Katherine Azeez

Katherine Azeez

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Events & Operations Leader | Brand Activation & Experiential Strategy | B2B Stakeholder Engagement
Texas, United States

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    Independent Event & Hospitality Consultant
    Freelance Contract
    Apr 2025 - Current (1 year 4 months)
    • Produced recurring live events and community-driven activations, doubling attendance during off-peak periods and increasing midweek venue utilization. • Directed onsite operations across events of 150+ attendees, managing run-of-show coordination, team communications, and real-time troubleshooting to maintain seamless event delivery. • Built inventory and asset tracking systems for a 150+ SKU beverage program, sustaining 98.6% audit accuracy across recurring events and activations. • Coordinated cross-functional teams, venue leadership, and vendors to align production timelines and onsite deliverables. • Led experience programming and premium activations that contributed to a 41.4% increase in weekly sales performance through targeted aud
  • Credence
    Floor Lead | Event Operations
    Credence
    Jul 2024 - May 2025 (11 months)
    • Led high-volume on-site execution for engagements of 200-310 attendees, generating $45K-$70K in revenue per night. • Personally generated $500K+ in F&B sales across 200+ activation shifts through high-volume execution, value amplification, and 3-4x attendee throughput. • Managed performance development for rotating teams of 10+ personnel, implementing uniform sales frameworks that improved team efficiency and revenue capture. • Served as crisis management point of contact, resolving operational risks and real-time disruptions during live productions to protect revenue continuity through proactive contingency planning and rapid response.
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    Events Manager | B2B Accounts & Luxury Event Production
    Savoir Houston
    Oct 2019 - Jul 2022 (2 years 10 months)
    • Promoted from front-of-house hostess to Events Manager within 8 months, taking over operational logistics for a $4.35M annual venue portfolio and a $400K+ B2B activation division. • Produced luxury private activations as primary client liaison, from concept curation to financial reconciliation while elevating per-event revenue through strategic experience design and premium service tiers. • Directed onsite execution for large-scale events (300+ guests), coordinating cross-functional teams and external vendors to ensure a seamless run-of-show and an exceptional guest journey. • Optimized labor cost efficiency and show crew deployment in partnership with corporate stakeholders. Directed multidisciplinary resources and real-time gap coverage
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    Department Lead | Operations & Inventory Management
    Trader Joe's
    Oct 2017 - Jun 2025 (7 years 9 months)
    • Managed P&L, forecasting, and strategy for 65-line product mix driving a 150-230% weekly sales lift through data- driven layout optimization. Reduced operational costs by tightening reorder controls with methodology adopted across additional departments and used to train new buyers. • Directed space planning and promotional layouts to maximize product visibility, accelerate purchasing behavior, and lift sales velocity, coordinating daily with vendors and leadership during launches to optimize labor deployment for a high- volume, $1.2M+ peak-revenue store. • Served as acting floor lead 2-3 shifts per week for a 135+ employee store, directing real-time resource allocation, cross-department coordination, and operational issue resolution for
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  • University of HoustonDowntown
    Bachelor's of Science Biotechnology
    University of HoustonDowntown
    Jan 2023 - Current (3 years 7 months)
  • University of Houston
    Biomedical Engineering, Neurobiology and Behavior
    University of Houston
    Jan 2017 - Dec 2021 (5 years)