- Manage an event team of ten. Drive results in a team-based environment. Recommend and implement innovative changes to event processes. Supervise and mentor meeting planners and sourcing team. Successfully manage financial performance as well as management of people in multiple locations creating an agile, change adept team. Establish and manage expectations for success of events at all levels.- Provide leadership on day-to-day operations for an M&E team planning over 600 meetings annually; taking actions to ensure the availability and development of talent needed to meet current and future organizational needs. - Create a culture of passion around delivering the ultimate customer experience through engagement and empowerment in work with colleagues and staff.- Drive operational excellence and highest levels of customer service; fostering a customer centric environment where the customer perspective is central to the activity and thinking of the department.- Implements and maintains required/best in class tools and technology to best serve the client’s customers.

• Provide planning and logistics for Healthcare Provider Peer-to-Peer and Consulting meetings. • Manage all TOV (transfer of value) for Medical Education HCP travel via Concur along with expense reporting administration.

Meetings and Event Analyst for Global Travel & Enterprise Events.• Provided stakeholders reports, dashboards, insight, strategy updates, and KPIs for global travel and events including capture of total vendor spend, cost savings and avoidance for meeting vendors.• Created analytics package delivering actionable insights to ELT around enterprise meetings, spend and attendees. Financial subject matter expert supporting the events team. • Event sourcing and contracting, and vendor selection for all event logistics as well as management of all vendors.• Saved 25% year over year on meeting expenses. Proactively analyzed event and travel spend across business units driving strategic objectives, efficiency, and leverage negotiations with valued partners on sourcing and contracting. • Worked cross-functionally with key stakeholders to facilitate executive alignment and ensure successful implementation. Establish strong partnerships with cross functional leaders and teams.• Facilitated executive alignment around strategic objectives while planning in-person and virtual events.• Led Cvent implementation providing time-lines, training schedule, technical support and SOP event processes.

Provided event and project management on a contract basis. Handled event logistics from site selection to event completion as well as sales and data analysis.Event Operations Leader, Contract, Aerospace & Security Media, London, England Sept, 2013 – Feb, 2014Aviation Maintenance Summit is the premier international exposition and conference for the aerospace technology community. • Directed event operations and planning for Orlando Summit (Nov 2013) and Europe Summit (Jan 2014) including budgeting, catering, audiovisual, staffing and final reconciliations.• Events came in under budget and exceeded attendee expectations.• Managed online and onsite registration for both events.Sales Analyst, Contract ASP, Appleton, WI Apr, 2012 – Jan, 2014ASP (Armament Systems & Procedures) protects those who protect by providing law enforcement with tools and training. • Created sales analysis and reporting.• Increased revenue through analysis by identifying new business opportunities within each region.• Produced product tracking and reporting identifying sales trends for new products.• Managed marketing promotions and campaign performance tracking

Managed conferences and trade show events ranging from 500 - 26,000+ people including two Tradeshow 200 Events and one Tradeshow Week Fastest 50. Oversaw and managed the logistics of the overall event including conference, exhibits, and marketing.• Forecast and managed multi-million dollar budgets for 500-27,000 person conferences and b2b tradeshows.• Led and managed relationships of all vendors including general contractor, venue, audiovisual, housing, transportation, sponsorship fulfillment, and security for domestic and international in-person events.• Planned and executed the logistics for global events from site selection and contract negotiation to budget reconciliation after each event in alignment with meeting stakeholders’ objectives and desired outcomes.• Managed RPF process for and vendors and built and grew vendor and venue relationships.• Developed strategy for event execution and evaluation to ROI. • Managed event time-line and communication providing marketing, registration, and conference development information that served as an important decision-making communication tool across all departments.• Managed Production and all show management including rehearsals, run of show and additional vendors. • Main point of contact for all vendors including general contractor, venue, audio visual, housing, transportation, catering, security, etc.

• Creating multi-million dollar budgets and organizing logistics for five national events of 1500-8000 attendees.• Oversaw event planning and execution of all aspects of convention and meeting logistics. • Analyzed attendee database to identify and research future convention locations. Increased attendance by over 1000 the following year.• Led and managed event registration and customer service team providing mentoring and training.• Partnered with program committee to direct the design, development, and preparation of all materials.• Managed the creative design, copywriting, and content for onsite event materials including a 168-page handbook.• Recruited and trained 50 – 60 volunteers per event. Onsite leadership and team management.

Facilitated corporate training and team building programs.Led discussions, appropriately challenge team members, and translated discussions into real-world application. Team building resulted in greater understanding, deeper appreciation, & stronger teamwork.

Account Management, Vendor Relations, Quoting and Inside SalesProcessing and monitoring orders for accuracy.