Event Manager

Event Manager — Summit Corporate Events

Denver, CO | March 2023 – Present

• Direct the planning and execution of 12 annual corporate conferences and partner summits, managing individual budgets up to $650,000 and coordinating cross-functional teams of 15 personnel.
• Negotiated new multi-year agreements with key venue and catering partners, securing a 16% reduction in food and beverage costs and saving $75,000 in venue rental fees over 18 months.
• Integrated digital registration platforms and attendee mobile apps (Cvent and Slido) across all events, increasing attendee engagement scores by 22% and post-event survey response rates by 30%.
• Coordinated onsite logistics, floor plans, and emergency response procedures for events hosting up to 2,500 attendees, resulting in zero safety incidents and a 96% on-schedule agenda execution rate.

Associate Event Planner — Vanguard Marketing Group

Denver, CO | June 2020 – February 2023

• Supervised onsite execution of 18 regional trade shows and brand activations, managing registration logistics and VIP hospitality suites for up to 1,200 attendees per event.
• Sourced and managed relationships with 20+ vendors, including audio-visual, catering, and decor providers, maintaining a 98% on-time delivery record and staying under budget by 8%.
• Designed digital event marketing collateral and managed promotional email campaigns, boosting advance attendee ticket sales by 18% and generating $45,000 in additional sponsorship revenue.
• Streamlined the post-event reporting workflow by automating feedback collection using Typeform, reducing report generation cycle times from 10 business days to 3 days.

Event planning, Budget management, Contract negotiation, Vendor relations, Strategic sourcing, Onsite logistics, Crisis management, Risk mitigation, Cvent, Bizzabo, Slido, Eventbrite, Zoom Webinars, Microsoft Excel, Social media marketing

Annual Technology Summit 2025

Role: Lead Event Manager

Tools: Cvent, Bizzabo, Slack, Asana

Planned and executed a 3-day hybrid conference for 3,000 hybrid attendees, finishing $25,000 under budget and increasing sponsor satisfaction scores by 18%.

National Brand Launch Activation

Role: Event Manager

Tools: Eventbrite, Trello, Zoom, Canva

Coordinated a multi-city marketing roadshow across 5 metropolitan locations, generating 1,500 new lead sign-ups and securing 12 high-profile media coverages.

• Certified Meeting Professional (CMP) (2023)
• Digital Event Strategist (DES) (2024)

• Languages: English (Native), French (Conversational)
• Volunteer Work: Event coordinator for local food bank fundraisers, helping raise $30,000 annually (2021–Present)
• Availability: 2 weeks notice