Mike Chalmers

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About me

I have worked in the events and leisure industries for over twenty years. In this time I have worked at many different levels and on a variety of events. This has enabled me to gain experience and knowledge in heath and safety, production management, customer experience and operational planning during this time. I have worked with many different companies, third party suppliers, local government departments and agencies has enabled me to develop strong working relationships within these teams.

From summer of 2011 I have been working for LOCOG as Venue Operations Manager on The Mall. During this time I was the lead operational planner from the venue working with the Marlborough House team on using the conference room and gardens. This was one of the most challenging and rewarding projects I have ever worked on. As the location of the venue brought its own challenges as it had some very sensitive neighbours. But the biggest reward was able to deliver the biggest and most iconic temporary venue of the whole Olympics and Para Olympic games.

Before this, I have been working as part of the Liz Hobbs Group (freelance) which produces and promotes a large amount of post horse racing music gigs and football stadium events throughout UK and Ireland. Some of the bands I have worked with this year are - Razorlight, Westlife, Rod Stuart, Scouting For Girls, Madness, Simply Red, JLS, Spandlu Ballet and Jedward! Oh well, can’t have it all. This has been a role as Special Events Producer – which is a Production Manager for the venues but with a few roles and responsibilities added on.

Some other live events I have been involved with recently are – Tour de France (Innovation), Pride London, Doha Asian Games – opening and closing ceremonies (DAE), Glastonbury, Love box and Global Gathering. I have also been involved in a wide range of corporate events with major UK companies, including Tesco, Department of Health, Visit London and NSPCC.

In all these rolls, working with the teams around me and external partners I have been able to manage many different levels and types of events, shows and productions. During this time I have been challenged and focused to execute and deliver events which are both commercially and critically successful for customers, producers, stakeholders and third party agency’s & suppliers.

A full breakdown of the range of events and positions can be seen on my CV which is enclosed. The variety of companies, events and levels at which I have worked have enabled me to build strong working relationships with people within these industries and strengthened my people management skills.

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Skills

Secondary Job Title	Tour Manager
Job Titles	Special Effects (SFX) Artist, Producer, Stage Manager, Production Manager, Production Coordinator, Production Supervisor, Production Support, Events Management / Support, General Staff, Theatre Technician, Automation / Flying
Years in industry	6+ years
Organisations / Memberships	ABTT (UK), BECTU (UK), PLASA (UK)
Work Permits	EU