Experience

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  Self-employed

  • MEETING MANAGEMENT CONSULTANT

    • Mar 2014 - Present

    Source event venues, negotiate hotel contracts, develop floor plans, determine planning schedule, food and beverage, activities, air and ground transportation logistics, manage vendor services including freight, A/V, lodging, outside contractors, and activities.

  • Field Manager

    • Jan 2014 - Present

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  Eventures, Inc.

  • LOS ANGELES/ORANGE COUNTY

  • LOGISTICS PLANNER

    • Feb 2020 - Present
    • LOS ANGELES/ORANGE COUNTY

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  Stewart Transportation Solutions

  • LOS ANGELES/ORANGE COUNTY

  • TRANSPORTATION COORDINATOR

    • Feb 2020 - Present
    • LOS ANGELES/ORANGE COUNTY

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  World of LA Tours

  • Los Angeles, California, United States

  • Trip Director - Group Tours

    • May 2019 - Present
    • Los Angeles, California, United States

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  Destination Concepts Incorporated

  • Field Staff

    • Mar 2018 - Present

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  Releve Unlimited

  • Solvang, California, United States

  • Field Staff

    • Jan 2018 - Present
    • Solvang, California, United States

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  Infinity Events

  • Anaheim Hills, California

  • Event Manager

    • Aug 2014 - Present
    • Anaheim Hills, California

    Manage small and large scale meetings and events for groups such as Word and Brown, University of Irvine, Webb and Associates and SOKA University

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  PRA

  • Costa Mesa, California

  • Field Staff

    • Jul 2014 - Present
    • Costa Mesa, California

    Coordinate individual and group ground transportation, air travel and group activities. Worked with groups such as Toyota, Nissan, U.S. Bank, Chase, John Hancock Insurance, Allstate, Prudential and others.

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  2015 SPECIAL OLYMPICS WORLD GAMES

  • TRANSPORTATION HUB MANAGER

    • Apr 2015 - Aug 2015

    Designed and managed all transportation for the Special Olympics World Games within the Long Beach area. This includes, but is not limited to, over twenty loading zones, 7 hotels, 4 venues, 7 sports, two parking lots, and an inter city transit system. Managed a staff of over 50 people including corporate personnel, vendors, and volunteers. Negotiated parking rates for all of Long Beach workforce.

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  ASICS America Corporation

  • Irvine, CA

  • EVENT PLANNING MANAGER

    • Mar 1989 - Oct 2013
    • Irvine, CA

    Event Planning Manager • Collaborated, planned and executed up to a hundred corporate events annually including various tradeshows, expos to include Los Angeles Marathon, New York City Marathon and Ironman Triathlon, and meetings of up to 800 people, to additionally include consumer events, product launches, media tours, athlete appearances and retail store openings (not limited to). • Responsible for directing various teams and/or all aspects of management and planning including contract negotiations, housing, logistics, outside vendor/agency services, audio/visual posts, floor planning, team building, entertainment, security, meals, beverages, and overall crowd control.London 2012 Olympics • Prearranged high profile event (In less than five months), skillfully planned a major corporate International event, which included on line registration, airfare, private airport transfers, hotel reservations, transportation, private tours, entertainment, event tickets, hospitality and further developed hospitality center set for Rio 2016 Olympics. Retail General Manager • Managed three ASICS retail outlet store locations. • Responsible for installation, staff scheduling, training, inventory control, POS systems implementation, POP installments, daily accountability and sales reporting. • Increased sales over 50% first year and continued upward growth in consecutive seasons. Key Accomplishments• Instituted, developed and implemented an integrated multi-channel project management system, which communicates all aspects of planning for simultaneous programs.• Established budget cost guide and control to increase productivity while reducing departmental costs by 25%.• Effectively and efficiently managed a multimillion dollar annual budget.• Orchestrated and managed multiple teams to accomplish corporate goals.

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  Sears, Robuck an Co.

  • Carson, Ca

  • Customer Service Manager

    • Aug 1985 - Jan 1989
    • Carson, Ca

    Managed a team of 50 employees in three departments (credit, customer service, and catalog) handling customer inquiries, shipping and delivery questions and problems, accounting ledgers, cash and credit collections, and product inventory.

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  Knott's Berry Farm

  • Buena Park, Ca

  • Restaurant Manager

    • Mar 1973 - Aug 1985
    • Buena Park, Ca

    Managed over 400 employees in the largest restaurant in the world by seating capacity. Responsible for interviewing, performance reviews, scheduling, food and labor costs, and management meetings. Also responsible for catering, deli, orders to go, Sunday Brunch and private events up to 4,000 people including the Academy of Country Music Awards.