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Lombard, Illinois, United States

Greater Chicago Area

- Managed all operational aspects of an annual eCommerce Trade Show (IRCE) at McCormick Place for 10,000+ attendees with an budget of $1.2 million - Contracted and handled all outside vendor relationships, including Catering, Shuttle, Electrical, Internet, Venue (McCormick Place), Decorator, Choose Chicago (Travel Bureau), Security, IT Support, Temp Staffing, and Hotels - Managed all food and beverage spend for the duration of the event. Identified how business decisions would affect the overall F&B budget to detect areas for adjustment that reduced the overall F&B budget by over 15%. - Established new policies for exhibitor hotel reservations that reduced hotel attrition and increased hotel commission revenue. - Oversaw needs of 600+ exhibitors throughout the life cycle of the event (pre, during and post show). Created content for all exhibitor communications, answered questions leading up to event, and resolved conflicts onsite. - Led the team that successfully redesigned and implemented a new web-based registration system for the event. New system increased revenue by adding up-sell items not offered on legacy system. - Managed the planning and execution of all event sponsorships. Reduced budget by 10% by reviewing opportunities to execute sponsorships at a reduced cost without affecting the overall value for the sponsor.

Chicago, Il

Chicago, Il

- Officer with leadership responsibilities in trade operations support for hedge fund middle office.- Balanced daily trade activity for all financial products among prime brokerage accounts. Investigated trade discrepancies, collaborated with traders, executing brokers, prime brokers, and fund administrators to resolve differences. Products included Stocks, Options, Futures, Corporate Bonds, Treasuries and Convertible Bonds. - Provided trade support for domestic and international OTC derivatives business by processing their paper and electronic confirmations as well as facilitated cash settlements. Products included Credit Default Swaps, Equity Return Swaps and Asset swaps.- Standardized all departmental processes to assure effective operation and business continuity as well as risk control.