Henry Herrera CV
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Henry Herrera London, UK M: + (44) (0) 7595332268 E: [email protected] W: about.me/henryherrera Professional profile An engaging creative professional, combining experience in high profile events and ceremonies with a strong background as an efficient project administrator in the public sector. Has significant experience in protocol. Participated in ten stadium events including the Rugby World Cup 2015. Part of the events team that delivered the G8 Summit ‘Open for Growth’ event in 2013, with the British Prime Minister. Possesses excellent team working skills and ability to work on own initiative. Confident and enthusiastic at all times with good interpersonal skills. ‘…Henry supported the scenic team in the movement and management of the scenic elements for the rehearsals and Opening Ceremony… I am pleased that he was able to contribute his passion, talent and positive energy to the ceremony…’ James Lee, Technical Manager, Ceremonies, Jack Morton. Glasgow 2014 Achievements • Supported the Event Manager in the delivery of the UK G8 Summit ‘Open for Growth’ event with over 100 VIPs. • Part of the Production Stage Management team that assisted with Prime Minister Modi of India’s UK visit at Wembley Stadium in 2015; live audience of 60,000 and an estimated TV audience of 1 billion. • Contributed to the delivery of the televised Rugby World Cup 2015 Opening Ceremony. This included working with the Production Stage Manager to understand cues, timings, cast movement and back-of- house logistics. Cued cast onto the field of play and directed cast stage movements as rehearsed. Skills • Good experience in working with mass cast groups, parades, festivals and fundraising events. • Strong communication skills. Tactful and discreet at all times. • Experienced in forecasting and monitoring budgets of up to £3 million. • Qualified Prince 2 project manager, and in Managing Successful Programmes. • Proficient in Microsoft Office suite including advanced Outlook and Excel database skills, and Mac OS. Career Studied Diploma in Police Interpreting, South Thames College January – July 2016 Events & Policy Support Officer July 2013 – December 2015 Home Office • Supported the delivery of events by acting as Event Coordinator. This included events attended by the then Secretary of State for the Home Department Theresa May and Police Chief Constables. • Managed event volunteers, planned event run-throughs, created volunteer information packs, organised logistics, made contingency arrangements and sent out invitations. • Engaged with event suppliers including conference venues and production companies. Identified which suppliers would provide best value for money and put forward my recommendations to the event manager for sign-off. • Prepared run sheets and schedules for event delivery and venue get-in and get-out, including sound and tech rehearsals. Assisted with venue set-up and pack down. Booked couriers to transport items to venues. Conducted site visits to ensure health and safety was in accordance with best practice. • Assisted the ‘NATO Summit Wales 2014 Critical Incident Management Team’, ensuring security arrangements for the summit venue were ready to respond to incidents. • Developed a good working rapport with key internal and external stakeholders.
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HenryHerreraLondon,UKM:+(44)(0)7595332268E:[email protected]:about.me/henryherrera
Professionalprofile
An engaging creative professional, combining experience in high profile events and ceremonies with astrongbackgroundasanefficientprojectadministrator inthepublicsector.Hassignificantexperience inprotocol.ParticipatedintenstadiumeventsincludingtheRugbyWorldCup2015.PartoftheeventsteamthatdeliveredtheG8Summit‘OpenforGrowth’eventin2013,withtheBritishPrimeMinister.Possessesexcellentteamworkingskillsandabilitytoworkonowninitiative.Confidentandenthusiasticatalltimeswithgoodinterpersonalskills.
‘…Henry supported the scenic team in the movement and management of the scenic elements for therehearsals andOpeningCeremony… I ampleased thathewasable to contributehis passion, talentandpositiveenergytotheceremony…’JamesLee,TechnicalManager,Ceremonies,JackMorton.Glasgow2014
Achievements• SupportedtheEventManagerinthedeliveryoftheUKG8Summit‘OpenforGrowth’eventwith
over100VIPs.• PartoftheProductionStageManagementteamthatassistedwithPrimeMinisterModiofIndia’sUK
visitatWembleyStadiumin2015;liveaudienceof60,000andanestimatedTVaudienceof1billion.• ContributedtothedeliveryofthetelevisedRugbyWorldCup2015OpeningCeremony.Thisincluded
workingwiththeProductionStageManagertounderstandcues,timings,castmovementandback-of-houselogistics.Cuedcastontothefieldofplayanddirectedcaststagemovementsasrehearsed.
Skills
• Goodexperienceinworkingwithmasscastgroups,parades,festivalsandfundraisingevents.• Strongcommunicationskills.Tactfulanddiscreetatalltimes.• Experiencedinforecastingandmonitoringbudgetsofupto£3million.• QualifiedPrince2projectmanager,andinManagingSuccessfulProgrammes.• ProficientinMicrosoftOfficesuiteincludingadvancedOutlookandExceldatabaseskills,andMacOS.
CareerStudiedDiplomainPoliceInterpreting,SouthThamesCollegeJanuary–July2016
Events&PolicySupportOfficer July2013–December2015HomeOffice• SupportedthedeliveryofeventsbyactingasEventCoordinator.Thisincludedeventsattendedbythe
thenSecretaryofStatefortheHomeDepartmentTheresaMayandPoliceChiefConstables.• Managedeventvolunteers,plannedeventrun-throughs,createdvolunteerinformationpacks,
organisedlogistics,madecontingencyarrangementsandsentoutinvitations.• Engagedwitheventsuppliersincludingconferencevenuesandproductioncompanies.Identified
whichsupplierswouldprovidebestvalueformoneyandputforwardmyrecommendationstotheeventmanagerforsign-off.
• Preparedrunsheetsandschedulesforeventdeliveryandvenueget-inandget-out,includingsoundandtechrehearsals.Assistedwithvenueset-upandpackdown.Bookedcourierstotransportitemstovenues.Conductedsitevisitstoensurehealthandsafetywasinaccordancewithbestpractice.
• Assistedthe‘NATOSummitWales2014CriticalIncidentManagementTeam’,ensuringsecurityarrangementsforthesummitvenuewerereadytorespondtoincidents.
• Developedagoodworkingrapportwithkeyinternalandexternalstakeholders.
DeputyStageManager–Cast November2015UKWelcomesModi,EventProductionManagement-WembleyStadium
AssistantStageManagerSeptember2015RugbyWorldCup2015OpeningCeremony,DonaldsonCreative–TwickenhamStadium
Glasgow2014CommonwealthGames• CeremoniesShowCrew,JackMortonWorldwide. July2014• GamesFamilyRelationsProtocol&VIPTeamMemberAugust2013–August2014
EventStaff March2014Sainsbury'sSportReliefCycleEvent,LimelightSports-QueenElizabethOlympicPark
VolunteerProductionCoordinator November2013BeatingBowelCancer,TheLordMayor’sShow• BeatingBowelCancerwantedtoraiseawarenessforitscauseandincreaseitsexposureonlive
televisionatTheLordMayor’sShow.Iwascommissionedtoassistthemwiththistask.• Isourced23volunteerstodrumalongsidethecharity’sfloat.Thisincluded,planningandcoordinating
off-siterehearsals,makingtransportarrangementsforthevolunteers.• Iworkedwiththecreativeagencytofeedintothedesignofthedrumstoensurethevolunteerscould
usethesecomfortablyandsafely.• Iledthefinalparaderunthrough,ensuringthesafeandtimelydeliveryofvolunteersfromtheholding
areatotheparadedeparturepoint.Iprovidedlive-actiondirectionandtroubleshootingalongtheparaderoute,guidingthevolunteerstomaintaintheirformationsandassistedwithtechnicalissues.
Events&PolicySupportOfficerApril2013–July2013G8SummitUKPresidency,CabinetOffice&ForeignandCommonwealthOffice • EngagedwithUKoverseas’embassies,foreigngovernmentrepresentativesintheUK,andvarious
cross-governmentdepartmentstoassistwitheventdelivery.• Ensuredalleventinvitationshadbeensentandresponseswerefollowed-up.• Producedadelegationpackwithrelevantinformationcontainingjoininginstructionsfortheevent.• Liaisedwiththetransportationandprotocolteamstofacilitatethesafeandtimelytransportationof
foreigndignitariestothesummitvenue.• SupportedpolicyleadsincollatingbriefingpacksforGovernmentMinistersinpreparationforthe
event.Assistedwithbreakoutroomsforbilateralmeetingsandbrush-byencounters.• Conductedsitevisitstothevenueandworkedcloselywiththeproductioncompanytoensure
technicalandlogisticalarrangementshadbeenconsidered.• Preparedascheduleofeventstakingplaceintherun-uptotheG8Summit,notinginterdependencies
andleadcontacts.
NorthEastReviewOfficer,CabinetOffice–BoundaryCommissionforEnglandFebruary2011–March2013• Managedday-todayfunctionsoftheteam’s£3millionbudget.Includingrequisitioning,forecasting,
paymentofinvoices.Engagedwithsupplierstoobtainbestvalueformoney.ProvidedanalysisandbriefingtotheBudgetHolder.Analysedmaps,charts,andelectoralstatisticstodevelopproposals.
Educationandqualifications• CorporateShowcalling,CueingtoMusicLevels1and2;StageManagementAssociation(2016).• ManagingSuccessfulProgrammesFoundationCertificate;APMGAccredited(2013).• ManagingSuccessfulProjectsPrince2Certified;APMGAccredited(2013).• CertificateinHigherEducation;Birkbeck,UniversityofLondon.Modulesstudied:Approachestostudy,
Economics,InternationalEconomicsandFinance,andPolitics(2012).
Interests Acrobatics,ballet,dance,theatrecraft,festivalsandparades.
ReferencesAvailableuponrequest.
