L auren

Provost

Ottawa,

ON

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***-

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acgh4r@r.postjobfree.com

EVENT

COORDINATING

•

SALES

• CUSTOMER

RELATIONS

An

energetic,

motivated

and

loyal

team

player.

Exceptional

organizational

and

customer

management

skills.

Looking

for

an

opportunity

to

join

a

dynamic

organization

where

I

can

further

hone

my

skills

while

contributing

to

the

success

of

the

organization.

Qualifications

&

Skill

Areas:

Strong

verbal

and

written

Comfortable

working

in

a

team

• •

communication

skills

environment

as

well

as

taking

on

a

leadership

role

Proficient

with

MS

Office

Suite

and

•

basic

HTML

Exceptional

organizational

and

time

•

management

skills

with

attention

to

Effective

problem

solver

•

detail.

Prioritize

and

manage

heavy

•

Reliable

and

trustworthy

workload

in

a

timely

manner

•

Fast

and

adaptable

learner

Excellent

people

skills

with

an

ability

•

•

to

interact

effectively

and

in

a

CPR

&

First

Aid

Certified

•

professional,

mature

manner

Completed

WHMIS

•

Smart

Serve

Certified

•

EXPERIENCE

URBAN

TABLE

RESTAURANT

GROUP,

Ottawa

ON

May

2013-

Present

Manager

&

Event

Coordinator

• Hire,

train,

motivate,

supervise

and

schedule

employees

• Managing

40

full

and

part

time

service

staff

• Oversee

inventory

control

and

ordering

• Maintain

excellent

customer

service

• Conduct

weekly

and

monthly

employee

and

manager

meetings

• Develop

marketing

and

social

media

to

increase

exposure

• Ensure

sales

and

profit

targets

are

met

• Develop,

organize,

plan

and

promote

a

range

of

events

• Create

promotional

material

for

the

event

&

distribute

it

to

the

target

audience

• Prepare

and

manage

budgets

for

the

event

• Conduct

meetings

with

clients

to

ensure

event

success

• Send

out

accurate

client

contracts

and

ensure

they

are

signed

&

returned

within

appropriate

deadlines

• Build

great

client

relationships

MODIS

CANADA,

Ottawa

ON

Contract

work

Administrative

Assistant

• Answered

all

incoming

calls

and

emails

• General

administration

duties

• Scheduled

meetings

• Helped

set

up

and

organized

corporate

events

and

meetings

GOODLIFE

FITNESS,

Ottawa

ON

March

2009-

June

2011

Customer

Service

Representative

• Promoted

and

sold

memberships

and

products

to

a

variety

of

clients

• Performed

a

variety

of

clerical

duties

• Organized

team

meetings

• Helped

plan

and

organize

Goodlife

Fitness

employee,

corporate

and

fundraising

events

VOLUNTEER

EXPERIENCE

• RTG

Events:

St.

Joes

Women’s

Center

Fundraising

Gala

• Children’s

Wish

Foundation

• HOPE

Volleyball

• Ottawa

Race

Weekend

• Ottawa

Lung

Association

• Ottawa

Fashion

Week

• Heart

&

Stroke

Foundation

• Organized

and

set

up

fundraiser’s

for

the

St.

Joseph

&

Black

Widow

Cheer

Teams

• Team

effort

regarding

profitable

banquets

for

the

South

United

Soccer

Teams

EDUCATION

Algonquin

College

January

2013–August

2013

Event

Management

Post

Graduate

Program

Algonquin

College

September

2009–April

2011

Fitness

and

Health

Promotion

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