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Professional ​Info​​

I am a highly organized, detail oriented Certified Meeting Professional seeking  to expand my experience into new challenges. High-energy, confident professional with an infectious enthusiasm for working with others and making a positive influence through successful events. 

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Skills

Thales InFlyt Experience (Thales Avionics)

International technology company serving aerospace, security, transportation and defense markets.

 

Certified Meeting Professional CMP/Communications      2011-June 2020

  • Manage the implementation of annual industry trade shows US & International

  • Successfully manage Communications budget of $2.1M annually

  • Consistently bring events under budget 

  • Implement booth design, in coordination with demo team

  • Show services administration, graphics development, invitation development

  • Create & manage event web site for information sharing & data gathering

  • Manage appointment calendars, hotel site selection and customer hospitality events

  • Work with marketing to design & maintain OEM showrooms (Boeing, Airbus)

  • Organize customer events 

  • Create event themes, develop agendas, budgets, coordinate audio video

  • Develop company brand collateral, letterhead, PPT templates, business cards

  • Select, purchase, and manage company logoed promotional items

  • Coordinate international shipping of equipment by ocean, land and air

 

Office Manager  2006-2011

  • Manage satellite office with 265 employees

  • Operate under budget annually by + $200K

  • Organize and manage internal employee, customer and vendor meetings

  • Responsible for cellular telephone service and equipment for 475 employees

  • Successfully negotiate savings of $250K in cellular service and equipment annually

  • Negotiate with vendors, hotels and service companies

  • Manage office supplies for the company, negotiated for contract pricing

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Executive Assistant to the President & Sales Vice President  1998-2006

  • Support the president of the company, eight vice presidents and their staff

  • Organize domestic and international travel, passport and visa applications

  • Manage the implementation of annual industry trade shows $650K US & Int’l

  • Show services administration, graphics development, invitation development

  • Manage appointment calendars, hotel site selection and customer hospitality events

  • Manage office supplies for the company, negotiate for contract pricing

  • Coordinate corporate meetings for employees, customers and vendors

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Professional  Memberships

  • Events Industry Council - Certified Meeting Professional Certificate

  • Meeting Professionals International – San Diego & Orange County

  • National Notary Association - Notary 

  • Aircraft Interiors Steering Committee

  • Airline Passenger Experience Association - APEX

 

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Volunteer Experience

  • Red Cross of Orange County – Blood Drive Organizer

  • Founder and Chairperson – Thales Inspire Committee

  • Orange County Council on Aging - Angel Gift for Seniors

  • Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure - Team Leader

  • Jammin’ Elite – All Star Cheerleading – Founder, President

  • City of Pomona – Library Board of Directors

  • Decker Elementary School PTA – Library Chairperson, Secretary, Philanthropic Chairperson,  Ways & Means Chairperson

Work​
Experience​

  • Strategic Meetings Management

  • Problem Solver

  • Multitasker

  • Innovative

  • Agile

  • Creative

  • Excellent Writer

  • Detailed Oriented

  • Good Listener

  • Team Player

  • Self-Starter​

  • Meetings - Corporate

  • Meetings - Customer

  • Tradeshows – US & International

  • User Conferences

  • Corporate Communications

  • Showroom Design

  • Presentations

  • Brochures

  • Newsletters

  • Website Development

  • Social Media

  • Product Branding

  • Sales Kits

  • Budget Development &     Management

Professional
Memberships
Volunteer
Experience
Numbers

  • 2.1 M Communications Budget

  • 1.5 M Trade Show Expenditures

  • $500 K savings in 2018

  • 4 Communications Team Members

  • 3 Regional Customer Meetings Annually

  • 6 - 8 Trade Shows/Air Shows Annually - International & Domestic

  • 12+ Internal Meetings Annually

Education

California State University – San Marcos, California, USA

Meeting & Event Planning – Certificate

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University of Phoenix - Arizona,  USA

Bachelor of Arts Degree

Major: Business Administration - Marketing

GPA 3.8

Other

Aero-Craft Hydraulics, Inc. - Corona, California, USA - 2011 - 2020

Majority Share Holder, Chairman of the Board of Directors 

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Aero-Craft Hydraulics, Inc.,FAA & EASA repair station, has capabilities to test, overhaul, and repair hydraulic aircraft components for Boeing™, Airbus™, Lockheed™, Bombardier™, Learjet™, Bell, and many other OEM's. They also design custom configurations for aircraft-specific applications. Some of the component types include, but are not limited to:  Inline Series Pumps | Main Engine Pumps | Bent Axis Motors | Electrical Motor Pumps | Actuators | Valves | Reservoirs | AC Electrical Stator Winding

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Aero-Craft repairs and sells aircraft components and parts worldwide. They take pride in their ability to work on a large variety of hydraulics applications. Their experienced staff evaluates, repairs, maintains, and overhauls a wide variety of components to meet your needs, including everything from main engine pumps to actuators.

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A small business, FAA repair station focused on providing quality service at affordable rates. Aero-Craft also sells a wide variety of essential components from some of the world's most trusted manufacturers. Serving the airline component industry in ATA Chapters 25, 27, 28, 29, 32, 36, 52, and 73. 

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