Rob Keen

Background

About Rob Keen

Business Development Manager / Director / Manager Sales and Marketing / Conference and Events Manager / Project Manager. A highly successful Conference and Events Manager with 17 year's experience in event creation and management, business development, and sales and marketing with a strong focus on customer service. Delivering a broad range of events, negotiating venue and supplier contracts, planning and managing all logistics, generating high visitor rates, and optimising returns with major industry recognition and support. Possessing knowledge of major national event venues, and having developed fruitful relationships with key Exhibitors/Sponsors and Suppliers, demonstrating the full range of skills required to manage multiple events concurrently and deliver on time and as planned. Management Expertise Project Management: planning, timeline setting, resource requirements, management and delivery of outcomes to meet deadlines and targets Systems and Processes: designing, improving and implementing Staff Management: recruiting, training and leading high performing teams Account Management: relationship development and management Business Development: using strong negotiation and influencing skills Stakeholder Management: communicating and building relationships at all levels Presentation Delivery: influencing key decision makers Personal Attributes Trustworthy, focussed, loyal Self-motivated, results driven Committed, hardworking Performing efficiently under pressure Analytical and experienced problem solver Flexible and quick thinking Transparency, ownership and accountability Initiative, seeking improved efficiencies Excellent oral and written skills Logistics minded Technical Skills: Microsoft Office, CRM EventPro Planner and AutoCAD Logistics and Staffing software Data analysis, interpretation, report writing