Corporate Meeting and Event Planner with over 20 years of experience planning and managing meetings and event logistics from large scale corporate meetings to small VIP dinners. Source and select appropriate event and meeting venues, audiovisual companies, team building, ground transportation, DMCs, and decor companies. Negotiate vendor contracts and and maintain meeting budgets from inception through reconciliation. Coordinate all transportation for all attendees both domestic and international. Ability to step in and fill any role in any area of pre and post planning and/or being onsite.Build, grow and maintain client relationships.Calm and even-keel under intense deadlines while making rapid-fire decisions.