Kathleen Meadowcroft, Ctsm, Diamond Email & Phone Number

Farwell, Mi, Us

Michigan, United States

• Maintain, build, and communicate the tradeshow calendar for several brands, providing ample planning time to maximize return.• Understand target audiences and assist teams to develop an event strategy that supports business goals and growth.• Manage all aspects of conference and exhibit presence, including the design, creation, and production of booth, displays and materials, staff education and preparation, promoting and driving attendance.• Managing marketing materials internally sending to external events, storage when not in use to be coordinated by you.• Travel and participate in events including the expo floor as needed.• Manage and coordinate each event's campaign components including print, digital, social, and more.• Utilize internal and external sources to develop, upload and market to contact lists appropriate to each event.• Build strong relationships with internal partners across the organization, in particular sales teams to support, coordinate and maximize efforts.• Coordinate all activities related to client events and educational workshops both in person and digital using Zoom Events and Webinars• Get all seminar materials (packets, handouts, rep necessities,) ready for seminars.• Coordinate ordering of corporate letterhead, envelopes, business cards, marketing materials• Develop KPI’s to measure return and develop plans to enhance.* Organize Webinars* Event planning off site in a variety of locations, set up travel arrangements, hotel reservations, set up team building activities and group meal reservations.

Mount Pleasant, Michigan, United States

• Perform difficult and complex work involving a high degree of decision-making and independent judgment to determine an admission status to an undergraduate, graduate, or doctoral degree program. Specialized functions include performing complex auditing, statistical reporting, general accounting, processing of electronic data, and other duties requiring technical knowledge. • Receives applications and supporting materials. Communicates with applicants regarding the status of their application and final decision. Processes admission applications for all campuses and levels of students. Verifies authenticity of transcripts. Customer Service in person and over the phone – answer all questions from students, parents, other departments, etc.• Review and research international and domestic documents to determine status and equivalencies, assessing degrees based on systems of education, academic structure, type of institution, level of study, years of study, accreditation, and recognition. Completes grade point conversions of varying grading methods from multiple countries and the United States. • Evaluate admission documents and determine admission. Authorized by many departments to make independent judgments.• Utilizes university systems to process assigned work including but not limited to SAP, Slate, Perceptive Content, ProSam, etc. Also utilizes Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Office 365, Teams, Task by Planner, etc. • Special Projects include researching new processes and software, creating training documents, and leading training sessions for staff - individually and in groups.

United States

Responsible for coordination and management of part and drawing numbering systems, bills of materials creation and maintenance, engineering change orders and deviations, product configuration management, control of documentation and data. Work closely with staff inside the engineering, manufacturing and supply chain departments to facilitate the orderly management of documents supporting departmental and company requirements. Use Office 365, SharePoint, Teams, and Outlook, provide sharable forms on SharePoint. Create all forms. Excellent computer skills, typing 75WPM, excellent attention to detail, understanding, training and implementing document control procedures company wide. Customer Service mindset to support technical departments, assist where needed, excellent oral and written skills, excellent interpersonal skills to effetely work with others. Critical thinking, organizational skills, excellent judgement and disciplined behavior, able to converse in engineering and manufacturing vernacular with familiarity in those fields. * Manage the structure of the part numbering and naming systems* Use Fishbowl software to create Bill of Materials for existing and new products. * Manage the documentation required for manufacturing and operations by developing and implementing a tracking and management system including revision controls for those documents.* Assist the supply chain in tracking orders and purchases as well as working with manufacturing with inventory control. * Working closely with the research group to archive and control scientific documentation including experimental plans, reports and scientific results documented in the course of executing research work. * Successfully use Office.com, SharePoint, Teams and Outlook. * Trade Show Management duties - Booth Displays, Electrical, Carpeting, Give-A-Ways. Determine Objectives and Goals for trade shows and set up measuring metrics. Assist in booth to connect potential customers to company reps.

Clare, Michigan

I continue to do free lance art work for anyone interested in fine art, pencil drawings, color pencil, chalk, acrylic and mixed media. I have done design work for the Clare County Arts Council, Acting Up! in Mid Michigan, Clare County Parks and Recreation Department, Marketing and Advertising Committee for the building of the Pere Marquette District Library in Clare, MI. I have completed FAQ Brochures, theatrical programs, created flyers to advertise plays and events, created newspaper advertisements and advertisements in programs. With fine art as the basis of my design background, I am able to create and design a wide range of items. Painting, color or black and white, mixed media, color pencil, charcoal, pastels, photography and computer generated designs. I have used Indesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, etc. I also enjoy landscape photography and will have a published image in Amazing Michigan 2022 Calendar.

Clare, Michigan

I wore many hats while employed with The Rogers Group including Sales Support, Sales Research Specialist, Receptionist. My main position was Trade Show Manager/Events Manager. This position allowed me to plan, manage and evaluate the organizations’ appearance at trade shows and events for the sports and entertainment industries. I was responsible for managing and budgeting all aspects of 130+ trade shows a year. Thinking outside the box for every potential issue that might arise and being ready for anything is a skill I have confidently mastered. -Designing booth space, event layout and theme, collaborating for best use of space, reusing display inventory to save design dollars. Keeping accurate inventory of displays.-Create power point presentations, organizational forms, schedules, proficient operation of Word, Excel, Outlook, and Google Drive, CRM Systems like SalesForce and Act. Update events page on website. -Investigate and implement money saving solutions (results: 13% reduction in trade show costs over a 12-month period). Setting budgets, keeping track of all expenditures-Promoting trade shows, events and business activity on Social Media Instagram, Facebook-Customer Service and communication skills in person, email and phone.-Booth selection, payment, booth design, equipment orders, order all decorating services - carpet, and reservations. -Represent company in booth. Conduct product demos, discuss features and benefits, and Sell. -Conduct pre-show meetings for strategies including theme, goals, talent, promotions, give-a-way, etc. Organize post show meetings with booth personal/upper management-Formulate ROI reports to justify trade show expenses-Work independently or on a team-Process bid documents to submit sealed/catalog bids -Sales experience, Typing 70+ wpm, data entry, 10-key, customer service, multi-line phone system-Use all office equipment proficiently-Social Media

Mount Pleasant, Michigan

Interview potential employees, match employees to job postings, visit customer work sites and evaluate safety practices, ergonomically correct work spaces and job duties to be preformed to ensure the safety of the Manpower employees. Conduct interviews, background checks, administer testing to evaluate employee's aptitude for correct job placement. Managed an on site office at a customer location and managed a city office.

Greater Grand Rapids, Michigan Area

Outside sales person for a food service company. Route from Bay City, MI to Big Rapids, MI and from Lansing, MI to Grayling, MI. I sold everything from sugar packets, ketchup, to Prime Rib and lobster tails. I was in the top 10 for weekly sales for over 12 weeks. Van Eerdon purchased another company and 1/2 of the sales staff was laid off.

Dallas, Tx

Outside Food Service Sales Representative - I worked with customers from East Texas through to West Louisiana. Selling to School Districts, Restaurants, Hospitals, Hotels. Worked on laptop to submit orders, provided specials to customers, picked up payments, delivered items when hot shots were needed. Customer Service in person and by phone.

Dallas/Fort Worth Area

Assisted sales staff members by entering orders, taking orders from customers over the phone, calling on payments, sending out information to customers. Used computer data system to enter customers orders. 80 wpm typing, 10-key by touch.

Dallas/Fort Worth Area

Start up office in Dallas from Main Houston TX office - Assisted sales staff members by entering orders, taking orders from customers over the phone, calling on payments, sending out information to customers. Used computer data system to enter customers orders. 80 wpm typing, 10-key by touch. Answered phones, some accounting duties, bank deposits.

Dallas/Fort Worth Area

Checked hotel rooms for cleanliness after housekeeping staff cleaned the room. Assisted with Guest Requests, Customer Service, worked Gold Passport Floor which required prepping rooms for VIP Guests. Used data entry computer system to input room statuses for front desk room assignments.

Associate Of Applied Science, Graphic Design, 3.987

Activities and Societies: Phi Theta Kappa Honors society for two year colleges.Graduated with a special award from Phi Theta Kappa.

Ctsm Certification, Certified Trade Show Marketer

Northern Illinois University is the facilitator for the CTSM Program. They offer guidance and enforce requirements for required sessions.

Experience, Technical Illustration / Fashion Illustration

Activities and Societies: Deans List.Fashion Illustration, Technical Design, Painting, 2-D Design, 3-D Design, Lettering, Illustration.