Jason Umphlett

About Jason Umphlett

An experienced special events professional with a background in event rental management…

Experience

1. Owner

   Current Event Rentals

   Jan 2011 — Present

   Establishes business plan by surveying event demand; conferring with people in the community; identifying and evaluating competitors; preparing financial, marketing, and sales projections, analyses, and estimates.*Maintains patron satisfaction by monitoring, evaluating, and auditing equipment and service offerings; initiating improvements; building relationships with preferred patrons.*Attracts patrons by developing and implementing marketing, advertising, public and community relations programs; evaluating program results; identifying and tracking changing demands.*Controls purchases and inventory by meeting with account manager; negotiating prices and contracts; developing preferred supplier lists; reviewing and evaluating usage reports; analyzing variances; taking corrective actions.*Maintains professional and technical knowledge by tracking emerging trends in the event rental industry; attending educational workshops; reviewing professional publications; establishing personal networks; benchmarking state-of-the-art practices; participating in professional societies.

Education

• Mojave High School

  Diploma, General

  2000 — 2004

• Community College of Southern Nevada

  Business Management & Marketing

• Mojave High School

  High School Diploma

  2000 — 2004

Skills

• Corel Draw
• Event Planning
• Microsoft Office
• Sales
• Networking
• Sales Management
• Process Scheduler
• Hospitality
• Books
• Event Management
• Meeting Planning
• Customer Service
• Outside Sales
• Customer Satisfaction
• Profit
• Corporate Events
• Inventory Management
• Employee Management