Kendra Hockman
Professional Summary
Agile Project Manager with over 15 years of experience and a passion for white-glove service.
Work Experience
Virtual Producer (Project Management) | NVIDIA Santa Clara, CA | Present
- Produced an educational AI conference for researchers, developers, inventors, & IT professionals (+300k attendees, +800 sessions).
- Coordinated keynote sessions with experts from NVIDIA, Meta, Mastercard, Uber, Google, Amazon, Stanford, etc.
- Recorded via our virtual studio, completed post-production editing (cc), and broadcasted with live Q&A featuring ChatGPT.
- High-Performance Computing and Artificial Intelligence (HPC-AI) Advisory Council Member.
- Career and Technical Education (CTE) Leadership Committee Member for Public School District.
- Skilled in: Kaltura, Rainfocus, StreamYard, Frame.io, Office 365 (Excel/PP), Google Workspaces, and more.
Project Manager (Business Development Specialist) | SAMSUNG San Jose, CA | December 2023 to December 2023
- Community Liaison for SAMSUNG. Secure and maintain business partnerships.
- Supported students, entrepreneurs, animal rescue groups, environmental protection groups, etc.
- Career and Technical Education (CTE) Leadership Committee Member for Public School District.
- Highest Performing Market out of 36: Washington stores averaged 165% to sales plan.
National Account Manager (Event Production) | More Than Models Los Angeles, CA (remote) | January 2020 to December 2022
- Provided support and managed deliverables for clients such as Ferrari, Louis Vuitton, Wells Fargo, AT&T, Amazon, etc.
- Managed shows including AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am 2022, SuperBowl 2022, NBA All-Star 2022, and more.
- Interviewed, input, and trained over 1,000 new talent candidates.
- Primary client contact and emergency contact for all shows.
- Executive Assistant for CEO, Ashlyn Henson.
Spokesmodel / Product Specialist / Emcee / Tour Manager | Freelance/Self Employed Nationwide | January 2013 to December 2022
- Consumer educator and product demonstrator specializing in Automotive & Technology.
- Trained and managed teams of up to 240 for events with over 300,000 attendees.
- Trade shows include: RSA, CES, GTC, GDC, E3, PAX West, Comic Con, Google NEXT, and many others.
- Clients include: Google, Amazon, Samsung, Cisco, Nvidia, Intel, Microsoft, Xbox, JLR, Lexus, Volvo, and more.
- Presenter with Stellantis on the International Auto Show Circuit for 3 years.
Marketing & Public Relations Manager (Orthodontic / Healthcare Sales) | All Star Orthodontics Camas, WA | January 2015 to December 2017
- Created and executed marketing strategies on behalf of Dr. Huong Le.
- Earned the “Elite Invisalign Provider” Award.
- Practice had a +3000% case increase, with a 45% conversion increase.
Education University of Florida Graduated 2020
Skills
- Cloud Service Platform Expertise
- Development
- Agile
- Kaltura
- SCRUM Development Process
- Strategic Planning
- Machine Learning
- Customer Relationship Management
- Rainfocus
- ChatGPT
- Trello
- Project Management
- Office 365
- Public Speaking
- StreamYard
- Asana
- Personal Assistant Experience
- AI Expertise
- Analytics
- Talent Acquisition
- AI
- Salesforce
- Post Production
- Account Management
- Training
- B2B Sales (SaaS)
- Data Management / Analysis
- WordPress
- Reporting
- Branding
- Video Production
- Process Improvement
- Google Workspaces
- Team Building
- Stakeholder Relations
- Event Coordination
- Social Media Management
- UX
- Production
- VR/AR Consumer Education
- Frame.io
- Sales
- SaaS
- Hospitality Management
- Event Planning
- Recruiting
- Human Resources
- Customer Service
Certifications and Licenses Certified Project Manager PMI-ACP