Experience

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  managing all aspects of successful meetings, co...

  • Freelance -- Highly Experienced Conference, Meeting & Event Management Pr...

    • 2013 - Present

    Recent Engagements:Merrill Lynch Ultra High Net Worth Division - Manage all aspects of 9 national annual off-site financial boot camps at major business schools attended by high net worth clients. Primary responsibilities include boot camp strategy and content; client roster maintenance/wait lis...

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  CME LLC - A Division of United Business Media (...

  • Jersey City, NJ

  • Director of Meetings

    • 2008 - 2013
    • Jersey City, NJ

    Member of Executive team which identified goals, strategies and tactics for each conference / meeting / event.• Directed budgets ($3M) and operations for multiple company-wide portfolio of meetings, including the company’s largest revenue generating product, The US Psychiatric and Mental Health C...

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  Centeon Corporation

  • Bridgewater, New Jersey

  • Senior Events Manager

    • 2006 - 2008
    • Bridgewater, New Jersey

    Speaker Contracting Manager 2007 – 2008Managed Speaker Contracting Department to support Novartis Pharmaceuticals with the goal to contract program speakers for 2008. Managed 3 direct reports.• Trained staff re process and negotiation tips and monitored progress, resulting in the contracting of ...

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  CPE Communications

  • Morristown, New Jersey

  • Program Manager

    • 2006 - 2006
    • Morristown, New Jersey

    • Developed and implemented all aspects of CME-accredited symposia attended by 150-450 physicians and nurses, sponsored with educational grants from Sanofi US and Roche. • Managed all aspects of CME-accredited symposia at the following national medical association conferences in 2006 (American N...

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  Bristol-Myers Squibb

  • Site Manager

    • 2005 - 2005

    • On-Site Manager for Bristol-Myers Squibb at 2005 American College of Rheumatology (ACR) Congress in San Diego. Managed various activities for BMS staff and VIPs, including arrivals, departures, and meeting / event logistics.

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  Witter Publishing Corporation

  • Flemington, New Jersey

  • Director of Conferences, Expositions & Special Events

    • 2001 - 2005
    • Flemington, New Jersey

    Hired, trained and directed a 4-person conference department which produced 4 profitable annual conferences and various 1-day symposia and special events. Each conference consisted of 70+ educational breakout sessions, a full trade show floor of 100+ exhibitors, as well as various networking eve...

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  Advanstar Healthcare Communications

  • Edison, New Jersey & New York City, New York

  • Conference Director

    • 2000 - 2001
    • Edison, New Jersey & New York City, New York

    Developed and directed all facets of the 1st annual Geriatrics Educational Conference & Exposition utilizing a 3-person in-house staff and a 2-person contracted exhibitor sales staff. This conference was the 1st of its kind and received high praise from the attending primary care physician b...

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  NYCE Corporation

  • Woodcliff Lake, New Jersey

  • Manager, Event Marketing

    • 1991 - 2000
    • Woodcliff Lake, New Jersey

    • Utilized 1.5M annual budget. Managed/planned all aspects of events: event objective development, budget planning and implementation, site selection, program design, speaker acquisition/relations, event marketing and promotion, contract negotiations, vendor management, staff management, registra...