Hawthorn, Victoria, Australia
I am a passionate and versatile professional with a diverse skill set, placing significant emphasis on student engagement, marketing, event management, business development, ecommerce, and community leadership. Over the last eight years, I've dedicated my career to exploring both the education sector and the technology industry, gaining valuable insights and expertise. In a rapidly evolving technological landscape and an ever-increasing appetite for progress, I am unwavering in my commitment to delivering value and crafting exceptional experiences in every endeavor.
Currently acting as the Manager of Events and Experience, leading a team of 5 new FTE and a team of 10+ casual staff members to deliver a $1,000,000+ events program which includes orientation activities, campus festivals, weekly programs, expos, seminars etc. to over 50,000 students across 3 Victorian campuses and online. This role also requires the management and oversight of communications and marketing responsibilities for a newly restructured and developing organisation.
Provided support and advice to the Single Student Body Steering Committee on behalf of the Project Implementation Team to create the Swinburne Student Association, a $4,000,000+ operational budget non-for-profit limited-by-guarantee company, providing services and support to students at Swinburne University of Technology. My main contribution to the team includes the following: Policy Writing, Governance Advice, Board Support, Brand Development, Systems Architecture, Web Development, Risk Management, Procurement, Change Management and Client Management
Currently supporting the organisation as the acting company secretary, providing administrative support to the Board of Directors and the CEO.
Achieved 1,878 (21.35%) first preference votes and 3,429 (38.97%) two-candidate preferred votes in a ward contested by nine candidates in the Kingston City Council election as an independent candidate.
- Lead and transitioned the business from an expensive and difficult legacy system (booknet) to a modern ecommerce platform - Developed a new shopify ecommerce platform and website with over 5,000 unique products - Developed a fully functional POS system that saw hundreds of sales a day - Led marketing, branding and communication responsibilities - Develop and design merchandise and apparel - Manage and allocate tasks to casual staff members - Manage placement students on Work Ready Programs - Participated in standard day-to-day business operations and board meetings