kayla ofarrell

marketing and conference event coordinator

About

I am a passionate and upbeat business marketing professional with special talent for customer service around event planning. I am goal oriented and driven to accomplish tasks efficiently and effectively. I have the ability to quickly think on the spot and I am not afraid to take on multiple projects simultaneously. I love making a connection with clients at a personal level to properly understand their needs in order to ensure successful engagements. I am also actively developing ideas to market products with the new up and coming technologies. I believe my experiences working in software, event planning, finance and operations have provided me a great understanding for delivering successful marketing activities in a fast paced business environment.

Country

united states

City

boise

Industry

marketing and advertising

Skill

social networking, public speaking, microsoft excel, customer service, social media marketing, leadership, social media, organization skills, microsoft word, microsoft office, powerpoint, management, marketing, event planning, jira, regression testing, performance testing, facebook, teamwork, test link, time management, team leadership, communication, strategic planning, survey design, adobe acrobat, business intelligence, customer satisfaction, data entry, web development, logistics management, microsoft powerpoint, event management, procurement, quality assurance, problem solving

Experience

quality assurance and testing

conductiv software inc.

2013-5 - 2013-8 · 4 mos

Conductiv Software is a small software development company that produced eCommerce catalogs that could be used on a desktop or mobile devices. I had the opportunity to assist with the social media marketing, and then found interest in Quality Assurance. I quickly picked up the skills to assist with testing the product in both Android and IOS systems, to find bugs and malfunctions. I also worked with programs such as JIRA and Test Link and worked closely with a remote team in India in managing these programs.

operations intern

fujifilm sonosite, inc.

2014-12 - 2015-1 · 2 mos

At Fujifilm SonoSite, my main role was assisting the purchasing department organize accounts and purchasing orders by creating organizational spreadsheets and keeping track of data in their purchasing system. I also had the opportunity to work in each department within the company, to understand the business operations. I assisted Human Resources with assembling a training manual for an upcoming company learning session. I was able to shadow the Recruiting manager and personally discuss what it is like to be a full time recruiter, and the importance of finding the right potential employees for the company. I also had the opportunity to help the manufacturing department build SonoSite's product in their warehouse, and discussed marketing roles & responsibilities with the Marketing manager.

marketing and conference event coordinator

fast enterprises, llc

2015-4 - Present · 11 yrs 6 mos

* As a conference event coordinator, I am busy organizing conference logistics and planning events for our clients. The key skills I use for this position on a daily basis are organizational skills, flexibility, time management, people skills, creativity, Excel, negotiating skills, ability to multi task and working efficiently. Over the scope of time I have worked at FAST, I have been responsible for: * Planning Corporate Dinners and Events * Working the Booth at Conferences, talking with current or potential clients about our services. * Promotional Giveaways * Travel Logistics * Conference Logistics * Built an Intern Training Manual (2015) * Expert on Shipping * Building Spreadsheets for Budgeting and Organization