Events/Marketing
Resume:
Kristina Avallone
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Objective Self-starter with great organizational skills seeking a position in events/marketing
Experience 2/08- 2/09 Cognimed, Inc Livingston, NJ
Program Manager Continuing Education
Managed approximately 20 projects a year consisting of live symposiums, journal supplements,
tradeshows, one-on-one consultations, and printed promotional materials
Maintained budgets of up to $300,000 per project
Executed onsite meeting logistics including catering, AV, and meeting room specifications
Identified plan of action for all team members on a weekly basis and ensured follow through
Directed the creative services team on all printed pieces
Held weekly status conference calls with grantors
Created detailed T&E spreadsheets for all projects
Oversaw & managed day-to-day activities of two coordinators
Liaisoned with all doctors, nurses, & faculty for live events
Tracked major milestones and kept team on target to meet deadlines
Routed all printed pieces through editorial to ensure accuracy
1/04-7/07 Realogy Corporation (formerly Cendant) Parsippany, NJ
Events/PR Manager ONCOR International
Liaisoned with hotels to successfully plan 7 international division events annually
Planned and designed trade show booth for commercial events 3 times per year (approx. 50,000 attendees)
Coordinated all break-out education sessions
Created sponsorship package for events, as well as contact the sponsors
Selected guest speakers and negotiated all contracts
Managed all content on Intranet for ONCOR International
Directed the creative design and production of print and electronic projects
Created monthly newsletter and all other internal communication vehicles
Maintained close relationship with several industry publications and trade organizations to gain exposure for the company
Ordered all food & beverage for events
Specialist, Learning Delivery Organizational Learning
Assisted with 3 trade shows annually for C21, ERA, Coldwell Banker, and Coldwell Banker Commercial (collectively 40,000 attendees)
Ordered all promotional items for learning booth
Coordinated all break-out education sessions
Communicated with hotel event planners on room set-up and breakdown
Planned off-site meetings (approx. 40 per year) for Century 21 Real Estate companies throughout US
Fulfillment support for ongoing training courses
Designed flyers, newsletters, and memos for real estate companies
Scheduled and planned training for on- and off-site employees
Created, edited, and produced course materials for real estate professionals
Executive Assistant Organizational Learning
Provided administrative support to CLO, VP, and Directors
Planned all franchise orientations (approx. 40 per year) for new Century 21 offices
throughout US
Organized on- and off-site meetings and events for department and clients
Planned several off-site team building events
Coordinated travel arrangements for domestic and international trips
Interacted daily with executive staff and clients
Maintained an Access database of new Century 21 offices opening
Ran Access database reports for Century 21 biweekly
3/96 - 12/03
Held positions in database administration and travel
Education &
Training Expert Computer Training
Course: A+ & MCSE Completed: 7/00
Certification: MCP
O’Briens Professional Travel School
Course: Master Travel Agent Completed: 12/95
• Successful Meeting Planning
• Quark Xpress Program
• Intensive Grammar Clinic
• Project Management
• Design Newsletters and Brochures
• PowerPoint Advanced
• Partnering With Your Boss
Skills
• Word
• Excel
• Access
• PowerPoint
• Schedule
• Outlook
• Quark Xpress
• Adobe Acrobat
• Photoshop
• Centra
• Aspen
• AS400
• Clarify Front Office
• MYOB
• CoStar
• Sabre
• Apollo
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