EXPERIENCES
Work Experience
2017-2019
2.5 years
Assistant Director: Events Production
Prowein, Vinexpo, Tax free Trade Shows
Depack Design – Bordeaux – France
Management of the production of top-quality exhibition stands for professional events in France and abroad, focusing on the wine and luxury goods industries. My responsibilities included managing the stand buying budgets (from €15K up to €250K).
Management of production and supplier purchasing budgets, ordering technical services and equipment, delegation of tasks, checking technical plans and ensuring excellent communication with clients.
Coordination of set-up and dismantling as well as suppliers’ tasks, staff duties and shipments of materials.
Administrative support, including monitoring deadlines, scheduling meetings, organising travel arrangements, and reporting on stand management.
2016
7 months
Executive Assistant
Organising travel arrangements – Sales Executives Team
Filhet-Allard Maritime – Bordeaux – France
Travel arrangements including booking all accommodation and complex journeys, visa application management, renewal of expiring accommodation contracts and transit passes.
Administrative support including scheduling meetings, registrations for external events, ordering catering and purchasing office supplies.
2012 & 2014
9 + 9 months
Logistics and Technical Assistant
Organisation of ARTIBAT 2012&2014 Trade Shows
CAPEB Loire Atlantique – Nantes – France
Technical management of the trade fairs (professional event – 1,000+ exhibitors) and implementation of sustainable practices.
Administration and support for exhibitors: including order processing, technical monitoring, checking technical plans, updating databases, as well as writing official communications in French and English.
Events management and reporting, including for the production of the organiser’s stands and coordination of set-up and dismantling, as well as delegation of suppliers management tasks, floorplan management, preparation for meetings and documents and regulatory plans for traffic flow.
Improvement of waste recycling practices and visibility of waste management, event analysis and recommendations to achieve future improvement targets.
2013
9 months
Communications Coordinator
Organisation of the 12th National Waste Management Forum
Assises Nationales des Déchets – Nantes – France
General support for event organisation: European Round Tables and Conferences
Event promotion and sharing updates through relevant media channels and partner institutions, including maintaining the event website and managing our social media presence. I established and managed press contacts and engaged our community of sector-relevant professionals, developed exhibition content, conducted research for participants, and created print and digital documents.
Coordination of technical duties, including floorplan management, set-up and dismantling, overseeing health & safety requirements and creating of action plans for compliance.
Supported administrative duties, including liaising with speakers, handling enquiries from delegates and attendees, drawing up contracts and updating databases (File Maker Pro).
2011
7 months
Assistant Editor and Commercial Representative
The Planner – Montreal – Canada
Writing articles, conducting and publishing interviews, reviewing the event specific magazine.
Coordination of a professional ‘speed-dating’ event (30 exhibitors, 60 clients) including materials, planning and entertainment.
Advertising sales for professional event suppliers, developing our network of partners.
2011
4 months
Assistant Event Coordinator
Organisation of the AMERICANA 2011 Trade Show
Réseau Environnement – Montreal – Canada
Exhibition content development and assistance to exhibitors, including technical and administrative support in French and English – 350 exhibitors
Management of web communications about the event and promotional networking.
2010
14 months
Communications Coordinator and Consultant
Enges (Sustainability Consultancy) – France
Management of online and print communications (leaflets, marketing brochures), sector research.
Greenhouse gaz emissions consultancy, including carbon footprint calculation for institutions and industries, awareness raising campaigns (e.g. in engineering schools), administrative duties.
Volunteering
2020
Book sorting and packing
Children’s Book Project – London
2019
Communications
Creation of a community garden
Incredible Edibles, Bordeaux – France
2014
Sustainability awareness campaigns and
Waste sorting during events
Sustainable Events Association AREMACS – France
2011
Event Coordinator for sustain. transport campaign
Equiterre – Quebec
2010
Writer for the 2010 Eco-Citizen Guide Book
L’Art de l’Éco Lyon – France