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DOUGLAS SMITH

SUMMARY

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY:

EXPERIENCE

Director of Event Technology, 09/2016 to 03/2020

Cornerstone Technologies - American Fork, UT

Directed national/international projects for Fortune 500 clients, and lead team in:

Event Director/VP, 03/2014 to 09/2016

EventLab - Salt Lake City, UT

Lead company team in development of national events for Fortune 500 clients; launches, corporate events, meetings, conferences, conventions, expos. Elements included:

CONTACT

Address: Salt Lake City, Utah 84109

Phone: 801-***-****

Email: ****@***************.***

SKILLS

Top professional skills:

• 25 yrs immersive attendee experience design

• Event/Expo experience

• Award winning designer/producer

• National/Intl projects, 250 to 28,000 persons

• Fortune 500 clients

• 4000 Projects delivered on-time, in budget

• Innovative designs/solutions

• Promoted good team culture for 25 years

• Event/expo site selections

• Site/space planning

• Client campaign development

• Project design development

• Brand application/messaging

• Client presentations

• Budget development/cost tracking

• Schedule development/adherence

• Logistics planning/site installation

• Event/expo site management

• 200 projects annually nationally/internationally

• Executed events of 250 to 28,000 persons

• Site selection of expo or event site

• Planning executive retreats, full conventions, corporate events

• Site and venue space plans

• Full event design

• Strategic project planning

• Target audience focus/strategies

Expert at immersive attendee

experiences

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• Team building and education

• Leadership of event teams

• Project planning

• Organizational skills

• Active listening

• Relationship building

Venue and subcontractor

management

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• Budget development/cost tracking

Expert in national/international

logistics

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Attuned to industry trends for

various clients, industries,

technologies & arts

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Vice President of Events/Expos, 06/2009 to 03/2014 Modern Expo/Events - Salt Lake City, UT

Lead a staff of 90 persons in development of national Expo and Event projects, including:

Principal/Event Director, 01/1995 to 06/2009

Scenemakers - Salt Lake City, UT

Principal 17 years national social/corporate events/expos and team lead in:

Senior Designer, 05/1988 to 11/1995

LifeDesigns - Salt Lake City, UT

• Expo booth designs

• Launch campaigns

• 3D design & client presentations

• Vendor selections, contracting

• Budget development/tracking

• Production schedule development

• Project management

• Client, venue, subcontractor communications

• Logistics planning

• Site installations

• Event management

• Generated marketing and sales

Organized project teams for planning, design, budgeting, execution of client projects

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• Design lead in large projects, generating flow, look, feel, messaging

• Client presentations/communications

• Job execution and team oversight

• Development of custom design & branding elements

• Venue coordination

• Marketing and sales, new business development

• Client site selections

• Event design/development

• Client presentations/communications

• Budget development/tracking

• Logistics planning/site installations

• Venue coordination

• Event management

Space planning, interiors for commercial and healthcare clients in 22 states

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• Office planning, retail design, food service design

• Inpatient/Outpatient facilities design

EDUCATION AND TRAINING

Bachelor of Arts, Design/Business, 05/1978

Woodbury University - Los Angeles, CA

Associate of Arts, Design And Visual Communications, 08/1972 University Of Utah - Salt Lake City, UT

Associate of Arts, Language/Design, 01/1975

Brigham Young University - Provo, UT

CLIENT SAMPLING:

25 years design and planning for over 4000 events/expos. Client sampling: 2002 Winter Olympic sponsors, GM, Chevrolet, Delta, Xerox, ATT, Visa, Olympic Aid, Coca-Cola, Kodak, SportsMark, GE Healthcare, Utah Governor's Office, Adobe, Young Living, Beach Body, NuSkin, LifeVantage, ASEA, Shaklee, Zija, Nature's Sunshine, Scentsy, Usana, My Daily Choice, Plexus Worldwide, Franklin Covey, Xango, Xfinity/Comcast, Grov, Mercedes Benz Corp, Porsche, Volkswagen Corp, Airbus, Sundance Channel, Bank of America, Verizon, Sprint, Sundance Institute, Sundance Film Festival, Macy's, Operation Kids, Children's Miracle Network, American Cancer, Northwest Airlines, Utah Governor's Office of Economic Development, Utah Office of Tourism, Aetna, Honda, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, American Cancer, Utah Symphony, Excelis, ATK, Athletes for Hope, St. Regis, Pendry Hotels, and more corporate and private clients. ACTIVITIES AND HONORS

Awards

ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Community Service

• Design, budget development, project management

• Award winning designs

• Platinum Circle Career Award - RD Magazine, NYC

• Best of State Award, Utah - 13 times

• Whitney Library of Design, Book, Facilities Design

• Articles/projects published in multiple trade journals

• The Rape Recovery Center, Board, Salt Lake City, 2007-2012

• The Road Home, Salt Lake City's homeless shelter, board, 2012-2020

• Visit Salt Lake - board, state tourism, 2016-2019

• Mothers Without Borders - volunteer, events, fundraising 2008-2012 Avocations

Languages

I Am Zambia - volunteer, development, special events, helping free victims of human trafficking 2017-present

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• Visual Artist - encaustic art, 11 years at Doug Smith Studio

• Visit: Dougsmithstudio.com

• Interests: architecture, skiing, gardening, scuba

• Portuguese, spanish, french

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