Kris Kolodziej
Experienced Events Professional
Edison,New Jersey
Summary
10 Years in event planning, management, and marketing, including conferences, trade shows, hybrid and virtual events for Verizon and for one of the largest industry tech associations.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
8
8
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Events Lead / Global Executive Director
VR/AR Association and Immerse Global Summit
Remote
10.2015 - Current
- Grew the global community to 1000's professionals & 100s organizations with events
- Drove registration with 1,000+ attendees for in-person summits & 10,000+ for virtual events
- Liaison for event, speakers, vendor & venue management, including pre-event, onsite, and post-event engagement
- Created sponsorship packages and managed sales & marketing; pipeline generation & revenue
- Marketing & promotion; managed demand generation, lead management, event registration & platforms, and websites
- Responsible for ROI reporting, metrics, KPIs and drove initiatives aimed at boosting engagement and retention
- Organized and oversaw multiple event-related initiatives, ensuring that timelines and objectives are met via coordination & planning
- Immerse Global Summit
Marketing Director
Verizon
Basking Ridge
01.2010 - 01.2014
- Co-organized Verizon Developer Community (VDC) with 1000s attendees to help promote partners & brand activations
- Preselected partners for digital experiences & managed the event process
Education
Masters - Information Systems
MIT
Cambridge, MA 01.2020 - 01.2023
Bachelor's of Science -
Rutgers University
New Brunswick, NJ 01.1996 - 09.2000
Skills
- Event planning, marketing, management
- Staff management
- Vendor management
- Sales strategy development
- Venue selection
- Registration management
- Sponsorship acquisition
- Onsite execution
- Speaker coordination
- Exhibit management
- Networking and relationship building
Timeline
Masters - Information Systems
MIT
01.2020 - 01.2023
Events Lead / Global Executive Director
VR/AR Association and Immerse Global Summit
10.2015 - Current
Marketing Director
Verizon
01.2010 - 01.2014
Bachelor's of Science -
Rutgers University
01.1996 - 09.2000
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