Rashad J. Waddell
Event Coordinator, Medical scientific meetings
Boston, MA · (617) 555 0134 · name@example.com · linkedin.com/in/rashadjwaddell
Key Qualifications
EXPERIENCE
Two years coordinating association conferences
INDUSTRIES
Medical and scientific meetings, third party planning
SPECIALTIES
Registration, room blocks, banquet event orders, attendance reporting
SYSTEMS
Cvent, Eventbrite, Microsoft Excel
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Science in hospitality management, University of Massachusetts Amherst
Results at a Glance
900
Person conference
640
Room block
8%
Reworking the reminder
Executive Summary
Event coordinator with two years at a meeting planning firm that runs medical and scientific conferences. She owns registration and housing on programs of up to 900 attendees and is the person delegates call when a hotel confirmation goes missing.
Signature Achievements
- Managed registration for a 900 person conference and closed the file with zero unresolved payment disputes.
- Filled a 640 room block to 96 percent and avoided about 24 thousand dollars in attrition charges.
- Cut onsite check in time to under three minutes by moving badge printing to self service.
- Raised repeat attendance 8 percent by reworking the reminder schedule in the registration platform.
Professional Experience
Event Coordinator
Charles River Meeting Group, Boston, MA 2024 to present
Coordinates registration and housing on six association conferences a year, 200 to 900 attendees each.
- Builds registration sites in Cvent, sets fee categories and monitors the pace against target.
- Manages room blocks, pickup reporting and cutoff extensions with contracted properties.
- Drafts banquet event orders and confirms counts and dietary needs against the guarantee deadline.
Conference Services Assistant
Bay State Association Services, Quincy, MA 2023 to 2024
Supported two planners on regional seminars of 60 to 150 attendees.
- Assembled attendee materials and staffed the registration desk at each seminar.
- Tracked speaker travel and reimbursement paperwork through to payment.
Licensure and Certification
Member, Meeting Professionals International
Education
Bachelor of Science in hospitality management, University of Massachusetts Amherst, 2023
Core Skills
Registration management · Room block management · Banquet event orders · Attendance reporting · Cvent · Eventbrite · Attrition tracking · Onsite check in