Sharon Mcmeel Email & Phone Number

Ireland

Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland

O'Connell Street, Limerick

• www.sharonmcmeel.ieI offer a tailored Wedding Planning service to brides & grooms throughout the country & those having destination weddings in Ireland. Catering for both intimate weddings & elaborate celebrations, I.
• Simultaneously project managing a variety of different client events ensuring consistent client satisfaction whilst maintaining a reasonable cost structure
• Managing & providing strategic leadership to various staffs; negotiating & managing contracts with vendors; and planning/executing all operational & logistical functions relating to events including staging, signage etc
• Developing & implementing strategic plans/processes that support the client’s vision & goals. Researching & recommending new opportunities for events, through the generation of creative ideas, provision of cost.
• Managing the preplanning of major events e.g. attendee lists, registration, tickets, equipment, promotional items etc. Ensuring regular ongoing communication in all areas of event operations incl. pre-event meetings.
• Providing artistic direction for video/photoshoots for a variety of corporate clients. Also regularly feature on local/national radio and creative content for a variety of respected websites & print media, incl..

Dublin

County Dublin, Ireland

• Responsible for project management of Incentives, Conferences, Events & special interest group tours for the US Market from conception through to operations and final account reconciliation.
• Small to large scale programmes with budgets in excess of €1.5 million, including Canadian Incentive Group of over 1300 attendees with welcome night at the Guinness Storehouse, elite programme of tours and activities.
• Costing and creating winning proposals for US and Canadian clients including ongoing liaison with the client to ensure continuing success of the project.
• Budget management, Venue management, Catering, Audio Visual Equipment, entertainment, décor, Excursions and Tours, Conference & Event Materials, Signage, Exhibition management, Hotel allocations, Marketing & Promotion
• Drawing up operational itineraries overseeing all logistics and management of the programme.
• Ensuring closure of event file, managing the billing and invoicing process to clients and partners

Limerick

• Evening Courses Delivered include:
• Fetac Level 3 & 4 - Computer Applications
• Fetac Level 5 - Word Processing
• Fetac Level 5 - Spreadsheets
• Relational Databases

County Limerick, Ireland

• Responsible for the development, planning and coordination of the operational aspects of event projects within the Campus Life Services Centre in the University of Limerick. Key Responsibilities & Projects Included;
• Contract reviews and negotiations; content creation for events/entertainment schedules; the development and communication of project timelines to key stakeholders; the composition and editing of advertising text for.
• Responsible for the development and implementation of PR and marketing strategies, website reviewing and editing whilst working with creative agencies to develop advertisements, posters, signage and other promotional.
• Used professionally developed communication & interpersonal skills to manage internal and external relationships, acting as key liaison between stakeholders.
• Key projects included: World Medical and Health Games, Alexander Technique International Congress and Limerick Sings International Choral Festival.

County Limerick, Ireland

• Key Responsibilities Included;
• Managed a team of 10 CSAs in the provision of excellent customer service - focused on quality & productivity. Regularly identified/addressed the team’s training needs.
• Consistently monitored service levels and contact centre volumes in real time, identifying & implementing processes to improve quality of service, productivity & profitability. E.g. I implemented a dedicated email only.
• Dealt with issue resolution & interfaced daily with multiple groups incl. International Planning Teams & IT to ensure our contact centre met all daily and interval goals.

County Limerick, Ireland

• Key Responsibilities Included;
• Managed all aspects of conference & banqueting coordination within the hotel.
• Redeveloped the hotel’s website, rate availability & all external booking systems.
• Through the above initiatives I later successfully increased the number of weddings held in the hotel from 64 to 110 per year (within a 3 year period).

Ba Management Practice, Project Management , Hr Mgmt, Cross Cultural Mgmt, Supply Chain & Customer Relations Mgmt, First Class Honours Degree

Jeb Teachers Diploma In Information Technology

Diploma In Web & Internet Design And Diploma In Business & E-Commerce, Business & Web Design