Event Planner and Catering Manager

SAMANTHA J. VARA

716-***-**** ? *************@*****.***

Education:

ST. JOHN FISHER COLLEGE, Rochester, New York May 2010

Bachelor of Science, Sport Management

Employment:

BRIERWOOD COUNTRY CLUB-Hamburg, New York June 2013-Present

Operations Manager/Member Relations Coordinator

-Creating different events, targeting every different market within our

private club, in order to increase member moral and member retention.

-Design, setup, and organization of outside events including weddings, baby

showers, bridal showers, charities events, local fundraisers and golf

tournaments.

-Organizing and managing the various food locations on site which include a

fine dining restaurant, many banquet rooms, golf course snack shack, and a

pool pavilion.

-Manager of our full service restaurant.

-In charge of hiring, termination, and disciplinary actions with employees.

-Work on new marketing and advertisement avenues in order to increase sales

which includes upkeep of our Social Media pages.

FELD ENTERTAINMENT/DISNEY ON ICE-Traveling Position(100%) August 2011-

June 2013

Assistant Sales Coordinator/Unit Administrator

-I deal directly with all personnel paperwork including all contracts

between the company and our employees as well as documentation required for

international travel, random drug testing, and insurance enrollment.

-For each engagement I deal directly with the health department, ensuring

that all our food tables and factories are up to the health regulations of

the state that we are currently playing.

-Assuring upwards of 40 employees on the concourse are stocked with all

necessary items in order to be successful during selling periods. This

includes distribution of uniforms, merchandise, cleaning supplies, and

proper pricing,

-Documentation of the location of each stand for future contracts between

facilities and Feld.

-Coordinate travel days including flight lists, collecting of rent, hotel

reservations/rooming lists, employee meals and scheduling of dry cleaners.

-Completion of our employee lineup for each week using software programs

such as EIS, Artesia and the Intranet.

-On opening day and closing night of each engagement It was necessary to

complete a full inventory of each one of our operators. I dealt directly

with my manager and the operators to make sure that our stock books were

accurate with the correct inventory in our trucks and with each stand.

MICHAEL'S BANQUET FACILITY- Hamburg, New York March 2011-August

2011

Assistant Banquet Coordinator

-Assist in the set up of events such as weddings, showers, banquets,

memorials and benefits.

-Initial scheduling of events and appointments.

-Review deposits and event revenue documents.

-Work in the events office completing many different tasks such as

answering phone calls, and assisting in the day to day operations as an

event coordinator.

TECHNOLOGY SKILLS:

Microsoft Word, Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Publisher,

Photoshop, Indesign, Artesia, Sharepoint, EIS.

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