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Among other projects, I worked as Content Producer for the 2008 launch of London Heathrow's Terminal 5, which was officially opened by Her Majesty the Queen. The launch event was held in the brand new terminal building and included a specially written piece of music for the occasion, composed by Steve Sidwell.

Between 2002 and 2005 I worked as a Senior Producer on many large-scale events for Hewlett-Packard, working with a large team on their international HP Technology@Work events (originally known as HP Ensa@Work), each attracting between 3,000 - 5,000 delegates over a 2-3 day event period in Amsterdam, Paris, Copenhagen and Berlin.

During my period as a Producer at MWA I worked on a number of Government projects, including the London Peace Conference on Yugoslavia. I also worked as Lead Producer for the South Western Electricity Board (SWEB) on their annual energy award ceremonies over a number of years. In addition, I produced a number of events for the Fleet department of Citroen UK Ltd, including the launch of the Citroen Xantia in Montreux, Switzerland and the launch of Xsara in Skibo Castle, Scotland.

From 1981-1985 I worked as an Audio Visual Designer, working on mulit-screen multi-projector audio-visual presentations for corporate clients, including Austin Rover, IBM, Procter & Gamble and Mercedes-Benz UK. From 1985-1987 I chose to make the transition to become an Event Producer, working for various corporate clients, including IBM, Polaroid UK and Mobil Oil.

I worked on a number of Government projects, including the G8 Gleneagles Summit in July 2005, as well as events for EU Heads of State, Foreign Ministers and Finance Ministers, during the period of the UK's EU Presidency in 2005. In 2006 / 2007 I worked on a number of events and pitches for many corporate clients, including Woolworths, Vodafone UK and American Express UK.

I worked as Executive Producer for a number of corporate clients, including Vauxhall Motors, for whom I produced events to launch the Vauxhall Astra Coupe and Agila models via a UK ride and drive roadshow. I also produced a two-venue series of live events based at stately home venues (Blenheim Palace and Weston Park), aimed specifically for people to experience Vauxhall's brand and products in a hassle-free family-friendly environment.

* I worked as Executive Producer on a number of large scale and high profile events, including the United Arab Emirates' 40th Anniversary National Day Celebrations 2011 in Abu Dhabi * the production of two large exhibition stands for Nokia at the Mobile World Congress 2012, Barcelona * London Olympics Torch Relay 2012 * London Olympics Qatar House project, EE Launch 2012, Birmingham, UK * Qasr Al Hosn Festival 2013, Abu Dhabi * Ricoh Freedom to Operate Previews UK Roadshow 2013

During my period at AMCI, I worked closely with the Creative Director on a number of events for Mercedes-Benz UK, including Dealer Sales events in Lisbon, Seville and at Mercedez-Benz World; Senior Management events in Marrakech and Milton Keynes, as well as the production of several videos for corporate internal use and a video for the automotive industry charity organisation, BEN, featuring some Formula 1 personalities, including Jenson Button and David Coulthard.

Project management services to the live event industry

I took a 3-year Degree Course in Graphic Design at Coventry University, specialising in audio-visual design.