Noël Williams Email & Phone Number

San Francisco Bay Area

Assess the specific needs of each event or event series and design, produce, and execute the solution. Oversee all aspects of a project from pre-planning through post-program reconciliation. Administer event technology relationships. Identify and implement new technology opportunities. Direct a team of event technology and registration professionals. Facilitate all business management activities.Provide forward-thinking project management services identifying opportunities to streamline processes and uncover new opportunities for technology-based solutions.Execute event registration management for incentive programs ranging from 200 - 3600 participants and corporate conferences and training series' ranging from 200 - 2000.Determine the technology and registration requirements of each event. Identify and implement new process efficiencies whenever possible.Oversee the production and QA of all event websites, registrations, and mobile app creation. Partner with technology vendors to implement any required platform integrations. Collaborate in the development and integration of proprietary event technology solutions.Ensure data accuracy and integrity, brand compliance, information security, risk management, and on-time delivery of all deliverables.Provide consulting services evaluating and recommending event technology solutions and platforms to clients based on specific event requirements.Maintain client relationships, complete RFPs, and manage all vendor relationships.Handle all business management related activities, including permits, payroll, equipment staffing, and more.

San Francisco Bay Area

Vendor relationship manager for enterprise event management solution. Architect and implement policies, procedures, and processes for event teams interacting with the event management solution. Ensured the event solution remained compliant with corporate information security requirements, including security plan maintenance, data center requirements, data encryption, and data storage.Enforced the minimum accessibility compliance requirements, such as email authenticity standards and WCAG 2.0 compliance required by the enterprise.Spearheaded the creation of a suite of branded website and online communication templates to be used within the event management solution.Designed and implemented training program targeting non-professional small meetings users on how to use the event solution, maintain brand and information security compliance.Headed a team concentrating on technology solutions and process modeling to develop an enterprise Strategic Meetings Management Program (SMMP).Managed event technology RFP process to select a go-forward enterprise solution, including vendor vetting, risk and compliance analysis, and final selection.

San Francisco Bay Area

Modernized the event registration process within an existing event team. Built and mentored a dedicated team of event registration professionals, engaged technology, and standardized processes and procedures.Implemented and handled all project management to develop a proprietary event registration solution. Integrating the solution with internal and external systems and adhering to enterprise risk and security requirements.Cultivated a team of event registration professionals focusing on event data and analytics. The registration team partnered closely with the event planners from pre-planning through post-event reconciliation.Event registration management for programs ranging from $10,000 - $12,000,000 with 200 - 4000 participants. Programs included conferences, business meetings, training series, and incentives.Identified additional software and technology needs, designed and conducted training classes, developed and implemented processes and policies.Management of application development vendor.

San Francisco Bay Area

As a registration coordinator for corporate incentive programs, my responsibilities included event registration website design and management of all attendee logistics. • Designed event websites• Developed offline database to manage attendee data, reports and generate personalized collateral• Handled all attendee logistics including hotel, air travel, activities, guests, and special requests• Responsible for onsite registration logistics• Reconciled final billing

San Francisco Bay Area

A founding partner of Video Illusions. Active in all aspects of the business, including client and vendor relationships, budgeting and billing, and project management. Specific duties included event attendee management, meeting planning, and website development.I participated as an active member of the team responsible for creating proprietary event registration applications for two fortune 50 technology companies.

San Francisco Bay Area

Responsible for all branch marketing activities, including management of all events, seminars, executive briefings, branch-sponsored tradeshows, and hands-on product workshops as well as the creation of direct mail campaigns. Planned and managed all event aspects including venue selection, speakers, agenda, food and beverage, audio/visual, and gifts for executive level and technology customers. Developed database tracking customers, prospects, mailings, events, registration, attendance, leads, and budget to streamline branch activities

San Francisco Bay Area

Responsible for all branch level marketing, including seminars, workshops, and newsletters, as well as preparing and processing all quotations and incoming sales, and mentoring administrators in remote regional offices. As a result of developing and implementing an enterprise quotation and sales ordering system, I was asked to be part of a team evaluating enterprise business automation solutions.

San Francisco Bay Area