Experience

ITA Group, Inc.

• United States
• Advertising Services
• 500 - 600 Employee

• Senior Strategic Account Buyer

  • Aug 2014 - Present

  Strategic planning, travel purchasing, content oversight and proposal development for meetings, incentives and events. Lead the purchasing project concept through proposal to RFP completion to final contract execution with a focus on value, creativity, business solution and client objectives.



Altour Performance

• Senior Purchasing Manager, Incentives, Meetings & Events

  • Aug 2013 - Aug 2014

  Savage, MN Responsible for the strategic planning, travel purchasing, content oversight and proposal development for full or partial meetings, incentives & events.



Institute of Commercial Payments

• United States
• Financial Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Marketing Manager

  • Aug 2012 - Jul 2013

  Minnetonka, MN Strategic development of all marketing and brand initiatives. Define, develop and execute upon all external outreach initiatives. Expand brand awareness of the organization. Develop and nurture relationships with channel partners, competitors and key industry networks.



Woodbury Financial Services

• United States
• Financial Services
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Director, Marketing Communications and Brand Management

  • May 2005 - Jul 2012

  Strategic management of conference planning team and all corporate internal and external events, conferences and incentive travel programs. Management of Communications/Public Relations team and all platforms of communication. Complete oversight of Creative Design team responsible for corporate creative direction. Strategic management of Rewards and Recognition program. Complete oversight of Ad Review team ensuring compliance within a highly regulated industyr.



BI

• Senior Program Manager

  • Jan 1999 - May 2005

  Plan and coordinate incentive travel programs for Fortune 500 companies.



Katun Corporation

• United States
• Retail Office Equipment
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Project Manager

  • 1992 - 1997

  Planned and coordinated sales incentive travel programs as well as logistics for domestic and international trades hows, meetings, training sessions, workshops and team building sessions.