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EXPERIENCE

Event Planner / Communications Coordinator
Minnesota Association of Townships, St. Michael, MN March 03 - Present
Event Planning - Trade Show and 28 Training Meetings:
* Arrange and coordinate facilities with property staff
* Work with City Visitor Bureaus to locate potential facilities
* Determine food/beverage choices that remain within budget
* Figure out costs to help set the registration fees
* Prepare and maintain audio visual equipment
* Onsite setup and tear down of registration desk and AV equipment
* Handle registrations and act as onsite registrar
* Design and utilize databases (Access) for registrations and exhibitors
* Create event signs and promotional materials
* Provide direction for other team members
* Coordinate with speakers and faculty on AV needs and time frames
* Setup and tear down of company exhibit booth
* Design exhibitor invitations, confirmation packets, flyers and handouts
* Assemble welcome folders, name badges, tickets, printouts for exhibitors
* Layout exhibit floor for 45 exhibitors, 3 large vehicles, and entertainment
* Arrange entertainment and food for exhibit show
* Develop exhibitor evaluation, thank you, BINGO card, and door prizes

Communications Coordinator
* Graphic design – create logos, graphics, and images
* Layout covers to booklets, forms for mailings, and look of postcards
* Prepare artwork to be used by printers for promotional materials
* Webmaster – design and maintain website using web interface
* Prepare images, graphics, mastheads, and logos for website
* Convert documents to PDF and make interactive PDF forms
* Managing Editor for bi-monthly newspaper (MN Township News)
* Prepare images, articles, forms, and graphics for MN Township News paper
* Serve as Technical support for Windows 2003 server, DSL, Exchange Email
* Photograph important speakers at events and prepare for website & newspaper

Webmaster
Sihope Communications, Bloomington, MN March 00 – March 03
Skills and Responsibilities:
* Collaborate with customers (Information Architecture)
* Design multiple concepts for web sites
* Create sites using Dreamweaver, Fireworks, Illustrator and Photoshop
* Work with programmers on back end databases incorporating ASP
* Install and customize e-commerce shopping carts using HTML and Perl
* Layout and construct navigation based on collaboration with customer
* Implement JavaScript and DHTML to meet specific requirements
* Identify and fix HTML, JavaScript, ASP and Perl code errors
* Update and maintain content for various client web sites
* Upload/download/troubleshoot FTP and HTTP
* Proficient in all Windows operating systems and Macintosh OS 8+
* Troubleshoot Internet connection problems/ Technical Customer Service

Instructor
Hennepin Technical College, Eden Prairie, MN August 01 – June 03
Skills and Responsibilities:
* Train students on Dreamweaver 4 as part of the Web Design Diploma
* Prepare lectures and projects to enhance text book learning
* Answer questions regarding the program and the field of web design

SKILLS

Computer Skills
Dreamweaver
Fireworks
Photoshop
PowerPoint
Word
Excel
Access
Publisher
Outlook
Illustrator
Acrobat
Internet

EDUCATION

Web Design Program, 1999 - 2001
Hennepin Technical College, 9200 Flying Cloud Drive, Eden Prairie, MN
Relevant Coursework: Layout/Design I & II, HTML, Graphic Preparation, Animation

Bachelor Degree of Elective Studies
St. Cloud State University, St. Cloud, MN
Program Focus: Art/Design with English Emphasis

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