Deejay Johnson

About Deejay Johnson

I’ve been doing some facet of project/event planning and audio visual production since I…

Experience

1. Event Manager

   Marriott International

   Dec 1999 — Present

   MARRIOTT INTERNATIONAL, INC.Marriott Southeast Regional Sales Office 3/10 to PresentRegional Event Planning Manager • Manage event budgets and planning for associations and groups for over 1,200 events annually held in seven metro Atlanta properties. Work closely with 400+ contacts to insure flawless event execution.• Managed over $2 million in actualized catering revenue and $3 million in room revenues annually. Exceeded event revenues at of goal and 133.37% of rooms revenue goals.• Negotiated prices with vendors for equipment and services to control expenses and meet client budget requirements. • Played key role in new client acquisition, resulting over group room nights. • Recipient of the 2013 Ace Award. 2013 Nominated for Event Team of the Year; received 2012 outstanding achievement with Wildly Important Goals (WIG) Award.• Originally joined team in a temporary position. Promoted and hired in March, 2010.Renaissance Waverly Hotel, Atlanta GA 12/99 to 03/09Event Manager / Meeting Planner 20••••09AV Supervisor / AV Tech Managed high-profile national events, including the annual Anime Conventions, drawing crowds up to as well as Paradies Shops, and Ultimate Software. Created themes and concepts to enhance meeting experiences. Managed Group bookings for hotels totaling almost 800 rooms.• Created theme-oriented menus, located specialty foods, suggested creative team building exercises, booked musical talent, and ordered audio visual equipment to promote the client’s event goals.• Achieved client satisfaction of 100% Excellent in 2009, up from 84% Excellent in 2008. Initially moved group satisfaction surveys from 33% Excellent to 64% Excellent during first six months in position. • Recognized regionally as the Event Team of the Quarter twice in 2008; nationally as part of the Hotel of the Year in 2004, and Event Management Team of the Year in 2004.

Education

• University of Missouri-Saint Louis

  100+ hours, Music Education

  1984 — 1988

Skills

• Hotels
• Video
• Music
• Trade Shows
• Budgets
• Leadership
• Food & Beverage
• Customer Service
• Parties
• Advertising
• Social Networking
• Social Media Marketing
• Editing
• Entertainment
• Event Planning
• Project Planning
• Film
• Small Business
• Powerpoint
• Marketing
• Piano Playing
• Public Relations
• Management
• Team Building
• Time Management
• Marketing Strategy
• Public Speaking
• Live Events
• Human Resources
• Sales
• Corporate Events
• Marketing Communications
• Tourism
• Customer Satisfaction
• Event Management