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Randolph, MA 617-***-**** ***.***********@*****.***

EB SHAPIRO SENIOR-LEVEL PROJECT MANAGER

Innovative executive with over 25 years of event management experience within highly competitive markets. Methodical strategist skilled in successfully navigating information technology projects through periods of accelerated growth. Collaborative communicator continually focused on building relationships and promoting cooperation across business lines to drive positive change and cohesive and comprehensive business approaches for enhanced profitability. Areas of Expertise include:

Project Management Problem Resolution Revenue & Profit Growth

IT Consulting Relationship Building Contract Negotiation

Event Planning Staff Training & Leadership Meetings & Conferences EXPERIENCE & NOTABLE CONTRIBUTIONS

SevOne • Boston, MA • 2014 – Present

PROJECT MANAGER OF RELEASE TEAM

Responsible for collaborating cross-functionally with QA, development, sales, marketing and architecture to ensure features and products launch successfully while meeting company and sales objectives. CONTRIBUTIONS & PROCESS DEVELOPMENT:

• Leading large and complex multi-disciplinary

technology projects from inception to launch.

• Creating and managing project plans that outline step-by step processes and procedures for bringing new products to market.

• Facilitating weekly meetings to share complex data and ensure information and processes are agreed

upon by multiple stakeholders.

• Managing two new product lines, xStat Adapters (13 adapters) and PLA from inception and planning

phase to launch.

DAS CONSULTING • Boston, MA • 2013 – Present

PROJECT MANAGER/OWNER

Strategically managing IT and conference projects and plans for City of Boston, U.S. Department of Transportation and The Collaborative.

KEY ACCOMPLISHMENTS:

• Partnered with engineering teams to drive project delivery.

• Met with stakeholders to gather requirements and facilitated meetings.

• Negotiating contracts in collaboration with hotels, convention centers and event speakers.

• Coordinating all services including accommodation and transportation, food and catering, displays and signs, special needs requirements, printing and security.

PTC • Needham, MA • 2011 – 2013

CONFERENCE CONTENT MANAGER

Managed a cross-functional team in the project design, planning and implementation of events while ensuring PTC business objectives were being met.

KEY ACCOMPLISHMENTS:

• Managed the annual user conference with 2,000 attendees, 12 North American regional conferences and nine international IT events.

• Collaborated with sales and marketing initiatives across multiple platforms and formats to drive pipeline, sales engagement, retention, leads and enhanced customer satisfaction resulting in a ten percent increase in attendance.

• Managed the repositioning of the Call for Paper process in-house from the User Board resulting in achieving 25% increase in submissions.

• Coordinated over 300 breakout session presenters throughout conference lifecycle from defining learning objectives through to evaluation resulting in a 20% increase in attendee presentations. D

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HANDWRITING WITHOUT TEARS • Washington, DC • 2008 – 2011 TRADE SHOW MANAGER

Designed and implemented a program that allowed HWT to offer Continuing Education Credit during their trade show presentations.

KEY ACCOMPLISHMENTS:

• Increased conference session attendance by 30% increase.

• Drove a 25% increase in leads and a 20% increase in business production. MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL • Boston, MA • 2006 – 2008 EVENT MANAGER

Conceptualized and managed all aspects of small and large–scale events catering to high-net-worth donors. KEY ACCOMPLISHMENTS:

• Collaborated with the Chiefs of the Departments of Psychiatry and Sports Medicine to plan all aspects of Continuing Medical Education (CME) meetings.

• Supervised an events team on site selection, invitation processes, website design, registration, faculty and on-site management of logistics.

FIDELITY INVESTMENTS • Boston, MA • 2004 – 2006

MANAGER OF MEETINGS AND CONFERENCES

Proposed and managed off-site events for high-net-worth clientele. KEY ACCOMPLISHMENTS:

• Collaborated with National Financial Sales team to strategize most effective methods to increase traffic at trade shows and closing deals at high-end events.

• Managed the bi-annual national sales events and all company meetings in addition to negotiating contracts and overseeing audiovisual, content, invitations, evaluations and menus. HARVARD MEDICAL INTERNATIONAL, HARVARD UNIVERSITY • Boston, MA • 2000 – 2004 PROGRAM MANAGER

Managed conferences for Health Care East and West and BioSecurity. KEY ACCOMPLISHMENTS:

• Transported 600 physicians from China into the US.

• Prepared all Continuing Medical Education and Continuing Education Credits in accordance with specified accreditation organization.

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Art

American University

Software

Microsoft Office Suite Microsoft Project Microsoft Visio Salesforce RoboHead Mavenlink JIRA IT Methodologies

Scrum Agile Waterfall

Professional Memberships

Project Management Institute (PMP anticipated, January 2016) Meeting Professionals International (CMP earned 1996)

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