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Strategic Consulting, including event plans, attendee/event flow, program management and budget support. Check out our website at: www.alturasww.com.

Boise, Id

Manage events with keynote speakers of the stature of Bill Gates, Steve Ballmer, and Colin Powell, and utilized all manner of venues from the NASDAQ and the Seattle Space Needle, to the Super Dome and Phillips Arena. Accomplished in the following areas of event program management: logistics (venue oversight, food and beverage, vendor teams, signage, space planning, agenda management, budget, etc.), booth management (staffing, booth design, give aways, and budget), executive support (admin management, boardroom oversight, and scheduling), and ancillary activities (receptions, side meetings, and Q&A sessions).• Corporate program management for primarily Fortune 100 tech companies with audience sizes ranging from 20 to over 12,000• Creation of successful teams specific to the needs of each event • Detailed budget oversight while creating cost saving options and scenarios as needed on budgets in excess of 20 million• Strategic event agenda development based on event goals and client needs• Utilization of client products and/or services within the event space to gain further exposure and education• Liaise with various event stakeholders to provide recommendations to optimize the attendee experience based upon event knowledge, best practices, event trends and historical experience• Oversight of small and large vendor teams creating a collaborative environment and providing direction to facilitate strategic pre-planning, onsite, and post-event meetings• Skilled at identifying needs for streamlining processes and creating solutionsClients Include:• Cognizant• Smartsheet• PolSource• Human Interest• Dexter & Chaney• LOGIC Network• Microsoft Corporation• Milligan Events, LLC• Real Time Productions

4477 W. Emerald Street Suite C-125 Boise, Id 83702

Greater Seattle Area