Zachary Holback
Atascadero
Summary
Expertly orchestrated multiple events exceeding 1 million dollars, consistently delivering on time and within budget while enhancing operational processes.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
Work History
Event Delivery Manager
Informa Tech
04.2023 - Current
- Manage relationships with external vendors
- Identified opportunities to reduce cost but deliver exceptional results
- Coordinated cross-functional teams to enhance project delivery and communication.
- Managed project timelines, resources and budgets for multiple event functions
- Conducted regular meetings to align team goals and expectations.
- Oversaw risk management processes to identify and mitigate potential issues.
- Tracked service metrics, managing budgets and troubleshooting issues.
- Managed the day-to-day operations of the delivery team including assigning tasks, setting deadlines and ensuring adherence to best practices.
Conference Producer
Informa Tech
03.2020 - 03.2023
- Producer for three flagship GDC events with about 600+ speakers each and 25,000+ attendees
- 500+ conference sessions over a 5-day period
- Producer for 3 virtual GDC's and lead producer for GDC Showcase
- Each virtual conference held 300+ speakers and saw 10,000+ virtual attendees
- Producer for our Special Interest Groups, Special Events, Community and Interactive Spaces
- Expanded IGDA's presence at GDC hosting their Mentor Cafe
- Part of team to launch GDC Masterclass which exceeded forecasted revenue by $200,000 in first year
- Lead Producer to create and launch new editorial webinar series, Game Developer Talks
Associate Conference Manager
Informa Tech
12.2019 - 03.2020
- Specialized in speaker logistics, speaker recruitment, timeline creation, conference content and scheduling
- Product Manager for GDC Vault - GDC's extensive video archive platform
- Increased revenue ~20% year over year. Turned it into a $1M+ product.
- Created an accessibility statement and report identifying areas of improvement for accessibility
Education
B.S. - Recreation, Parks, and Tourism Administration
California Polytechnic State University
San Luis Obispo06.2017
Skills
- Project management
- Vendor management
- Risk assessment
- Budget management
- Event coordination
- Stakeholder engagement
- Process optimization
- Team leadership
- Data analysis
- Problem solving
- Time management
- Interpersonal communication
- Attention to detail
- Event Delivery
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Event Delivery Manager
Informa Tech
04.2023 - Current
Conference Producer
Informa Tech
03.2020 - 03.2023
Associate Conference Manager
Informa Tech
12.2019 - 03.2020
B.S. - Recreation, Parks, and Tourism Administration
California Polytechnic State University
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