VALERIE L. BARTEN

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San Diego, CA 92127

760-***-**** • acvpwv@r.postjobfree.com

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS

SUPERVISED & MANAGED CORPORATE EVENTS

SUPERVISED & MANAGED VENDORS FOR EVENTS

MANAGED INTERACTIVE MEDIA EXPERIENCES & TALENT

EXPERIENCED IN MANAGEMENT WITH PROVEN TRACK RECORD

EXPERIENCE

Displayworks, LLC

Account Executive /Account Manager – Exhibits & Events

Irvine, CA

2015-Present

Managed and Produced Exhibit Properties for Trade Shows

Onsite Supervision for Trade Shows

Managed Trade Show Programs

Financial, Medical, Pharmaceutical, Health & Computer Industries

Guided & Facilitated RFP response, managed design & exhibit production

Negotiated & managed tradeshow budgets

GO! PRODUCTIONS, LLC

Long Beach, CA

2007 - 2011

Business Development / Event Producer

Managed and Produced Corporate Events

Clients Nintendo, Agilent & Lotus

Managed Vendors for Events

A/V, F&B Companies

Negotiated budgets and contracts

Onsite Supervision of Events, Video Shoots

Managed and Produced Internal Corporate Events

Talent Review and Management

MICE Displayworks, Corp.

UK, (based in Irvine, CA)

2006 - 2007

Account Executive – Exhibits & Graphics

2007: $500,000 in sales

Supervised project management

Guided and facilitated design, exhibit production

Identified new markets

Valerie L. Barten

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CZARNOWSKI Corp.

Chicago, IL, (based in Santa Ana, CA)

2006

Account Executive – Exhibits & Graphics

2006: $500,000 in sales

Sourced new vendors

Supervised project management

3D EXHIBITS, INC.

Elk Grove, IL (based in CA)

2003 - 2005

Account Executive – Exhibits & Graphics

2004-2005: $879,000 in sales

Sourced new vendors

Forecasted new opportunities

EXHIBITRENTER, INC.

Vista, CA

2002 - 2003

Account Executive – Exhibits & Graphics

#2 Sales & Rental Representative

Forecasted new opportunities

Managed project management and design

GENERAL GRAPHICS EXHIBITS

San Francisco, CA

1997 – 2002

Account Executive

#1 Sales Representative

2001: $1,999,960.00 in sales

2000 $1,700,000.00 in sales

1999, $1,500,000.00 in sales

1998, $1,000.000.00 in sales

Managed exhibit production internally, supervised installation in US and international markets

PROFESSIONAL EXHIBITS & GRAPHICS

Sunnyvale, CA

1994 – 1997

Project Manager & Account Manager

Forecasted new opportunities

Managed exhibit design and production

Spearheaded new markets

Valerie L. Barten

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PRO PRODUCTS COMPANY, INC.

Reno, NV

1992 – 1994

V.P. Sales & Marketing - Pharmaceuticals & Medical Electronics

Top sales person

Head of Procurement and Biomedical Engineering assistance

Held largest corporate account base of medical electronics and pharmaceuticals

Managed Telemarketing team

PREMIERCARE PHARMACEUTICAL SUPPLY & VANTAGE BIOMEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC.

Irvine, CA

1991 – 1992

Sales Manager – Pharmaceuticals & Medical Electronics

Head of Procurement & Biomedical Engineering assistance

Head of Warehouse-shipping & receiving, Head of Customer Service

Head of Warehouse-shipping & receiving, Head of Customer Service

Managed Telemarketing Team, IBM Compatible/DOS System

PASADENA RESEARCH LABS

San Clemente, CA

1989-1991

Sales Representative

Increased company revenue from $600,000.00 to $3,000,000.00 in 12 months

Expanded product and customer base, developed telemarketing team

EDUCATION

SAINT JOSEPH’S COLLEGE – Rensselaer, Indiana

Bachelor of Science 1989

Grant - Softball

Grant - Theatre Arts

Lead Roles in: “The Fantastiks,” “Bustop,” “God Spell”

Member of Columbian Players, College Choir

Campus Radio Disc-Jockey Intern 1986 - 1988

MEMBERSHIPS, ORGANIZATIONS & CIVIC AFFILIATIONS

Saint Joseph’s College Alumni Association

Turtleback Elementary PTA

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