Michael Chow

Executive Youth Worker with YMCA of Singapore, Licensed Tourist Guide, Former Event Manager

Singapore

About

Unico Events Management (April 2013-Jan 2015) - Overseeing the whole project and initiated a new property exhibition brand called Uniquely Property Showcase - Handle direct marketing with top management decision maker corporate clients - Plan new ideas on how to promote A & P for the pre-event - Plan programmes to implement during event - Manage and supervise staff and segregate jobs to them - Managing stage for international concerts YMCA of Singapore (Jan 2015-June 2019) - Overseeing corporate, schools and public volunteers through various Community Service Programmes and youth programmes - Liaising with certain VWOs (Voluntary Welfare Organisations) & volunteers for the purview of the programmes I managed - Managing certain major YMCA annual events - Manage Structured Community Service Programmes in elderly, under privileged children and disability sector - Learn to budget in a very thrifty way in every programmes we managed - Initiated some new programmes for the youths such as Music Lesson, Band mentoring, Youth Gives Back, Youth Champs, Youths Day, Rock4Youth

Experience

  • Youth Worker at YMCA of Singapore
    Jan 2015 - Jun 2019 · 4 yrs 6 mos

    - Overseeing corporate, schools and public volunteers through various Community Service Programmes and youth programmes - Liaising with certain VWOs (Voluntary Welfare Organisations) & volunteers for the purview of the programmes I managed - Managing certain major YMCA annual events - Manage Structured Community Service Programmes in elderly, under privileged children and disability sector - Learn to budget in a very thrifty way in every programmes we managed - Initiated some new programmes for the youths such as Music Lesson, Band mentoring, Youth Gives Back, Youth Champs, Youths Day, Rock4Youth

  • Event Manager at Unico Events Management
    Mar 2013 - Jan 2015 · 1 yr 11 mos

    - Overseeing the whole project - Handle direct marketing with top management decision maker corporate clients - Plan new ideas on how to promote A & P for the pre-event - Plan programmes to implement during event - Manage and supervise staff and segregate jobs to them - Managing stage for international concerts Projects managed: • Mega Property Fair on 1-3 March 2013 @ sPICE arena (formerly PISA), Penang  As Project manager • 1Malaysia Penang International Charity Drive Concert on 20 April 2013 @ Han Chiang School Field, Penang  As Stage Manager  Featuring Artists include LMFAO (Redfoo), Ludacris, Busta Rhymes, Swizz Beats, Compressorhead, Grasshopper, Eric Moo, Ning Baizura, Angela Chang, George Lam, Suchitra, Leon Lai, etc. • Loudfest Asia Concert on 3 May 2013 @ Queensbay Open Car Park  As Stage Manager  Featuring Artists include Shin Band, Wang Jie, Xiao Huang Chi, Wang Xiao Hu, Alex Du Der Wei, Tank, Chen Wei Quan, Dennis Lau, Crystal Lee, Gary Yap, Shila Amzah, Wang Shi Xian, • Loudfest Asia Concert on 4 May 2013 @ Autocity, Juru, Penang  As Stage Manager  Featuring Artists include Beyond (Yip Sai Weng), Jordan Chan, Jeff Chang, Guo Mei Mei, Makiyo, Chen Wei Quan, Gary Yap, Dennis Lau, Crystal Lee, Eric Lin 1. Mega Property Fair on 10-12 May 2013 @ KSL City, Johor Bahru, Johor 2. Mega Property Fair on 6-9 June 2013 @ MITC, Malacca 3. Mega Property Fair on 12-14 July 2013 @ SCCC, Shah Alam, Selangor 4. Mega Property Fair on 8-10 November 2013 @ sPICE (PISA), Penang 5. Mega Property Fair on 15-17 November 2013 @ Persada, Johor Bahru 6. Mega Property Fair on 5-8 December 2013 @ MITC, Malacca 7. Mega Property Fair on 7-9 March 2014 @ sPICE (PISA), Penang 8. Mega Property Fair on 5-8 June 2014 @ MITC, Malacca 9. Penang International Property Expo on 28 & 29 December 2013 @ Straits Quay Convention Centre (SQCC), Penang 10. TraMed Health & Beauty Expo  All of the above (No.1-10) as Project Manager

  • Project Manager at Mtwo Event Services
    Aug 2012 - Mar 2013 · 8 mos

    - Overseeing the whole project - Handle direct marketing with top management decision maker corporate clients - Plan new ideas on how to promote A & P for the pre-event - Plan programmes to implement during event - Manage and supervise staff and segregate jobs to them Projects managed: • Mean Machines 2012 on 13-14 October 2012 @ Autocity, Juru, Penang  As Assistant Project Manager • GP Autofair on 25-28 October 2012 @ Gurney Plaza, Penang  As Project Manager • Mean Machines Christmas Edition on 22-23 December 2012 @ Penang Times Square  As Project Manager

  • Event Executive at Wolf Plan International
    Jul 2011 - Jul 2012 · 1 yr 1 mo

    - Handle direct marketing with top management decision maker corporate clients - Manage, help generate and qualify as well as process sales leads - Solved all in-promptu issues faced during events held - Plan of new creative ideas to be implement in the event - Prepare long term schedule plans for the company - Handles project independently with minimal supervision Projects managed: • The Place Property Fair on 10-13 November 2011 @ Gurney Plaza, Penang  As Event Executive • Simply Wedding Fair on 9-12 February 2012 @ Gurney Plaza, Penang  As Event Executive • The Space Property Fair on 21-24 June 2012 @ Queensbay Mall, Penang  As Project Manager