Ballard Powell

Experience

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  1st Source Bank

  Jan 2020 - Jul 2020

  Intern

  - Worked under the Vice President of an $8 Billion Bank. -Gathered data from various departments to develop a comprehensive report on payments for the company's Vice President in operations. The report dealt with the cash flow and profitability of Debit, Credit, ACH, Wire, and Zelle transactions for the company.- Worked two full time positions with the company, first in the Cards and Payments department, then two months in the EFT department.- Worked with the Vice President of Operations to update Cards & Payment's management of Reg-E disputes, reducing communication time by incorporating Lean six Sigma visual managment techniques into branch practices.- Experienced in handing and processing Reg-E disputes, EFT payments, and card orders. Became proficient navigating Client Central, Fiserv, Nautilus, Wire Xchange, Microsoft Excel, and Microsoft Teams through daily use.- Managed the daily reconciliation between Nautilus and Zelle networks. - Managed a filing and scanning project of over ten thousand cases. Show less

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  Gallop

  Jul 2020 - Aug 2020

  Marketing/ legal intern

  - Worked with CEOs Isaac Kalapos and Jordon Taylor on the creation of Gallop wealth, an investment trading app started by students of University of Pennsylvania and Wharton Business school with the goal of democratizing investment.- Developed a marketing strategy for the company; compiling contact information for over a hundred potential future advertisers.- Conducted market research, with the goal of differentiating our product from those of our competitors.- Assisted with legal research.- Assisted with board meetings, presented research, and - Designed company logo using Canva and AI enhancing software. Show less

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  Not-So Royal Shakespeare Company

  Aug 2020 - Nov 2020

  Director

  Volunteer Student Director for the Not-So Royal Shakespeare Company, a student-run group on Notre Dame's campus (Fall, 2020).-Executed the club’s Fall 2020 production of William Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar, a modern adaptation reversed and performed in accordance with the University’s COVID-19 guidelines-Designed audition poster, cut the script, cast actors, coordinated audio, designed the set, and assembled a skilled technical team to ensure a smooth performance-Instructed and coached actors and orchestrated months of rehearsals, accounting for well over fifteen hours every week -Utilized risk management techniques and consulted with university staff to ensure a safe production Show less

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  Not-So Royal Shakespeare Company

  Jan 2021 - now

  Executive Producer

  -Responsible for all club strategy development, marketing, and production for the club-Responsible for ensuring a smooth production process and providing as many resources to the club's seasonal directors.-Responsible for reserving spaces, arranging club events, writing the itinerary for upcoming semesters, deciding on future officer board members, and leading the director-election process.

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  University of Notre Dame

  May 2021 - now

  Research Assistant

  -Collaborated with professor Maximillian Goedl to study the effects of European Central bank bond purchasing programs on treasuries during andafter the Eurozone crisis.-Managed a data collection project, organizing and analyzing data acquired from Bloomberg and Treasury databases.-Constructed a model of debt for Italy, Spain, and Portugal based on short and long-term bond data.-Conducted regression analysis on bond data to determine the efficacy of ECB bond purchasing programs. Show less