Primary Focus: Manage and execute all aspects of company event planning, meeting planning and travel (air, hotel and car rental), to include vendor selection and negotiation, policies and procedures, budget tracking, event communication, and training.Job Responsibilities Include:- Interact professionally and effectively through verbal and written communication with all professional contacts to benefit the Company’s best interests. - Independently prioritize and accomplish multiple tasks within established time frames.- Analyze data to determine appropriate course of action. - Focus primarily on the large annual company meetings ranging anywhere from 25 -2,300 attendees. Lead planner responsible for production support, script writing support, branding, registration, event communication, vendor communication, and sponsorship management.- Work with the marketing/production/communications team to ensure all elements of the events are in accordance with our current brand guidelines. - Maintains and manages event attendee lists accurately and in a timely manner. - Experience in planning both domestic and international events and meetings (Grand Openings, Forums, Summits, Small Meetings, Webinars, Petco Asia Workshop, Preferred Property negotiations, Incentive travel).- Strong communication skills and ability to work and collaborate as part of a fast-paced team.- Direct Supervisor for Senior Event Meeting Planner, Meeting Planner, and Event Coordinator Certificates:Completed the Site Global Incentive Project Management Certificate Course in 2013Previous Positions Held:Event, Meeting, and Travel PlannerSenior Event, Meeting and Travel Planner

- Responsible for planning, coordinating, and implementing certain components of the 2011 Annual Leadership Summit this past August. - Worked with various departments organizing travel, accommodations, and meeting space at different venues throughout the country. - Sourced and negotiated sites for small meetings. - Relied heavily on deadlines, prioritized work-load, and communicated effectively.

- Attended two weeks of formal sales and customer service training.- Assisted sales staff in all aspects of the advertising sales and implementation process. - Worked on various projects including rectifying billing issues, order scheduling, data entry, campaign generation, and ad layout and design.

- Instructed and scheduled a staff of 50 employees for guard shifts and swim lessons. - Developed and conducted weekly in-service training programs reinforcing swim lesson teaching techniques, safety precautions, rescue skills, and first aid/CPR. - Directed daily skill audits and provided instant coaching and feedback to employees. - Assigned and posted lifeguards to duty areas. Enforced pool rules and regulations.Previous Positions held – Lifeguard I, Lifeguard II, Swim Instructor, Recreational Leader