Ronan McDonnell

Experience

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  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

  Jun 2020 - Jul 2020

  CDC Public Health Academy Summer Intern

  - As a summer intern, awarded a certificate of completion for coursework that provided interdisciplinary study of topics such as biology, epidemiology, emergency preparedness, environmental science, public health law and global health practices with particular emphasis on the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

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  Tulane University Athletics

  Sept 2021 - now

  Tulane Basketball Manager

  - Execute in-game sports coding and live-action editing of game feed roughly 20 games a year, allowing Tulane coaching staff to easily analyze player mistakes, player successes, team mistakes, and team successes- Set up, facilitate, and break down Tulane Men’s Basketball Practice six times a week, including travel tournaments, away games, and special events- Assist with high level NCAA productions such as the NCAA Final Four New Orleans 2022 with media operations and game safety protocols for Final Four teams: includes setting up photo and video equipment and running stats and data to media crew, leading to a safe and efficient Final Four experience for all players, coaches, and teams Show less

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  NCAA

  Mar 2022 - Apr 2022

  Men's Final Four Game Manager

  - Facilitate final four and national championship basketball games, set up NCAA media equipment, train ball kid interns, and set up basketball court

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  Tether

  May 2022 - Jan 2023

  Chief Marketing Officer

  - Secured $25K in angel investment to launch an Edtech company focused on providing peer-to-peer college counseling for high schoolers of all socio-economic backgrounds- Grew company revenues by 4,000% by increasing social media and website traffic by 20,000% Acquired 4.1M + views and garnered 10K+ followers across Tether Technologies Social Media platform through daily content creation, leading to an onboarding average of 10 new clients per week- Remodeled client onboarding process, decreasing customer acquisition costs and reducing pursuit timing by 50% Show less

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  Envision

  Jan 2023 - Oct 2023

  Business Development Intern

  - Spearhead the creation and implementation of Envision’s mid-market ($500K- $50M) customer brand development strategies–leading to multi-faceted solutions ready for client implementation- Initiate an eight-step growth and development program for new client acquisition, resulting in an improved customer conversion rate from 0% to 3.6%- Publish two department manual guides in addition to leading weekly meetings and heading growth and development ventures, resulting in a newly-created growth and development department with established frameworks for success in client acquisition Show less

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  Areté Investments LLC

  Jun 2023 - now

  Cofounder

  - Co-found real estate investment company with a focus on multi-family and student housing properties in New Orleans metro area: target acquisition price of $400K to $1M and target monthly rental rates around 1% of purchase price- Source deals through local brokers, conduct market feasibility studies, develop excel proformas and perform cap rate analysis on three to five properties weekly

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  GenerationFinancialFreedom.com

  Jun 2023 - now

  Founder

  Write biweekly blog posts regarding personal finance, investment opportunities, and credit cards