Jill Ultan Email & Phone Number

Menlo Park, Ca, Us

Palo Alto, Ca, Us

As Director of Event Production for the Skoll Foundation, Jill's work centers on connecting and championing the dynamic community of social entrepreneurs and innovators dedicated to solving the world’s most pressing problems. She's excited to be a part of the team responsible for the Skoll World Forum and other convenings around the globe that help accelerate big, bold ideas that make real and lasting change. In her free time, Jill can often be found trying out new recipes that she and her family can enjoy, playing games like Bridge and Mastermind, and listening to a variety of books on Audible.com. Jill has also made a pact to watch all the Marvel movies in chronological order with her 14 year old daughter. So far so good!

• Versatile pinch hitter. Stepped in at a moment’s notice to pull together all the numerous unfinished details for the 2009 Justice for All Awards Dinner for Northern California Innocence Project (NCIP). The event raised $500K in challenging economic times. Managed the event effectively and with diplomacy. Survey results indicated that the awards dinner was “outstanding,” “inspirational,” and “it’s going to be difficult to top this one!”• Repeat Performance. Rehired by Northern California Innocence Project (NCIP) to produce 2010 Justice for All Awards Dinner. Negotiated exception value with vendors saving the client an additional 16% of budget. Event raised $750K, a 50% increase over the previous year. Provided strategic and tactical management of all event details. Created intricate volunteer matrix to effectively manage over 60+ staff and volunteers. Client indicated that it went above and beyond her highest expectations.

New Berlin, Wi, Us

• Proven event management expertise. Managed over 70 events annually in 26 cities with over 10,000 guests for client, Visa Inc. Survey results indicated highest levels of customer satisfaction from all participants across all categories, including overall experience and quality of service provided by staff. • Highest standards of service. Managed corporate hospitality programs for Visa’s C-level clients and Visa executives at events such as Super Bowl, Pro Bowl, Kentucky Derby, Tony Awards, Visa Gold Medal Athlete Summit, and Visa Partners Conference. Consistently praised by client for “Best in Class” event management and implementation.• Focused on the bottom line. Developed more effective method for managing annual budgets totaling over $2 million. Came in on budget every year.• Well rounded. Supervised all aspects of events, including site selection, hotel negotiations, budget management, transportation, athlete appearances, audio-visual services, entertainment, catering, staging, security, marketing collateral, amenities, registration database, staff coordination, and post event reports and debriefing. • Exceptional attention to detail. Supervised the distribution of Visa’s 15,000+ assets (event tickets, athlete appearances, hospitality packages). Spearheaded extensive RFP process resulting in a state-of-the-art online database to track and report on ticket usage. • Experienced team leader. Successfully managed internal team of five, external contractors, destination management companies, freelance event planners and creative agencies.

• Entrepreneurial mindset. Founded event planning company and implemented special events and conferences worldwide for a wide range of clients, including ABN AMRO, IMG, Medem, Inc, NetManage, Sportsmark, Starnet, The Performance Group, The Presidio Trust, and Ultimatebid.com.• Experience with televised events. Managed sponsor hospitality programs for events being produced for network television broadcast. Events were highly praised by client, “an ‘11’ on a scale of one to ten.”• International know-how. Provided corporate hospitality at the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games, implemented a four-day technology conference in Australia’s Gold Coast, and planned a sponsorship hospitality program in Jamaica.

• Operations specialist. Responsible for overall operations of a marketing communications company specializing in event production for the technology industry. Clients included: Apple Computer, Cisco Systems Inc, HP, Microsoft, Octel, Sun Microsystems, and Tandem. Implemented new operations systems and procedures to streamline budget and reconciliation process, resulting in significantly improved accuracy and efficiency.

Austin, Texas, Us

• Capable negotiator. Successfully consolidated Oracle’s corporate travel department. Negotiated vendor agreements resulting in significant savings. Saved $3.2 million in FY '90. Tripled savings to $9.8 million in FY '91.

Mba, Marketing

B.A., Development Studies