Manager Management

stephanie irving

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

Address: **** ******** ****

City: Alpharetta

State: GA

Zip: 30005

Country: USA

Phone: 773-***-****

Skill Level: Experienced

Salary Range: $70,000

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Educational Background:

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Job History / Details:

Stephanie Cece Irving

9206 Park View Lane, Alpharetta, GA 30005 773-***-**** ********@*****.***

Professional Experience

PKF North America, Meeting and Event Manager July 2011-Present

Hired full time after 6 months as a consultant with PKF North America

Managed all aspects of 100 plus events per year

Key decision maker on site selection and hotel venue for all large association networking events

Responsible for conference budgets including fly-ins, training, leadership development and roundtables

Managed website registration and on-site staff for each conference/event

Negotiated all program costs with hotels, DMCs and airlines to meet each program budget

Provided post-event analysis, recommendations and benchmarking data to Senior Management

SI Events, Contract Meeting and Event Consultant January 2009-July 2011

Contract meeting planner for companies such as J&J, PKF North America and Henry Crown

Leadership role with pre-planning and attendee coordination, hotel and DMC management

Manager and lead on-site for a variety of large Surgical National Sales Meetings

Designed marketing material to promote company and establish new business perspectives

GROUP TRAVEL PLUS, Director Meetings and Events January 2004-January 2009

Marketed and proposed event programs directly to clients such as CDW, Wells Fargo and AIMCO

Negotiated all aspects of programs with airline, hotel, catering, production, DMC and billing

Managed staff both in office and on-site including hiring, training, reviewing and promoting

Increased bottom line profitability by an average of 21% annually

Utilized excellent project management skills while directing a wide variety of highly visible projects

Increased client base by approximately 40%

COMPENDIT, Meeting Manager October 2002-January 2004

Utilized strong negotiation skills and bidding to decrease expenses

Communicated and clarified the intricate details of the meeting process to executive teams

Assessed budgets to optimize bottom line costs

Established a proven record of measurable accomplishment in administering conference and education programs

McCORD TRAVEL MANAGEMENT, Account Manager October 2000-January 2002

Managed and liaised the ongoing lender/client relationships with clients such as CITGO Petroleum and John Deere

Developed marketing materials for each event utilizing in-house staff to save on outsourcing expenses

Responsible for all program and vendor staffing during each event

Generated budget proposals and reconciled billing

Education

Western Michigan University, 1996

BA Hospitality Management/Travel and Tourism Minor: Business Administration

Skills

Proficient in Word, Excel, Outlook, Powerpoint, Regonline, StarCite, Cvent and Social Media

Interests/Affiliations

Certified Meeting Planner Certification in progress

Member of Meeting Planner International, Student Affairs Committee

Delta Gamma Sorority, elected Foundation Chairperson

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