Caroline Simpson
- Company Stage Manager
Greater London
Credits
| Year | Role / Type | Name of Production / Director |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Logistics and tour Manager and Planner Event | MicrosoftX Box European Roadshow |
| 2010 | Show caller/ stage manager Event | Fiat Dealer Conference |
| 2009 | Show caller/ stage manager Event | Natal Developers summit London Microsoft |
Education
Year Qualification Where 1978 2 yr. Stage Management Guildford School of Acting Additional Skills
*Technical staging knowledge
*Time management
*Interpersonal; communication
*Organisational prowess
*Operating and running budgets - Excel
Additional Information
CV: 1988 - 2009
Have worked in the Conference and Live events industry taking me around the world
with many and varied shows. Areas of responsibility have included Show calling, Stage
management, On Site Speaker Coaching, Account handling, Logistics, Production
Management, Production Assistant and Producer work.
A few examples are listed below:-
Show Caller
Nissan LaunchMaritz Communications
Analysts meeting, BP Amoco Merger Montage
Glaxo ConventionRomeCreative Conferences
British Airways First Class LaunchImagination Ltd.
Ford Meetings Castle AshbyImagination Ltd.
ICC Birmingham Launch,Spectrum Communications Nissan Micra Launch, Barcelona. Purchasepoint Ltd.
Maxalt 10mg Launch, Rome. Creative Conferences
Take That "Re-Light" TourN M S Management
Volvo "Shaping the future" Gothenburg SwedenLine Up Ltd
Natal Developers summit London MicrosoftZed Ink
Lloyds Banking Group AGMAspect
Fiat Dealer Conference - Dec 2009Lodestar
Stage Manager
Lloyds of London Tercenenary CelebrationImagination Ltd.
Ford Fiesta LaunchWiesbaden GermanyImagination Ltd.
British Airways Christmas Party GatwickImagination Ltd.
Frontera Launch Vauxhall MotorsSpectrum Communications Ltd.
National Power Privatisation UK, Europe and USAImagination Ltd.
Electricity Company Privatisation worldwideImagination Ltd.
Water Privatisation UK & EuropeImagination Ltd.
Account Handler
Pechiney France Privatisation Worldwide tourImagination Ltd.
France Telecom Privatisation Worldwide tourImagination Ltd.
Telefonica (Spain) Privatisation Worldwide tourImagination Ltd.
COLT Telecom Aspect ltd.
Production Assistant
Siemens Big Customer EventAspect Ltd
Equant "Connect 2000" Aspect Ltd.
Event Organiser
BP - Mobil Merger Nation-wide Training scheme for 9000 staff in 400 venues with 40 trainers. I arranged and booked all the venues, travel, equipment and rostered all the trainers and arranged all the distribution of the training aids.Purchasepoint Ltd
Logistics Manager
Ford Roadshow around Eastern Europe Purchasepoint Ltd
Logistics Assistant MSD forum Glasgow CAL Communications
Producer and Production Manager
A & L Strategy and Interim Results meetingAspect Ltd.
COLT strategy and results announcements Aspect Ltd
Westin Sudoku Tour Europe2008The Works Ltd
Co-Producer
Datacraft Global Sales Conference 2006 Thailand and Malaysia 2007 & 2008 Aspect Ltd
Alliance and Leicester Customer Conference, ICC Birmingham.Aspect Ltd.
BP Marketing Summit February 2005 Clever Media
Producer
Maxalt 10mg Launch Dinner, Science Museum.CAL Communications
CGU UK RoadshowMaritz Ltd.
Allders Interim Results meetingAspect Ltd.
British Construction Industry AwardsAspect Ltd.
Equant Exhibition.Aspect Ltd
Equant North America, Global Customer Event USA Aspect Ltd
Break out room Producer for Siemens Sales ConferenceAspect Ltd
Allied Domecq Senior Managers ConferenceMON Associates Ltd
DOH events various Clever Media
Xerox Group of Companies conferencesThe Film and Theatre Connection
Room Manager
Microsoft Tech Ed Amsterdam and Copenhagen
HP Global Conference 2010Amsterdam
1978 - 1988
Ten years work in Theatre includes logistics and publicity as well as Stage Management
and Company Stage Management work which of course included accounting, working
with resident crews dealing with travel and accommodation for cast and organising hospitality for VIPs and Sponsors.
ProducerHabeas CorpusNational Tour
Company Stage Manager
Rosencrantz & Guildenstern are DeadPiccadilly Theatre, London.
Show People Season Donmar Warehouse, London.
Wait till you see her Barbara Cook Albery Theatre, London
Run For Your Wife Shaftesbury & Criterion Theatres. London.
See How They Run Shaftesbury Theatre, London.
Equus Interim Theatre Co. for the Deaf
Nation-wide tour gaining knowledge of both English and American deaf sign language.
Stage Manager and DSM
Passion PlayWyndhams Theatre, London.
There's a Girl in my soup Far and Middle Eastern Tour.
Sound Operator
Phaedra Aldwych Theatre, London.
DirectorRun for your Wife (Taxi a dua Piazza) Sistina Theatre, Rome.
Resident ASM & DSM
Redgrave Theatre, Farnham & Yvonne Arnaud Theatre, Guildford, Surrey.
Editor and Researcher on the Mitchell Beasley New London Property Guide.
This is a 600 page annual book covering in detail the prices, pro's and con's of buying or renting residential property in areas within Greater London.
Property Finding. I find property for time challenged people in South East London. I run a company called Donkey Work Property finders see: www.donkey-work.com
Referees
Simon King Cline - Aspect Ltd
Carrie Segrave - Writer and Editor of the London Property Guide
Peter Penny - The Film and Theatre Connection.
Jillie Bushell - JBA Associates ltd
About me
*A responsible, professional freelance events organiser with impeccable organisational skills and the ability to arrange, develop and complete projects within deadline in a host of environments. - from Company Managing large West End shows to organising worldwide events.
*Motivated and enthusiastic I am adaptable, punctual and quick to grasp new ideas with strong interpersonal and sound communication skills. I am a self starter capable of working well in a team with little or no supervision.
*With 25 years experience in the live events industry behind me
Skills
- Languages Spoken
- English
- Organisation Memberships
- Equity
- Years in industry
- 6+ years
- Company Experience
- Exhibitions
- International Touring Theatre
- Regional Theatre
- UK Touring Theatre
- Experienced In
- Comedy
- Exhibitions
- Live Events
- Pantomime
- Work Permits
- EU
- Interested in
- Live Events
- DBS checked
- No
