Sade Mendez

WORK EXPERIENCE MARKETING & EVENTS COORDINATOR bvoip & MSP Initiative Sade Mendez MARKETING & EVENTS COORDINATOR 1209 N Osceola Avenue #C Clearwater, FL 33755-@sademendez PROFILE Managed 80+ trade shows with budgets over $50,000 and 20+ events of parties with more than 1,200 attendees. I have 6+ years of experience as an event coordinator in planning community events, corporate company conferences, trade shows, company travel, and more. SKILLS Project Management Problem Solving Creativity Leadership Customer Service Jun 2019 - Present Handled logistics for all events including trade shows, lunch and learns, company outings, and quarterly national tours with tasks such as location scouting, venue decor, contract negotiations, booking vendors, budgeting, and program implementation. Managed social media platforms for both companies. Organized weekly podcast episodes, pitching for guest speakers, editing, adding videos on YouTube. Spearheaded four major national tours across the country in the middle of COVID, safely and successfully. MARKETING & EVENTS COORDINATOR Troxell Dec 2017 - Jun 2019 Employee of the Quarter in Q4 2018 for outstanding performance, productivity, and dedicated service. Planned, coordinated, and executed on average 80+ events per year with end-to-end plan, follow-up, measurement, and ROI. Planned and managed the annual National Sales Summit, which hosted a total of 400+ people, including salespeople, exhibitors, sponsors, and attendees. VENDOR COORDINATOR & DOOR SUPERVISOR Street Food Cinema Mar 2016 - Dec 2017 Monitored and oversaw over 60+ events annually from preparation, set-up, and tear down to ensure compliance with regulations, cooperation between vendors, resolution of issues, and overall satisfaction of participants and sponsors in Los Angeles and Phoenix. Upgraded and redesigned the vendor application process, using coding so the field submissions from the application are transferred directly over to an organized Google Sheet. Launched a new payment system for vendors to keep a more clear and concise track of payments (i.e. participation fees, cancellation fees, equipment rentals fees, etc.) generating over $30,000 in revenue. EDUCATION HISTORY B.A. in Journalism with an emphasis in PR Aug 2011 - May 2016 California State University, Northridge Extra Curricular Activities: Delta Delta Delta, Panhellenic Delegate Panhellenic, G.A.M.M.A. Chair Project D.A.T.E., Peer Educator PRSSA, Director of Membership