Works directly with clients from sign off from sales to finalizing post event documentation for meetings, conventions and room blocks. Assists clients with creating menus and estimates to meet budget. Prepares BEOs, diagrams and estimates/invoices, as well as attends daily meetings with other departments to communicate necessary event information.

Coordinator to Convention and Social Event Managers overseeing conferences, trade shows, weddings and galas. Prepared hotel wide documents containing group information, booked travel accommodations to and from airport for VIP guests, arranged for amenities and other specialty requests per manager and client request. Met deadlines and helped organize calendar and email for senior manager.

Answer incoming sales calls, follow up with web inquiries, support sales/orders in progress with follow up and answering client questions, ensure all contracts are signed and event info sheets are completed, develop and maintain sales tools such as “Themed Event Pages”. Manage trade show booths, Assist with the development of a sales plan for OC and SD schools.

Management of 200+ Private Events in 140+ locations over 3.5 Collegiate Semesters from creation to completion including but not limited to the following: Contract and payment portal creation, Signing contracts, AR/AP and maintaining all communication with lodging, transportation and event vendors. Provided exceptional customer service to groups [leaders] by communicating to receive all information related to planning including but not limited to rooming lists, bus scheduling, meal planning… Show more Management of 200+ Private Events in 140+ locations over 3.5 Collegiate Semesters from creation to completion including but not limited to the following: Contract and payment portal creation, Signing contracts, AR/AP and maintaining all communication with lodging, transportation and event vendors. Provided exceptional customer service to groups [leaders] by communicating to receive all information related to planning including but not limited to rooming lists, bus scheduling, meal planning, adding/reducing room nights, flight itineraries and creation of group itineraries. Provided onsite management in New Orleans and Las Vegas by welcoming bus arrivals/departures, hotel check in with room key distribution and problem solving if needed.Management of Special Events including Labor Day, Life is Beautiful music festival, Fall Break, Halloween, NHRA, Spring Break, NASCAR, Memorial Day and EDC by acquiring rooming lists, flight sourcing/itineraries, transportation scheduling for total of 500+ Buses for 100,000+ travelers. Meet with vendors to coordinate all logistics related to pre, during and post event planning. Created staff schedules, training materials and presentation to ensure staff knowledge.Management and onsite operations CABO Spring break 2015 by transporting 4500 travelers in 45 days to Tesoro and Bahia resorts. Sourced Flights, managed hotel contracts and communication along with rooming lists and placement of travelers. Worked with local transportation companies and created daily / weekly scheduling for company and travelers. Provided outstanding customer service daily by informing and booking activities, excursions, meal plans directions and more for travelers. Show less

Management of corporate, fashion, nonprofit and social accounts by obtaining budgets and client concept design to provide audio -visual solutions and services for their events. Successfully executed live events from preplanning stages through execution and post- production by maintaining client relations and communication, creating production schedules, run of show, concept design and management of accounts while maintaining client budgets.

Prospected for upcoming events and answered incoming calls to help facilitate client event needs. Successfully sourced venues, caterers, AV support and provided in-house event décor for approximately 500 events during my tenure. Gained experienced working with nonprofits, large and small corporations, fashion shows, activations/product launches and private events such as Bar/Bat Mitzvahs, weddings and birthdays.