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Katherine Tubridy

Senior Event Planner
Arlington,VA
Katherine Tubridy

Summary

Client-focused Event Coordinator with over five years of experience creating well received, well organized events for corporate, wedding and other clients. Committed to creating strong alliances with current and potential clients, vendors and venues through positive, productive, collaborative relationships. Organized and ambitious planner with expertise in managing costs, budgets and staff, especially in stressful situations.

Overview

10
years of professional experience

Work History

B.Lin Catering, LLC
Washington, DC

Senior Event Planner
12.2021 - Current

Job overview

  • Continued Event Planning responsibilities.
  • Minimum revenue goal increased to 650K per year.
  • Assumed responsibility for posting to company's social media accounts, as well as creating & implementing protocols & training to standardize social media for more efficiently utilization.

B.Lin Catering, LLC
Washington, DC

Event Planner
11.2018 - 12.2021

Job overview

  • Handled all catering details from initial client contact through event execution.
  • Corresponded with clients to answer questions & resolve issues.
  • Performed face-to-face meetings to finalize the contract, event timeline, & other details.
  • Managed event logistics & operations.
  • Supervised onsite catering team & facility management team.
  • Managed $500K per year in event revenue.

The Chronicle of Higher Education

Senior Client Services Associate
10.2017 - 10.2018

Job overview

  • Managed all the customer service and account management for individual subscriptions, site license accounts, store products, and webinar purchases.
  • Managed our relationship with our outsourced customer service center; trained new employees on the systems & products we used; managed current site license accounts & hitting our 90% renewal goal; handled any escalated customer service issues, managed our internal customer service reps.

The Chronicle of Higher Education

Sales & Subscriptions Coordinator
10.2014 - 10.2017

Job overview

  • Helping with customer service for our subscriptions, site license accounts, & webinar registrations.
  • Managing site license accounts (providing renewal quotes, setting up accounts, updating IPs and domains, maintaining renewals, etc.); customer support for inbound calls and emails; creating print orders for both publications.

The Jefferson

Food & Beverage Manager in Training
07.2013 - 07.2014

Job overview

  • Helping manage each food & beverage department in the hotel (Banquets, Greenhouse Restaurant, Plume Restaurant (recognized as a Forbes 5 Star Restaurant), Quill Bar, &In Room Dining).
  • Helped with departmental decision making; daily opening of the department; coordinating and attending key meetings; running daily pre-shift meetings in the department; screening & interviewing job candidates; administrating employee reviews.

Walt Disney World

College Program - Front Desk Cast Member
01.2013 - 05.2013

Job overview

  • Responsible for meeting all guest needs from the moment they arrived until their last goodbye.
  • On the front line for helping implement the new state-of-the-art mobile lobby technology and trouble shooting any issues and guest relations.

Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts

Seasons Restaurant and Banquets Intern
06.2012 - 08.2012

Job overview

  • Shadowed the Restaurant Manager and Food and Beverage Director to learn about the internal processes and best practices.
  • Developed Seasons’ Brunch Cocktail menu to compliment the New Orleans themed summer menu.

Education

Virginia Tech, Pamplin College of Business
Blacksburg, VA

Bachelor of Science from Hospitality & Tourism Management
01.2012

Virginia Tech, Pamplin College of Business
Blacksburg, VA

Bachelor of Science from Marketing Management
01.2012

University Overview

Minor in International Business

Skills

  • Business Operations
  • Client Relations and Retention
  • Event Logistics and Execution
  • Complex Problem Solving
  • Vendor & Venue Relations
  • Hard Skills: Salesforce, QuickBooks, Total Party Planner, AllSeated, Excel

Timeline

Senior Event Planner

B.Lin Catering, LLC
12.2021 - Current

Event Planner

B.Lin Catering, LLC
11.2018 - 12.2021

Senior Client Services Associate

The Chronicle of Higher Education
10.2017 - 10.2018

Sales & Subscriptions Coordinator

The Chronicle of Higher Education
10.2014 - 10.2017

Food & Beverage Manager in Training

The Jefferson
07.2013 - 07.2014

College Program - Front Desk Cast Member

Walt Disney World
01.2013 - 05.2013

Seasons Restaurant and Banquets Intern

Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts
06.2012 - 08.2012

Virginia Tech, Pamplin College of Business

Bachelor of Science from Hospitality & Tourism Management

Virginia Tech, Pamplin College of Business

Bachelor of Science from Marketing Management
Katherine TubridySenior Event Planner