About me

Freelance Project & Event Manager based in London, seeking next opportunity. Background in networking, training, in person & online events.

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• Is anyone looking for event support? (possibly even FREE!)

Projects

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  High End TV Trainee Finder Networking SeriesEvent Management of 9x in person networking events across the UK for our Trainees to connect with High End TV Industry professionals.
• The Alan Turing Institute - Data Study Group – December 2022A month long hybrid in person & remote hackathon bringing together some of the country’s top talent from data science, artificial intelligence, and wider fields, to analyse real-world data science challenges. Including online presentations, networking sessions, training workshops & facilitated research time. Challenges provided by collaborators: Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (AMRC) -Data augmentation and synthetic data generation for low-frequency and sparse data problems The Centr
• The Alan Turing Institute - Data Study Group - November 2021A month long remote hackathon bringing together some of the country’s top talent from data science, artificial intelligence, and wider fields, to analyse real-world data science challenges. Including online presentations, networking sessions, training workshops & facilitated research time. Challenges provided by collaborators: CEFAS: Rapid identification of plankton using machine learning UCL: Identifying poor performance at recruitment sites participating in clinical trial research
• The Alan Turing Institute - Data Study Group - April 2021A 2 week long remote hackathon focusing on bringing together some of the country’s top talent from data science, artificial intelligence, and wider fields, to analyse real-world data science challenges. Including online presentations, networking sessions, training workshops & facilitated research time. Challenges provided by collaborators: Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) - The assessment of utility and privacy of synthetic data CityMaaS - Making travel in cities accessible for people w
• The Alan Turing Institute - Data Study Group September 2020A month long remote hackathon focusing on bringing together some of the country’s top talent from data science, artificial intelligence, and wider fields, to analyse real-world data science challenges. Including online presentations, networking sessions, training workshops & facilitated research time. Challenges provided by collaborators: CRUK Cambridge Institute - Modelling interactions driving breast cancer development Greenvest Solutions - Forecasting wind energy production using satellite
• The Alan Turing Institute - Data Study Group - December 2019A week long in person hackathon hosted at The Alan Turing Institute, bringing together some of the country’s top talent from data science, artificial intelligence, and wider fields, to analyse real-world data science challenges. Including in person presentations, networking events, training workshops & facilitated research time. Challenges provided by collaborators: WWF – Smart monitoring for conservation areas Dstl – Anthrax and nerve agent detector: Identification of hazardous chemical and

Projects credited in

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  THE ALAN TURING INSTITUTEAs a newly formed national institute for data science, The Alan Turing Institute, headquartered in the British Library, London, is the first of its kind in the world. I was commissioned to take photographs that captured this unique mood and atmosphere, to be used as part of a new design that translates this unusual blend of rigidity and flexibility in thinking; helping to define the Institute’s brand and create its pioneering identity.

Work history

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High End TV Trainee Finder ManagerScreenSkills
Apr 2022London, United KingdomFull Time
Trainee Finder Manager, overseeing the programme dedicated to opening access to the Screen Industries. Acting as 'agent' for 250+ Trainees in behind the camera departments, often with 100 + live placements at any one time. Management of the Trainee Finder Team. Community Management. Event Management of a UK wide networking series. Promoting to schemes offering at events nation wide. Identify and developing training to upskill the cohort. Pastoral support as first point of contact for Trainees for all Trainees as they navigate the industry, often handling complex situations involving conflict resolution. Liaising with UK HETV Productions to place and support Trainees.
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Event CoordinatorThe Alan Turing Institute
Apr 2020 - Apr 2022London, United KingdomFull Time
Event Coordinator for The Alan Turing Institute flag ship events, Data Study Groups. Responsible for producing and hosting high profile research events (online & in person) for The UKs National Institute of AI & Data Science, winning of The KE Awards 2021 for Academic Engagement Event of the Year. Management of recruitment cycles for researchers and participants. Account management with research partners, including pitch presentations. Issuing contracts for research projects. Creating processes and accompanying documentation to maximise efficiency, including a programme manual & EDI recruitment policy.

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Skills

• Project Management
• Event Management
• Event Coordination
• Community Management
• Training
• Facilitation
• Event Hosting

Education

BachelorKing's College London
Aug 2015 - Aug 2019London, United Kingdom