Natalie Appleton Email & Phone Number

Victoria, British Columbia

• Supervise a team of intake analysts that initiate all Freedom of Information (FOI) requests for the Government of British Columbia
• Use organizational skills to manage complex workloads, including peer reviewing high volumes of FOI requests, running cross government meetings, participating on the hiring panel, and keeping all parties accountable to.
• Collaborate with teammates and senior leadership to develop key training presentations on technology application, while transforming the difficult subject matter into exciting, interactive demonstrations.
• Easily build trust and respect with clients internal to government (teams, managers, and executives) and external to government (applicants and consulting bodies)
• Maintain an understanding of regulatory trends and best practices that affect FOI, conflict of interest, and compliance policies
• Use critical thinking and problem solving to lead change management initiatives such as the implementation of a new records management platform and moving offices.

Victoria, B.C., Canada

• Developed a business case which recommended that Metro Vancouver pursue a new waste-to-energy facility for future waste management because it represents a long term business strategy that has a greater lifespan and.
• Collaborated with a global team and still produced consistent work product, met project benchmarks, and completed the venture on time and budget.
• Took a consultative approach to learn about the industry, interview experts, and research technology alternatives.
• Provided oral and written briefs to the client on a monthly basis to work through technical and complex subject matter.
• Used expertise in quantitative analytics, data mining, and finance to convert raw data into actionable business insights.
• Showed initiative by outlining eleven variables that could impact profit maximization over the short and long term.

Victoria, B.C.

• Acted as a consultant for local business representatives to help them achieve increased sales of nutritional supplements and improve B2C marketing strategies.
• Collaborated with leadership to map out a plan for the year with dates of promotional events, new product releases, and seasonal specials to guide upcoming communication efforts.
• Managed and updated the email marketing calendar to ensure that all plans were delivered on time, even after the duration of my internship.
• Performed day-to-day email marketing activities including email creation, campaign set-up, scheduling, and testing of one-time campaigns.
• Developed communication materials including emails, presentations, and reports.
• Quickly fixed any technical issues related to HTML templates, links in emails, PowerPoint presentations, and training materials.

Cornell University

• Acted as a creator, editor, and publisher of digital content for an online encyclopedia.
• Collaborated with authors and subject matter experts from all over the world.
• Synthesized complex subjects and simplified them for the general public.
• Updated site content according to set timelines and review cycles.
• Delivered quality results using superior writing and design skills.
• Managed multiple caseloads while sustaining a full semester of classes at Cornell University and playing varsity field hockey.

Mba, International Business

Bachelor Of Science (B.Sc.), Communications

Activities and Societies: Varsity Field Hockey Team (Team Captain in 2009), Kappa Alpha Theta