Matthew Holland27 HillcrestLeamington SpaWarwickshireCV32 7NDMatt is a hard working, friendly and motivated individual with a wide variety of skills and experience. He is currently seeking to further his career in the cultural events and festivals industry.Employment HistoryWarwickshire Schools Finance – Finance Officer (11/15 – current)Working to deal with finance matters including reconciling and adjusting pay forecasts against actual pay, ensuring expenditures are allocated to the correct cost centre codes, processing VAT returns and investigating discrepancies in monthly finance paperwork, improving service efficiency using macros and formulas to automate processes in Excel, and helping to establish best practice procedures by improving data records.Warwickshire County Music Service – Co-ordinator (5/13 – 11/15)Planning and assuring smooth delivery of concerts and music activities. This involved liaising with managers, performers, staff, venues and contractors to ensure everybody received the necessary instructions and information, and clear channels of communication were open at all times. Other responsibilities included processing orders and payments, issuing and paying invoices, equipment acquisitioning, producing promotional materials, looking after the equipment inventory, event ticketing, processing travel and expense claims and ensuring the prompt delivery of equipment when required by warehouse staff.Various Temporary Contracts (01/13 – 05/13)Working short-term contracts for Rivo Software and Routeways as a telephone researcher and for Royal Mail as a postman. Profesores Nativos Buenos Aires (Argentina) – English Teacher (01/12 – 12/12)Delivering English lessons to adults, requiring the preparation and delivery of a range of language lessons and the design of various classroom materials. The success of the lessons relied on a good rapport between student and teacher in order for the student to feel relaxed and focused. Diary management was an essential element of the role as teachers were responsible for their own timetable, and the ability to communicate effectively in Spanish was also essential.

Fuel Recruitment – Recruitment Consultant (02/11 – 01/12)Sourcing candidates for specific client vacancies, involving networking and using a variety of search tools including websites, referrals, and a bespoke internal database and CRM system. Communicating with candidates through various channels regarding the vacancies and negotiating pay rates and contract conditions, interviewing the candidates on behalf of the clients when required. Working frequently on large-scale projects, the role often required organising the workforce. This included dealing with allocation of equipment, appointments, accommodation, safety clothing and expenses claims.Valpak Data Solutions – Data Administrator (07/10 – 02/11)Analysing and validating incoming data, dealing with supplier queries and performing general admin tasks including data entry and logging. Also performed on site audits for clients, which involved liaising with them in advance to perform a health and safety assessment. Fat Face Leamington Spa – Assistant Manager (07/06 – 07/10): Planning daily activities, delegating workloads, and presenting information and training to other team members. Helping to improve team performance and customer

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service through team meetings, one-to-one training and incentive based target setting. Working with sales figures to identify opportunities and areas for potential improvements. Dealing regularly with store finance, rotas, accepting deliveries and visual merchandising. Managing several store events including an in-store beach themed party and working on new store launches.Other Employment and Work ExperienceVolunteer Team Leader, End of the Road Festival (09/16)Volunteer English Teacher, Proyecto Educandonos Buenos Aires (01/12 – 12/12)Volunteer Food Assistant, OM Cuzco (03/12)Bus Inspector, Warwickshire County Council (06/04 – 10/05, temporary contracts) Stock Room Assistant, Argos Leamington Spa (10/00 – 05/04) Volunteer Studio / Live Engineer (various occasions 2003 – present)Community Sports Leader, Warwick District Council (school holidays 01/00 – 12/00)General Assistant, Cubbington General Stores (09/99 – 10/00) EducationDe Montfort University (2015 – present): MSc – Cultural Events Management. Modules covered so far include Music Festivals, Business Planning for the Creative Entrepreneur, Festivals and Events Practice and Research Methods. Leeds Metropolitan University (2003-2006): BSc level 1:2 – Music TechnologyOpen University: Dip HE – SpanishInternational House Buenos Aires: CELTA – Teaching EnglishProtocol Skills: NVQ 2 – Customer Service North Leamington Community School and Arts College: A-level - Music Technology, Geography, and PsychologyA/S-level - Physical Education, Biology, and General StudiesGCSE - Ten A-C grades including English, Maths and ScienceComputer Systems Microsoft: Excel, Access, Word, Publisher, PowerPoint, and OutlookFinance: Agresso, HRMS, Oracle and BPS Audio: Logic, Cubase and GarageBandBespoke Systems: Customer Relationship Management, Inventory Management, Point of Sale and Stock ManagementAdditional InformationMatt has a keen interest in music and the arts. He has worked voluntarily both as a live sound engineer and a producer at local venues and recording studios, currently having a home studio of his own and playing guitar in a rock band. While studying for his current Masters Degree in Cultural Events Management he has written academic reports in cooperation with several music festival organisers, attempting to help them answer questions about issues including carbon footprint, media engagement, attendee feedback, financial challenges and community engagement.His main interests outside music include sport, travel and learning Spanish. He has spent a year and a half in Latin America including a year living and working in Buenos Aires, Argentina. He has taken part in several volunteering and fundraising projects in both Latin America and the UK such as organising charity concerts and quiz nights and taking part in sponsored long-distance runs including two Marathons. He holds a full manual UK driving license.

RefereesLesley McGovern – head of Warwickshire County Council Schools Finance: lesleymcgovern@warwickshire.gov.uk

Chris Newbold – course leader of Cultural Events Management at De Montfort University): cnewbold@dmu.ac.uk