michelle wait

senior meeting event manager

About

Specialties: Contract negotiation, budget management and reconciliation, event management, on-site program management (domestic and international), vendor management, food & beverage coordination, entertainment & decor coordination

Country

united states

City

san francisco

Industry

events services

Skill

event management, meeting planning, budgets, corporate events, event planning, management, contract negotiation, hotels, hospitality, project planning, trade shows, incentive travel, incentives, tourism, registration, marketing communications, marketing, vendor management, food

Experience

supply sergeant

army national guard

1995-4 - 2006-5 · 11 yrs 2 mos

intern

navy morale welfare & recognition

2002-7 - 2002-9 · 3 mos

senior meeting event manager

maritz global events

2014-5 - Present · 12 yrs 5 mos

planning director

e2 strategies

2005-10 - 2006-6 · 9 mos

* Managed over 150 meetings annually (average 20 - 50 attendees) for Pharmaceutical Industry clientele * Coordinated on-site meeting resources including ground transportation, on/off-site functions, and food/beverage * Managed contract travel staff * Negotiated vendor contracts * Prepared and distributed meeting materials * Maintained on-line databases for registration * Reconciled hotel and vendor master accounts

meeting planner

ncm associates

2004-1 - 2005-10 · 1 yr 10 mos

* Managed over 40 peer performance group meetings annually (25 average attendees) for the Automotive Industry * Increased company's overall profit by collecting over $300,000 in past due commissions * Managed all office responsibilities for off-site supervisor * Prepared Request for Proposal lead sheets to National Hotel Chains * Sourced hotels and negotiated hotel and vendor contracts for assigned accounts within the continental US * Awarded Employee of the Month in August 2005

senior meeting event manager

maritz travel company

2014-5 - 2014-5 · 1 mo

People drive business, and Maritz knows what drives people. We use our deep knowledge of behavioral science, combined with data insights and analytics, to solve business challenges for our Fortune 500 clients. Maritz’s portfolio of B2B companies increases customer loyalty, employee experience and sales performance through a variety of services and software solutions, encompassing research, incentives, rewards, experience design, creative strategy, incentive travel, meetings and events.