EDUCATION
2000-2002 Darden Graduate School of Business Administration
Charlottesville, VA
University of Virginia
Candidate for Master of Business Administration, May 2002
- Finance Club, Entrepreneurs’ Club, and BBSF, Admissions
Volunteer
1993-1996 Dartmouth College Hanover, NH
Bachelor of Engineering, July 1996, Master of Engineering, July
1996
- Dartmouth Engineering Honor Society. Awarded Engineering
Graduate Fellowship
- Treasurer, African & Caribbean Student Association
1992-1995 Vassar College Poughkeepsie, NY
Bachelor of Arts, Major: Physics, Minor: Economics. May 1995
- GPA: 3.80 with general and departmental honors
EXPERIENCE
Summer 2001 Bear, Stearns & Company New York, NY
Associate, Investment Banking
- Prepared DCF valuations, M&A models, accretion/dilution
analysis, and pro-forma credit
statistics on a $300 MM acquisition of a billing company
- Developed a refinancing model for a $200 MM high yield pitch
to an education company
- Drafted Confidential Memorandum and managed sell-side due
diligence process for a
$150 MM sale of a communication site company to both strategic and
financial buyers
- Created pitch books and performed industry research for a
global education company
- Prepared equity and credit comparables for valuation and debt
pricing engagements
- Performed an independent study of the business process
outsourcing industry to identify
potential opportunities for Bear, Stearns & Co.
1996-2000 PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP. New York, NY
Consultant, Management Consulting Services
Developed a broad range of skills through client engagements in
various industries
1998-2000 Business Development and Project Management
- Structured detailed presentations in response to Request For
Proposal for a major
publisher of standardized testing books. Efforts resulted in over
$7 MM in revenue
- Identified new revenue generating opportunity with an existing
retail client by developing
good client relationship. Efforts resulted in additional $600,000
in revenue
- Developed spreadsheet models to estimate the value of a
process improvement project for
an office equipment maker with a market capitalization of $500 MM
- Initiated coverage of a prospective client by leveraging
personal relationship with a senior
client employee. Efforts resulted in long-term relationship with
the client
1996-1998 Process and Systems Improvement
- Streamlined order management, revenue recognition, and
inventory accounting for an
internet advertising company with a market capitalization of over
$2 billion
- Improved inter-company accounting and account consolidation
for a power utility
company with a market capitalization of over $6 billion
- Managed a team of twelve on a process and system improvement
project for a national
discount merchandiser. The successful completion of the project
led to a promotion
PERSONAL
- Lester B. Pearson College, Victoria, Canada. International
Baccalaureate Diploma.
- Interests include: International Business and Affairs,
Geography, Soccer, and Basketball
- Fluent in Yoruba (Nigerian language), Conversational Spanish
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