Corporate Event Manager

TERRY HILE

512-***-**** • ****.*****@*****.***

Dynamic, results-driven event planning manager with over 20 years success supporting business development

within a global, multibillion-dollar corporation. Motivational leader with outstanding record of aligning team

efforts to enterprise goals. Committed to building collaborative relationships with partners at all levels of an

organization and across functional areas. Consistent record of designing imaginative, cost-effective, high-impact

global events delivering measurable results. Proven ability to maintain strategic focus and attention to detail

while managing large, multifaceted initiatives. Demonstrated aptitude for developing inventive solutions to

complex business challenges.

Functional Skills

Strategic Planning & Vision Contract Management & Negotiations Global Event Orchestration

Vendor Coordination Venue Selection & On-site Execution Tradeshows & Conferences

Customer Education Event Planning & Management Sales & Marketing Support

Integrity Client Relationship Cultivation Requests for Proposals

Significant Achievements

Strategic Planning, Event Planning & Management, On-site Execution

• Supported global business development planning events attended by medical professionals, distributors, sales

associates, and corporate employees. Ensured each event was uniquely tailored to business objectives.

Selected venues and acquired necessary audio/visual equipment.

• Planned and managed 53 global events with 15 – 3000 attendees per event in 2010, with budgets of $40K to

$2M.

• Accountable for site selections, agendas, presenters, on-site logistics and execution of international events.

Countries included Canada, Italy, Japan, Australia, Thailand, Brazil, South Africa, and the United Kingdom.

• Achieved attendance goals with design and execution of successful promotional initiatives.

• Established and fostered cooperative relationships with nationally renowned surgeons, medical doctors, and

researchers.

• Coordinated, supervised, and communicated with internal and external stakeholders, vendors, and clients.

• Tracked attendance and delivered reports on event outcomes to corporate leadership.

• Oversaw international faculty speaker’s bureau list of 50 distinguished industry leaders, doctors and

researchers. Orchestrated world class seminars, symposiums and live surgical events.

• Flawlessly executed National Sales Meeting simultaneously marketing breakouts consisting of presentations,

demonstrations and hands-on workshops. Coordinated with multiple marketing managers: indentified

wants/needs and implemented suggestions/solutions. Results: Succeeded in launching all 32 breakouts.

• Orchestrated global broadcast of live surgeries, over closed, secure networks, in order to present new

equipment, radical new techniques, and procedures. Results: State of the art information disseminated to a

global audience.

Budgeting

• Consistently achieved corporate objectives, successfully administered multimillion-dollar annual budgets of

$1.5 to $3.8M.

• Identified and developed opportunities to improve service levels and cut costs.

• Identified all event requirements in original RFP’s to vendors and suppliers. Created alternative solutions for

vendors. Results: Reduced turnaround times and lowered costs for services.

• Designed event agendas to accommodate round trip travel and attendance in one day. Results: Improved

attendance, higher visibility of products, increased demand and revenue.

• Consolidated lodging requirements, negotiated favorable rates, reduced travel spend. Results: Created more

buying power, motivated employees to join reward programs and use the perks for their personal use.

• Orchestrated the purchase of capital equipment versus renting. Results: Annual savings of $75,000.

Client & Vendor Relationship Management

TERRY HILE

512-***-**** • ****.*****@*****.***

• Maintained exceptional levels of customer satisfaction and developed reputation for best-in class educational

program within the orthopedic industry.

• Provided exceptional learning opportunities for attendees by coordinating “live surgery” events with world

class surgeons and state of the art, cutting edge procedures.

Market Research, Advertising

• Partnered with marketing colleagues and faculty to design meetings and hands-on workshops attended by

doctors, distributors, and sales associates. Secured compelling faculty speakers. Finalized venue, agenda, and

content. Oversaw high-impact advertising initiatives, in both print and broadcast media.

Contract Negotiation

• Partnered with several industry competitors to cut costs for an accredited meeting. Negotiated various levels

of participation and attendance. Results: Saved approximately $50,000.

• Converted hotel cancelation fees into reusable credits for future events. Communicated cost saving

opportunities across business units. Results: $1M plus available for a corporate events in the form of credits

for unused services.

• Negotiated cost sharing with a venue for the $200,000 audio/visual equipment cost for a National Sales

Meeting. Identified the sustained value of our events over the years and our loyalty as a returning customer.

Results: Saved the company $50,000.

Travel Planning & Coordination, Logistics Coordination

• Streamlined travel cost to twenty distributors for local meetings. Administered and coordinated meeting and

training schedules with managers. Results: Saving approximately 30% of the $40,000 budget.

• Trimmed corporate international air travel spend. Prioritized use of company flight upgrades in lieu of paying

full business or first class airfare. Results: Improved distribution of travel upgrades to benefit more company

travelers.

• Arranged air travel for 35 distributorships for a national meeting. Results: Negotiated 10% off airfare with

five major airlines.

• Managed and arranged travel transportation, visas, expenses, schedules and presentations.

Professional Experience

FedEx, INC., Austin, Texas • 2012-Present

Logistics Management

ZIMMER, INC., Warsaw, Indiana / Austin, Texas • 1989-2011

Leading manufacturer of orthopedic implants with 8500 employees working in 100 countries. Gross revenues of

approximately $6B.

Corporate Meeting Planner (2008 – 2011)

Associate Manager, Medical Education (1996 – 2008)

Senior Travel Counselor, Zimmer, Inc. (1989-1996)

Education and Training and Affiliations

Bachelor of Science Degree equivalency in experience in Hotel and Hospitality Management

Travel Industry Certificate, Associated School of Travel, Miami, Florida

Corporate Meeting Planner, Meeting Professionals International (MPI)

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