VISHAL RAMSOEDH
*********@*****.*** 352-***-**** Orlando, FL 32835
Summary
Detail-oriented yet fast-paced Event Manager working for and partnering with dynamic international and domestic organizations for over 15 years. Employing a gregarious professionalism to cultivate and retain networks of diversified service providers which contribute substantially to cost-savings, superior products, on-time delivery, and unmatched event successes.
Skills
● Managing events start to finish
● Team leadership and supervision
● Relationship development
● Issue and conflict resolution
● Contract negotiations and administration
● Communications
Experience
Event Logistics Life Time Fitness Inc. - Chicago, IL 08/2012 - Current
● Remained calm and professional in stressful circumstances and when dealing with unhappy customers, effectively diffusing situations.
● Extended existing customer relationships through extensive communication and tried-and-true marketing strategies.
● Assisted in operations and market data to assess areas in need of improvement and capitalize on changing conditions.
Event Manager IMG Worldwide - Los Angeles, CA 07/2012 - Current
● Improved profit margins by streamlining operations and workflow and negotiating competitive vendor contracts.
● Improved operations by working with team members and customers to find workable solutions.
● Planned event logistics by performing site evaluations and cost estimates. Event Manager World Triathlon Corporation - Orlando, Florida 07/2009 - Current
● Cross-trained in every store role to maximize operational knowledge.
● Interacted with prospects and customers at various events, including trade shows, seminars and workshops.
● Coordinated and launched world class inaugural events across the globe in countries such as Columbia, Panama and China.
● Assessed, optimized and elevated operations to target current and expected demands.
● Integrated Partnership Sponsorship into Expos and assembled on site activation for large scale corporate sponsors for both Rock and Roll Running series and IRONMAN Triathlons. Event Manager Hyrox - New York, NY
● Administered contracts to deliver outstanding vendor coordination, timeline development, budgeting and day of coordination services.
● Maintained adherence to client-event requirements through effective delegation, prioritizing and management of all production phases, from concept to execution.
● Improved profit margins by streamlining operations and workflow and negotiating competitive vendor contracts. Education and Training
University of South Florida Tampa, FL 2005
Bachelor of Arts: Sport And Fitness Management
United States Air Force Tinker AFB 2009
Aerospace Maintenance Engineer