Kelan O'Kane
Following my graduation from Queen's Belfast with a degree in economics, I joined AMION as an economics consultant, producing business cases and economic evaluations for a range of clients. I am a member of the Royal Economic Society and Institute of Economic Development. I am currently completing a certificate in economic development and am qualified in PRINCE2 and Better Business Cases (both foundation).Thank you for browsing my website. Please contact me below, or connect with me in the socials on the side.
Experience
September 2024 - Present
AMION Consulting
Graduate Economics Consultant
Produce Green Book compliant business cases and economic impact assessments for a range of clients and projects in a variety of sectors including infrastructure, housing and transport
Conduct cost-benefit analysis modelling to assess the viability and case for investment for a proposed project
Completed PRINCE2 Foundation course and Certificate of Economic Development to further heighten my knowledge in the area
Liaised and led discussion with clients regarding information necessary to complete each of the Five Cases, such as existing options analysis or value for money assessments, and augmented business case with this information
Conduct econometric analysis, including economic complexity and input-output, in R and Python
Create data visualisation dashboards for a range of clients to simplify complex decision-making
January - April 2024
Queen's University Belfast
Research Assistant
Assist researchers within the department in various tasks, including data cleaning and scraping, and literature review
Proactively learn from and contribute where appropriate information relating to the research, and make future reference to the work in the application of my studies
June - August 2023
Citi
Summer Analyst - Transaction Banking Operations
Analysed large data sets of accounts and service reports using a range of statistical tools, including Excel, Celonis and Tableau, and presented conclusive findings in a shorter form to senior management
Attended and contributed to global internal service meetings, noting and providing suggestions for new client services being considered within the department
Shadowed employees and client meetings to gain further insight into the ongoings of the business, and how the business deals with issues and prepares for all possible outcomes
Education
September 2021 - June 2024
Queen's University Belfast
Economics BSc - First Class (Hons)
Achieved an average of 82% each of the three years of my degree
Lead the Economics Society as President during my final year including leading and engaging in academic debate in regard to topical issues in the field, and discuss potential implications of economic issues, using relevant economic empirical papers and research
Served as course representative for the duration of the course, as the only individual who partook every year, participating in discussions with faculty members to voice concerns raised by students, and liaise in regards to future teaching patterns, contents, and assessment styles, and offered suggestions to aide in future teaching
Mentored mathematics at GCSE level to students from a disadvantaged background at a local school, assisting them with their GCSE preparation for their mathematics exams at both Year 11 and Year 12 level
September 2018 - June 2021
Loreto College Coleraine
A Levels and GCSEs
A Levels:
Economics - A*
Mathematics - A
English Language - A
Physics (AS) - A
GCSEs:
10 GCSEs to include
Mathematics (A*)
English Language (A)
Economics (A*)
Further Mathematics (A)
Specialisms
Skills
Excel Advanced Certificate
PRINCE2 Project Management - Practitioner
APMG Better Business Cases - Foundation
