coordinator

• Feb 2015 - Mar 2016

• Monitor all aspects of the event on-site and make sure that all the events run smoothly - Meet and Greet guests as they arrive to the venue. • Act as ‘The Face of the Festival’ and provide continuous outstanding customer service support in person, over the phone or via email. • Coordinate event logistics, including registration and attendee tracking, presentation, materials support and pre- and post-event evaluations. • Liaise with the programming team to prepare presentations. • Create invitee list, send out invitations and manage RSVP list. • Ensure that any issues are raised as soon as possible and take the lead on working with the team to find the best resolution. • Promote the festival on all social media platforms in both English and Arabic. • Assist with the sale/issuing of tickets to walk in customers. • Make table seating arrangements for 400+ guests including international authors, VIP's and general public using Tablerrr.com (an online platform for making seating arrangements and adding special dietary requirements of guests) for each of the following events: - Time Travel Dinner, Intercontinental Hotel, Dubai Festival City - Literary Cruise, Bateaux Dubai • Make transport arrangements for 300+ guests for the Time Travel Dinner, Literary Cruise and Desert Stanza event using excel and update the guest database on a daily basis using Weblingo. • Manage multiple tasks simultaneously, efficiently and possess strong time management and prioritization skills. Show less

Event Producer

• Sep 2010 - Jan 2015

• President of the University Of Sharjah (WIE), Women in Engineering Club • The Brainchild and organizer of many events at University of Sharjah including: IEEE Day, Alumni Day, Robotics workshops and Microsoft Imagine Cup 2012. • Arrange the availability of audio-visual equipment, transportation, branding displays, and other event requirements. • Serve as an Emcee for all the events. • Meet with sponsors to plan scope events, ensure deadlines are met and review event progress. • Coordinate the International Volunteer Day. • Organize the Intel competition of science and technology for students’ projects. Show less