Patti Corbitt, Owner

Career Highlights: Seven years of experience at a global real estate firm, working to support executive level commercial brokers by providing a variety of marketing, design, communication and administrative skills as needed.  Nineteen years of progressive experience in all aspects of trade show and event production and logistics.  Knowledge of all aspects of business from basic bookkeeping to operations management.

Major Skills: Experienced marketing professional with a solid record of sound planning, careful execution and creative problem solving.   Experienced manager having assembled and trained a team of five professionals to produce over $2M in exhibit and event product annually.  Able to organize multiple tasks, departments and providers to execute successful exhibit and marketing programs on the behalf of several corporate clients.

Computer Skills: Proficient in Microsoft and Macromedia Suites (including Dreamweaver web design program) with a working knowledge of Adobe Illustrator, PhotoShop Suite, Acrobat, ACT! and FileMaker Pro

Employment History:

Cushman & Wakefield of Illinois
6133 N. River Road • Rosemont, IL  60018

Cushman & Wakefield is a global commercial real estate entity with over 13,000 employees. 

  • Senior Administrative Assistant  (2004-Present) – Support four executive-level brokers including contact management, financial analyses, presentation design and production, preparation of RFP responses, building comparisons, survey and tour books, event planning and marketing.


MG Design Associates Corp. • 8778 100th Street • Pleasant Prairie, WI  53158
MG Design is a premier exhibit design, service and marketing company with five (5) offices nationally. 

  • Account Administrator / Senior Account Administrator  (1984-1999) – Working manager for a full time staff of five with responsibility for over 1,000 client events per year, billing more than $2 million dollars annually.  Planned logistics and purchased materials, organized teams for production and execution of projects with challenging designs and budgets.
  • Computer Programmer / Support (untitled position)  (1990-2003) – Managed development and implementation of proprietary event work order management and billing architecture
  • Estimator  (1995-1996) – Provide estimates of materials and pricing for property construction.
  • Marketing Director  (1989-1995) – Develop marketing materials and articles for trade publications.
  • Marketing Services Director  (1999-2003) – Managed Chicago design office.

Education:

  • 2010 Graduate University of Illinois, Springfield (BA in Liberal Studies)
  • 1978-1979 Bradley University, Peoria, IL (Dual Majors in Theatre and Art)
  • 1977-1978 Waubansee Community College, Sugar Grove, IL

Continuing Education:

CAD Drawing and Drafting (Wright College), Photography (Chicago Photography Academy), training courses in ACT! and FileMaker Pro, and miscellaneous seminars in Management Skills, Time Management, Project Management, Exceptional Customer Service, Getting Publicity For Your Organization, and Thinking Outside the Box.

Other Accomplishments: Piano player, graphic designer, pop culture fan, ficton and memoir author, desktop publishing and web design.