Management Training
Resume:
Jessica Lane Schneider
Roselle, IL 60172
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Professional Experience:
07/09- Present McDonald's Corporation Oak Brook, IL
Media Production Business Specialist, Creative Services
. Manage the Vendor Service Agreement (VSA) process for over 200
contract employees.
. Coordinate Media Production Team schedules and booking of conference
rooms.
. Review and process invoices and internal charge backs using Xytech
Enterprise database, an internal project management tool.
. Organize team lunches and recommend catering for on-site meetings and
video shoots.
. Assist with scheduling of video shoots and edit suites.
. Participate on cross-functional teams to improve production processes.
07/07- 07/09 McDonald's Corporation Oak Brook, IL
Meeting Planner- Meetings & Events, Corporate Communications
. Plan and execute meetings and events ranging from 100- 15,000
attendees
. Manage pre-meeting and on-site logistics including site selection,
housing, room assignments, meeting room design/decor, audio visual,
communications, food & beverage, schedules/timelines, signage, budget
and transportation.
. Reviewed and negotiated over 40 McDonald's Corporation meeting and
event contracts resulting in savings of over $20,000 for McDonald's
Corporation.
. Provide guidance and training to internal clients on our web based
registration tool.
. Utilize Xytech database to manage budgets and reconcile invoices for
payment.
. Analyze process improvement, budget results and post-meeting recaps.
. Oversee the development, communications and logistics of corporate
exhibit environments for Worldwide Convention and Managers' Peak.
. Manage logistics and communications for vendor/supplier exhibitors,
including web site, emails, timelines and conference calls.
. Lead the development team through vendor selection, creation, and
implementation of the new web based exhibit management tool. Currently
responsible for cross training other team members.
. Participate on a cross-functional virtual meetings team to research
video conferencing capabilities and meetings of the future.
. Contribute to the global knowledge sharing web site "Mindshare" to
provide information about meeting and event venues.
07/06-07/07 McDonald's Corporation Oak Brook, IL
Administrative Coordinator- MCD / IT Solutions
. Provided Administrative support to 3 Principals and their teams.
. Planned the annual IT Solutions department meetings, leadership
meetings, holiday parties, various team off-site meetings.
. Volunteered for the planning committee of the IT Charity Golf Outing.
. Coordinated travel plans (transportation, accommodations, and
meetings) and provided trip itineraries.
01/01-07/06 The Pampered Chef, LTD Addison, IL
Meeting & Conference Planner- Meetings & Incentives
. Designed meeting format and agenda based on sales and marketing plan.
. Researched site selection and traveled to major cities to facilitate
meetings, conferences and special events with attendance from 300 -
12,000 attendees.
. Oversaw and administered high profile executive meetings.
. Monitored $3 million plus in contracts for services.
. Negotiated vendor contracts resulting in savings of over $500,000.
. Maintained budget at 10% under previous year's expenditures.
. Evaluated meeting proposals for specific events and made
recommendations to Management.
. Developed meeting specifications, diagrams, and schedules that clearly
communicated meeting requirements to vendors and participating staff.
. Managed pre-meeting and on-site logistics including staffing, housing,
room assignments, meeting room design, audio visual, communication
needs, booth layout/location, banquets and meal functions, schedules,
signage, budget and transportation.
04/00-01/01 Q Center Conference Commons St. Charles, IL
(Formerly Arthur Andersen Worldwide Training Center)
Conference Planner- Conferences Services- Paid Internship
. Functioned as the key on-site contact person between the client and
the operational support areas for daily training and consulting
meetings.
. Planned special events and coordinated social activities for on-site
and off-site programs with attendance ranging from 20 - 1,000
attendees
. Utilized property management system to effectively communicate
logistical requirements.
. Monitored meeting budget and final program billing.
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Education: Lipscomb University Nashville, TN
05/99 BA Double Major; Social Work & Sociology
Memberships: International Association of Exhibitions and Events (IAEE)
Meeting Professionals International (MPI)
McDonald's Corporation Young Professionals Network
Skills: IBM Lotus Notes, Microsoft Office Suite (Outlook, Word, Excel,
PowerPoint), knowledge sharing web sites, Access, Budget
management database Xytech, Gold Reg (on-line registration
tool), Genesys Web Conferencing, Exhibit Management web site
Training/Development:
. Dealing with Difficult People class
. Diversity Education Class
. Facilitator- Meetings & Events Excellence Training (MEET) internal
training class
. IT Development Conference
. MPI Knowledge Sharing Session on Next Generation of Meetings
. Presentation Skills class
. Women's Career Development
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