Event Manager
Resume:
Stacey Wolf
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Talented and successful event planner with experience coordinating and executing corporate meetings, events and tradeshows. Highly organized and detail-oriented professional with a proven ability to prioritize, meet deadlines, and provide service excellence. Collaborate effectively with cross-functional stake-holders and vendors to achieve event objectives.
Core Competencies
Event Planning Customer-focused Vendor Relations Networking Quality-minded Budget and Expense Management Effective Communication Detail-oriented Team Collaboration Crisis Management Negotiations Solutions-driven Logistics
Professional Experience
BROOKS LIFE SCIENCES – Indianapolis, IN 2016 – Present Events Management Specialist - Global Marketing
Responsible for managing company events and tradeshows globally. Develop, implement and assess impact of customer focused events aligned with marketing campaigns, generating leads while building the size and quality of the global mailing list. Book and coordinate industry tradeshows including contracts, budgeting, booth material shipping, booth set-up, lead retrieval, attendee registration and communication. Manage additional meeting planning of hospitality events, customer meetings and sales meetings. Create and manage event schedule and budget of more than 30 shows annually.
FIRESTONE BUILDING PRODUCTS, INC. – Indianapolis, IN 2006 – 2016 Event Planning Specialist, Marketing Communications Responsible for managing all corporate meetings, customer events, industry tradeshows, and contractor programs. Events include global sales meetings, hospitality events, consultant and sales advisory councils, top contractor and distributor customer incentive events. The number of attendees range from 30 to 600 per meeting. Coordinate 18 to 25 industry tradeshows annually. Arrange exhibition contracts, booth space, attendee registration and travel logistics, execute brand messaging and collateral as required.
Manage all aspects of meetings and events from conception to conclusion for 5-12 events annually.
Conduct site selection research, including venue sourcing, site visit, room block, meeting space, food and beverage, and contract negotiation. Top selections presented to executives for location selection.
Lead planning team in execution of attendee registration, communications, branded collateral, and logistics before, during and after events.
Work closely with hotel sales, conference services, AV and other vendors to ensure all program requirements are fulfilled and executed with a high level of service, meeting event objectives.
Successfully maintain within $4 million event budget annually.
Work with planning team in execution of top level industry events, with white glove service, resulting in consistent scores of 95% good or excellent on meeting satisfaction surveys.
Facilitate attendance at 18-25 industry tradeshows annually. Secure booth space and contracts, sponsorships, and attendee room blocks. Worked with brand managers to execute branded messaging goals, ensuring booth set-up, collateral, employee attendance and booth coverage.
Create and present internal communications and presentation of show goals, attendance expectations, lead retrieval, and customer interface for each show. Resulting in increase of leads in year over year show attendance.
Responsible for communication, approval, and tracking of customer facing programs earned by top contractors. RESORT CONDOMINIUMS INTERNATIONAL, LLC – Indianapolis, IN 1988 – 2005 Business Development Manager, RCI Media Group (2003 – 2005) Marketing and Sales Analyst, RCI Media Group (2000 – 2003) Registrar, RCI University/Cendant Leadership Institute, Human Resources (1996 – 2000) Department Assistant, Member Services Department (1988 – 1996) Education
Bachelor of Science – Management Personnel Administration, Minor: Interpersonal Relationships Ball State University, Muncie, IN
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