Seamus Kavanagh Email & Phone Number

Dublin, Ireland

IIFA is a representative body for over 130 Irish Freight Forwarding and Customs Brokerage businesses. The Association is run by a Council of Volunteers from the Membership and also two full time Staff Members including myself. In addition to representation of Member’s concerns, IIFA also offers training in Freight Forwarding via the international recognized FIATA Diploma in Freight Forwarding. My role within the Association is wide reaching and continuously adapts as new challenges present themselves; from organising the Moodle interface for online learning, writing to Government Bodies on behalf of the Membership, delivering practical instruction on completion of Customs Declarations and more.As Ireland's National Association Member of CLECAT and FIATA, I represent IIFA at these international Freight Forwarding and Customs Broker meetings and report back to IIFA Council. I am presently responsible for coordinating, updating and delivering IIFA's Customs Clearance and Practical Customs Declaration Completion training course. During 2016, I was part of the Local Organising Committee to organise the 2016 FIATA World Congress in Dublin, an event which attracted over 700 International Delegates from the Freight Forwarding and Supply Chain industries. As the FIATA Coordinator I was responsible for communicating with FIATA's different Advisory Body Managers in preparation for their programme sessions, in addition to work with the sponsorship & sales and marketing teams. In May 2017, I was made an Honourary Member of the Association for the work invested in preparing for this event.

County Dublin, Ireland

Joined IIFA in 2008 when the Association was preparing to launch its independent training programme, the IIFA FIATA Diploma in Freight Forwarding. Recruited for my skills with multimedia software editing programmes, my key accomplishments within this role were the transfer of the association’s 9 module training course from classroom to digital platforms including online webinars and examinations. There were 18 of such events per year. I also made improvements to the process of delivery since this initiative was introduced and have defined the current structure of the course. I also created promotional material for these courses (large posters, brochures) and represented the IIFA at trade shows to promote the course. In October 2013 I was part of the successful 2-person team to attend the 2013 FIATA World Congress in Singapore. My colleague and I were triumphant in making a successful bid to the FIATA Extended Board in order to have Dublin selected as the host city for the 2016 FIATA World Congress.

On my own initiative I approached Malahide Community School about setting up an “Introduction to Photoshop” 10-week course as part of their Adult Education Programme. I have designed and I deliver the course myself, highlighting the tools and an understanding of how and why they operate in the application.

Training Delivery And Evaluation Course Qqi Level 6, Training Delivery And Evaluation, Distinction

Education record

I attend courses with Big Wave Media Training to keep my skills fresh and up to date. Thus far I have completed training courses.

Masters In Multimedia.

Studied software applications including Adobe Photoshop, Flash and Apple Final Cut Pro. Academic studies included Visual Culture, Screen.

Arts (Classics & History)