Way’s to Incorporate MBA Projects:
Master of Business Administration, Finance | Strategy
University of California, Davis, CA, March 2009
MBA Finance and Strategy Projects:
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Financial Modeling – Developed a detailed financial model for the leveraged buyout of Free
Scale semiconductor by Blackstone Capital. Used earnings projections, associated weighted
average cost of capital and DCF computations.
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Business Plan Development – Prepared a detailed business plan to launch “Ziddle”, a service
that enables companies to be more socially responsible by offering green and productive
commuting options to their employees.
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M&A analysis: Analyzed financial and strategic highlights of the Adobe, Macromedia
merger. Also performed a comparables analysis of other transactions in the enterprise
application sector to research key market valuation metrics
Master of Business Administration, Emphasis: General Management, Expected June 2011
University of California Davis, Graduate School of Management
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Analyzed Genentech’s manufacturing leadership structure which was presented to the
associate director for Cell Culture Manufacturing
MBA STRATEGY EXPERIENCE
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Worked on an MBA team to develop a complete business plan for a cell phone dating
application. The plan included a detailed business model, marketing strategy, and financial
projections. Submitted the business plan to both the UC Davis and UC Berkeley business
plan competitions.
Worked on an MBA team to analyze AMD’s current organization and business in an
effort to develop strategic recommendations which would allow the company to attain
profitable growth. Recommendations included product development shifts, R&D
organization changes, asset management changes, and focus on competitive sales
channels.
MBA PROJECTS
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Corporate Strategy – Conducted a detailed industry analysis of Electronic Arts’ entry
into the mobile video gaming market, including strategy recommendations for
maintaining revenue and profit margins.
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Decision Science – Constructed a socially responsible efficient stock portfolio utilizing
mean-variance/non-linear optimization based on the genetic algorithm.
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Business Plan Development – Prepared a detailed business plan to launch “SmartShip”, a
cloud based supply chain optimization service that drastically reduces logistics costs via
efficient planning, scheduling, and consolidated shipping.
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Negotiations – Analyzed negotiation tactics utilized by all stakeholders during Porsche’s
pursuit of Volkswagen that ended up in a Volkswagen acquisition of Porsche.
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Marketing Strategy – Conducted a detailed comparative study of Cisco and Juniper’s
marketing strategies for network routers.
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Valuation – Conducted end-to-end valuation exercises for two publicly listed companies,
including forecasting, ratio analysis, cost of capital and DCF calculation, and finally
determine expected stock price.
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Corporate Finance – Developed a detailed financial model to evaluate financing options
for a private firm to support short and long term revenue growth.
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Group Dynamics – Conducted a detailed study of gender bias at Deloitte & Touche and
their WIN initiative for the retention and advancement of women employees.
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IT Management – Conducted a detailed evaluation of a customer relationship
management technology implementation for non-profit organization and the potential
value CRM tools provide to non-profit organizations in general.
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Marketing Research – Conducted an end-to-end primary market research study to aide
the decision making process for launching Skaboosh.com, a web-based travel
activity/vendor management service. This study entailed a focus group study, a general
survey, and statistical data analysis using SPSS.
Investment Analysis – Constructed a detailed financial model to provide strategic and
tactical asset allocation recommendations to a private foundation.
Business Taxation – Conducted a detailed study of a tax arbitrage – Estee Lauder’s
attempted use of short selling to convert a massive tax liability into a tax refund.
If you don’t have MBA Projects yet:
Master of Business Administration, emphasis Finance & Marketing, June 2010
University of California, Davis, Graduate School of Management, Working Professional Program
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Relevant courses taken: Product Development, Portfolio Analysis, Corporate Finance,
Merger & Acquisition, Financial Accounting, Business Taxation.
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Bay Area MBA Portfolio Challenge, CFA Society of San Francisco, Lead winning team
2008
Master of Business Administration, emphasis Finance, June 2010
University of California, Davis, Graduate School of Management, Working Professional Program
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Beta Gamma Sigma Honor Society (top 20% of the graduating class).
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Completed 11 quarters of finance courses covering topics including equity valuation,
derivative securities, quantitative analysis, financial accounting, merger & acquisition,
venture capital, and corporate finance.
Master of Business Administration, Marketing | Finance
University of California, Davis, August 2010
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VP, Finance – UC Davis Bay Area Marketing Association, 2008 – Present
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VP, UC Davis Bay Area NetImpact – Philanthropic Council, 2008 – Present