Brendan Donahue


Location

Chicago, IL
St. Louis, MO
Education
    University of Missouri-Columbia
    August 2019 - May 2023
    degree
    Bachelor's
    major
    Finance
Work Experience
    Morningstar
    Morningstar Development Program Peer Supervisor
    Chicago, IL, US
    June 2023 - present
    company
    Morningstar
    title
    Morningstar Development Program Peer Supervisor
    overview
    - Selected by leadership to supervise and audit the casework of 5 peers, ensuring adherence to quality standards - Lead bi-weekly evaluations of team members, resulting in a 12% improvement in team performance - Communicate new case management and escalation processes to mentees - Morningstar Development Program - Priority Client Relations Specialist - Selected by leadership to manage communications with priority clients regarding questions or issues with the Morningstar Direct product - Managed detailed weekly and monthly reports of issues, trends in case volume, and impact to priority clients to inform decision-making by executives - Cultivated relationships with client's Customer Success Managers to gain insight into the needs of priority - $4M - Identified product issues and facilitated plans to address them, working closely with customers, developers, and managers to foster transparent communication and successful resolutions - Morningstar Development Program - Financial Product Specialist - Assisted Morningstar Direct users with 1,300+ cases related to technical, data, and general issues, delivering - Led team on KPIs (quality assurance, customer satisfaction, case cycle time) with an average score of 98.80 - Proactively communicated 500+ larger issues to product developers, driving improvements to enhance the end - Edited and published analysts earnings reviews on Morningstar.com, generating over 150,000 views
    Veterans United Home Loans
    Capital Markets Intern
    Columbia, MO, US
    June 2022 - November 2022
Skills
Attention to DetailAuditing SkillsBusiness AdministrationCapital MarketsCase ManagementCommunication SkillsCustomer Relationship ManagementCustomer SatisfactionCycle Time VariationData AnalysisDecision Making SkillsFinancial ManagementJob Satisfaction MonitoringKnowledge of FinanceLeadershipLoansMentoringMetricsMicrosoft ExcelMortgage LoansProblem SolvingQuality ManagementSalesforce.ComSelf MotivationSocial WorkStrategies of PricingUser Experience