This resume summarizes the career of an event planner with over 20 years of experience planning corporate meetings, events, and weddings. They have worked for several event planning and marketing firms, developing creative concepts, managing projects, and providing client services. Their experience includes planning events for large companies in various industries and they have strong skills in project management, budgeting, creative design, and vendor coordination.

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Plan B Production, Inc.
Event Planner
December 2003 - Current
Current work includes:
Meetings/Events: Frito Lay Marketing & Sales Meetings &
Event, Volvo Trucks Nat’l Meeting & Events, New York Life
Nat’l Convention, TD Ameritrade Meetings & Events,
Weddings & Events: Destination Weddings and New Orleans
Corporate Convention Clients
The Vega Group, LLC
Corporate Meeting and Event Planner
May 2006 — December 2007
www.vegagroup.com
The Vega Group is a creative event agency. From mastering
hospitality programs to developing events with integrated
branding — we produced experiences with fresh creative
approaches for planning events and meetings.
Sample clients include: AT&T, USOC, The Home Depot,
Nokia, Pizza Hut, Terex, ADP, and AACD.
Responsibilities include: Developing and producing events
and meetings for corporate and association clients;
Developing Creative Concepts, Branding and Visual Design;
Art Direction for Graphics and Interior Décor; Client and
Account Services; Program Management. Additional
responsibilities include: Planning/producing creative
proposals and PowerPoint presentations; Operational
management of events; Talent, staff and transportation
management; Registration and hospitality; Custom tours;
Contracting and managing all vendors.
Bent Media, Inc.
Account Director / Web Producer
December 2003 — May 2006 (Full Time)
December 2007 – Current (PRN/Contract)
www.bentmedia.com
Bent Media develops great interactive user experiences for
some of the most well known brands in the world. These
include McIlhenny Company/TABASCO®, Oreck, Reilly
Foods/Luzianne Tea, Zatarain's and more. Other clients
include Louisiana Children's Museum, Tulane University and
Blanchard & Co. Our work naturally evolved to include
strategic branding, enterprise-level e-commerce, online
marketing, CD-Roms, touch-screen kiosks, online
screensavers and web sites.
Responsibilities include: Managing large-scale e-commerce
web site projects for corporate clients, writing creative and
strategic work plans, client relations, budget management,
resource allocation, monitoring profitability, project
schedules, web site production and content development.
Additional responsibilities include branding and web site
marketing.
PGI - New Orleans, Inc. / Kuoni DMC
(Production Group International, TBA Global
Events, Now KUONI Destination Management)
Meeting and Event Planner / A/E and Sr. Program Manager
October 2000 — November 2003 (Full-time)
December 2003 — March 2015 (PRN/Contract/VIP events)
www.kuoni-dmusa.com
PGI creates, produces and markets conferences, consumer
events and corporate meetings. Sample clients include:
Astrazenca IBM, Pfizer, EMC, ASME, Shell/Texaco, NFL
Properties, Am. Heart Assn., Securitas
Responsibilities include: Meeting and Event Planning,
Client/Account Services and Program Management. This
includes creative proposals, venue selection, event set-up,
management of food & beverage, entertainment and
hospitality services, and transportation management.
Barousse Design, Inc.
Graphic Designer / Sales / Client Services
March 1999 – October 2000
www.barousse.com
Partner in Barousse Design, Inc., a full-service graphic
design firm specializing in new media development,
corporate branding and communications. Clients Include:
Memorial Medical Center, McIlhenny Co./Tabasco, Tulane
University, NOLA.com, LifeTouch, Contemporary Arts
Center, Louisiana Casino Assn, Food Art
Responsibilities include:
Sales/Studio Management: Client development, creative
work plans, internet strategy consulting, project budgeting,
account services, developing and enforcing job standards,
scheduling and job-tracking.
Creative Direction: Concept development, art direction,
design & production.
NOLA Live/Advance Internet Inc.
Art Director
June 1998 – March 1999
Concept, design & production of the initial launch of
NolaLive (nola.com) & Mardi Gras.com news &
entertainment web sites.
Responsibilities include: Creative and production team
management, new content and brand development, project
budgeting, developing and enforcing identity and site
standards, art direction, design and production.
Design III Inc.
Graphic Designer / Art Director / Sales / Client Services
May 1993 - June 1998
Founding partner of a full-service design firm that
specializes in healthcare, financial & industrial clients.
Services include art direction, design and illustration for
print, exhibit display and interactive media. Clients
Include: Texaco, Tenet Louisiana HealthSystem, Petroleum
Helicopters, Inc. (PHI), Hibernia National Bank, MetroBank,
Jefferson Financial, Memorial Medical Center, The Center
for Corporate Health, St. Charles General Hospital, Silocaf
Coffee
Responsibilities include:
Sales/Studio Management: Client development, creative
work plans/strategy, projects budgeting, account services,
developing and enforcing job standards, scheduling and job-
tracking.
Creative Direction: Concept development, art direction,
design & production.
Special Projects
(Freelance)
The Louisiana Children’s
Museum & Healthy Lifestyle Choices
Concept Development, 2000
Worked with Baptist Health Ministries to develop the
Healthy Lifestyle Choices Program, a new segment of the LA
Children’s Museum called "Team Turtle Training Camp." The
new exhibit features computer and hands-on games aimed
at helping kids make smart choices when faced with
dilemmas about violence, drug use, safety, nutrition and
exercise. The museum and HLC also brings the exhibit to
local schools via a customized bus.

2. R E S U M E
AIGA New Orleans Chapter – Live from New
Orleans, Awards show and reception
Responsibilities include: Developing budget and production
schedule; Coordination of site inspection, catering and
entertainment; Obtaining demographic appropriate
sponsorships; Promotion of show and reception; Operational
Management and Run of Show throughout the event.
Specific Technical Skills
Digital Design—Ten years of interactive multimedia
development including concept, planning, architecture,
management, art direction and interface design for disk-
based projects, CD-ROMs and web sites.
Print—Ten years of design experience using Macintosh
systems to produce both spot and process print work.
Software—Proficient in Adobe Photoshop, Adobe InDesign,
Adobe Illustrator, Macromedia Freehand, Microsoft Office
(Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access) ACT,
Technology—In-depth knowledge of MAC computer
hardware, MAC & PC consumer operating systems, HTML
and web technology.
SEO, Search Marketing & Social Media—Organic and Paid
Search Standards, Google Analytics, Social Media various
platforms
Academic Education
B.F.A. in Graphic Design, University of New Orleans, 1992
Continuing Education
2007 MPI PEC Conference – New Orleans
2006 MPI WEC Conference – Dallas
2006-07 MPI Gulf States Chapter Seminars
2005-08 American Bridal Consultants
2003 New Orleans Metropolitan Convention
-2007 & Visitor’s Bureau Hospitality Seminars
2001 Delgado Professional Tour Guide Certification
2000 Macromedia Certified - Flash and
Dreamweaver Hands-On Training
2000 AIGA Austin Design Ranch
1998 AIGA National Design Conference
1998 C-NET Web Design Conference
1997 AIGA National Design Conference
1997 HOW Design & Business Conference
Professional Organizations
Member MPI National and Gulf Coast Chapter
Member New Orleans Metropolitan Convention & Visitor’s
Bureau
Professional Member - AIGA Austin Chapter
Treasurer & Founding Member - AIGA New Orleans Chapter
Professional Member - Art Directors & Designer’s
Association of New Orleans
Professional Member - Ad Club of New Orleans
Member - Contemporary Arts Center
Graphic Design Awards & Achievements
--New Orleans Press Club, Best News and
Entertainment Web Site, NOLA Live
--Ad Federation of New Orleans Addy Awards
--AIGA/New Orleans Awards
--ADDA/New Orleans Awards
References
Katrina Kent – TD Ameritrade Corporate Events
Vanessa Trice Peter – Bent Media, Inc.
Denise Ferrier-Mavor – Kuoni Destination Management
Judy Jurisich -- The New Orleans Cooking Experience
Dee Fuchs -- (HLC) Healthy LIfestyle Choices/Team Turtle
Exhibit at New Orleans Children’s Museum
Carol Fox & Julie Gourgues -- Design III, Inc.
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