Edward Aquitania
Event and Tradeshow Manager
Phone +1 415-602-3565
Address San Diego, CA, USA
ABOUT
I am a strategic, innovative Senior Meetings, Events and Trade Show Manager with over fifteen years of successful meeting and in-person and virtual event planning, leadership, and coordination. I am well known for aligning event and trade show goals with exhibit design and building customer-attracting booths with informative design. Accomplishments spanning chemical, medical, technical, biotechnology, and life sciences industries working with internal and external departments to boost brand awareness, product execution, and lead generation. I was also praised for improving customer data retention and collaborating with all stakeholders while using out of the box design and influential product placement.
SKILLS & EXPERTISE
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Proven interpersonal skills required to collaborate with different stakeholders from different departments: Marcom, Sales, Technical Services, Training and Executive Management
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Self-starter
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Team player
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Pro-active
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Multi-tasker
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Acceptable verbal and written communications skills; bilingual
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Detail oriented
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Creative both on aesthetics and logistics
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Troubleshooting skills
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Strong organizational and management skills
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Ability to travel.
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Patient and calm especially under pressure.
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Strong vendor management skills including sourcing and selection, negotiation of contracts, and retaining strong business relationships.
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Great sense of humor
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Budget management and ROI
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Flexibility to work on weekends and holidays.
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Strong knowledge on following applications on both PC and Mac: MS Suite including SharePoint, Forms, and Planner; Video Conferencing apps including Zoom, Webex, and Teams; Adobe creative apps including InDesign and Acrobat; Sales and Marketing tools including Salesforce and Marketo.
EDUCATION
University of Santo Tomas
Bachelor's Degree in Architecture
Manila, Philippines
WORK EXPERIENCE
August 2024 - Present
Event Producer (Contract)
Rescue Agency
San Diego, CA
February 2024 - August 2024
Events Project Manager (Contract)
Buffini & Company
Carlsbad, CA
January 2023 - October 2023
Global Event Manager (Remote)
LG Chem | LG Water Solutions
Torrance, CA
September 2019 - January 2023
Meetings and Events Manager (Hybrid)
Avista Technologies
Carlsbad, CA
May 2015 - August 2019
Marketing Events Specialist (Remote)
NORCAL Group
San Francisco, CA
May 2013 - May 2015
Tradeshow & Event Manager (Freelance or Contract)
Self Employed
San Francisco, CA
July 2012 - May 2013
Marketing Specialist (On-site)
Fluidigm Corporation
South San Francisco, CA
April 2012 - June 2012
Tradeshow Specialist (On-site)
Zeiss Medical Technology
Dublin, CA
December 2007 - April 2012
Event & Tradeshow Coordinator (On-site)
Bio-Rad Laboratories
Hercules, CA
KEY ACHIEVEMENTS
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Won Best Exhibit Booth for Avista Technologies at the 2022 Membrane Technology Conference in Las Vegas, NV.
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Designed a membrane product display table to be used in trades how booths where the membrane product is integrated in a bar table to view the product and discuss over it at the same time.
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Designed and maintained a 10' and 20' exhibit booth display package showcasing a unique brand identity and theme to encourage awareness based on corporate design guidelines.
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Designed and collaborated development of a virtual trade show booth that included a 3D virtual tour and scavenger hunt for virtual conferences during the pandemic.
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Developed a literature distribution application for use by the sales team at trade shows and conferences to distribute e-brochures by sending it to the customers' inbox upon request from their phone or laptops.
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Managed and collaborated, as project lead, with overseas office colleagues to co-exhibit in international trade shows which included conceptualization and design of the booth that reconciled two separate entities into one without sacrificing their brand identities.
CONTACT
Phone +1 415-602-3565
Address San Diego, CA, USA