Dominic James

About Dominic James

I’m an operations-focused professional supporting event operations and logistics at SGS…

Experience

1. Marketing Assistant Ii

   SGS

   Apr 2023 — Present · Bloomfield, NJ, US

   Delivered 40+ trade shows each year across 22 U.S. states plus Canada, France, and Germany; typical 10×10 ft booths with about eight 10×20 builds annually.• Planned on a 90-day cycle (booths booked about a year in advance) and kept key tasks on schedule.• Hit run-of-show milestones consistently; last-minute changes limited to about six events per year despite multiple vendor dependencies.• Kept shipments on schedule; rush freight was needed for about one show per year, usually costing around $300 when it occurred.• Reduced shipping spend by shifting select shows to FedEx, saving about $700 per small show and ~$12.6K per year across ~18 small shows.• Maintained accurate vendor deliveries; misroutes occurred about once in thirty shipments, largely due to couriers; mitigated with clearer labeling and address checks.• Captured ~40 attendee scans per event, with ~5 qualifying as sales-ready, by streamlining scanner use and follow-up handoffs.• Built Sitecore event pages, Eloqua campaigns, and short-form content to drive registrations and timely updates.• Created six reusable event playbooks (by industry) and standardized status tracking in Monday.com to improve on-time milestone completion across 40+ shows annually.• Oversaw inventory, packing, and venue shipments; no freight losses to date, parcel issues rare and courier-related; stockouts uncommon and addressed via tighter communication.

Education

• Wolmer's Schools

  STEM Focus

• Western Governors University

  Bachelor's degree, Bachelor of Science, Business Administration (Marketing)

• The University of the West Indies, Mona

  72 credits toward Bachelor of Science, Natural Sciences