Kyle Kirby Email & Phone Number

Hingham, Ma

* Responsible for building and maintaining business relationships with existing and new clientele and vendors.* Recruited Healthcare Professionals in specific disciplines to attend assigned programs via direct mail, email, facsimile and direct calls for programs averaging 25 participants.* Created web-based registration site to track all accepted and declined registrations, sourced venues and manage the budget of in excess of $200,000.00.* Orchestrated all logistics for attendees to include international and domestic airfare, ground transportation and hotel accommodations. * Coordinated all aspects of the meeting to include contract negotiations, menu selection, main point of contract with the venue and creation of all printed materials to be distributed to participants and facilitate in the seamless execution of the meeting. * Responsible for reconciling and submitting the final budget at the end of each program and submitting all compliance related information with regards to itemized maximum spends for each participant to the appropriate organizations.

Westin Boston Waterfront

Responsible for the operation of the banquet function for a convention hotel connected to the Boston Convention and Exhibit Center. Managed team of 75+ union employees by maintaining excellent communications with team by holding pre-shift and monthly department meetings. Controlled cross-functional catering and convention services teams to meet and exceed client and contract expectations. Exceeded revenues and profit to forecast and budget.

Fenway Park

Leader of the catering operations for the Boston Red Sox Baseball Park with catering revenue ranging from $3.8M to $6.2M. Managed the process to book the ballpark and was responsible for all private events including social functions, corporate meetings, concerts, other sporting events, and tradeshows. Averaged 500 events annually. Led cross-functional collaborations to ensure productivity and service and food safety standards were met.

Boston Park Plaza Hotel And Towers

Responsible for the banquet operations for a historic convention hotel featuring 941 guest rooms and over 60,000 square feet of meeting space. Led 100+ union employees by maintaining excellent communication with team. Held pre-shift and monthly department meetings. Resolved management, employee and customer concerns. Earned manager recognition. Partnered with HR to establish high quality on-boarding process. Led Safety Committee.

Responsible for planning and managing seven global annual conferences for nonprofit organization. Analyzed locations, executed contracts, provided logistic support and selected vendors. Successfully held events and tracked nurse practitioners for attendance credit. Assembled participant documents, set meeting presentations and conducted event to meet company budget restraints.

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