John Trivedi

Current

Owner, Group Cruise Organizer, Corporate Event Planner at World Travelers United, LLC. (Self-employed)

Past

Technology Leadership Program (TLP) Associate at JP Morgan Chase, formerly Washington Mutual
Account Executive at Enterprise Rent-A-Car
Management Trainee at Enterprise Rent-A-Car

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Education

Washington State University - College of Business and Economics

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Industry

Leisure, Travel & Tourism

Websites

John Trivedi’s Summary

John Trivedi is the Owner, Group Cruise Organizer, and Corporate Event Planner at World Travelers United, LLC. His goal is to create special group cruise programs for reunions, affinity groups, corporate events, and pre and post cruises by providing the utmost value based on your needs, interests, and desires.

John Trivedi specializes in 3 cruise lines: Carnival, Norwegian, and Royal Caribbean and 4 regions: The Caribbean, Bahamas, Mexican Riviera, and Alaska.

John Trivedi’s Specialties:

John Trivedi works with large groups of people who are looking to create a special event onboard a cruise ship for their employees and members including pre and post cruises - primarily businesses who hold annual events at various land-based locations and are looking for a more cost-effective strategy and a more fulfilling and fun experience. John takes care of all the details in planning the event from start to finish taking the workload off event planners and businesses/associations.

John Trivedi’s Experience

Owner, Group Cruise Organizer, Corporate Event Planner
World Travelers United, LLC. (Self-employed)

(Self-Employed; Leisure, Travel & Tourism industry)

January 2009 — Present (11 months)

John Trivedi is the Owner, Group Cruise Organizer, and Corporate Event Planner at World Travelers United, LLC. His goal is to create special group cruise programs for reunions, affinity groups, corporate events, and pre and post cruises by providing the utmost value based on your needs, interests, and desires.

John Trivedi specializes in 3 cruise lines: Carnival, Norwegian, and Royal Caribbean and 4 regions: The Caribbean, Bahamas, Mexican Riviera, and Alaska.

John Trivedi works with large groups of people who are looking to create a special event onboard a cruise ship for their employees and members including pre and post cruises - primarily businesses who hold annual events at various land-based locations and are looking for a more cost-effective strategy and a more fulfilling and fun experience. John takes care of all the details in planning the event from start to finish taking the workload off event planners and businesses/associations letting all his clients simply go onboard and have a great time.
Technology Leadership Program (TLP) Associate

JP Morgan Chase, formerly Washington Mutual

(Banking industry)

July 2007 — January 2009 (1 year 7 months)

A two-year rotational program consisting of four six-month assignments across various departments in technology designed to further develop my leadership aptitude and gain critical real-world skills.

8/08 - 1/09
Project Manager/Business Systems Analyst - Home Loans Technology. Deliver all aspects of two quarterly Visual Banker project releases successfully and enhance capacity planning for future releases.

2/08-7/08
Business Systems Analyst - Technology Infrastructure Operations. Led major aspects of two concurrent support service vendor transitions and produced a new end-to-end support process to improve overall customer satisfaction.

7/08 – 1/08
Information Security Analyst - Corporate Information Security. Improved the process of identifying targets involved in security incidents, produced quick-response plans to mitigate future risk on severe threats, and created key asset groups to identify security vulnerabilities within the WaMu network.
Account Executive

Enterprise Rent-A-Car

(Privately Held; 10,001 or more employees; Automotive industry)

July 2006 — March 2007 (9 months)

• Sold used vehicles at referral locations and after-market items to all customers
• Learned all aspects of the car sales business, including certification, trade-ins, financing and inventory control
• Performed sales and marketing calls to daily rental branches and other referral sources
• Marketed weekly to regional branches to energize employees and collect additional sales leads
• Conducted customer follow-up by building and maintaining relationships
Management Trainee

Enterprise Rent-A-Car

(Privately Held; 10,001 or more employees; Automotive industry)

February 2006 — July 2006 (6 months)

• Presented excellent customer service by taking reservations, underwriting rental contracts, and handling questions and concerns of our customers
• Sold protection packages on rental vehicles in addition to making sales calls to dealerships, body shops, and insurance companies
• Assisted in planning marketing and sales efforts to increase business and income
• Executed training of new employees
• Created and implemented a project to increase corporate business revenue

John Trivedi’s Education

Washington State University - College of Business and Economics

Management Information Systems 2003 — 2005

Cumulative GPA: 3.41
Major GPA: 3.59

Activities and Societies:

Mu Iota Sigma (MIS) Club Member 2003-2005

Additional Information

John Trivedi’s Websites:

John Trivedi’s Groups:

SCVB - Seattle Convention and Visitors Bureau
NEST - Network of Entrepreneurs Selling Travel
OSSN - Outside Sales Support Network
AGTOI - Association of Group Travel Organizers International
ISGTO - International Society of Group Travel Organizers