Ronny Coombs, CMP, CEM

Experience

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  Best Buy

  Jan 2007 - Jan 2011

  Multi-Channel Sales Assistant

  Full time position; planned and coordinated all community involvement and events; planned and coordinated all internal employee interaction events; scheduled and managed a team of up to 20 employees; assisted customers in person and over the phone; completed sales transactions; resolved customer and employee issues; and oversaw all cash handling.

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  Washington D.C. Bridal Show

  Jan 2009 - Jan 2016

  Volunteer

  I worked on several different shows in the Northern Virginia and Washington D.C. area. I assisted with registration processes, set-up, and breakdown for guests and vendors.

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  Celebrate Fairfax, Inc.

  Jan 2011 - Jan 2012

  Volunteer

  Leadership position overseeing cash transactions at a beverage booth and a volunteer registration booth.

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  Warwick Yacht and Country Club

  Jan 2012 - Jan 2012

  Event Staff Member

  Part time serving position; worked on a team coordinating member and non-member events; assisted in set-up, breakdown, and implementation of all events including wine tastings, weddings, corporate meetings, and club gatherings.

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  Atrendy Wedding Planning

  Jan 2013 - Jan 2013

  Intern

  Part time internship position; assisted with social media reputation by creating facebook posts, blog posts, and managing free giveaways through vendor contacts; assisted planner with set-up, breakdown, and event procedures during weddings and bridal shows; and created a training tool for use with future interns (available in my portfolio).

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  American Foundation for Suicide Prevention

  Jan 2013 - Jan 2013

  Volunteer

  Assisted with set-up and breakdown of the events, as well as implementation of the guest “take-away” booths.

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  Family, Career and Community Leaders of America

  Jan 2014 - Jan 2015

  Meetings and Programs Assistant

  The Meetings and Programs Assistant provides technical and administrative support for the Director of Conferences and Director of Programs. Including, but not limited to, answering general calls for national meetings and monitoring the departments email account; initiate, coordinate, and update planning documents, promotional published documents, and correspondence related to national meetings; research potential vendors and suppliers for meetings; coordinate shipments for national meetings; and coordinate tours for local meeting attendants. Show less

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  American Society of Nephrology

  Jan 2015 - Jan 2018

  Senior Meetings Associate

  Write and execute contracts for small to mid-sized meetings and conferences; manage logistical details for eight - ten meetings each year; assist in the logistical planning and implementation of the ASN Kidney Week annual meeting (13,000 attendees); manage ancillary meetings for Kidney Week; manage registration and housing for Kidney Week; assist in creating meeting specification documents for all meetings; any other projects as needed.

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  HD Supply

  Jan 2018 - Jan 2019

  Corporate Events Planner

  Coordinated 150+ events with 20-500+ attendees including contract execution, vendor selection and management, all logistical preparation, invoice management, and any other tasks as needed. Ran the CVENT registration software for all large events (100+ attendees) including site development, communications, and reporting.Managed all internal meeting space including booking meeting rooms, logistical execution, and consultant to all internal groups. Meeting space included 5,000 square foot ballroom plus 80 additional small to midsized meeting rooms. Served as the catering team liaison to all internal and external clients for F&B orders. Created all SOPs related to onsite and offsite events for all internal and external/third-party clients. Including contract, quote, and order creation and negotiation. Created materials can be provided upon request. Conducted site visits and site selection for all off-site events related to Facilities Maintenance and the Global Service Center. Show less

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  American Society of Nephrology

  Jan 2019 - now

  Oversee exhibits sales process and strategy. Execute over 200 exhibitor sales appointments and contracts each year including development of Map Your Show sales tool.Supervise and train members of the ASN exhibits team in execution of the society's annual meeting, Kidney Week.Plan, promote, implement, and manage the scientific exposition / trade show of Kidney Week (12,000+ attendees, 160+ exhibiting companies, 60K sq. ft. of sold exhibit hall space, and 100k sq. ft. of functional space), including the exposition floor plan, service manual, prospectus, booth assignments, poster sessions, and act as the liaison for the ASN decorator, GES. Execute more than $2m of corporate support / sponsorship items in-person and virtually.Manage the financial process for all exposition related budget lines including $2.5m exhibits revenue and $2m of corporate support revenue.Supervise staff in writing, executing, and negotiating contracts, logistical details, specification documents, and stat reports between ASN and third party vendors. Maintain all exhibitor databases including preparing reports and analysis. Show less Supervise and train members of the ASN meetings team in execution of various small to mid-sized meetings, Kidney Week registration, and 400+ Kidney Week ancillary events. Plan, promote, implement, and manage the scientific exposition / trade show of Kidney Week (12,000+ attendees, 160+ exhibiting companies, 60K sq. ft. of sold exhibit hall space, and 100k sq. ft. of functional space), including the exposition floor plan, service manual, prospectus, booth assignments, poster sessions, and act as the liaison for the ASN decorator, GES. Execute more than $2m of corporate support / sponsorship items in-person and virtually.Manage the financial process for all exposition and registration related budget lines including $2.5m exhibits revenue and $6+m registration revenue. Supervise staff in writing, executing, and negotiating contracts, logistical details, specification documents, and stat reports for an additional 5-10 small to mid-sized meetings and conferences as assigned annually. Pivoted from an in-person city-wide conference to a fully virtual production that resulted in equivalent profit when compared to the in-person annual event. Produce (2) virtual annual events including corporate support, exhibit hall, graphics, and user experience management. Maintain all exhibitor databases including preparing reports and analysis. Show less Plan, promote, implement, and manage the scientific exposition / trade show of Kidney Week (12,000+ attendees, 160+ exhibiting companies, 60K sq. ft. of sold exhibit hall space, and 100k sq. ft. of functional space), including the exposition floor plan, service manual, prospectus, booth assignments, poster sessions, and act as the liaison for the ASN decorator, GES. Execute more than $2m of corporate support / sponsorship items in-person and virtually.Supervise registration for ASN Kidney Week and act as liaison for ASN’s registration bureau including maintaining all exhibitor and registration records and databases including preparing reports and analysis. Manage the financial process for all exposition and registration related budget lines including $2.5m exhibits revenue and $6+m registration revenue. Write, execute, and negotiate contracts, logistical details, specification documents, and stat reports for an additional 5-10 small to mid-sized meetings and conferences as assigned annually. Pivoted from an in-person city-wide conference to a fully virtual production that resulted in equivalent profit when compared to the in-person annual event. Produce (2) virtual annual events including corporate support, exhibit hall, graphics, and user experience management. Supervise registration for ASN Kidney Week and act as liaison for ASN’s registration bureau.Maintain all exhibitor and registrations records and databases including preparing reports and analysis. Manage the financial process for all exposition and registration related budget lines. Write and execute contracts, logistical details, specification documents, and stat reports for small to mid-sized meetings and conferences as assigned. Show less

  • Exhibits Manager

    Jan 2023 - now

  • Meetings and Exhibits Manager

    Jan 2022 - Jan 2023

  • Senior Coordinator for Meetings and Exhibits

    Jan 2019 - Jan 2022