Kerry Garner

**** *. ******** ***** ( Plant City, Florida 33566

abiq1k@r.postjobfree.com ( 407-***-****

Summary of Qualifications

Dedicated and experienced event and marketing professional with a proven

record of accomplishment in planning and executing comprehensive events and

marketing strategies in support of business goals and objectives.

Professional Experience

freelance event and marketing consultant - Orlando, Florida

June 2008 to June 2010

Event Producer and Marketing Consultant

Completed numerous event production projects in the entertainment

industry satisfying all venue, marketing, sponsorship, vendor and

execution responsibilities required for each project.

. Event Manager for the Grand Opening Celebration of The Wizarding

World of Harry Potter. Primarily responsible for the logistics of

The TODAY Show production from these events. Other duties included

RSVP management, attending taskforce meetings, working with Public

Relations, Merchandise, Sales & Marketing and Promotions department

to ensure a flawless execution. Project came in > $25,000 under

budget.

. Manage all aspects of each event including media participation, gift

bag fulfillment, corporate sponsorships, vendor negotiations,

development of programs and invites, processing invoices and

contract execution.

. Projects include Chris Kirkpatrick Foundation Mask Care AID Bash,

2009 ESPN Rise Games, Mike James Foundation Charity Event, Eco- Emmy

Main Event Red Carpet Lounge, The Ellen Show production at Universal

Orlando, Main Event Red Carpet Lounge at Sundance Film Festival

Wright Entertainment Group - Orlando, Florida

Associate Event Producer/Consultant

May 2008 to September 2009

Assistant to Senior Vice President

January 2004 to July

2005

*NSYNC's Challenge for the Children Charity Event, Executive Board Member

(2004-2005)

. Negotiate and manage corporate sponsorships, food and beverage

vendors and various other event production details for national

charity events including *NSYNC's Challenge for the Children which

raised over $5 million dollars

. Worked as a liaison to the local business and non-profit community

to secure partners for the programs and events we produced as well

as find local benefactors for our charities

. Assist with the development of unique branding opportunities,

management of silent auction and provide organization and support

for all celebrities and VIPs

. Managed the events and handled any issues that occurred

. Marketing and sponsorship for new WEG artists

. Coordinated radio participation for the event including on-air

promotions, contests and artist interviews

. Production assistant for The Jermaine Dupri Foundation's Charity

Basketball Weekend Event. Duties included targeting companies for

sponsorships, creating media interest, securing vendors and choosing

venues

. Assisted Vice President with marketing, event planning and other

responsibilities as manager to talent and event producer

. Facilitated the distribution of press releases to media outlets and

helped coordinate celebrity participation and travel for the

Challenge for the Children event

Greater tampa chamber of commerce -Tampa, Florida

January 2007 to September 2009

Executive Assistant/Project Manager

. Managed several Chamber committees integral to the community

including Cultural Affairs, Women of Influence, and the Military

Affairs Council

. Directed special marketing projects including the publishing of two

annual marketing pieces with > $50,000 in revenue

. Assisted with the planning and execution of all major Chamber events

by helping to negotiate contracts, securing speakers and assisting

with all other production details to guarantee that event exceeds

budgetary goals and member expectations

. Performed coordination of Public Policy & Military Affairs

initiatives for the Chamber and assisted in building relationships

with local and state government officials

. Supported VPs by establishing and maintaining superior relationships

with all partner level executives and volunteers and had the ability

to stand in for VP in meetings and events as necessary

Freelance public relations - New York City, New York July 2006

to November 2006

Publicist and Events Coordinator

. Assisted with promoting and planning several events locally and

nationwide. Helped develop invitations and guest lists,

coordinated with caterers and worked with events sponsors to ensure

all needs were met. Helped promote clientele to media and

facilitated interviews. Prepared and maintained artist portfolios

and media kits.

Bright house Networks - Brandon, Florida

October 2005 to July 2006

Engineering Assistant

Provided administrative and logistical support to Senior Network

Engineers. Reviewed and inputted fiber optic data for 8 counties within

the Tampa Bay Division into various tracking and monitoring programs to

support Division headquarters. Maintained all fiber optic databases and

drafted the collected information into MapInfo and Lotus. Wrote various

SQL queries coding and performed quality control on all digital data.

Education

university of central florida -Orlando, Florida

Bachelor of Arts in Liberal Studies, May 2005

Liberal Studies Major with emphasis in: Behavioral and Social

Sciences

Minors: Business and Mass Communications

Overall GPA: 3.2/4.0

Leadership And Community Involvement

Children's Home Model mentoring program

mentor, 2010

emerge tampa bay

participant, 2007-2009

Leadership program designed for emerging leaders ages 21-35 in the Tampa

Bay Region

Junior Achievement of hillsborough county - diploma-see Program

volunteer, 2008-2009

Habitat for humanity of hillsborough county

Board of directors member, 2007-2008

Computer Skills

Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite, Microsoft Windows operating

system, MapInfo Professional 8.0, PeopleSoft 8.0, Lotus, Google Earth,

ULEAD Photo Impact 8.0, ULEAD Video Studio 8.0 and SBA Membership Partner

Pro; type 60 WPM with complete accuracy

References

Available upon request

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