I am a (Hands-on) Senior Manager. I have more than 30 years’ experience in international turnkey project management; a diverse background in domestic and international business from both a services and event organizational perspective. I have extensive experience in Sales/Marketing and Operations, Advertising and Promotions. I thrive on pressure and am at my best when challenged to do the impossible.

1. Steven Douglas
Phone: 202 230 4776
stevendouglas@specialeventmobiles.com
https://www.linkedin.com/in/stevenleedouglas
Executive Summary
I am a (Hands-on) Senior Manager. I have more than 30 years’ experience in international turnkey
project management; a diverse background in domestic and international business from both a services
and event organizational perspective. I have extensive experience in Sales/Marketing and Operations,
Advertising and Promotions. I thrive on pressure and am at my best when challenged to do the
impossible.
Work History
Chief Sales and Marketing Officer
Special Event Mobiles LLC (current)
Voice & Data Mobile Communications for major events WORLDWIDE.
Target Verticals - Sports, Media and Diplomats
Customer market: 200+ countries
Global Sponsor of the Foreign Embassy Club of Washington DC.
Founder and Resident Toastmaster
The Foreign Embassy (and Consulates) Club of Washington DC (current)
Non-profit professional networking group. All members serve diplomatic and administrative
functions at foreign Embassies, Consulates and Missions in Washington DC, the United Nations
and cities around the USA.
Adviser and Lecturer
Peter's Town Exhibitions – Education Consultants (current)
BA/MBA Guest Lecturer – Shepherd University
Lecture Topics include: Introduction to International Tradeshow Participation; International
Business and Globalization; International Business Ethics; Doing Business in Russia; Doing Business
in China; Doing Business in Japan.
Adviser to US companies seeking new-to-market global expansion through participation in
exhibitions and conferences.

2. National Sales Manager – Corporate, Media, Federal (Civilian/Defense)
Confidential (2/2001 – 10/2014)
• Bid and captured multiple BPA's and contracts with the White House, FBI, DOJ, Department of
Defense, Army, Air Force, Navy and Department of Homeland Security
• Provided personal satellite communications to the Coalition Provisional Authority in Baghdad
• A master re-seller of 75+ global wireless carriers, T-Mobile, Verizon and AT&T
• Master re-seller of global satellite communications - Iridium, Inmarsat and Thuraya
• Provided local mobile communications for major global events including Summer and Winter
Olympics, World Cup Soccer
Managing Director - International Tradeshow and Conference Management
Peter's Town Exhibitions (1996 – 2000)
• Managed staff of 50 persons.
• Created and managed 17 international tradeshows and B2B conferences in cooperation with the
Russian Government with participation of government trade associations and individual
manufacturers and producers from the USA, Scandinavia, Eastern and Western Europe and Russia
• Event industries included Forestry & Woodworking, Nonwovens/Engineered Fabrics, Poultry/Food
Processing, Agriculture/Home Gardening, Telecom/Wireless; and Department Store Retail
• Consultant to the Russian-US Accord on Forestry - Russian Prime Minister Viktor Chernomyrdin
• Adviser to clients on International Trade Promotion, Joint-Venture Research, Export and
International Transport
• Original Events Organized Lesdrevexpo; Univermag/Universam Expo Nonwovens Poultry
Expo Home Gardening Wireless Expo
Marketing Manager
Restec Exhibitions and Conference Management (1995-1996)
Established a global name for Restec by organizing their first international pavilion for their
Norwecom Telecommunications Exhibition and Conference in St. Petersburg, RU. Hired a team
of foreigners in their St. Petersburg office and sold a 1,000m2
pavilion to non-Russian providers
to the Telecom industry including Nokia, Samsung, LM Ericsson, and others.
Sales Manager – Scandinavia and Northwest Russia
E.J. Krause & Associates (1994-1995)
After working for this company at their US HQ, I relocated to Russia where I consulted for
them as their area representative working from their office in St Petersburg.

3. Group Tradeshow and Conference Manager - Industrial Division
E.J. Krause & Associates (1985-1994)
A results-driven executive. Responsible for the full strategic sales cycle for multiple events and
conferences, from lead cultivation to closing. This included monitoring industry trends and
developing strategies to maintain a competitive lead in the market. Hands-on responsibility for
shaping the event.
Project leader for more than 100 international tradeshows for the Pulp/Paper, Forestry &
Woodworking Industries; Agriculture & Food Processing; Petroleum / Oil & Gas;
Telecommunications/IT Wireless; Events held in Japan, China, Russia and Mexico. 80 country
territory
Coordinated sales team located globally in Germany, China, USA, Mexico, Japan.
Advisor to clients on International Trade Promotion, Joint-Venture Research, Export and
International Transport
Original Events included: China Paper Expo, Agro Expo China; China Nonwovens Expo; Expo
Hitech; IFP Food Processing; Expo Paper Asia; Paper Asia; Expo Nonwovens Asia; Petro y
Chem; Expo Papel; Pap-For Russia
Transferrable Skills
Program Management; Strategic Marketing, Integration; Defense; Civilian; Communication
(Listening, Verbal and Written); Analytical Skills; Research Skills; Managing Multiple Priorities;
Interpersonal Skills; Leadership/Management Skills; Multicultural Sensitivity/ Awareness;
Planning/Organizing; Problem Solving/Reasoning/Creativity
Education
Blue Ridge CTC – Coursework in IT/Cyber
Shepherd University – Coursework in Psychology
American University - Masters of International Studies
The Catholic University of America - Bachelor of Fine Arts