Ramina Salemi
Vancouver,Canada
Summary
Results-driven Event Specialist with extensive experience planning, coordinating, and executing a wide range of events, including corporate functions, private celebrations, and gala evenings. Expert in logistics, budget oversight, vendor management, and team leadership, consistently delivering seamless events that exceed client expectations and support business growth.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Assistant Manager - Event Sales & Logestic
Encore Global
03.2024 - Current
- Leading team in executing daily operational strategies to enhance service delivery.
- Building and maintaining strong venue and client relationships, driving retention and repeat business.
- Managing multiple events at the same time and event operations end-to-end, ensuring flawless execution of setups, equipment, and customer service.
- Overseeing financial performance, including P&L management, cost controls, and accurate forecasting.
- Creating and delivering tailored sales strategies, proposals, and presentations to maximize revenue.
- Collaborating across departments and vendors to resolve challenges and deliver seamless event experiences.
- Assisting in hiring, onboarding and training of new employees to maintain adequate staffing levels.
Event Sales Coordinator
Encore Global
01.2023 - 03.2024
- Promoting the sales contract of various Audio-Visual equipment in small, medium and large size events including BEO bookings, exhibitor spaces, business conferences, wedding, and Trade show
- Established positive relationships with clients, ensuring their needs were met throughout the event planning process.
- Addressing client requirements by actively participating in client meetings and promptly addressing their inquiries, concerns, and issues
- Participates in BEO, pre-cons, and pre-production meetings as required, Building relationships with more than 4 hotels
- Coordinating between sales and operations with prioritizing client satisfaction.
- Conducting post-event follow-ups with thank-you email and gathering feedback via service evaluations
- Maintaining the compass pipeline and updating sales software every day with the accurate date
Event and Exhibition Assistant
Pacific National Exhibition PNE
12.2021 - 01.2023
- Booking venues, scheduling shows, and communicating with clients via emails or in person
- Organizing all event operations, venue, and invitations
- Evaluating the event’s success and submitting related reports
- Managing ticket sales and parking passes for significant events
- Calculating billing amounts, sending invoices, making payments to vendors and tracking reconciliation
Account Executive
Canada Drives
05.2019 - 12.2021
- Monitored customer preferences to determine the focus of sales efforts and resolved their problems and complaints
- Supported Marketing department in executing campaigns and creating content for social media platforms, website and business platform
- Directed the daily floor operations and coordinates technician workflow to ensure timely delivery of equipment and service
- Established long-term relationships with the clients to build trust and maintain high levels of client satisfaction
- Assisted and coordinated marketing activities and policies to promote products and services and cooperated with advertising
Gallery Director & Event Planner
Rozheh Art Gallery
06.2014 - 05.2019
- Directed activities of businesses or departments concerned with the operation, pricing, sales, and events
- Performance data to measure productivity and goal achievement, determine cost reduction and improvement
- Prepared work schedules and assigned team members for specific duties
- Participated in international fairs and events in China and Turkey
- Managed staff requirements, and interviewed, hired, and trained new employees
- Planned and directed a variety of activities such as sales promotions, coordinated art and many cultural domestic events and exhibitions, and ran training classes
- Tracked record of organizing successful art and cultural events, concerts, and festivals 20 up to 1,500 participants
Education
MBA - Business Administration
IAU-SCIENCE & RESEARCH
09.2015
Certificate - Event Management
IAP Career College
02-2025
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) - Business Management
KHARAZMI UNIVERSITY
09.2011
Skills
- Expert in selling different equipment for various events and fairs
- Client relationship management
- Expert in sales, operation, product/service
- Knowledge of catering, Audio-Visual & Fundraising
- Ability to schedule team members and timekeeping duties
- Experienced in Logistic and production
- Strong Interpersonal & Organizational Skills
- Well-organized with multi-tasking skills
- Critical thinking & Decision maker
- Contract Negotiation
- Assertive & Passionate
- Problem-solving ability
- Solid communication skills
- Responsive & Self-Aware
Accomplishments
I successfully increased sales by 21% across these venues and boosted revenue by $150K in the first year and $190K in the second year of working
LANGUAGE
English
Farsi
Certification
- Technical Level 100 - Encore U
- Sales and Customer Service – Encore U
- Crisis Management - Iran
- Event Planning – Vancouver
- Event & Conference Management -Iran
Timeline
Assistant Manager - Event Sales & Logestic
Encore Global
03.2024 - Current
Event Sales Coordinator
Encore Global
01.2023 - 03.2024
Event and Exhibition Assistant
Pacific National Exhibition PNE
12.2021 - 01.2023
Account Executive
Canada Drives
05.2019 - 12.2021
Gallery Director & Event Planner
Rozheh Art Gallery
06.2014 - 05.2019
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) - Business Management
KHARAZMI UNIVERSITY
MBA - Business Administration
IAU-SCIENCE & RESEARCH
Certificate - Event Management
IAP Career College