Bridget Erlikh Event Coordinator Resume
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Bridget Erlikh is an experienced event coordinator with a history of managing large conferences and exhibitions. She has overseen budgets of millions of dollars and events with thousands of attendees. Key skills include strategic vendor selection, marketing, budgeting, and project management. Her background includes over 15 years of experience coordinating numerous successful events through roles of increasing responsibility at IEEE Communications Society.
Bridget Erlikh Event Coordinator Resume
- 1. BRIDGET ERLIKH East Northport, NY (917) 378-0570 bridget.erlikh@gmail.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/bridgeterlikh EVENT/CONFERENCE COORDINATION VENDOR RELATIONS MARKETING STRATEGIST Solution Focused Strategic Planning/Budgeting Best Practices A dynamic event manager with extensive experience managing all aspects of high-profile, large-budget projects in competitive, fast-paced environments. Recognized as a leader with strengths in project management, administration and business development. Excellent communication skills proven by the ability to successfully manage large events while collaborating with individuals from very diverse backgrounds. Known for the strong ability to exceed expectations, increase revenues and manage complex logistical, budgeting and marketing plans. S E L E C T E D H I G H L I G H T S Strategically researched and hired vendors to provide various logistics for on-site events, conferences and workshops with 50-200 attendees ensuring the proper fit for each situation. Facilitated the planning of budgets and registration prices, effectively advising and supporting the committee in increasing patronage from outside sources and ensuring to exceed the financial goal of a minimum 20% surplus for each 10 events. Coordinated and advised organizing committee volunteers and vendors for an efficient and well-run program, providing on-going reporting as necessary. Directly oversaw and enhanced marketing efforts for each conference to assure favorable impressions and favorable ROI including creating and distributing targeted promotions for each event using email broadcasting software. Created and implemented an innovative organization, tracking and review system for event sponsorship agreements in order to streamline the documents and the societys approach to the processing. CORE COMPETENCIES Project Management Research/Analytics Logistics Community Relations Brand Management Quality Assurance Process Improvements Requisition Proposals Technical Expertise Volunteer Management Contract Negotiations Crisis Management PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE IEEE Communications Society New York, NY 2006 Present Conference Administrator: 2012 Present Accurately and efficiently determine meeting needs in order to prepare key requisition proposals and guide the committee in site selection and all further phases of planning including logistics such as food, beverage, gifts, transportation and offsite events. Strategically research and hire vendors to provide various logistics for on-site events, conferences and workshops with 50-200 attendees ensuring the proper fit for each situation. Successfully negotiate hotel, venue, catering and vendor contracts including preparing and processing the contracts and submitting them through the required processes and departments for execution while also producing and assembling required supporting documentation such as tax forms, certificates of insurance, floor plans, menus, other specifications, riders, etc. Schedule and execute key planning and on-site tasks to ensure a positive attendee experience. Facilitate the planning of budgets and registration prices, effectively advising and supporting the committee in increasing patronage from outside sources and ensuring to exceed the financial goal of a minimum 20% surplus for each 10 events. Meticulously gather information regarding potential conference venues for final decision while collaborating with venues to ensure compliance with policies, procedures and best practices. Effectively maintain detailed statistics to identify areas for improvement while overseeing scheduling and providing guidance to the production of the technical program and its content.
- 2. Coordinate and advise organizing committee volunteers and vendors for an efficient and well-run program, providing on-going reporting as necessary. Fully support the paper-processing and reviewing system to ensure adherence to published timelines and organizational deadlines. Collaborate closely with committees to produce events proceedings using EDAS and JEMS and guide the publications processing resulting in Xplore proceedings. Effectively manage all staff-side aspects of 10 conferences including collaborating with volunteer committees and marketing (branding of logo and email, social media and advertising). Provide comprehensive onsite management, administering guidance and monitoring technical product deliverables while driving maximized productivity and efficiency. Extensively research and implement a project management tool, Smartsheets, to enhance personal, departmental and management workflows. Fully assist with the flagship event, IEEE GLOBECOM with over 2K guests and 30-50 concurrent sessions over the course of a week, in various capacities including handling signage, registration and room block monitoring, award procurement, survey development, volunteer and temp staff management, room set checks and onsite chaos- avoidance. Serve as an advisor to the conference operations compliance coordinator with related processes and the web environment. Ensure the conferences and workshops positively reflect on and represent the organization in the community and provide value to the professional community for networking, collaboration and production of resulting Xplore content. Function as the liaison to the technical and steering committees and as representative and guardian for the organizations business interests and brand. Initiate and support the generation of conference documentation required by headquarters including conference applications, database calendar/search entries, publications forms and websites to enhance organizational efforts. Productively manage the creation of conference websites including layout and content, accurately determining registration needs and operation procedure and producing specifications for registration websites, collaborating with appropriate departments throughout the registration building process. Foster strong communication and collaboration, creating constructive and enduring relationships with the volunteers involved in the 10 conferences to ensure optimal event success. Strengthen communications relationships with the volunteer community while building more productive and trust- based relationships in order to produce content valuable to the organization as a whole. Effectively maintain detailed records of all previous events for reporting and as part of anticipating future needs, marketing and research data. Quickly and successfully handle complex inquiries from conference presenters and attendees, VIPs, grant recipients and others to guarantee smooth and efficient operations. Provide comprehensive assistance for other conference planners in a specialized role. Directly oversee and enhance marketing efforts for each conference to assure favorable impressions and favorable ROI including creating and distributing targeted promotions for each event using email broadcasting software. Develop and implement all aspects of conference marketing, including website print, e-mail and social media, strategically guiding committees in maximizing marketing impact and soliciting social media content. Provide guidelines and manufacturing email promotions to membership while devising creative new solutions to increase attendance for each conference with the assistance of internal coworkers and external research. Manage all staff to ensure all workers are communicating and providing excellent customer service. Manage million-dollar budgets for events, consistently delivering on time and under budget. Provide full-life cycle project management, taking events from conception to completion. Provide crisis management during events and foreshadow potential problems to eliminate before the event. Conference Operations Compliance Coordinator: 2006 2012 Delivered full support to the 25+ financially sponsored conferences managed by other team members of the meetings and conferences department. Effectively managed the entire process for review of 75-100 technical sponsorship applications received, thoroughly reviewing the applications based on technical merit, past conference performance, subject matter relevance and ethical considerations.
- 3. Created and implemented an innovative organization, tracking and review system for event sponsorship agreements in order to streamline the documents and the societys approach to the processing. Established, implemented and managed a semi-automated software program for request fulfillment of visa assistance letters for conference delegates, delivering the visa assistance letters instantly, significantly decreasing wait times and expediting the handing of more complex inquiries. Productively managed website content in the purview of conference operations, including public websites and internal secure sites, for archiving purposes and to allow staff and the volunteer community to perform their individual and collaborative roles. Served as a charter member for the social media marketing group initiative, a joint effort of staff and volunteers using social media to build awareness, respect and engagement through the power of online social influence. Consistently praised for the quality and timeliness of reports, attention to detail, exemplary customer service delivery and team-player attitude. Collaborated with peers on multiple, complex projects to exceed all expectations and deliver projects on time. Recognized as a leader with strengths in project management, administration, marketing and business development. EDUCATION Farmingdale State College, Farmingdale, NY: 2010 Bachelor of Science in Professional Communications (Technical Writing) Concentration in Business Administration New York University, Gallatin School of Individualized Study, New York, NY Bachelor of Arts in Liberal Arts Psychology, English & Sociology ADDITIONAL CREDENTIALS TECHNICAL SKILLS Microsoft Office: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Access, Publisher; Cvent Registration System, Active Registration System, EDAS Technical/Scientific Research Paper Processing System, Magnetmail Surveys, Smartsheets, Volunteerspot, InItLive, Webex, GotoMeeting, Skype LANGUAGES Russian, Spanish, French HONORS/AWARDS HBC Gold Coast Tour General List Deans List: 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 Summa Cum Laude 2010 CERTIFICATIONS/TRAINING 5 Day Course in Association Management Certificate of Completion, ASAE / IEEE, Piscataway, NJ: 2015 Intensive Course in Meeting Management Certificate of Completion, New York University School of Continuing Education, New York, NY: 2013 AFFILIATIONS IEEE, IEEE Communications Society, ClimateRide, Suffolk Bike Riders Association, Huntington Bicycle Club, MPI, ASAE, CIC, HBC Gold Coast Tour, ASPCA VOLUNTEERISM Humanitarian Aid, Charity Fundraising, Pet Rescue and Rehabilitation INTERESTS/ACTIVITIES Medicine, Environmentalism & Conservation, New Technology, Law, Linguistics, Long- Distance Road Cycling, Grant Writing Detailed Professional References Available Upon Request