Manager Assistant

Nicole Weber

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Professional Experience

Eventcom International by Marriott

December 2003 - January 2009

Rosemont, IL

Event Manager

October 2006 - January 2009

- Managed multiple events simultaneously

- Managed and was responsible for event specialists

o Direct manager for program/event

o Direct manager for all HR issues including hiring

- Create, manage, and maintain all program related activity from start

to finish

o City and venue selections

o Vendors/Venue contracts

o Transportation

o Registration

o Budget and Timeline

o Invoice

- Heavily involved in concept and design of individual client websites

for meetings/registration

o Acted as liaison between client and web programmer regarding

custom built websites

o Personally developed an instruction manual for each website

o Lead numerous interactive "How To" web-conferences

o Collected registration information from websites

- Work with outside vendors to negotiate best pricing for clients

o Hotels/Restaurants

o AV companies

o Satellite companies

o Onsite management companies

- Travel onsite to large programs and responsible for all logistics

- Lead weekly stand up meetings

- Review and sign venue and vendor contracts as well as BEO's

- Create onsite manager guides for satellite broadcast programs

- Manage call center for satellite broadcasts

Senior Event Specialist

December 2003-October 2006

- Planned an average of 50 training meetings a month for CitiFinancial

- Administrative duties

- Assist and support event managers

- Prepare leads and banquet event orders for all programs assigned

- Maintain spreadsheets critical to site selection for programs

- Prepared registration information for direct manager

John G. Shedd Aquarium

June-August 2003

Chicago, IL

Intern in Donor Relations

- Event planning for procurement of museum funding

- Aided in the preparation of various events

o Shark Ball

. Aquariums largest fundraiser every year

. Lined up vendors to donate items for the Ball

. In charge of mass mailings regarding the Ball

o Museum Donor "Thank You" Events

. Behind the scenes tour and close encounter with a dolphin

. After hours exclusive tour of the Wild Reef exhibit

Brian A. Grady, Attorney at Law

June- August and December 2002

Bloomingdale, IL

Legal Assistant

- Provided administrative support to Attorney Grady

Ancillary Employment:

Tying the Knot Wedding Consulting

June 2006-Present

Hinsdale, IL

Wedding Assistant

- Provide "day of "management

o Ensure that all vendors have made their deliveries

o Keeper of the timeline and keep everyone on time

o Handle any issues that may come up while onsite

Education

Eastern Illinois University

August 1999- December 2003

Charleston, IL

- B.S. in Family and Consumer Sciences with concentration in Consumer

Affairs and minor in Business Administration

- Delta Zeta Social Sorority

Knowledge/Technical Skills/Training

- Internet

- Microsoft Office Programs / Windows XP, Word, Excel, Outlook and

PowerPoint

- Impact Leadership Training- Marriott International

- Meeting Sales Specialist- Marriott International

- Spirit to Serve- Marriott International

- MVP International Event Technology Certification- Marriott

International

o Level 1 Certification

o 2007 MVP's Top 10

o 2007 MVP-ET101 Event Technology

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