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Livermore, California, United States

Livermore, California

Mound, Minnesota

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

• Planned and implemented 20-40 annual trade shows, both regional and national in scope, ranging in size from 20x30 to tabletop exhibits• Developed best practices for trade show planning, establishing timelines and budgets• Communicated with internal teams regarding major national and regional events, including timelines, objectives, messages, schedule of events, and key deadline dates• Managed relationship with exhibit house, conveying booth configuration preference for 5-10 shows annually which required exhibitor appointed contractor set up• Created post-event survey analyzing effectiveness of trade show participation• Organized customer training classes, creating budget and tracking costs• Sourced and purchased branded materials for corporate promotions including clothing, trade show giveaways, business cards, and customer gifts• Planned and implemented 5-10 annual sales meetings for 20-75 attendees. Negotiated for best catering rate with hotel, communicated conference details to department personnel and facilitated planning meetings with department managers.• Composed and posted articles on SharePoint portal, communicating corporate success stories• Analyzed sales numbers for performance reviews, reporting on orders, quotes, meetings, opportunities, and leads

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

- Directed the communication and marketing efforts for six annual volunteer events for 5,000 headquarters employees, ensuring consistency and clarity of message.- Planned and led three volunteer events for over 200 participants - increased number of volunteers by 10% while reducing budget by 40%.- Managed 8-20 sub-committee members and administered $3,000 budgets per event. Oversaw day of event activities to ensure all details were addressed.

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

- Coordinated the nationwide roofing maintenance and repair program for over 1,600 stores and 20 distribution centers.- Established and maintained positive vendor relationships on behalf of department.- Implemented national repair program, saving $50,000 to annual budget.

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

- Planned and implemented annual conference for 350 atendees. Negotiated for best catering rate with hotel, communicated conference details to 200 department personnel and facilitated planning meetings with ten department managers.- Provided time management support to Vice President.- Managed executive calendar, setting up meetings and following through on meetings requested by others.

San Francisco Bay Area

Part of Target Corporation. Performed various administrative duties for Director and five department managers: calendar management, expense report filing/approving, travel arrangements, meeting coordination.

San Francisco Bay Area

Administrative assistant to Director of Sales. Coordinated secretarial staff for the sales office. Liaison to Major League Baseball and National Hockey League team accounts. Member of committee organizing activities for hotel employees.

Dallas/Fort Worth Area

Company also known as CAE-Link Training Services. Administrative support for Legal Counsel and Contracts departments. Member of editorial staff responsible for publication of bi-monthly company newsletter.

Greater Boston Area

Responsible for passenger safety and service in-flight.

Sacramento, California Area

Responsible for all correspondence, greeting visitors, directing phone calls.

Sacramento, California Area

Handled group and corporate reservations, assisted with front desk responsibilites and catering bookings. Toured potential guests through hotel facilities. Organized hotel Safety Committee.

San Francisco Bay Area

Department secretary responsible for all correspondence, record keeping, filing and payroll assistance.

Aea Certification In Personnel Administration

Courses in employee relations, management and business.

Education record