D's Elegant Events

Introduction: I am an experienced leader with 12 years of event planning and wedding consultation experience, and I also provide wedding and floral design services. I have excellent customer service skills and superb work ethics. I have excellent written and verbal skills. I'm skilled in collaborating with clients, vendors and staff to achieve the objectives of each event. I am able to motivate and train event team members. I use a lot of resources to help collaborate on new ideas and decision making. The following are my qualifications and services: * Adaptability and interpersonal Strengths * Leadership * Customer service excellence * Strategic planning/analysis * Training * Public speaking and Presentations * Team Management and Development * Problem Solving * Event Consultation * Documentation and Reporting * Marketing * Design The following are my professional experience: - D's Elegant Events, Canton Ohio 2002 - 2015 Owner * Hired and managed and staff and operations * Designed and marketed business and ran bridal shows * Advertising, design fliers, pamphlets, magazine ads, trade shows and put-on bridal show * Seek new clients/sales * Purchased, ordered and bought linens, centerpieces, flowers and all decorating items * For clients, I set appointments, consult and help design and ran their events * Bookkeeping, QuickBooks for business, invoices and payroll * Filing, keeping files with all plans for events and keeping cost per event * Ran Events and act as day-of event coordinator until it ended * Managed building with tenants and venue for events (setups, teardown, AV equipment operation and security) * Handled environmental and health regulations for the building You can see my work on D's Elegant Events on Facebook or Metropolitan Centre in Canton Ohio Facebook.