My Project Management Resume

1. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Corporate Event Planning / Client Relations
• Planned Annual Planning Meeting at Lake Louise 120 staff
• Market roll-out lunches at Fairmont Calgary 30 staff
• Corporate Christmas parties at Grouse Mountain and Van Dusen Gardens 40 staff and guests
• Planned and coordinated client function in Las Vegas with fifty guests at Hilton 60 clients
• Planned a 120 guest corporate function at Lake Louise
Volunteer and Stakeholder Management
• Oversaw 1500 volunteers, 24 seasonal staff, and 2 assistant managers for seasonal fundraising campaign
• Planned Awareness Week in coordination with municipal and federal government agencies
• Dialogued with 70 host locations for seasonal volunteer campaign
• Maintained good relations between local celebrities and NGO
• Opened dialogue between major donors and NGO at yearly luncheon
• Corporate ‘Kickoff’ coordination with major international retailer
• Troubleshooting for staff vacancies, host issues
• Familiarity with recruitment and coordination with service clubs for volunteer campaigns (Rotary, Kiwanis,
Lions)
Event Planning Logistics
• Travel: Air, train, hotel, car, and conference venue booking
• Routine event/project accounting, expense submission, bank reconciliations
• Planning and management of corporate functions : catering, entertainment, speaker’s agendas
• Experience in supplemental role for third party events
• Familiarity with planning committees unique environments and communication challenges
Business Writing & Media
• CTV interview for VIP Award winner
• Produced Youtube viral video for volunteer recruitment
• Experience in Corporate an Non-Profit presenting (Trade shows, functions, service clubs, schools)
• Experience in procedure manual writing
• Client and stakeholder thank you letters
• Multi style appeal letters
• Executive presentations
• Monthly project proposals
• Brochures, invitations, and agendas for client and employee functions
• Project progress and final reports
GENERAL SKILLS
Software
• Proficient in: Microsoft Word, Excel, Project, PowerPoint, Publisher, Outlook, Front Page
Intuit QuickBooks, Sage Business Visions, Adobe, Adobe Photoshop
Accounting
• Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Event Budgeting, Bank Reconciliations, Expense Submission
Review
Photography
• Approximately 1000 picture portfolio for use in work media. Samples available upon request.

2. EDUCATION AND TRAINING
Diploma in General Studies – Concentration in Business
Douglas College
(New Westminster, British Columbia)
Project Management Certificate
Mount Royal College
(Calgary, Alberta)
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
Development Officer – Special Projects
The Salvation Army – Public Relations & Development Calgary Office (Calgary, Alberta)
Assistant to Vice President / Project Assistant
MHPM Project Managers Inc. (Calgary, Alberta)
Executive Assistant / Client Relations
Technical Systems Testing North America Inc. (Vancouver, British Columbia)
Executive Assistant
F. I. E. L. Import and Export (Vancouver, British Columbia)
Office Manager
Park Place Chiropractic Clinic (Vancouver, British Columbia)
Private – Canadian Armed Forces Reserve
Royal Westminster Regiment (New Westminster, British Columbia)