Project Staff

C HAD S PEARS

832-***-**** **** Alamo Houston, TX 77007 ****.********@*****.***

COMPETENCIES SUMMARY

Self-motivated, dynamic professional with diverse credentials that include tactical coordination and interpersonal skills, an

ability to work collaboratively, and commitment to achieving corporate goals.

Project Coordination: Expertise in planning, managing, and executing international conferences and expatriations.

Mentally agile, with a talent for managing time, resources and priorities to achieve challenging objectives.

Staffing/Recruitment: Experienced in the selection, evaluation, and interviewing of potential personnel to satisfy

internal staffing demands.

Training and Mentoring: Highly motivated to provide constructive guidance and feedback to progress staff

development.

EXPERIENCE

Logistical Solutions International, Inc. Houston, Texas

Project Coordinator Dec. 2013 – Present

- Organize and direct international conferences, earning over $1.7 million in revenue while spearheading 26 projects.

- Provide staffing support by interviewing, selecting, and training new hires, resulting in an 18 percent increase in staff.

- Liaise with corporate clientele (ExxonMobil, Shell, Hess, etc.) to implement project requirements and arrange third-party

vendors; communicate effectively across multiple-time zones on time-sensitive matters.

- Prepare detailed cost estimations and purchase/work orders to allocate and monitor project expenditures.

- Collaborate with project managers and VP of Operations to assess and schedule project funding requirements.

- Manage project accounting according to strict invoicing procedures, processing a monthly average of $140,000.

- Arrange project staffing, mobilizing personnel to accomplish specified support services.

- Direct on-site project operations for corporate meetings in 5 different countries while supervising funding and daily

logistics.

- Develop marketing tools for potential investors and clientele, working with top management to define strategy.

- Mentor interning staff through series of task audits, reading assignments, and weekly discussions with focus on personal

development and company culture.

- Initiate and develop staff training modules, creating internal procedures, policies and discussion topics.

Global Event Group, LLC. College Station, Texas

Event Production Manager Oct. 2010 – Nov. 2013

Oversaw seven managerial personnel and up to 45 service staff to plan, coordinate and execute special events.

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Prepared production requirements; managed event budgets up to $100,000; coordinated event logistics.

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Supervised staffing coordinator, approving bi-weekly staff schedule and evaluating compensation structure.

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Led staff hiring, training, discipline and termination; created two new mid-management positions and mentored five new

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managers.

- Restructured event procedures to improve accountability and streamline processes, resulting in significant cost savings.

- Revised hiring /firing procedures in order to standardize company policies.

EDUCATION

TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY College Station, Texas

Bachelor of Arts, International Studies, Minor in Business Administration Dec. 2012

BELGRANO UNIVERSITY Buenos Aires, Argentina

Latin American Studies Exchange Program June – Dec. 2011

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