Experience Summary

MILTON KEYNES BASED. Background in film/TV, as Supporting Artiste, walk-on, featured in numerous commercials, TV pro grammes, creating own direction/dialogue. Total extrovert, great at presenting at Exhibitions and Shows. Working with PA system no problem. Will take on anything, love a challenge. Expanded view on promotional campaigns A lot of instore/supermarket sampling across the board – baby food through to a variety of Alcohol, other foods promoted either straight from product pack or involving cooking and preparation. Researched and advised on product ranges to include health benefits with full explanation of what these were and how the customer could be helped. Numerous new store refurb openings on behalf of Co-op where I created displays/sampling trays of top ranges for visiting public to sample to increase instore traffic. Instore demos for Tefal, Rowenta, Soda Stream. Worked on campaign on behalf of company marketing blood glucose monitoring machines which involved research to be able to talk to customers/patients in Boots Pharmacies. Various exhibition work sampling and advising on behalf of Alpro, Chinese Green Tea company, vitamin company, chocolate and wine company. Demo and promotion for hi tech company doing Laptops, Desktops, Hard Drives, Printers, Sound Systems, Televisions, and other products like media extenders virtual tv to laptops. This has been carried out in stores including PC World, John Lewis etc plus product merchandising. 2007 was involved in project called Demo Zone in John Lewis in Oxford Street as part of a team of 10 covering 7 days per week advising and creating demos on approximately 15 high tech products. Trained with a company selling digital cash machines, promoting this product at events in Olympia and Earls Court either as Event Manager running the stand personally with client or with other promotional staff. Gaming demonstrator, having done numerous Guitar Hero on Xbox campaigns: within Hamleys conducted alone, Star Wars convention 2007 worked with Activision team, TCT Gigs at Royal Albert Hall 2008 as Team leader Hard Rock Calling at Hyde Park 2008 as Team Leader, Excel conferences for Game and Game Station 2008 which also included demos of Star Wars game, new Bond game and others as Team Leader with team of 5 . Nintendo DS at shopping centre as Team Leader of 5 member team and Thorpe Park campaign 2008 as team leader, Hannah Montana on WII at Hamleys as Team Leader with 2 other team members and 2 staff members. Costume character, have food cert 2, event manager for street teams, in store cooking in store, Harrods approved, John Lewis approved. 2011 campaigns included running teams for 02 International calling cards in Home Counties, Coffee Milicano road show, newspaper promo for Sunday Telegraph and F1 Supplement for Silverstone at MK Station, van sales for Proctor and Gamble, Nivea road show. Previously initiated own company teaching computer skills 1990's, providing PA services, internet document search facility, office management. Competent on food hygiene for tasting/sampling within stores or shows either working within a team or acting as Team Leader or Event Managing. Love doing food sampling. Dont like leafleting roles and wont promote the tobacco industry. View my contact details, availability, and stats.

Experience

1. 
   Airport Passholder  
2. 
   Assistant Event Manager  
3. 
   Auditing  
4. 
   Automotive  
5. 
   Chef  
6. 
   Conferences  
7. 
   Costume and Character  
8. 
   Credit Card Trained  
9. 
   Data Capture  
10. 
    Demonstration  
11. 
    Event Management  (up to 5+ staff)
12. 
    Exhibitions  
13. 
    Fragrance / Counter Cover  
14. 
    Hospitality  
15. 
    Installation  
16. 
    In-store / Store approved  
17. 
    Leafleting  
18. 
    Merchandising  
19. 
    Modelling  
20. 
    Mystery Shopping  
21. 
    Off Trade Sales  
22. 
    On Trade Sales  
23. 
    Presenting  
24. 
    Rigging  
25. 
    Roadshows  
26. 
    Sales  
27. 
    Sampling  
28. 
    Security  
29. 
    Technology  
30. 
    Van Sales  

Other Experience

Presenting, working with a mic, happy around families and children, animals, etc nothing new or different puts me off.

Skills

1. 
   Acting  
2. 
   Bar Person  
3. 
   Car Driving License  
4. 
   Computer Skills (Advanced)  
5. 
   Computer Skills (Novice)  
6. 
   CRB  
7. 
   Face Painting  
8. 
   First Aid Certificate  
9. 
   Health / Hygiene Cert  
10. 
    HGV Driving License  
11. 
    Make Up Artist  
12. 
    Motorcycle License  
13. 
    Nail Technician  
14. 
    Own Transport  
15. 
    Public Speaking  
16. 
    Qualified Dancer  
17. 
    Roller Skating / Blading  

Other Skills

Acting, role play, photography, sports: swim, dance, ski, novice sailing. Cooking, trained touch typing

Languages

First language: English

1. 
   Bengali  
2. 
   Chinese  
3. 
   Czech  
4. 
   English  
5. 
   French  
6. 
   German  
7. 
   Greek  
8. 
   Hindi  
9. 
   Italian  
10. 
    Japanese  
11. 
    Other  
12. 
    Polish  
13. 
    Portugese  
14. 
    Punjabi  
15. 
    Russian  
16. 
    Spanish  
17. 
    Urdu  

Extra Information

Airport Passholder

Assistant Event Manager

Guitar Hero/for Activision

Auditing

Magazine sales within supermarket Medicine ranges also within supermarkets

Automotive

Chef

Conferences

Costume and Character

Worked for team of party entertainers briefly: corporate parties and childrens parties, HSBC as pompous bank customer, Humphrey the Elephant on Shopping Channel

Credit Card Trained

Data Capture

Demonstration

Involved in the Promotions and Field Marketing Industry Doing instore food sampling, outside road shows, exhibitions. Specialist adviser in high tech products: Computers, laptops, hard drives etc.

Event Management

Kettle chips campaign 2007 Blood glucose monitoring systems within pharmacies Throughout 2008 booked as Team Leader on pc gaming campaigns 02 Calling Cards 2011

Exhibitions

Olympia, Earls Court.

Fragrance / Counter Cover

Hospitality

Have done over years cannot remember brands/companies

Installation

In-store / Store approved

within supermarkets - food, alcohol, etc. sampling and promo Harrods John Lewis

Leafleting

Merchandising

Magazines/beauty products/medicines/televisions/printer/print cartridge/

Modelling

Mystery Shopping

Thomas Cook Alpro Pizza Restaurant Kuoni Travel

Off Trade Sales

On Trade Sales

Presenting

for science exhibit at NEC to large seated audience

Rigging

Roadshows

Coffee Milican Nivea

Sales

newspaper promo campaigns event brochures

Sampling

food, alcolhol, snacks, hot food, soya products, tea

Security

Technology

in store demos for pc/laptop/hard drive/printer/media servers/televisions/sound systems/etc

Van Sales

Proctor and Gamble

Acting

Working in film/television as a Supporting Artiste. Feature and supporting roles in commercials, dramas, documentaries, TV soaps including: long project with BBC on their programme Hot Gadgets, pho

Bar Person

Car Driving License

full licence for manual car, held over 25 years

Computer Skills (Advanced)

advanced ability and knowledge

Computer Skills (Novice)

CRB

Face Painting

First Aid Certificate

Health / Hygiene Cert

food hygiene and knowledge of health and safety

HGV Driving License

Make Up Artist

Motorcycle License

Nail Technician

Own Transport

people carrier with ample boot space

Public Speaking

Corporate IT demos, presentations at exhibitions, introductions at trade exhibitions working with microphone. Through acting, and theatre work will use script or introduce without.

Qualified Dancer

Roller Skating / Blading

Qualifications

o'levels/GCSE x 10

Photos

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