Manager Sales

Lisa Sheridan

**** *. ******** *******, #*-***

Phoenix, AZ 85086

Phone: 201-***-****

Email: *********@*******.***

Professional Experience

*/**** - */**** *** Meetings & Incentives, Inc. Tempe, Arizona

Program Manager

Manage promotional and incentive meetings for major corporations (Arctic

Cat, Suzuki Motorcycle Corporation) with up to 1,000 attendees

Handle registration, recruit, train and supervise temporary staff for the

largest Gem Show in the United States (50,000+ attendees)

Serve as main client contact

Perform site inspections

Attend and oversee live meetings

Develop and manage production of promotional materials (luggage tags,

document wallets, banners, signage, informational booklets)

Contract with hotels and cruise lines

Manage all invoicing and accounting through final reconciliation

2003 - 2007 The Curry Rockefeller Group, LLC Tarrytown, New York

Senior Program Director (2004-2007)

Develop and manage all aspects of accredited and non-accredited medical

education programs including symposia, live meetings, audio/video

conferencing, web-based activities, CD-ROMs, slide kits, journal

supplements, and other print materials

Lead team of 5

Assist with and accompany sales staff on client sales presentations

Direct in-house and freelance program, editorial, creative, finance, and

meetings staff

Attend and oversee live meetings

Strengthen relationships with physician, nurse, and pharmacist thought

leaders while executing educational initiatives

Write proposals and develop budgets

Insure that all programs adhere to budgets

Prepare final financial budget reconciliation

Program Director (2003-2004)

Serve as primary contact for physician faculty, pharmaceutical client, CME

providers, associations, and participants

Contract with outside vendors

Assist with and accompany sales staff on client presentations

Write proposals and develop budgets; insure that all programs adhere to

budgets and prepare final financial budget reconciliation

1991 - 2003 MPE Communications, Inc. Parsippany, New Jersey

Associate Program Director (2001-2003)

Work simultaneously with program director, pharmaceutical clients,

physician faculty, and meeting planners to coordinate all aspects of

regional and national medical education programs

Format slides in PowerPoint

Manage meetings on-site

Insure that all programs adhere to budgets and prepare final financial

budget reconciliation

Program Manager (2000-2001)

Plan medical meetings (conduct site visits, prepare inspection checklist,

negotiate with hotels, prepare banquet event orders, contract with

audiovisual and ground transportation companies, oversee travel agency

involvement)

Recruit and confirm participants (send invitations, make follow-up phone

calls, send program/logistics letters to attendees)

Prepare meeting materials (formatted agendas, faculty lists and bios,

participant lists, evaluation forms, name badges, tent cards, etc.)

Develop and manage post-meeting materials (contract to have audiotapes

transcribed and executive summaries written, tabulate and summarize

evaluation forms, etc.)

Medical transcription

Program Coordinator (1999-2000)

Serve as traffic manager and coordinate efforts of editorial, art,

medical/scientific review, meeting management team, and pharmaceutical

clients to produce a wide array of print materials

Perform general administrative duties for medical education department

Develop minutes and assign tasks from internal team meetings

Develop and maintain databases

Executive Assistant (1991-1999)

Assist Vice President of Operations and two regional salesmen

Format proposals, type sales letters and call reports, assemble sales kits

Bookkeeper (1990-1991)

Accounts payable

Assist Vice President of Finance

1988 - 1991 Dean Witter Reynolds Wayne, New Jersey

Wire Operator (1989-1991)

Keystroke and transmit trades to the World Trade Center

Balance and maintain Dean Witter Reynolds' error account

Cross-train as Operations Manager

New Accounts Clerk (1988-1989)

Meet with clients and collect information

Input data and transmit to corporate headquarters

Maintain files

Education

Ramapo Regional High School

Franklin Lakes, New Jersey

Training

Microsoft Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint, Outlook, Planning Point, SignUp4

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