Jacque Thomas Email & Phone Number

Working as a part-time tax preparer for the tax season.

Tradeshow & event consulting and marketing.

Worked as a consultant for WOW Baking Company for shows and marketing projects

Responsible for managing major meetings, trade shows and events for the Grass Valley division of Thomson. Originally, Grass Valley Group until purchased by Thomson in 2002. Activities included but were not limited to: Managing the world wide meeting customer events and trade show activities o Hotel selection for sales meetings, show hotelso Site inspections, contract negations, invitations, rooming lists, on-site logistics o Insuring consistent corporation branding and positioning o Coordinating the development of all graphics and meeting materialso Coordinated all the aspects to the booth – staff, booth design/properties, show services, transportation, etc.o Dealt with any union issues  Budget management from the yearly planning to execution of the evento Average budget per year was $5M for up to 100 shows and events Writing RFPs (Request For Purchase) for equipment rentals/purchases, contract labor and capital investments o Negotiating contracts and capital investment purchases  Maintaining excellent vendor relations to leverage company assets Advertising in show daily’s, industry magazines, etc. to promote our products at the events E-marketing to prospect and customer data base Served on the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) exhibitor advisory board for six years. Was serving as chairman at the time that I left Grass Valley.

Responsible for managing major meetings, trade shows and events for the Grass Valley division of Thomson. Originally, Grass Valley Group until purchased by Thomson in 2002. Activities included but were not limited to: Managing the world wide meeting customer events and trade show activities o Hotel selection for sales meetings, show hotelso Site inspections, contract negations, invitations, rooming lists, on-site logistics o Insuring consistent corporation branding and positioning o Coordinating the development of all graphics and meeting materialso Coordinated all the aspects to the booth – staff, booth design/properties, show services, transportation, etc.o Dealt with any union issues  Budget management from the yearly planning to execution of the evento Average budget per year was $5M for up to 100 shows and events Writing RFPs (Request For Purchase) for equipment rentals/purchases, contract labor and capital investments o Negotiating contracts and capital investment purchases  Maintaining excellent vendor relations to leverage company assets Advertising in show daily’s, industry magazines, etc. to promote our products at the events E-marketing to prospect and customer data base Served on the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) exhibitor advisory board for six years. Was serving as chairman at the time that I left Grass Valley.

Marketing Program ManagerResponsible for managing a Mobile Marketing Program for sales events: Managed the Mobile Marketing Program for 3 years Produced promotional material for the Mobile Marketing Program Coordinated, staffed and equipped the 18 wheeler for up to 70 customer visits per year Developed and kept within itemized budget Negotiated contracts and capital investmentsMarketing Communications Specialist Responsible for producing supporting Marketing Communication for sales events: Coordinated, staffed and equipped up to 30 trade shows a year Produced technology demonstration videos Ensured consistent corporation branding and positioning for trade shows Wrote RFPs (Request For Purchase) for equipment and capital investments for the corporate trade show booth and Mobile Marketing Managed special customer events Exhibit manager for SURF (Sequent Users Resource Forum) – 8 years (Includes selling exhibit space and sponsorships) Maintained excellent vendor relations to leverage company assets Developed itemized budget for each trade show and eventPromotional ManagerResponsible for company promotional items Manager of the Management Team for the Sequentials (Sequent-specific) Catalog Selected new items and produced the Sequentials Logo Catalog Initiated a program for field sales to purchase promotional items at a discount Devised plan to save money when purchasing promotional itemsData Base ManagementResponsible for managing various Marketing projects Developed a partner database Published the partner database catalog Managed prepaid software licenses  Managed partner loaner equipment

Responsible for running the office for a small construction company with 15 employees in the office.

Responsible for inventory and purchasing doors, windows, woodworking, appliances, cabinets, etc. for resale to building contractors. Spent the last year working as a project manager in the commerical division for last commerical buildings.

Education record

Associate Degree, Business

Associate, Accounting