EDUCATION
DUKE UNIVERSITY, The Fuqua School of Business
Master of Business Administration, May 2010. Finance and Marketing Concentrations. GPA 3.93. Dean’s List. Awarded MVP by Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation. Awarded merit-based “Class of 1988 Scholarship.†Winner of Duke ACG Cup Valuation Case Competition. MBA Association Honor Representative. Manager of DukeGEN – Cleantech Entrepreneurship Group. Study abroad at The China Europe International Business School (CEIBS) in Shanghai, China.
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SANTA BARBARA, Materials (top-ranked materials program in nation by ScienceWatch)
Master of Science, Materials Science and Engineering, December 2006. GPA 3.96. Awarded 3 fellowships and 2 National Science Foundation Honorable Mentions. Taught as graduate student instructor. Mentored undergraduate researchers.
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, BERKELEY
Bachelor of Arts, Molecular and Cell Biology, May 2001. GPA 3.82. Dean’s Honor List. Awarded High Distinction in General Scholarship. Golden Key National Honor Society. Volunteer tutor for middle-school students. Health/dental clinic volunteer. Study abroad in Chile. Day-care center volunteer in Chile for low-income families.
EXPERIENCE
Fall 2009 CHINA MACRO FINANCE, LLC., Shanghai, China
Investment Associate Intern
• Researched private Chinese companies with revenues greater than $750,000 to provide investment consulting services, including financials, analytics, valuations, industry comparables, and investment scorecards.
Summer 2009 SKYLINE SOLAR, INC., Mountain View, CA
Product Management Intern for Solar Start-Up Company
• Researched and analyzed large-scale solar markets to guide product launch.
• Co-authored industry conference publication, investor/customer presentations, and marketing collateral.
• Planned pricing and go-to-market strategies for product launch.
2007 – 2008 REC SOLAR, Sunnyvale, CA
Sales Consultant for Solar Integrator
• Persuaded customers to invest in solar electricity with superior knowledge of the technologies, resulting in the highest sales in the company for first quarter of 2008 with $1.2 million. Consistently had the highest sales in Northern California and one of the highest in the company out of 40 consultants. Set company record in a month by selling 23 systems.
• Piloted the implementation and shaping of a power-purchase agreement with Sun Run Generation LLC to provide a financial solution to reduce the upfront price of solar. Set Sun Run record for total systems sold.
• Elected by senior management to be the first sales consultant for REC Solar to test the financial solution in the marketplace and provide feedback before it was released to other consultants. Helped to train sales team on the power-purchase agreement.
• Boosted revenue to 200% of quota by promoting a community-based marketing campaign with a bulk discount. Incorporated customer ideas and efforts to reduce the marketing cost of customer acquisition and generate enthusiasm for solar electricity.
• Piloted customer relationship management software to boost efficiency and improve informational integrity.
2004 – 2006 UCSB MATERIALS ENGINEERING
Researcher of Hydrogen-Storage Materials and Solar Materials
• Co-authored a patent for a low-cost synthesis method of solar cells.
• Co-authored a publication about a material with unprecedented capability for hydrogen storage. Synthesized the material. Invited to highly-selective Argonne National Laboratory for analysis.
2002 – 2003 THE GLADSTONE INSTITUTES, UC SAN FRANCISCO
Research Associate focusing on HIV in a Biochemistry and Immunology Laboratory
• Co-authored two publications. Authored two abstracts and posters for display at conferences.
• Tactfully coordinated with multiple laboratories and physicians. Detected interactions between drug therapies and immune system.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
2001-2002 English Instructor in Argentina. Fluent Spanish. Studying Mandarin. Six Sigma Green Belt Certification.
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