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Naperville, Il, Us

Naperville, Il

• Produce revenue generating special events on Museum grounds, including: Civil War Days, Naper Nights, Oktoberfest, and All Hallows Eve. • Oversee large-scale rentals including: ChristkindleMarket, Naperville Ale Fest, Naperville Wine Fest, Naperville Woman’s Club Fine Art Fair, Last Fling Family Fun Land, Harvest Pow-Wow, Witches Night Out, among others.• Control multiple event budgets with fiscal responsibilities including: administering an RFP, applying for government funding, all purchasing, and staying within budget.• Ensure permits, licenses, and inspections are completed and meet city, state, and federal requirements. • Coordinate event site build and strike for special events with a focus on attendee safety. • Manage talent from acquisition through performance, with duties including: talent search, contract execution, negotiating and meeting artist/hospitality riders, advancing technical riders, coordinating travel accommodations, and creating a production schedule. • Source and manage vendors by: creating contracts, collecting insurance/payment, providing event details, enforcing facility rules, and by maintaining relationships.• Cultivate core group of volunteers to assist in event operations, which can include 100 volunteers or more for each of the six special event weekends.• Administer a committee of prominent local citizens to gain feedback and gather ideas on past and future events. • Sit on special events team for the City of Naperville, which is composed of representatives from each branch of the local government.• Provide an annual intern experience to a college student interested in the event industry. • Received BASSETT, CPR, and fire extinguisher training.

Shipshewana, Indiana

• Coordinated all event operations at the event center, guaranteeing a timely and accurate setup/teardown for all functions. Types of events include: corporate events, concerts, tradeshows/conventions, weddings, fundraising events, religious retreats and more.• Negotiated and created contracts for customers, and worked closely with the town treasurer to ensure a smooth billing process. • Revised the event center’s marketing strategy towards potential clients and executed said marketing strategy, thusly increasing the overall bookings. The 2014 fiscal year showed an improvement in the Event Center’s cash position by $146,000.00. • Worked and communicated directly with clients, caterers, rental companies, performers, advertising agencies, etc., to ensure a high level of customer satisfaction.• Hired, trained, and managed event center staff in a manner that mandated productiveness and cooperation.• Developed new and useful protocols and procedures to help legally protect the event center and to avoid establishing a substandard precedent.• Implemented and completed capital improvements to the building, such as the installation of new carpet in the building, audio-visual upgrades, and the painting of a mural in the museum lobby • Led tours through the Hostetler’s Hudson Auto Museum.• Improved operations by renegotiating the food contract between the Event Center and catering company.• Operated the building’s L.E.D. sign by creating messages and animation on Ignite sign software.• Received training for crowd management from the National Association of State Fire Marshals.

Shipshewana, Indiana

• Managed daily operations of the store from open to close. • Built customer retention and store value through outstanding support in areas of: product knowledge, availability and pricing, special orders, and returns/exchanges.• Was responsible for all product purchasing activities and for fulfilling electronic orders. • Enhanced the operations and appearance of the store by adjusting inventory levels that were able to meet customer’s demands, as well as by maintaining a pristine level of cleanliness and sanitation.• Strategized and implemented approaches towards decreasing store expenditures, thereby increasing the store’s overall profit.

Bachelor'S Degree, 1. History 2. Folklore/Ethnomusicology

High School, Honors Diploma