Event Coordinator Project Manager

Fanta Darbo

Project Manager

Columbus, OH P: +1-614-***-**** *****.*******@*****.***

Excellence driven individual working to increase efficiency, productivity, and revenue while effectively managing projects of all sizes.With a keen eye for detail and a disciplined approach to execution, excels at driving projects through to completion based on milestones and top-notch communication.

VERBAL AND WRITTEN COMMUNICATION SELF-DIRECTED PLANNING AND ORGANIZATION COLLABORATION AND PROBLEM SOLVING ATTENTION TO DETAIL CREATIVE THINKING EDUCATION

RELEVANT COURSEWORK:

Software Project management foundations - Kelly O’Connel - 2022 Data Driven Project Management: Metrics that matter - Cyndi Snyder Dionisio -2022 Project Manager Burnout: Recognizing, Disrupting, and Reversing - Ruth Pearce -2022 Mindfulness: A Critical Skill for Project Managers - Ruth Pearce - 2022 Project Management: Technical Projects - Bob Mcgannon -2022 Agile fundamentals: Including Scrum and Kanban -The BA Guide -2022 Scaled Agile framework from zero to hero - Agileteka -2022 Complete AGile Scrum Master Certification Training - Omni Academy -2022 Microsoft excel for Project Management - Joseph Phillips -2022 THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY Newark, OH

Bachelor of Science Expected May 2025

Major in Business Administration Specializing in Marketing ENCORE ACADEMY- Reynoldsburg High School Reynoldsburg, OH Arts and Communication

RELEVANT EXPERIENCE

LEO CLUB Reynoldsburg, OH

Head of Fundraising Aug 2017 – Feb 2019

● Lead Project from inception to completion

● Managed cross functional teams of students to lead fundraising events for pediatric cancer patients.

● Communicated with the school board to secure $6,000 in funding for events throughout the school year as well as donations from philanthropists across the city.

● Updated stakeholders throughout project process

● Used Kanban to organize and assign team tasks

● Obtained licensing and permits to hold fairs at the local city park.

● Detected and solved project issues effectively mitigating risks

● Communicated with food vendors and caterers as well as local businesses to collaborate and donate 50% of profits when students used discount flyers at checkout.

● Marketed events to students across 4 campuses and to civilians city wide.

● Raised $15,000 for pediatric cancer patients over the course of 1 school year. BLACK STUDENT UNION Newark, OH

Vice President and Event Coordinator Aug 2021 – Feb 2022

● Scheduled and Co-Led meetings of 20+ students.

● Analyzed student survey data to match with peer mentors

● Used Kanban to organize tasks by highest priority

● Facilitated peer meetings, mentorships and study groups based on survey data collected from students.

● Hosted a celebration of african cultures during black history month known as african night on Ohio State University's main campus.

ADDITIONAL

Technical Skills: Asana, Monday.com, Slack, Click-up, G-suite, Pinterest, Trello, Jira, Microsoft office, PowerBi

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