Natalee Strain, PMP

Experience

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  Big Daddy's Bourbon St. Bistro and Oyster Bar

  May 2010 - Dec 2012

  Front of House Manager

  Responsible for overseeing and managing 20 + employees per shift. Ensured that all company policies and procedures are followed. Dedicated to guest satisfaction. Opened the restaurant and prepared the location and staff for the start of daily operations. Managing throughout lunch and dinner service. Closing the restaurant, balancing the books and responsible for properly locking and securing the location.

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  The Traveller Inc.

  Jul 2012 - Jun 2015

  Responsible for coordinating and planning a number of corporate incentive events globally. Duties include initial research and negotiations for space contracts and event space bookings, arranging all food and beverage and on ground transportation needs, ordering supplies, making individual guest travel arrangements, gathering pertinent information in order to achieve quality event productions, proposing ideas to improve the planning and implementation process and serving as a liaison with vendors on all event-related matters. Further administrative duties include preparing and managing event budgets, appropriately tracking event finances, scheduling and coordinating appointments with the master event calendar and reconciling event budgets upon completion of each event. Show less

  • Event Coordinator

    May 2013 - Jun 2015

  • Onsite Event Representative

    Jul 2012 - May 2013
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  The Traveller Inc.

  Sept 2015 - Jan 2018

  Program Manager

  Responsible for coordinating and planning large scale corporate incentive and elite sporting events. Duties include initial research and negotiations for space contracts and event space bookings, arranging all food and beverage and on ground transportation needs, ordering supplies, making individual guest travel arrangements, gathering pertinent information in order to achieve quality event productions, proposing ideas to improve the planning and implementation process and serving as a liaison with vendors on all event-related matters. Further administrative duties include preparing and managing event budgets, appropriately tracking event finances, scheduling and coordinating appointments with the master event calendar and reconciling event budgets upon completion of each event. Show less

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  Events by Natalee

  Jan 2016 - Feb 2018

  Owner

  Manage and assist with conceptualizing, planning, and managing private and personal events. Offering a spectrum of event services including consultations to provide industry knowledge and expertise, full scale event planning and management, and day of coordination. Create, manage and reconcile event budgets and expenses.

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  Freelance, self-employed

  Feb 2018 - May 2021

  Project Manager

  Dedicated resource providing strategic project management for a global investment management firm. Leading large scale, complex and dynamic projects and teams across departments and geographies.

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  CPP Investments | Investissements RPC

  May 2021 - now

  Director, Internal Communications & Strategic Initiatives