Resume Books: Class of 2017 - 2nd Year: Professional Services
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1 Awe, Olatomide May 2017
2 Chrityakierne, Chonlakarn May 2017
3 Delikat, Jonathan May 2017
4 Jain, Rupal May 2017
5 Odette, Daniel May 2017
6 Sehdev, Gayatri May 2017
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OLATOMIDE (TOMIDE) O. AWE 2101 Chestnut Street Apt 421, Philadelphia, PA 19103
267-227-6271 | [email protected]
EDUCATION THE WHARTON SCHOOL, UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA Master of Business Administration Candidate; Major in Strategic Management
Philadelphia, PA
2015-2017 • Vice President for Careers, Wharton Women in Business; Organizing Committee, Wharton Africa Business Forum 2015/16;
Non-Profit Board Fellow; Chair, Social Impact Week • Active member of Wharton’s Consulting Club, Finance Club, Wharton African Student Association WARWICK BUSINESS SCHOOL Master of Science; Major in Finance and Economics
Coventry, UK
2010-2012 • Member of Finance Society UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER Bachelors of Science; Major in Economics
Leicester, UK
2006-2009 • Founded University of Leicester Finance Society; Elected as Second Year Economics Student Representative; Obtained
Leicester Award for Employability Skills; Acted as sole representative of the Economics Department in Career Services
EXPERIENCE
CREDIT SUISSE INTERNATIONAL London, UK Summer Associate Summer 2016
• Conducted comprehensive valuations, including public comparables, precedent transactions and discounted cash flow, for multiple consumer companies operating across the EMEA region
• Prepared Investment Memorandum for sale of renowned automobile company in Africa. Document included extensive background of the business and its operations, as well as key considerations and business strategy
• Supported senior bankers by managing key deliverables, such as financial models, client memorandums and pitch books • Gained proficiency with consumer-related databases (e.g. Canadean and Euromonitor)
ACCENTURE Process Excellence and Change Enablement Analyst Business Analyst
Lagos, Nigeria
2014-2015 2012-2014
• Re-engineered seven finance function processes for Shared Services and Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) Transformation projects; Managed client relationships and collaborated with senior management and other stakeholders
• Designed and implemented distribution strategy for client, improving cost efficiency by 30% and expanding company retail universe; built dashboard to analyze and present data on market changes to senior executives for decision making purposes
• Collaborated with C-Level executives of major bank in Nigeria to formulate long-term strategic capacity plans and cost-control initiatives, a responsibility typically assigned to a Manager
• Created “Center of Excellence” for Corporate Governance of major bank; managed, coached and mentored client counterpart staff to monitor corporate governance practices of group company to ensure compliance
• Executed post-merger integration activities and teamed up with client counterpart staff to ensure optimum cost savings through adequate retention and retrenchment of staff
• Proffered solutions to challenges during transitioning of 1700 staff to merged bank, resulting in minimal business disruption
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION • Professional Certification: Passed CFA Level II (2015) • Community Involvement: Founder, Colligold Resources (career-coaching organization for undergraduates in Nigeria) • Interests: Singing (member of four choirs within past five years), traveling (visited several countries across three
continents), crafting handmade beaded jewelry • Languages: Yoruba (Native), French (Basic)
CHONLAKARN CHRITYAKIERNE, CPA THAILAND 1600 Chestnut Street, Apt.302, Philadelphia, PA 19103 | 215-422-2298 | [email protected]
EDUCATION THE WHARTON SCHOOL, UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA Master of Business Administration Candidate; Major in Finance and Management
Philadelphia, PA 2015-2017
Leadership roles: Selected as board member of Wharton’s Southeast Asia Club and Wharton’s Asia Club Active member of Wharton’s Consulting Club, Ski and Snowboard Club, Asia Club, Southeast Asia Club, Yoga Club INSEAD Fontainebleau, France Summer Semester International Exchange Program CHULALONGKORN UNIVERSITY Bachelor of Accountancy, Major in Accounting, GPA 3.97 (First-class Honors, 2nd Rank)
Bangkok, Thailand2005-2009
Head of Student Group for the Department of Commerce and Accountancy President of Academic Department for Accounting Club Led 40 students to organize Chulalongkorn Academic Exhibition (2008), attracting over 2,000 external visitors Awarded the Outstanding Student of Accounting Department from Chulalongkorn University (2008)
EXPERIENCE
DELOITTE TOUCH TOHMATSU JAIYOS Bangkok, Thailand Summer Associate 2016 Developed internal strategy within financial service industry across firm departments, improving process efficiency; results
expected to increase employee retention rate by 15% DIA INTERNATIONAL AUDIT CO.,LTD (family owned, auditing business, 350 employees) Audit Manager Assistant Audit Manager
Bangkok, Thailand2015
2013-2015 Collaborated with Partners to initiate and implement policy relating to Audit Planning Phase. Ensured quality of audit work
met global standards (ISQC1) and eliminated unnecessary time to complete projects, improving profit-per-project by 10% Led team of 8 auditors to evaluate and identify control weakness of marine logistic client ($13 million in revenue, listed on
SET); recommended new practice of control over vessel spare parts, reducing risk of fraudulent claims of customer assets Decreased lead time to release opinions on the financial statements by 2 weeks, leading to increase in customer satisfaction,
by coaching 20 audit staff to institute more effective audit planning Reviewed and improved audit documentation for a chemical distributor ($30 million in revenue) before visit from Security
Exchange Commission officers. Decreased comments from more than 15 points last year to fewer than 5 this year PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS (ABAS) Senior Associate Auditor Associate Auditor
Bangkok, Thailand2011-20132009-2011
Outstanding Performance Recognition from PWC for 3 consecutive years. Coordinated across geography with Audit Partner, Audit Manager and Client Management to ensure audit project was
completed as planned and that the Partner’s opinion was delivered to the customer within agreed upon timeframe Convinced Client Management to replace former PO system with more effective new tracking design, improving process
efficiency Analyzed liquidity and profitability of more than 15 companies by performing financial ratio analysis of financial statements Initiated an Excel-based model to calculate Deferred Income Tax (IAS12) for a low cost airline company ($712 million in
revenue). Trained clients to calculate tax using the developed Excel model ($87 million in deferred tax asset and liability) Reduced workforce needed for an audit internal control project by 3 by utilizing a risk-based approach and eliminating
avoidable tasks, leading to a reduction in project cost by $10,000
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Interests: Certified scuba diver, backpacking, traveling, yoga, singing, pop music, presenter in TV advertisement Awards: Scholarship for top GPA from Siam Cement Group (SCG). Scholarship for top GPA from PWC Certificate: Certified Public Accountant (Thailand), CPA no.10925 since 2011 Positions: Assisted Federation of Accounting Professions plan and execute 19th National Conference of Accountants.
Taught English to blind students at Foundation for the Blind in Thailand. Volunteered to build check dam and participate in activity with the orphans at SCG Smart & Ethical Camp
Languages: Thai - native, Chinese (Chiu Chow) - fair
JONATHAN M. DELIKAT 2020 Walnut St, Apt 17D, Philadelphia, PA 19103 | +1.203.918.8264 | [email protected]
EDUCATION
THE WHARTON SCHOOL & THE LAUDER INSTITUTE, UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA
Master of Business Administration Candidate; Major in Statistics
Master of International Studies Candidate; Chinese Track
Philadelphia, PA
2015-2017
Awarded merit-based Lauder Institute Fellowship
Selected as a Wharton Non-Profit Board Fellow, currently sit on board of Philadelphia Young Playwrights
President of Stand-up Comedy Club; Other active club involvement: Data Analytics, Technology, Greater China
CORNELL UNIVERSITY
Bachelor of Arts in China and Asia-Pacific Studies (CAPS), magna cum laude
Ithaca, NY
2006-2010
Winner of Sherman Cochran Prize for Outstanding Performance in China Asia-Pacific Studies; Dean’s list
Experienced stage actor, lead roles in three productions; member of The Whistling Shrimp, Cornell’s improv comedy troupe
EXPERIENCE
ELECTRONIC ARTS (NASDAQ: EA)
Data Science Intern, Global Analytics & Insights Redwood City, CA
Summer 2016
Successfully applied probability models to calculate customer lifetime value (CLV) for 34.5 million players of one of EA’s
largest and best-known game franchises. New valuations to aid in player retention and acquisition efforts
Presented findings to CMO and global marketing leadership team, all of whom expressed desire to operationalize model
Through analysis in the R programming language, identified several areas for improvement in future data collection efforts
FTI CONSULTING (NYSE: FCN, a global advisory firm focused on financial and compliance risk)
Senior Consultant, Global Risk and Investigations Practice
Shanghai, China
2011-2015
Due Diligence Screening Programs, Team Leader
Developed idea and led successful pitch for $250,000 data analytics product to enable largest client to more effectively
understand and respond to findings from hundreds of compliance investigations. Worked closely with developers on rollout
Managed team of 24 professionals on China Practice’s largest project by revenue, a multi-million dollar risk management
program for Fortune-50 client. Involved over 400+ investigations in 100+ Chinese cities annually
Fraud Investigations, Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE) and Interview Specialist
Coordinated and led over 30 fraud and internal investigations, including 20-person field operation involving simultaneous
interviews during bribery investigation at one of world’s largest alcohol and spirits companies
Selected by management to receive special training in fraud interview techniques. Led numerous successful interviews in
Mandarin, many resulting in admissions of guilt from suspects
Received letter of commendation from senior management for outstanding performance on client matter that uncovered tens
of thousands of dollars in losses from product skimming and kickbacks
Led successful undercover field operation into large Chinese counterfeit air-freshener syndicate that resulted in five arrests
and seizure of 70,000 cans of infringing product
Achievements and Recognition
Highest 2013 revenue generation of any Senior Consultant in Asia Practice: US$ 300k. 2014 revenue target of US$ 400k
(such KPIs typically reserved for Directors). Surpassed target at time of departure
Chosen by senior management to deliver speeches at four conferences (designation reserved for Managing Directors)
PRINCETON-IN-ASIA FELLOWSHIP
University Instructor, Zhejiang University of Technology
Hangzhou, China
2010-2011
Designed curricula and taught English classes on US political and cultural issues to over 200 Chinese students
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Languages: Mandarin Chinese (professional fluency; “superior” rating on ACTFL oral proficiency exam); Spanish (intermediate)
Programming Languages and Software: R (advanced); SQL (intermediate); JMP (advanced)
Interests: Scuba diving, cooking; have lived in four Chinese cities and visited 40+ countries
RUPAL JAIN 2101 Chestnut Street, Apartment 1418, Philadelphia, PA 19103 | 347-530-5326 | [email protected]
EDUCATION
THE WHARTON SCHOOL, UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA Master of Business Administration Candidate; Major in Strategic Management and Finance
Philadelphia, US 2015-2017
• Awarded Wharton Legacy Fellowship based on professional and personal achievement; GMAT: 740 (97th percentile) • Member of Wharton Private Equity and Venture Capital Club, Technology Club and General Management Club
INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (IIT), BOMBAY Bachelor of Science; Master of Science in Chemistry
Mumbai, India 2005-2010
• Received full tuition KVPY Fellowship by Govt. of India based on academic excellence; given to 38 students across India • Publication as first author in The Journal of Organic Chemistry • Student Mentorship: Nominated by Dean of Academic Programs; guided freshmen on academic and social issues • Head of Recruitment: Co-led team of 40 elected students to manage recruitment process for 1,200 students and 200 firms
EXPERIENCE
LUXOTTICA GROUP S.P.A. Senior Manager MBA Intern – Strategy
New York, US Summer 2016
• Evaluated impact of pricing policy changes on consumer demand and revenue growth across channels; projected a decline in online demand by 60% owing to steep price increase
• Devised strategy to launch new collection focusing on price sensitive consumers to target long-term growth
TINYOWL TECHNOLOGY (a venture-backed location based food ordering app start-up) Mumbai, India Growth Strategy and Marketing Manager Intern Summer 2015 • Led cross-functional team of members from business development, marketing, supply planning and operations to prioritize
26 of 80 localities in Mumbai for hyper-local marketing strategy; implemented marketing plan across prioritized localities • Analyzed offer effectiveness in generating new customer orders and increasing retention across marketing channels;
selected top two offers for large scale roll-out leading to doubling customer acquisition potential
BAIN & COMPANY Consultant Senior Associate Consultant Associate Consultant
Mumbai, India 2014-2015 2012-2014 2010-2012
Operations management and strategy • Performance improvement for electrical consumer durables company: Revamped inventory management process to phase
out SKUs contributing less than 5% to revenue; established controls on allowed average days of inventory across 6 business units and 25 warehouses; achieved reduction in inventory carrying costs by 10%, saved $600K over 8 months
• Growth strategy for beauty products and services company: Advised client to shift growth focus on low investment, quickly scalable products business while maintaining services business based on revenue growth, consumer feedback and investment analysis; client launched product only kiosks in six months based on recommendations
• Supply chain optimization for electrical consumer durables company: Redesigned distribution network to make supply chain agile under new tax rules; received buy-in from Chairman for reduction of warehouses by 40% leading to 8% cost reduction with less than 5% impact on service levels
Customer insights and analytics • Customer strategy for apparel company: Analyzed customer feedback data from across 150k+ consumers, 100+ stores and 4
brands; established positive correlation between NPS and store revenue growth; convinced Brand Director to use customer feedback for decision making
• PE due diligence of electronic waste recycling company: Evaluated e-waste recycling efficiency of precious metal extraction; modeled growth projections for organized vs. unorganized e-waste collection channels; advised PE client against investment based on aggressive growth assumptions of organized channel
Leadership and communication • Net Promoter Score (NPS) implementation at apparel company: Led cross-functional client team to launch initiatives across
50+ stores to address estimated 30% lost sales; increased NPS by 10% and revenue growth by 8% over 3 months • Sales strategy for Information Technology company: Managed two associates and led 10+ expert interviews to evaluate 30
opportunities to sharpen sales strategy; recommended top 4 opportunities with $12M annual revenue potential
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
• Leadership: Bain On-Campus Representative - Managed Bain’s recruitment process for IIT Bombay for two years; Women@Bain core team member - Introduced Mentorship Program for women and flexible work models at Bain India
• Interests: Leisure traveling – traveled to 20 countries across 4 continents; adventure sports - certified paragliding Club Pilot, summited La Parva peak in Andes mountains, Chile (13K feet)
DANIEL ODETTE 201 S 18th St Philadelphia, PA 19103 | 443-791-9140 | [email protected]
EDUCATION
THE WHARTON SCHOOL & THE LAUDER INSTITUTE, UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA Master of International Studies Candidate; Concentration in East Asia Master of Business Administration Candidate; Major in Real Estate
Philadelphia, PA
2015-2017
• Member of Wharton Real Estate Club, Private Equity & Venture Capital Club, Boxing Club • Recipient of Lauder Fellowship. GMAT: 740 (97th Percentile)
MIDDLEBURY COLLEGE Bachelor of Arts; Double Major in Economics and Chinese
Middlebury, VT
2006-2010 • Graduated with Honors, Dean’s List all semesters
EXPERIENCE
ALLIANZ REAL ESTATE OF AMERICA Summer Associate
New York, NY Summer 2016
• Completed valuation project for Allianz debt portfolio. Valued over USD 2.6 billion of commercial real estate across office, retail, multifamily, and industrial property types in more than 20 urban markets using Argus and Excel DCF models
• Presented asset valuations to U.S. CEO, senior leadership team and major investors Allianz Investment Management • Traveled to Dallas to create business plan for 314-unit multifamily property. Implemented initial stages of capital
expenditure program to improve marketing, management strategy and retail lease-up • Supported Head of Asset Management to oversee leasing and capital expenditure activities across existing equity portfolio • Evaluated budgets and provided property-level pro forma forecasts to assist in closing of equity investments including
USD 1.2 billion New York office asset and USD 100 million investment in mixed-use equity fund JONES LANG LASALLE Head of Real Estate Intelligence Service (REIS) China
Shanghai, China
2011-2015 • Directed subscription-based research service covering office, retail and residential real estate sectors in 21 cities, generated
annual revenue in excess of USD 1 million • Coordinated overall operations to produce final client deliverables across more than 60 markets each quarter. Responsible for
market research, data analysis and forecasting to identify value in real estate markets in China • Managed team of 3 in Shanghai and coordinated team of more than 40 researchers in 12 regional offices • Responsible for client relationships with subscribers including private equity funds, developers, banks, institutional investors
and retailers. Presented to clients on market trends and led business development initiatives for REIS service • Directed Capital Markets Research for Mainland China advising with JLL capital markets team on more than USD 4 billion
worth of commercial real estate transactions • Led rollout of research coverage overhaul including integration of real estate databases into global online platform which
allowed for streamlined client access and cross-border analysis
CHINA SOLUTIONS LLC Shanghai, China Intern 2010-2011 • Consulted clients on legal issues including company formation, foreign direct investment, IP infringement, labor law, and
trademark registration services HARDESTY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT Baltimore, MD Summer Research Analyst 2009 • Conducted equity research and advised on diversification of firm’s USD 1 billion in assets under management into Chinese
equities, presenting results to CEO and investment committee
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Volunteering: Rebuilding Together - House Captain for Spring 2016 Block Build Certifications: USGBC LEED Green Associate Urban Land Institute: Member of Young Leaders Group (Shanghai), Head of Networking Committee American Chamber of Commerce: U.S. Corporate Member, Real Estate Committee Member Languages: Fluent in Mandarin Chinese (spoken and written) Interests: Architecture and Urban Planning, Snowboarding, Literature
GAYATRI SEHDEV 2020 Walnut Street, Unit 7A, Philadelphia, PA 19103 ∙ 267-847-6021 ∙ [email protected]
EDUCATION
THE WHARTON SCHOOL, UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA
Master of Business Administration Candidate: Majors in Finance and Strategic Management
Philadelphia, PA
2015-2017
Awarded Director’s List (top 10% of class) for both Fall 2015 and Spring 2016, and First Year Honors.
Selected as Co-Chair of the Ethics Committee, Leadership Fellow, Non-Profit Board Fellow, TA for both Accounting and
Management (Human & Social Capital), Omnicom Fellow and Leadership Representative for Cluster Council.
Member of Women in Business, Consulting, Restructuring and Media & Entertainment clubs; Alto in Philadelphia Chorus.
GMAT: 740 (97th percentile).
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY
Bachelor of Arts and Master of Arts in Law
Cambridge, UK
2001-2004, 2008
President of Cambridge University Law Society; Alto in Downing College Chapel Choir.
Interned at Slaughter and May LLP, Allen & Overy LLP and Clifford Chance LLP (three of the five “magic circle” firms).
NOTTINGHAM LAW SCHOOL
Diploma with Distinction in Legal Practice
Nottingham, UK
2004-2005
EXPERIENCE
PRINCESS CRUISES – Subsidiary of Carnival Corporation & PLC, the world’s largest cruise operator
MBA Intern, Corporate Strategy and Special Projects
Los Angeles, CA
Summer 2016
Led cross-functional effort to evaluate and propose to executives a revised gratuity structure, saving $7m in costs per annum.
Analyzed behavioral and financial data to inform key product decisions, using agile/scrum methodology.
Devised detailed change management plan for firmwide implementation of recommended cost-saving measures.
KEMP LITTLE LLP – Legal 500 Tier 1 TMT law firm
Senior Associate – TMT Mergers & Acquisitions (promoted early)
Associate – TMT Mergers & Acquisitions
London, UK
2012-2015
2008-2012
Led multi-disciplinary teams of ~30 lawyers and business leads in global M&A deals, including due diligence, execution and
integration planning. Managed relationships for six key clients in the technology and media space.
Cultivated expertise in (i) IP ownership, licensing and protection, and acquisitions of IP-heavy businesses, and (ii) structuring
protective earn-out, locked box and closing account adjustment mechanisms. Conducted all M&A negotiations as lead chair.
Supervised development and progression of six direct reports, including training, staffing and appraisals. Bridged
communications between the firm’s partners/non-partners as Chair of Associates’ and Senior Associates’ Forum.
Oversaw legal fee budgets of up to £250k per transaction, with up to 10 transactions per annum.
Developed digital tool for knowledge management of precedent cases and internal expertise, cutting search time by 70%.
IMS HEALTH – PE backed, NYSE-listed global healthcare data business
Senior Corporate Attorney – In-house Legal (secondment)
London, UK
2013-2014
Selected by Head of Legal for EMEA to join team on secondment and offer expertise on legal aspects of data analytics.
Consulted with senior management and global business leads on strategic JV in South Africa, and three European data
acquisitions. Conducted business development to increase revenue for Kemp Little from IMS by over 20% year on year.
BERSAY & ASSOCIÉS – Award-winning Corporate and Employment law firm
Senior Associate – Strategy and Business Development (secondment)
Paris, France
2012
Recognized for superlative relationship-building skills and selected for innovative “lawyer exchange” with French law firm.
Created strategy for improved client-referral between Kemp Little and Bersay, doubling number of cross-referrals for 2013.
LINKLATERS LLP – Full-service, international “magic circle” law firm
Legal Assistant – Mergers & Acquisitions, Takeovers and Restructurings
Trainee Solicitor – Corporate, Banking, Tax and China Group
London, UK and Hong Kong, China
2007-2008
2005-2007
Devised and negotiated innovative bonus plan for 240+ trainees with senior management, as Trainee Forum Representative.
Led a team of six lawyers in recruitment efforts for Linklaters across four colleges in Cambridge.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Community: From Fall 2016, board observer for Centre for Advocacy for the Rights and Interests of the Elderly in
Philadelphia. From 2008 to 2015, school governor for a federation of two schools in Hackney, London – successfully
implemented the federation and joint board of governors, and improved one of the schools to 2nd best in its borough.
Interests: Piano (ABRSM Grade 8 level), classical and gospel singing, travelling (especially Far East Asia), education,
reading English and French 19th century literature.