Christopher Pulido Email & Phone Number

Los Angeles, Ca, Us

Details by CP, LLC is a boutique minority-owned event management business that specializes in destination planning, allowing clients to plan an event anywhere regardless of their location. With almost two decades of event management experience, no meeting is too large or event detail too small for this flourishing small business. With the current pandemic in place, live events have become 100% virtual. We have assisted our clients make the virtual leap and host successful online events. Events managed by staff range from social events to conferences, from trade shows to trainings for both for-profit and nonprofit clients. Details by CP, LLC works closely with clients to develop and execute a customized plan of serve to ensure that every event is a successful event, down to every last detail.

• Planned 12 weddings: 5 destination (1 cruise ship wedding) and 7 local • Wedding design and planning, budget construction, and management.• Vendor research, negotiated contacts, scheduled appointments and meetings.• Created wedding itinerary and maintained checklists throughout planning stages

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Developed organization contract templates for hotels and catering services resulting in smooth negotiation process and minimizing liability for organization. • Supervise all fundraising event logistics such as financial management of budgets, monitor event schedules, management of catering, oversee volunteers (100+ volunteers), and develop event décor (e.g. signage, table). • Administration of on line registration services for Annual Conference (5,000 participants) including hotel contract negotiation (1,000 peek nights), vendor supervision, and onsite crisis management.• Managed Expo Hall logistics in coordination with over 200 exhibitors, career fair and 4 entertainment stages.• Organized ALMA Awards VIP and general audience pre and post parties for 1000 guests.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• NCLR 2008 Annual Conference Registration Management for 5000 registrants• National Hispanic Council On Aging 2008 Annual Conference: Registration (450 participants), Workshop Manager (20 sessions)

Baltimore, Maryland Area

• Special event sales included the development of décor event proposals (up to $100,000). • Negotiated vendor contracts managed event budgets, and event execution schedules. • On site management, developed detail production schedules, event scripts, and problem solving.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Streamlined and centralized all hotel negotiations and requests for proposals resulting in improved tracking and better understanding of organization business value to vendors. • Developed on-line housing & registration services for Annual Conference (5,000 participants) including hotel contract negotiation (1,000 peek night), vendor supervision, and onsite crisis management.• Supervision of department event logistics such as financial management of event budgets, monitored event schedules, management of catering services, and development of event décor (e.g. signage, table, room).

• Organized event logistics including contract negotiation, management of vendors, event budgeting, and monitoring of event timelines in collaboration with event co-chairs & volunteers for events up to 300 participants.• Implemented event marketing strategy including the production of event related print materials and their distribution among local venues. • Managed volunteer event committees and service as liaison for volunteer committee of 30 members.

• Designed multi-disciplinary thematic curriculum in Spanish• Organized special assignment trips for entire grade level; included coordinating schedules, transportation, and reservation of the facility to be visited.

San Francisco Bay Area

• Management of intra-agency décor and prop inventory including innovative prop development and design; inventory marketing; and financial management of inventory rental and sales. • Event design including the development of event themes, secured product for décor needs, and implemented themes onsite to maintain both design look and feel. (Minimum of 4 events a month)• Event production including vendor contract negotiations, vendor relations, financial management of event budgets, management of event schedules, and onsite management of event set-up.

• Developed curriculum in Spanish and English• Organized special assignment trips for entire grade level; included coordinating schedules, transportation, and reservation of the facility to be visited.• Managed 2 student teacher interns and a teacher’s assistant. • Taught after-school traditional Mexican folk dancing classes.

Masters Tourism Administration, Event Management

Ba, Spanish Literature