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Event Management•Led event teams including onsite staff, audio/visual vendors, transportation companies, decor and external vendors to yield successful program results. • Management of corporate events, trade shows and meetings including product launches, user group meetings, annual incentive events, customer hospitality, technology and advisory board meetings, • Success as a liaison and project manager won the praise of leaders and project owners, resulting in two cash Excellence Awards. • Created unique customer events to provide networking opportunities for senior level executives to directly support business unit objectives.Marketing•Counseled internal partners on the strategic planning of events across business units ensuring effective brand messaging.•Leveraged and managed sponsorships to support strategic business unit objectives. Financial•Created, managed, negotiated and reconciled budgets in excess of $.5 million for domestic events.•Experienced contract negotiator. •Proficient at counseling internal partners on methods of reducing costs and maximizing efficiencies. •Measured ROI for events by tracking savings and customer revenue.

Listed skills include Event Management, Marketing, Trade Shows, Leadership, and 9 others.

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  The University Of Texas At Austin