Martin Cairns

Responsible for website maintenance, content management and news articles; development and implementation of new website; manage social media platforms ; preparation and management of the annual activity report and other marketing materials; copy editing and proofreading research papers, project reports and other documentation; logistical management of all internal events ranging including advisory board meetings and workshops.

Managed sponsoring partners for SAP Ariba Live (Prague), SAP Hybris Global Summit and SAP TechEd (Barcelona). Consolidated all sponsor deliverables, preparation of sponsorship prospectus, exhibitor manual and onsite support. Cooperated closely with partners, event leads and all work streams involved to ensure smooth implementation of package components. Handled partners’ registration process, assistance in invoicing and post-event evaluation.

Conference manager for The EMBO Meeting – a scientific event which attracted up to 1000 scientists, sponsors & exhibitors annually (2008-2016). Main organiser of EMBO Lab Management Courses, a series of 35+ training courses per year. Main tasks for both projects included: overall operations management, budget control, social media, website content management, venue & supplier research and selection, contract negotiation, statistical reporting, onsite logistics and database maintenance.

Project managed international meetings / workshops for IBM in Europe. Key contact for client, suppliers & internal departments; working in a team to ensure all events run smoothly, the workflow process was adhered to and a high-level of service was maintained. Responsible for all budgetary issues surrounding each event from initial estimates to final invoicing. Key role in event planning, delegating tasks to team members in Event Services, 2D & 3D design, technical and production departments.

Project managed a variety of events located all over Europe & SE Asia - work groups for ca. 100 attendees and global meetings for 300+ delegates. managed logistical arrangements and liaised with all external suppliers, budget control, maintained webpages. Assisted with SAS Forum International (SFI) an annual international conference with 2,600 attendees, 11 industry streams and press events. Reported event revenue generation analysis, pipeline statistics and delegate demographics for SFI.

Edited English language documentation, correspondence in English, German and French and liaised with the German authorities and processed employment contracts. Maintained internal Web pages and provided statistical reports to management.

Analysed data and provided statistical information and weekly reports to senior staff. Escalated complaints and liaised with other departments to ensure customers received satisfactory resolutions within specified deadlines. Trained new staff.

Managed Covent Garden branch, coordinated staff whilst maintaining links with the flagship store

Social Sciences with French and Italian