Sidney Shaola
Vallejo
Summary
Seasoned Events Program Manager with over 17 years of professional experience. A strong self-starter and problem solver. Comfortable working under pressure. Managed high-stakes C-Level Executive global events. Excellent organizational and project management skills. Highly collaborative and a natural "team player" who thrives with new challenges with 11 + years’ experience of large scale 10,000+, customer events.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
Work History
Speaker Management and Content, Program Manager
Autodesk
San Francisco
02.2021 - Current
- Partnered with cross-functional teams, ranging from C-level executives, operations, web development, finance, and audio and visual producers.
- Managed vendor and other third-party relationships.
- Developed speaker training, onboarding, and guidance on operational, logistical, and program tasks.
- Executed project timelines and task deliverables for over 800+ breakout sessions.
- Guided over 1,000 presenters on a yearly basis to deliver award-winning content.
- Increased onsite class enrollment count of under preforming
sessions by 40%.
Events Program Manager
Enterpise Events Group
San Rafael
07.2011 - 02.2020
- Managed multiple customer events including but not limited to board member, incentive, technical and internal sales programs.
- Designed and optimized end-to-end content workflows by developing programs and supporting documents, along with utilizing technology to streamline processes.
- Executed vendor contract and negotiated lower
rates saving $10,000 + within program budget.
Administrative Business Manager
B2B Strategies
Rocklin
11.2006 - 03.2010
- Assisted with ongoing client communication (via phone, email, in-person) Handled client and internal stakeholder communications, reports, documents, schedules
- Drafted complex financial memos
- Assisted project managers with coordinating client meetings and projects
Education
PMP Certification (In-progress) -
Program Management Institute
Some College (No Degree) -
San Francisco State University
San Francisco, CAAssociate of Arts -
Sierra College
Rocklin, CAHigh School Diploma -
Granite Bay High School
Granite BaySkills
- Project and Program Management
- Vendor and Stakeholder Management
- Cross-Functional Collaboration
- Creative Operations
- SaaS Implementation
Timeline
Speaker Management and Content, Program Manager
Autodesk
02.2021 - Current
Events Program Manager
Enterpise Events Group
07.2011 - 02.2020
Administrative Business Manager
B2B Strategies
11.2006 - 03.2010
PMP Certification (In-progress) -
Program Management Institute
Some College (No Degree) -
San Francisco State University
Associate of Arts -
Sierra College
High School Diploma -
Granite Bay High School
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