Jamia Harris, CTSM

Experience

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  University of Houston Law Foundation

  Jan 1996 - Jan 1998

  Conference Manager, Continuing Legal Education

  Executed Continuing Legal Education courses throughout the state of Texas for lawyers, insurance adjusters, and CPAs.

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  Compaq Computer Corporation

  Jan 1998 - Jan 2000

  Executive Briefing Program Marketing Manager

  Planned half-day and up to 2-day customer visits to corporate headquarters working with a variety of divisions within the company including executives, engineers and marketing employees to kraft the appropriate agenda to meet the needs of the customers and then hosted the customers throughout their visit.

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  Compaq Computer Corp. (aka Hewlett Packard)

  Jan 2000 - Jan 2003

  Trade Show Manager, Corporate

  Planned and managed Compaq's corporate participation in their yearly trade show program. This involved working with various divisions within the company to plan for content, staffing, and booth design and build for booths that ranged from 20 sq. ft. to over 50 sq ft in size.

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  I've Gotcha Covered

  Aug 2003 - Oct 2005

  Principal

  Established an event and marketing agency with clients in the technology, church and event agency industries.

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  One World Partners, Inc.

  Oct 2005 - Dec 2009

  Sr. Project Manager

  One World is a boutique event agency creatively handling and managing conferences and incentive programs for groups of 50 to 1500.

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  Opus 3 Creative, Ltd.

  Nov 2009 - Aug 2010

  Director of US Operations

  Business development supporting U.S. clients who exhibit or host events globally.

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  Corporate Event Planning Consultant

  Aug 2010 - Jun 2015

  Corporate Event Planning Consultant

  Corporate Event Project Manager and Travel Director

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  About Face Productions

  Jan 2012 - Aug 2020

  Corporate Events

  About Face Productions is a team of seasoned and highly skilled professional event planners working together to support their client's needs with creativity and efficiency. It has been a truly wonderful and fulfilling experience partnering with this team!

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  Align Technology

  Jul 2015 - Mar 2017

  Sr. Events Program Manager
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  EventSister LLC

  Mar 2017 - now

  Co-Founder & Executive Director

  With over 27 years of planning and managing logistics, both domestically and internationally for global clients with $1M+ budgets, eventSister has an extensive array of trusted and dependable partners to cover all aspects of an event to include, but not limited to: housing and registration, website design and program promotion, exhibit design, install and dismantle, print design and production, decor, transportation support, and small group cultural tours supported by our seasoned onsite staff. Together we can plan and execute a fresh and memorable event or tour full of hospitality, excitement, originality, and smiling faces (from staff and attendees alike). Specialties include: Establish and retain professional relationships with clients and partners; contract negotiation; budget management; vendor/partner management; creative writing and editing; excellent organizational and time management skills; detailed focused; logistics management; problem solver and capable of smooth execution under high stress with a friendly, Texas smile.eS Travel curates small-group travel for those who want to explore this amazing world. eS Travel is for those who don't want to travel alone, don't have time to plan, not sure where to go, are concerned about exploring safely, or want to travel with a specific group (friends, family, etc.). Travel with eS Travel - Travel Simplified! Show less

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  EventSister

  Apr 2017 - May 2020

  Independent Consultant

  Personable. Real. Texas friendly. Skilled. Innovative. 20+ Years. Professional. Experienced.We bring creative ideas, detailed planning and smooth execution within the overall event process for corporate meetings, conferences, customer events, and incentive programs.