CORE SKILLS
• Budget Management
• Branding Development
• Concert Production
• Creative Consultation
• Event Production
• Event Staff Management
• Hospitality Management
• Illustrator
• InDesign
• Lifestyle Marketing
• PartyCAD
• Photoshop
• Point-of-Rental System
• Project Management
• SBC Rental Software for Party & Event Rental
• Talent Booking
HIGHLIGHTS OF EXPERIENCE
• Maintain daily communication and support for staff and clients to aid in daily event consultation and problem solving with a $1.6M heavy equipment and events rental company.
• Developed social media platforms for various companies which brought successful benefits for promotion, marketing, sales, securing and building relationships with customers and vendors, and enriching cultural knowledge.
• Worked with major clients such as Heineken, Wesleyan University, Eurest Dining Services, Allure Magazine, Harley Davidson, Nissan, Pabst Blue Ribbon, and Sailor Jerry Rum, to aid in planning and implementation of key events.
• Experienced in hiring appropriate staff and talent for specific high profile events and campaigns.
• Cultivated relationships with vendors, tastemakers, music supervisors, DJs, promoters, and lifestyle influencers throughout major U.S. cities, Europe, and Mexico.
• Produced a month long series of events for Heineken, including hiring, planning and working with caterers, live entertainment, food vendors, organizing film screenings, and a live, digital graffiti battle.
• Created relationships for over 30 different vendors and implemented damage control in a very high stress environment during a food truck event. A six hour event with over 20,000 attendees on Governors Island in Manhattan, NY.
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
• CT Rental, Middletown, Connecticut
• Budget Management
• Branding Development
• Concert Production
• Creative Consultation
• Event Production
• Event Staff Management
• Hospitality Management
• Illustrator
• InDesign
• Lifestyle Marketing
• PartyCAD
• Photoshop
• Point-of-Rental System
• Project Management
• SBC Rental Software for Party & Event Rental
• Talent Booking
HIGHLIGHTS OF EXPERIENCE
• Maintain daily communication and support for staff and clients to aid in daily event consultation and problem solving with a $1.6M heavy equipment and events rental company.
• Developed social media platforms for various companies which brought successful benefits for promotion, marketing, sales, securing and building relationships with customers and vendors, and enriching cultural knowledge.
• Worked with major clients such as Heineken, Wesleyan University, Eurest Dining Services, Allure Magazine, Harley Davidson, Nissan, Pabst Blue Ribbon, and Sailor Jerry Rum, to aid in planning and implementation of key events.
• Experienced in hiring appropriate staff and talent for specific high profile events and campaigns.
• Cultivated relationships with vendors, tastemakers, music supervisors, DJs, promoters, and lifestyle influencers throughout major U.S. cities, Europe, and Mexico.
• Produced a month long series of events for Heineken, including hiring, planning and working with caterers, live entertainment, food vendors, organizing film screenings, and a live, digital graffiti battle.
• Created relationships for over 30 different vendors and implemented damage control in a very high stress environment during a food truck event. A six hour event with over 20,000 attendees on Governors Island in Manhattan, NY.
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
• CT Rental, Middletown, Connecticut
Event Specialist & Consultant 2012 – Present
• Racquel's Addiction Fitness
Freelance Marketing Coordinator 2012 – Present
• Shaw Promotion, New York, New York
Freelance Event Coordinator 2005 – Present
• Remezcla Inc., New York, New York
Freelance Event Coordinator 2006 – 2011
• MKG, New York, New York
Freelance Project Manager 2011
• MeanRed Productions, New York, New York
Event Coordinator, Floor/Project Manager 2009 – 2011
• Landor & Associates / DIAGEO liquor brands, New York, New York
Freelance Project Manager 2010
• Baeble Music, New York, New York
Event and Marketing Coordinator 2006 – 2007
• Cornerstone Promotion, New York, New York
Personal Assistant to Director of Field & Digital Marketing 2005 – 2006
• BUST Magazine, New York, New York
Advertising, Marketing and Event Coordinator 2003 – 2004
• PLAID Nightclub, New York, New York
2002 – 2003
• SPA Nightclub, New York, New York
2000 – 2002
• Racquel's Addiction Fitness
Freelance Marketing Coordinator 2012 – Present
• Shaw Promotion, New York, New York
Freelance Event Coordinator 2005 – Present
• Remezcla Inc., New York, New York
Freelance Event Coordinator 2006 – 2011
• MKG, New York, New York
Freelance Project Manager 2011
• MeanRed Productions, New York, New York
Event Coordinator, Floor/Project Manager 2009 – 2011
• Landor & Associates / DIAGEO liquor brands, New York, New York
Freelance Project Manager 2010
• Baeble Music, New York, New York
Event and Marketing Coordinator 2006 – 2007
• Cornerstone Promotion, New York, New York
Personal Assistant to Director of Field & Digital Marketing 2005 – 2006
• BUST Magazine, New York, New York
Advertising, Marketing and Event Coordinator 2003 – 2004
• PLAID Nightclub, New York, New York
2002 – 2003
• SPA Nightclub, New York, New York
2000 – 2002
EDUCATION
Fashion Institute of Technology, New York, NY
• Associate in Applied Science in Advertising Design
• Bachelor of Fine Arts in Packaging Design
VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE
• Celebrate West Hartford, West Hartford, Connecticut
Volunteer 2012
• Real Art Ways, Hartford, Connecticut
Volunteer 2011 – 2012
• Associate in Applied Science in Advertising Design
• Bachelor of Fine Arts in Packaging Design
VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE
• Celebrate West Hartford, West Hartford, Connecticut
Volunteer 2012
• Real Art Ways, Hartford, Connecticut
Volunteer 2011 – 2012
LANGUAGES English (native), Spanish (basic)
FUN FACT
I’ve had the opportunity to work with Steve Lewis; club owner and interior designer for some of the nation’s most successful nightlife concepts, including Butter, Marquee, Stash, Snap Sports Bar, Home & Guesthouse, Webster Hall and SPA in New York City; Philadelphia; Atlantic City; Chicago; Las Vegas, among scores of others. I've also had the pleasure to work on VIP projects with Mathew Barney (Cremaster Cycle), Kiki Smith, and Chuck Close.
REFERENCES AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.
