Kieran S. McGrath [email protected] 747-477-2101
Work Experience Walt Disney Imagineering (Glendale, CA) Jan 2018-Current Alliance Development Intern ¨ Synthesized research of internal, historical documents regarding Walt Disney Parks and corporate sponsors with original research of potential partners to determine suitability and opportunity for new Corporate Alliance activations ¨ Created, edited and maintained dozens of Keynote presentations shared with executives and project teams across multiple WDI projects, and IP stakeholders, including Marvel, Lucasfilm, Walt Disney Studios, and Pixar ¨ Facilitated bicoastal initiative by Imagineering President Bob Weis to promote culture of brainstorming; coordinated schedules of over 100 employees to share presentations with two dozen top-level project executives ¨ Recorded minutes and action items from update meetings involving multiple confidential, long term projects; followed- up with Corporate Alliance and Imagineering teams to track project status and deliverables. Troika, Inc. (Los Angeles, CA) June 2017-Dec 2017 Accounts/Business Development Intern ¨ Drafted proposals and contracts, prepared Keynote and PowerPoint presentations, and interfaced with external clients and internal project management teams for accounts totaling over $2 million in value ¨ Presented business opportunities to new and existing clients leveraging personal knowledge of gaming, comics, film, television, and sports properties to add new leads to company pipeline. ¨ Field-tested, purchased, and implemented new CRM and pipeline management software system in order to enhance customer relationships and streamline opportunity acquisition; trained 10 senior executives in usage and best practices
LDS Philanthropies (Provo, UT) Feb 2015-Apr 2016 Staff Assistant ¨ Optimized and maintained confidential donor database containing personal information for 180 major donors and used advanced Excel functions to improve system of inputting and tracking donor attendance and donations ¨ Performed administrative responsibilities for the Executive Director of LDS Philanthropies, BYU, including travel booking, scheduling, file organization, and other clerical tasks ¨ Prepared consolidated donor liaison reports and prepared agendas for correlation meetings involving LDS Philanthropies directors and the President of Brigham Young University
Walt Disney Parks and Resorts (Lake Buena Vista, FL) Apr 2011 – Aug 2011 Walt Disney World College Program ¨ Provided superior customer service to nearly 150 individual guests each day as a hospitality clerk and concierge, “creating happiness…for people of all ages everywhere” ¨ Worked collaboratively with cast members from a variety of disciplines and displayed mastery of maneuvering across 43 square miles of Company property, displaying a breadth and depth of knowledge of Company history, resort operations, and current initiatives Education CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY May 2018 Master of Entertainment Industry Management Pittsburgh, PA/Los Angeles, CA BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY April 2018 Bachelor of Science, Business Management: Marketing Provo, UT Additional Skills, Experiences ¨ 2013-2014: Proselyting Mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, serving in management capacity over “salesforce” of over 30 missionaries ¨ 2015: Met with representatives from companies in 11 European nations for semester long study of global experience design ¨ Highly proficient in full range of Microsoft, Apple, and Adobe suites of software ¨ 7+ years performing office and clerical work ¨ Agile/Scrum project management