I am undertaking an exciting new venture in partnership with the incredible Creative Director Ami Gainford and a raft of other talented creatives and producers.One x One Creative is a brand activation agency – creating and activating brands, working both directly with brands, and alongside other creative agencies. My unusual career route from city solicitor to live event production manager, client services director to executive producer and many in between has given me the varied skill set and raft of incredible contacts and suppliers that allow One x One to push boundaries and achieve brilliant results. Whilst the creative is the bedrock on which everything at One x One is based, without solid foundations and knowledge on how we can deliver the end product it is just imaginings on a page.I believe the combination of an open and inquisitive mind, with a detailed and process driven brain are what we need to bring brilliant design to life. I work to drive our delivery partners to push their own boundaries in the art of the possible, be it in the materials we are using, or the actual production process – learning with each new project and using this knowledge to inform us in the next.In nearly 20 years of production I know that every project is different, each has its own challenges, and equally offers its own very individual rewards. The job never gets easier, and it is this continual learning curve that drives us to keep going.www.onexone.uk

Production and delivery of the Sky Innovation Centre Brand design installations. 51 separate brand installations and moments, design by the Sky Creative in-house design team and installed within the new flagship building at Sky UK Osterley headquarters.

SKILLSTeam Management Account teams of 5-20 Project teams of 30-40 pre-production and 40+ on site Hiring, training and mentoringBusiness Management and Strategy Profit and Loss New Business development Procedures, templates and processes Budget Management and margin targetsClient Management Pitch and proposal writing Pitch delivery Account management and development Content development and delivery Good knowledge and awareness of the full marketing mix for fully integrated campaignsProduction Full project management Development of creative proposals into workable, on budget solutions Project budgeting, control and administration Event and site licencing
 Event/ Tour planning, logistics and design
 Site and set design and Auto CAD (basic) Extensive supplier knowledge and existing relationships Placing of supplier contracts
and negotiation of preferred supplier terms Technical equipment specification and personnel logistics
 Financial control of all technical aspects of the production
 Scheduling – of project, personnel and transport
 Health and Safety pre event and on site- Tech IOSH qualification

After a brilliant 10 years of freelance production and project management, I took the plunge with a challenging new role at Fisher Productions. Working for 2 years with their fantastic delivery team, I used my experience of the events industry coupled with my upfront approach to client and supplier management to help drive forward their full service production offering.

Over two years experience in a fast paced top 5 ranking Brand Experience agency.ResponsibilitiesAccount Manager on number of large scale consumer and internal brand experiences (see below), including production management and management of teams of various sizesFull budget management and reconciliation of budgets from £50k - £4mWriting of pitch documents and production budgetsDevelopment of brand strategy for various clientsAwardsWinner Best Brand Experience Campaign for Innocent Village Fete, Event Awards 2008Major projectsInnocent Village Fete 2007 and 2008 Outdoor brand experience event for 60,000 people in Regents Park. Responsible for all production elements of the event. Nivea Visage The Face Experts Roadshow, September- November 2008 Nationwide roadshow to change perceptions of the Nivea Visage range to a pampery, sensual brand which has a product range for all women. The O2 Premiere, June 2007Full day festival to launch The O2 for 20,000 O2 staff. Headed up logistics and production teams. Installations at the O2- O2 Chill, O2 Lounge and O2 BlueroomProject manager of 3 permanent installations in the O2, co-ordinating architectural designers, fabricators and AV specialists to create 3 amazing unique structures. Other projectsSky/ Cobra- Launch of Door to Door sales- conference for 500 delegatesBBC Worldwide- Launch of BBC Worldwide platform of 6 channels in CannesJordans- re-launch of Country CrispNovember 2005

Account Manager on a number of consumer brand accounts. Managed a number of exciting projects- including the launch of The O2, The Innocent Village Fete, semi permanent installations at the O2- The Blue Room Bar and VIP Lounge. In addition to some national road shows.

A brief stint working on Phrama event logistics and production

October 2006 1 year contract at Maritz, a large events logistics agency. Working primarily with Pharma clients- Bristol Myers Squibb and Sanofi Aventis.

June 2005 After a short stint as assistant manager at the above company- one of South Africa's most successful backpackers- became the Manager, responsible for 25 staff (22 local), and 80 guests at any one time. Role included management of restaurant, bars, rooms and all accounts.February 2003

NamibiaSeptember 2003 Raleigh International, the well-known youth development charity, involved in challenging environmental and community projects worldwide. From Logistics Manager (3 months) to Project Manager (4 months) on a key community projects.; Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, London and BrusselsFebruary 2003 Fully qualified as a Solicitor after two years working in different departments of this international corporate law firm, in top 5 of Legal 500. During two year training contract spent six months working on European Competition Law in Brussels, and three months seconded to BAE Systems as an in-house lawyer.