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Centennial, Colorado, United States

• Front line event and catering sales, cold calling, generating and maintaining client relationships• Negotiate with vendors, maintain event budgets, source materials, and conduct site visits• Organize and execute offsite catered events as the onsite manager, with a focus on client satisfaction• Evaluate events success factors, both before and after, so better execute and design future events• Working with clients for a variety of events from weddings, to galas to small house parties

Greater Denver Area

• Senior Manager company wide front of house training program • Organized, coordinated, prepared, and orchestrated events • Managed and coached staff to reach career advancement and current role success• Managed onsite teams up to one hundred - supervising staff during all aspects of catered events • Extensive work with customers to cater to their needs and goals - developed plans to exceed clients' expectations

Englewood, Colorado, United States

• Ensure that new starters, and current employees learned new skills, quickly develop the knowledge and ability to settle in and become experts at what they do. Delivered blended learning (instructor led training and eLearning) classes and programs for new hires, new skills (cross-training), continuing education, and refreshers as necessary.• Located merchandise, identify work orders, packing merchandise in warehouse environment. Ensured safety and quality standards.

• Instrument sales. Maintained the instruments so they were in working order for customers. Expedited the resolution of customer problems and complaints to maximize satisfaction. Recommended changes in products, service, and policy by evaluating results and competitive developments. Answered phones and took messages. Wrote and distributed email, correspondence memos, letters, faxes and forms.• Managed a staff of up twenty employees in the field for rental sales. • Managed events and was point of contact for all problem resolution needs.• Trained staff.• Coordinated and facilitated with venue personnel for events

Fort Ligonier, Pa

• Cared for and provided for the needs of 6-8 young campers for a two-week period. Over the course of the summer the counselors ensured safety, provided medical attention, and maintained an environment of learning and positivity.• Worked with fellow counselors and managers to come up with new ideas to make the overall experience more enjoyable for the campers.

Glendale, Co

• Provided general administrative and clerical support including mailing, scanning, faxing and copying to management. Maintained inventory office supplies to make sure what was needed was available. Performed data entry and scanned documents. Handled administrative requests and queries from senior managers. Maintained a working knowledge of the functions and maintenance of office equipment, like printers and computers, and provided tech support when necessary. • Responsible for driving the owner and running errands around the Denver metro area. Everything from delivering packages to the post office to getting paint at Home Depot. • Ran the shipping department for the company. This included weighing, packing, shipping, labeling, and mailing merchandise generated by the company.

Event And Meeting Management, Hospitality

Associate'S Degree, Communication, General