ROXANNE FRANKS
**** ***** ***** ***, *********, TN 37920 ***************@*****.*** 484-***-****
OBJECTIVE
Self-motivated, team-oriented professional seeking a full time career in the Project Controls industry with a company exhibiting professionalism and fostering career growth through training and education.
CORE COMPETENCIES
Primavera P6, Microsoft Word, Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Outlook
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Private Events Director
Club LeConte Knoxville, TN March 2020-COVID-19
Acquire new customers by visiting local businesses with a common business interest
Maintain current customers and increase value of membership
Create biweekly sales reports and forecasts
Communicate often with customer and internal management and staff to ensure customer’s vision is understood and delivered
Participate in biweekly sales meetings
Participate in event overview and staff meeting twice weekly
Demonstrated ability to adapt to constantly changing parameters
Director of Catering
Sevierville Convention Center Sevierville, TN August 2019-March 2020
Provide support to General Manager and City of Sevierville staff
Manage staff and temporary workers with focus on customer needs
Manage events from inception to execution with focus on customer satisfaction, budget and sales goals
Collaborate with the City of Sevierville to maintain contracts and meet with city influencers
Manage staff incentive program
Create and manage staff and event schedules
Submit biweekly and monthly look aheads as well as biweekly labor reports
Create event diagrams with simple aesthetics for easy visibility and understanding amongst all staff
Demonstrate ability to mitigate risks
Catering Sales Manager
Las Vegas Convention Center Las Vegas, NV December 2017-August 2019
Manage over 50 customer accounts simultaneously
Work with international customers and show management teams to deliver exceptional results
Responsible for increasing sales by 43% from 2017 to 2018
Manage concurrent contracts and post payments
Procure resources to execute vision of customer
Communicate with customer on unique specifications of show
Ensure customer expectations are understood and met or exceeded
Generate monthly spreadsheets for marketing fund reports using Excel
EDUCATION
B.A. in Clinical Psychology Kutztown University of Pennsylvania Kutztown, PA
SKILLS
Knowledge of Earned Value Management principles
Demonstrated professionalism and courtesy
Mentoring and training subordinates
Ability to work independently or in teams
Positive demeanor
Excellent written and oral communication skills
Highly organized