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Hi, I’m Shari Atwood, a senior freelance event producer and project manager with 20 years delivering high-stakes live, hybrid, and virtual events for pharma, financial services, and enterprise clients. I consistently manage 20+ event app builds per year, coordinating logistics for executive-level meetings and complex programs. Clients regularly request me by name for repeat engagements, and I’m available for freelance and contract engagements.…Hi, I’m Shari Atwood, a senior freelance event producer and project manager with 20 years delivering high-stakes live, hybrid, and virtual events for pharma, financial services, and enterprise clients. I consistently manage 20+ event app builds per year, coordinating logistics for executive-level meetings and complex programs. Clients regularly request me by name for repeat engagements, and I’m available for freelance and contract engagements.

Shari Atwood

Production Manager, Executive Producer, Digital Producer, +3

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Hi, I’m Shari Atwood, a senior freelance event producer and project manager with 20 years delivering high-stakes live, hybrid, and virtual events for pharma, financial services, and enterprise clients. I consistently manage 20+ event app builds per year, coordinating logistics for executive-level meetings and complex programs. Clients regularly request me by name for repeat engagements, and I’m available for freelance and contract engagements.…Hi, I’m Shari Atwood, a senior freelance event producer and project manager with 20 years delivering high-stakes live, hybrid, and virtual events for pharma, financial services, and enterprise clients. I consistently manage 20+ event app builds per year, coordinating logistics for executive-level meetings and complex programs. Clients regularly request me by name for repeat engagements, and I’m available for freelance and contract engagements.

Available to hire

Hi, I’m Shari Atwood, a senior freelance event producer and project manager with 20 years delivering high-stakes live, hybrid, and virtual events for pharma, financial services, and enterprise clients. I consistently manage 20+ event app builds per year, coordinating logistics for executive-level meetings and complex programs.

Clients regularly request me by name for repeat engagements, and I’m available for freelance and contract engagements.

Skills

Experience Level

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Intermediate

Language

English

Fluent

Spanish; Castilian

Advanced

Work Experience

Associate Senior Project Manager at SpotMe (Freelance)

March 1, 2021 - Present

Build and deliver 20+ event apps per year across corporate, pharma, and financial services clients; manage full build cycle from requirements through live execution; supervise staffing and end-to-end budgets; translate post-event engagement data into actionable recommendations for future events.

Live Coordinator at SpotMe (Freelance)

November 1, 2020 - Present

Brief and prepare 5–10 speakers per event across 10+ live events per year; manage speaker green rooms under live pressure; perform real-time troubleshooting of mic/camera failures and outages; handle 5–10 user escalations per event as the sole client-facing contact during live sessions.

Event Manager at Shari Atwood Inc. (Self-Employed)

July 1, 2011 - Present

Independently managed 10+ events/year across 14 years, including a 1,000+ person stadium opening ceremony and 1,000+ rotating meeting logistics for pharma conference; owned full production lifecycle from venue sourcing through onsite execution; retained 5 long-term clients with 10+ repeat engagements.

Account Manager — Workplace from Facebook Events at Innovision

February 1, 2019 - February 1, 2021

Managed 20 overlapping end-to-end projects across $10K–$100K budgets; delivered many under budget; coordinated dozens of vendors and reconciled finances in Salesforce; served as day-to-day contact for 5 client stakeholders and drove ROI across a 2-year engagement.

Citywide Special Events Coordinator at NYC Department of Parks & Recreation

December 1, 2013 - January 1, 2015

Reviewed and processed 100+ special event permits annually; co-produced Street Games 2014 for 300+ kids; onsite direction of 50 staff and volunteers; assessed site fees for budgets $10K–$25K; coordinated multi-agency logistics and onsite execution.

Marketing/Events Coordinator & Assistant at Sidley Austin LLP

August 1, 2011 - December 1, 2013

Planned and executed 10+ firm events per year; coordinated dozens of vendors and venues across site acquisition, A/V, catering, registration, and budget reconciliation; maintained CRM with 100,000+ contacts ensuring accurate mailing lists and client preferences.

Event Planning Coordinator at WK Planning, Ltd.

March 1, 2010 - July 1, 2011

Owned contribution and commitment tracking for 10+ nonprofit galas and charity auctions per year; raised $100K–$1M+ per event; managed ticketing and donation reconciliation.

Citywide Special Events Coordinator at NYC Dept. of Parks & Recreation

December 1, 2013 - January 1, 2015

Reviewed and processed 100+ special event permits annually across NYC parks in all five boroughs; co-produced Street Games 2014 for 300+ kids; onsite direction of 50 staff and volunteers; assessed and approved site fees for events with budgets $10K–$25K; coordinated multi-agency logistics and managed proposals, site visits, and onsite execution end to end.