Manager Executive

Tamie Burian

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Career Goal

Position as a Production Coordinator in the Convention Industry.

Professional Profile

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• Effective, personable team player with excellent interpersonal skills and demonstrated

ability to field customer’s questions and adapt to changes quickly concerning the

convention industry

• Enthusiastic, highly motivated, self-starter with an aptitude for mastering complex

p roduction schedules

• Energetic contributor proficient with detail orientation and multi-tasking/organizational

t alent

• Customer-focused communicator with proven ability to understand and convey detailed

i nformation, develop rapport, and build strong relationships with customers

• Advanced computer skills with Systems: W indows (9x, NT, 2000, XP, Vista); Macintosh

(OS 7.x, 8.x, 9.x, 10) and Software: M icrosoft Office Suite (Access, Word, Excel,

PowerPoint, Outlook); Adobe (Acrobat, I l lustrator, InDesign, Photoshop,

PageMaker);Quark Xpress, Quicken, Oracle

Professional Experience

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2008-Present Part-t ime Exhibit Service Associate GES Global Experience Specialists,

Chicago, I l linois

• Trained as both Exhibitor Service Coordinator and Exhibit Service Executive capable of

assisting exhibitors with orders, questions about their account, collections, GES

p rocedures as well as directing them to assistance for show management issues or other

vendor issues.

• Knowledge of Core Freight and entering BOL’s

• Assists local team with pre show and post show follow up when needed.

• Stationed positions for shows include labor/storage desk, ESE and Coordinator duties

• During IMTS 2008 (International Manufacturing Technology Show) was the initial contact for the

Freight Information Center. Maintained the targeted dates for all exhibitors for inbound and

outbound exhibitors notified of changes/approvals.

• Acted a liaison for IMTS Hall Representatives and inbound calls

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• 2001-2002 P rint Production Coordinator, Brookfield Zoo, B rookfield, I l linois

• Purchased printing for the Design department of the Zoo maintained database in Access

• Ordered stock for large web runs and created quotes and presented them to the Design

and Editorial departments.

• Saved up to 12% over the cost of producing similar pieces from previous years

• Member of the Paper Recycling Team

• Purchased paper for administration and implemented plan to store skids and have stock

delivered from Zoo’s warehouse

• Created production schedules for Zoo brochures that were distributed statewide by

various agencies

1994-2001 H anley-Wood, L LC C hicago, I llinois

1998 2001: P roduction Manager, Marketing Department

• One million dollars worth of printing purchased annually.

• Scheduled, purchased and managed projects with copywriters, designers and was a

l iaison between internal clients and marketing department. Ran weekly production

meetings.

• Ut ilized both PC and Macintosh, database, office and design software

• Trafficked all print projects, generated RFI’s and RFP’s, signage and for t rade show

d ivision from design to logistics

• Consistently came in at budget or under within 5% of costs produced previously

• Assisted in supervising staff in reviews and interview process

• Attended press checks for critical color projects and t rained designers on quality

control process

• Managed production schedules for attendee and exhibitor projects for World of

Concrete and other Hanley-Wood t rade shows, In addition to maintaining house ads

for in house publications as well as USPS regulations for marketing and media mail.

• Represented Hanley-Wood at show site and managed booth for shows that they

p roduced as well as other construction t rade shows

1994-1997 P re-Press/Production Specialist, Aberdeen Press

• Pre-press. Estimating, scheduling presses, ordering stock, monthly billing.

• Li thographer from 1/C to 4/C process jobs

Part time Experience

2004-2007 Part t ime Ar t Instructor Young Rembrandts, E lgin, I l linois

• Four days a week taught children how to draw. Class sizes 15 to 25

2002-2004 Part time K idzone Coordinator, C.W. Avery Family YMCA, Plainfield, I l linois

Education

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College of DuPage, Glen Ellyn, I ll inois, Associate in Ar ts, Dean’s List

Memberships and Awards

2003 F riend of Education Award, Meadow View PTO Dist rict C.A.P.E. award

2006 Very Important Person, Meadow View PTO Distr ict C.A.P.E. award

2003-04 Secretary, Meadow View PTO Executive Board

2004-06 Co-President, Meadow View PTO Executive Board

2006-07 2nd V ice-President, M eadow View PTO Executive Board

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