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Conner Gates

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Overview

4
4
years of professional experience

Work History

Assistant Coordinator of Sport Operations & Events

Ohio University Athletics
Athens, OH
08.2025 - Current

Description

Worked with Ohio University Athletics to create memorable experiences for athletes, staff, and fans.

Tasks

  • Assisted in planning athletic events and managing logistics for Ohio University's sports programs.
  • Maintained communication with coaches, athletes, and administrative staff for seamless operations.
  • Contributed to the upkeep of athletic facilities around campus
  • Was the lead point of contact for 10 soccer matchdays and facilitated communications between teams and officials.
  • Co-led 6 home football games, directing and staffing the OU Sports Administration Graduate Program on gameday.

Assistant to the MSA Department Chair

Ohio University
Athens, OH
09.2024 - 06.2025

Description

Worked with the Sports Administration Department Chair to help promote the undergraduate and graduate sports management programs and showcase events, and activities taking place at Ohio University.

Tasks

  • Managing the program's LinkedIn page.
  • Alumni connection
  • Highlighting special events and activities students are participating in.

Data Analyst

Pacific University Oregon
Forest Grove, OR
10.2022 - 06.2024

Description

Worked with teams around campus, with an emphasis on Baseball, in acquiring statistics and analyzing them for trends as well as communicating with coaches on what they needed to improve the all-around play of the team.

Tasks

  • Data entry & management.
  • Creating a readable statistical analysis of the hitting, pitching, and opposing pitching for the current week’s matchup.
  • Outside project work including run matrixes, NWC FIP analysis, and opponents' heat charts vs our pitchers.
  • Leveraged software to compile and model data.
  • Communicated with coaches on what trends I saw with opposing teams pitching.

Women's Basketball Tournament Media Assistant

NCAA, Seattle University
Seattle, WA
03.2023 - 03.2023

Description

Worked as a media assistant and performed a number of jobs at Climate Pledge Arena with faculty of the Seattle Storm and Seattle University to put on the Sweet Sixteen and Elite 8 rounds of the NCAA Women's Division 1 Basketball Tournament.

Tasks

  • Liaison to players, coaches & administrators
  • Press conference assistant
  • Court assistant

Timbers Two Gameday Operations

Portland Timbers/Hillsboro Hops
Hillsboro, OR
03.2022 - 09.2022

Description

Worked as gameday operations intern that was tasked with creating the Timbers Two experience for fans in the Hillsboro community.

Tasks

  • Helped to coordinate matchdays for T2
  • Created a memorable experience for attending fans
  • Implemented new ideas and created better efficiency within our day-to-day operations
  • Worked with professional and trade associations to create memorable and successful events.
  • Worked in a number of different jobs including field preparation, referee liaison, ticket sales, and red hat

Education

MBA/MSA Dual Degree -

Ohio University
Athens, OH
05-2026

Bachelor of Arts -

Pacific University
Forest Grove, OR
05.2024

High School Diploma -

Aberdeen High School
Aberdeen, WA
06.2019

Skills

  • Strong Work Ethic
  • Reliable & Trustworthy
  • Friendly, Positive Attitude
  • Action Oriented
  • Critical Thinking
  • Decision Making
  • Organizational Skills
  • Analytical Problem Solving

Timeline

Assistant Coordinator of Sport Operations & Events

Ohio University Athletics
08.2025 - Current

Assistant to the MSA Department Chair

Ohio University
09.2024 - 06.2025

Women's Basketball Tournament Media Assistant

NCAA, Seattle University
03.2023 - 03.2023

Data Analyst

Pacific University Oregon
10.2022 - 06.2024

Timbers Two Gameday Operations

Portland Timbers/Hillsboro Hops
03.2022 - 09.2022

MBA/MSA Dual Degree -

Ohio University

Bachelor of Arts -

Pacific University

High School Diploma -

Aberdeen High School
Conner Gates