Event Professional

STACIE A. LEWISON

**** **** **** ****** #* • Chicago, IL 60642 • Mobile: 201-***-**** • *********@*****.***

EVENT & MEETING CONSULTANT

Accomplished Event and Meeting Consultant with a detail-oriented, results-driven, and systematized approach to event planning, project management, meeting organization, and production logistics. Proven ability to excel in a fast-paced, high pressure environment. Innovative, collaborative, creative, analytical, and a strong team player with a positive attitude.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

June 2009 – Present

Event Consultant Self-Employed, Chicago, IL

Partner with my 15+ clients to provide support for meetings, events, incentives, and

production needs, both nationally and internationally, for 50-7000 attendees

Production support such as arranging meals, transportation reservations, general office administration, acting as a courier, set cleaning, assistant stage management, distributing paperwork, crowd control duties, talent wrangling, and audience management

Manage all logistics as requested by the client. Travel to meeting location, manage any remaining pre-meeting preparations, oversee all planned onsite and offsite functions, secure entertainment, coordinate ground transportation including VIP attendees, facilitate production needs, manage on-site staff

Management of supplier relationships

Track client financials; contract negotiations and management, event budgeting, track spend,

savings, and final costs

Provide final reconciliation and work within partner’s systems to keep records current and accurate

Cultivate new business opportunities to ensure continued growth

August 2012 – October 2013

Marketing Event Manager AHEAD LLC, Chicago, IL

Plan net new prospect programs, interfacing with marketing communications to develop media mix,

sales strategies, and partner programs that support lead generation goals and objectives

Work closely with Partner Relationship Manager in aligning AHEAD’s strategies with channel and alliance marketing teams to implement joint partner events

Develop quarterly plans based on product and services offerings most important to the customer base

Coordinate event venues, speakers, logistics, surveys, operations, and lead flow at each stage of the process

Develop tactical events to minimize and/or eliminate product and service gaps

Active participant in planning organization’s marketing strategy

Quantify field marketing contribution to overall goal attainment

Develop database forms, process and internal training to capture “ROI” related to events

August 2005 – June 2009

Internal Sales & Event Manager PAREXEL International, Hackensack, NJ

Managed $3.5MM dollars in annual revenue and delivery team

Handled daily client needs; budgeting, contract negotiation, program production, completing the

program within scope and time, onsite management, client consultation, and program reconciliation

Served as liaison between External Client, Internal Client, and vendors to ensure client expectations were executed as requested

Developed program ideas, fostered vendor partnerships, provided location rationale, and budget

requirements to external clients for programs and plans throughout the world

Developed strategic promotional executions for media placement. Negotiated and placed media schedule within industry trade publications and at industry events

Identified new business opportunities, assisted with proposals, pitches, and client entertainment

May 2004 – August 2005

Program Manager – Event Management Division Goldman Sachs, Jersey City, NJ

Coordinated events for Goldman Sachs CEO, Board Members, and high-level clientele

Executed 200 events annually including all corporate events, holiday parties, conferences, and social

gatherings

Managed Deal and Non-Deal Roadshows for domestic associates

Event production including conceptualization, proposal, location and execution

Prepared and managed company event financials including reconciliation of final client budgets

February 2003 – May 2004

Program Coordinator – Sales Training Department WTM&I, Schering Plough, Kenilworth, NJ

Negotiated and secured annual contracts with hotel and transportation vendors for five business units

Lead and supported team in the absence of an Account Manager

Control annual spending and budgets while providing client with projected and actual savings

Maintained meeting pre-event and onsite logistics: database, banquet orders, lodging, and travel manifests

EDUCATION

Dale Carnegie (How to Win Friends and Influence People) - Certificate of Achievement, 2004

Fashion Institute of Technology (State University of New York) - Associate of Arts, 2000

South Dakota State University - Bachelor of Science,1999

EXTRACURRICULAR INTERESTS

Cooking, Live Music, Reading, Theater, Camping, Outdoor Activities, Traveling, Summer Festivals, Volunteering

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