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Erie, CO, US

United States

Denver, Colorado, United States

Denver, Colorado

- Project managed a portfolio of 20+ clients in various industries for trade show and museum custom builds and installations. Program clients included major companies such as Sennheiser, Sinclair and BioFire.- Applied strong negotiation and purchasing skills with vendors to maximize profits and increase project margins. Selected and purchased all materials.

Roanoke, Indiana

• Project Manager-Trade Show Exhibits
• Managed 10-15 trade show and event related projects simultaneously each month. Program clients included WL Gore, Prestone, National Geographic and Ingersoll Rand. Assisted WL Gore in their redesign and construction of.
• Projects managed over the last year accounted for 2.7 million dollars of business. Achieved 42% margin on projects staying within a 2% deviation of estimated sell price.
• Successfully communicated with internal and external teams and departments. Led project meetings (kickoff, production, pre-ship meetings, etc.) to direct responsibilities, assess and mitigate potential risks, clarify.
• Analyzed and tracked budgeted hours and resources for each project. Identified and purchased all project materials used in the construction of high-end exhibitory. Monitored and reported daily and weekly project hours.

Greater Los Angeles Area

• Formulated creative strategy and set direction for all event marketing channels across 12 international brands. Executed event design, trade show calendar, budgets, staff travel and product logistics for 25+ annual.
• Analyzed and evaluated the performance of international trade shows and event marketing efforts. Reported directly to the CEO and senior managers on evaluations of the company’s field marketing efforts, performance and.
• Responsible for a $2 million+ event marketing budget. Cultivated strategic long-term partnerships with vendors. Negotiated and managed execution of vendor contracts and developed creative solutions to stay on budget.
• Project managed the construction of a 30,000 SQFT Experience Center in Los Angeles. The Experience Center included event space, training rooms, film and recording studios, and office space. Completed project on time.

Bellevue

• Coordinated event logistics. Oversaw shipping of products and booth materials, secured trade show booth space, ordered show services, and booked staff travel.
• Attended events and generated post-event follow-up strategies. Attended trade shows and roadshows building customer relationships and communicating product features, benefits and solutions. Created and executed.
• Created marketing materials and executed social media campaigns. Managed the company’s global Twitter account growing our followers to 10K+. Created and distributed B2B and consumer targeted monthly e-newsletters sent.

Norway