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Melanie Haack

Accredited Professional Seeking New Opportunity

45years • Abu Dhabi

Summary

I am an accredited professional with enthusiasm, excellent communication skills, team spirited and strong organizational abilities. Very dynamic, extrovert and determined to secure a new challenge in my career with a well established company in order to increase the positive track record of the organization.

Skills

Event Management

Experiences

Protocol Coordinator FIFA World Cup 2017 with Flash Entertainment

11-2017 - 12-2017 EventsMajor Achievement: - Leasing with various stakeholders such as FIFA Protocol Team, Flash Entertainment, Abu Dhabi Sports Council and Al Ain Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium Management - Conducting meetings with various stakeholders - Managing on site set ups and readiness for all VIP, VVIP and CAT 1 areas - Manage seating arrangements with the stakeholders - Manage distribution of tickets - Ensure all volunteers and staff members are fully briefed on their roles and ready for match days

Hotel Liaison Project Manager “World Skills Abu Dhabi 2017”

02-2017 - 10-2017 EventsMajor Achievement: - Contracting over 30 hotels for delegates - Hotel liaison of each hotels room blocks (including attrition management, call in blocks, allotment management) - managing a team of 2 - Conducting preconvention meetings - Sourcing venues for member countries adhoc event requests - Rooming list management

Food and Beverage Project Manager

01-2015 - 09-2016 EventsMajor Achievement: - Managing and overseeing all aspects of FB relations for * ADMM owed events * Client events * Formula 1 Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi Grand Prix 2015 and 2016 including concept planning and realization of all catering offerings, as well as sourcing catering partners, planning menus with appointed caterers, onsite management during set up, live dates and de-rig - Establish new corporate menus with appointed caterer - Introducing new and improved food and beverage concepts - Lease with local caterers

Freelancer, Events Planning, Abu Dhabi

10-2014 - 12-2014 Events24 Degrees: Part of the planning team for the Abraaj Townhouse meeting at Madinat Jumeirah - Entertainment Project Manager for F1 at Yas Marina Circuit

Director, Conference and Catering Services –

02-2013 - 09-2014 Hotels - RestaurantsMajor Achievement: - Managing and overseeing hotel own events such as * New Years’ eve “Gold Dust Party” * Ramadan tent * Emaar staff party (5,000 employees) * Vogue event (events within the property) - Establish 2014 marketing plan - Introducing new standards and procedure fit to the new selling structure - Implementing individual revenue goals for department in line with their account responsibilities - Restructuring the department to focus on and strengthen individual market segments growth

Director of Events/ Task Force

06-2012 - 02-2013 Hotels - RestaurantsMajor Achievement: - Project Management of International Group Handling, which included but was not limited to: *Implement procedures and guide the local team on best practices *Lease with local and international suppliers *Daily budget tracking *Timely updates to client, agent as well as senior hotel management on tasks accomplished

Assistant Director, Event Management

11-2010 - 06-2012 Hotels - RestaurantsMajor Achievement - HOTEL OPENING AND SETTING UP OF THE EVENT TEAM/DEPARTMENT - Having the privileged of sourcing and leading highly skilled team of the first Rocco Forte Hotel in the Middle East - Introducing new standards and procedure fit to the culture of the company as well as suitable to the market - Working closely with other department heads on the ideal standards and procedure for event/group exposure to each departments - Set up the department from budget, to closing deals for major groups and events to introducing the new brand to the market

Event Manager

07-2008 - 10-2010 Hotels - RestaurantsMajor Achievements - Assist with Grand Opening Celebration: handling numerous program files such as Kylie Minogue’s Dressing Rooms and Backstage Greenroom, Press Working Room, Media Centre, Back of House Prop-Rooms from set up, catering, technical requirements - Plan and execute incentive programs varying from 100-2000 delegates/guests at the resort for national and international clienteles such as Russia, Germany, UK, USA and Asian markets from selling to planning and executing stage

Education & training

Friedrich Gymnasium Luckenwalde

1993 - 1999 Luckenwalde, DeutschlandEvents

My soft skills

Communicating
Flexible
Persevering
Positive

Languages spoken

  • German

    Native language

  • English

    Native language

  • Arabic

    Basic

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