Chuck Henry903 Chateau Court, SE • Smyrna, Georgia 30082 • 404•819•6611

chuckhenry@bellsouth.net http://www.linkedin.com/pub/chuck-henry/1a/a90/863

SUMMARYMore than twenty years experience and the organizational skills to successfully manage multiple projects. Skilled in managing employees, projects and events in a timely, productive and efficient manner. Excellent budget planning and contract negotiation. Key skills include:

○ Project Management○ Creative Problem Solutions

○ Turn-key Event Coordination○ Effective Communication Skills

RELATED RECENT PROFESSIONAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS

CHUCK HENRY EVENT DESIGN & MANAGEMENT, LLC, Smyrna, GA 2009 - presentOwner

o Provided customized facilitation ranging from project management to full service design, coordination and supervision. Examples of successful events and satisfied clients include:

○ Bark for Art: Atlanta Lab Rescue Gala at the Mason-Murer Fine Art Gallery○ The Art of Golf High Museum of Art Exhibit Sponsor Party○ Holiday Patron Party: Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta○ Night of Hope: Muscular Dystrophy Association’s ALS Division Gala○ Atlanta Heart Ball: American Heart Association

o Created residential holiday transformations; turn-key design, management, installation and strike.o Managed budgets ranging between $300 and $55,000.

SOUTHEASTERN HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY, Atlanta, GA 2007-2009Director of Show Design

○ Produced the Atlanta based Southeastern Flower Show that covered over 100,000 square feet, 140 marketplace vendors, 70 exhibits and 15 daily special events.

○ Developed a long-range plan of show themes that resulted in maintaining greater planning momentum between shows and encouraged continuous sponsorship over a long period of time.

○ Supervised and consulted with approximately 12 volunteer steering committees that ultimately oversaw over 1,000 volunteers annually.

○ Designed floor plan to accommodate five day event with over 14,000 attendees.○ Created and administered volunteer training workshops to streamline operations and maintain a high level

of quality assistance for participants and attendees.○ Boosted promotion of the Southeastern Flower Show by launching pre-show workshops and

demonstrations. Demonstrations included live appearances on WSB-TV & Atlanta Fox TV.○ Organized travel to renowned flower shows in metropolitan cities such as Philadelphia, Seattle, Boston &

Toronto, followed by growth initiative presentations to Board of Directors.○ Created Multi-Media presentations using Microsoft PowerPoint and Moviemaker for project launch, year-

end recap and promotion.○ Designed in-house collateral stationary and promotional media.○ Met deadlines and remained under budget.○ Consulted and collaborated with special projects and events with the Executive Director and Marketing

Director.

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CHUCK HENRY DESIGNS, INC, Atlanta, GA 1989-2007Owner

○ Founded a special event floral design & décor company specializing in custom creations for high-end corporate and private parties, conferences and meetings.

○ Conceptualized events based on clients personal or business statement of purpose and supervised implication from beginning to end.

○ Responsible for budget development, reconciliation and reporting; resulting in consistent annual growth and profits. Budgets ranged between $3,000 and $35,000.

○ Supervised as many as twenty-four people per event; ranging from employees, contractors and volunteers. Venues included:

○ Four Seasons and Ritz Carlton Hotels○ Georgia World Congress Center○ Georgia International Convention Center○ Capital City, Cherokee and Piedmont Driving Clubs

○ Coordinate with venue, vendors and staff for a seamless installation, execution and take-down for every event.

SOFTWARE EXPERIENCE

Microsoft Office 2010WordExcelPowerPointOutlook

Adobe Photoshop Elements 10Adobe Premiere Elements 10 QuickBooks Pro 2008

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Science – Music Education Barton College - Wilson, NC

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