Event Coordinator

Posted on: 2008-03-07

Soanli Rajput Cell: 612-708-4683 Email: [email protected] Areas of Expertise Technical skills • Microsoft Office suite of products (Access, Word, Excel and PowerPoint) • FrontPage 2003 • Lotus Notes • HTML Academic • Bachelor’s degree in Business Management -University of Phoenix • Bachelor’s degree in Liberal Arts – India , • Certification in Event Management – India Core Competencies • Hands on experience in tradeshow management, logistics, event planning, client management • Execellent communication skils • Excel in web content refreshment strategy. Objective Result oriented Marketing professional with over 6 years of experience seeking a challenging position with an organization looking for strong communication and marketing skills. Employment History Event Coordinator Invensys Inc. lake forest, CA 06/05- 02/08 • Managing international events and on-line registration process to ensure the right audience is in attendance. • Coordinating development of brochures, collateral, web and print advertisements, registration forms and other attendee promotional pieces, including copywriting and working with graphic design team, show team, partners and Invensys distributors. • Work with web-site vendor to develop show web-sites to be functional, including copywriting, developing site map, and overseeing all department-specific pages (operations, conference management, sales, etc.) • Negotiating agreement terms with trade show organizers and venues to secure premium booth position / signage at shows and negotiate terms with outside vendors, contractors, and suppliers needed to support Invensys events activities. • Making creative recommendations for client websites & marketing material and maintaining /developing client relationship. • Estimating and ordering Food and Beverage needs and arranging audio visual equipment, ensuring that promotional materials are produced and mailed in a timely manner. • Coordinate all other activities associated with an event, oversee all aspects of the special event execution onsite, and create a comprehensive and accurate post-event archive • Managing collateral for display and promotional giveaways and tear down of demo booths. • Managing events program for Invensys – Event/tradeshow coordination, development of networking opportunities for the sales teams, onsite event support (travel and booth management), events communications and management of events calendar. • Identifying tradeshow themes and strategies, and ensure that booth design, layout supports the company’s objectives. 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