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SKILLS

• Sound communication & Interpersonal skills
• Strong leadership abilities
• Team work, co-ordination and management
• Audio-Visual Technician
• Video Recording and editing
• Office administration
• Advanced sound engineering and sound production
• Event & site management
• Social media marketing (Facebook, Twitter, Youtube, Pintrest, Wordpress, Linkedin, Instagram)
• Photography
• Computer Competency *

*Window's '97 to latest, Apple Mac, Microsoft Office and Outlook, Internet, Protools, Reason, Cubase, Photoshop, Pinnacle (video editing), Final Cut Pro X, Logic Pro

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:

QMR PRODUCTIONS
Position: Co-Owner/Managing Partner
Duration: 2012- Present
Roles and Responsibilities:
•Ensure day to day optimal functioning of QMR Productions
•Event conceptualization and planning
•Implement and manage events
•Post Event coordination
•Implementing, trafficking and managing all marketing materials for the events and QMR Productions
•Liaising with clients (Event ideas, budget and time frames)
•Negotiating supplier and contractor prices
•Hiring of all event technical requirements and entertainment
•Outsourcing event contractors and staff (crew, bar staff, security, caterers, sanitation)
•Sourcing new clients
•Creating a database for new and existing clients
•Sorting out event permits, correct safety precautions put in place and event public liability
•Stock taking of equipment, branding and merchandise

Event Work:
•City of Cape Town - National Day of Importance - Nelson Mandela Commemoration Site (Atlantis 2013)
•City of Cape Town - Switching on of the Lights Mitchells Plain (2012)l Concert in the Park Ottery 2013
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Position: Sound and Visual Technician/ Event Production Assistant/ Event Site Manager
Duration: 2004 - 2011
Roles and Responsibilities:
•Sound engineer, Lighting technician, Video technician
•Liaising with clients
•Assist the event manager with pre-event organizing
•Manage the event site and make sure everything runs smoothly
•Event Marketing

Event Work:
•Cape Town Jazzathon
•City of Cape Town - Mayoral Opening's, Switching on of the lights, Concert in the Park, Mitchells Plain Night Market
•ABSA - Corporate Functions
•Private functions ( Weddings, 21st', Birthdays)

ULTIMATE EVENTS
Position: Event Site Assistant/ Event Coordinator
Duties:
•Assist the Event Manager and Event Site Manager with all event/event site related tasks
•Liaising with the client
•Co-ordinate the event site and placement of event technical requirements
•Maintain the event site to complete a smooth running event.

Events:
•Synergy Live 2012-2014 (Theewaterskloof)
•Woolworths Year End Function - Cape Town 2014
•City of Cape Town - Switching on of the Lights 2014 (Cape Town)
•Metro FM New Year's Eve Party 2014 - Marimba's/CTICC


RIVER EVENTS
Position: [Freelance] Events management / coordinator / sound technician / audio visual technician / bar manager
Duties:
•Sound technician
•Events management/coordinating events

Events:
•Corporate function at Upper East Side - Bar Manager and Managing staff - Dec 2010
GHFM tent at Community Chest Carnival- Feb/Mar 2011-Vawter event