VALERIE L. OGREN
San Diego, CA 92127
760-***-**** • *************@*****.***
SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS
MANAGED & MAINTAINED NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL CLIENTS
MANAGED PRODUCTION OF EXHIBITS & TRADE SHOW PROGRAMS
CREATE AND RUN INTERACTIVE MEDIA EXPERIENCES & EXHIBITS
EXPERIENCE
Displayworks, LLC
Account Executive /Account Manager – Exhibits & Events
Irvine, CA
2015-Present
$1.2M sales
Guided & facilitated RFP response, managed design & exhibit production
Negotiated & managed tradeshow budgets
Account management of all projects sold & show services
Directed tradeshow programs in multiple industries
GO! PRODUCTIONS, LLC
Long Beach, CA
2007 - 2011
Business Development / Event Producer
$4M in new business sold
Evaluated new business opportunities
Negotiated budgets and contracts
Managed and produced corporate events
Account Management of all projects
Developed $17M in business opportunities
MICE Displayworks, Corp.
UK, (based in Irvine, CA)
2006 - 2007
Account Executive – Exhibits & Graphics
2007: $500K in sales
Supervised project management
Guided and facilitated design, exhibit production
Identified new markets
CZARNOWSKI Corp.
Chicago, IL, (based in Santa Ana, CA)
2006
Account Executive – Exhibits & Graphics
2006: $500K in sales
Sourced new vendors
Supervised project management
Valerie L. Ogren
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3D EXHIBITS, INC.
Elk Grove, IL (based in CA)
2003 - 2005
Account Executive – Exhibits & Graphics
2004-2005: $879K in sales
Sourced new vendors
Forecasted new opportunities
EXHIBITRENTER, INC.
Vista, CA
2002 - 2003
Account Executive – Exhibits & Graphics
#2 Sales & Rental Representative
Forecasted new opportunities
Managed project management and design
GENERAL GRAPHICS EXHIBITS
San Francisco, CA
1997 – 2002
Account Executive
#1 Sales Representative
2001 $1.9M in sales
2000 $1.7M in sales
1999 $1.5M in sales
1998 $1M in sales
Managed exhibit production internally, supervised installation in US and international markets
PROFESSIONAL EXHIBITS & GRAPHICS
Sunnyvale, CA
1994 – 1997
Project Manager & Account Manager
Forecasted new opportunities
Managed exhibit design and production
Spearheaded new markets
EDUCATION
SAINT JOSEPH’S COLLEGE
Bachelor of Science: Communications
Member of Columbian Players, College Choir
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