| EXPERIENCE |
MCKINSEY & COMPANY, New York, NY Senior Business Analyst - Size and analyze online brokerage market, assessing performance and competitive advantages of top ten players in U.S. - Provide strategic recommendations around key performance drivers to major U.S. online brokerages, realizing opportunities between $2–100 million. - Devised strategy for global music distribution channel to develop performance improvement plan and deliver $20 million in value. - Analyzed performance metrics to benchmark e-ventures against others in industry segment. - Developed company specific findings and recommendations based on benchmark results. - Led interviews of incumbent and pureplay e-businesses focusing on CRM, online/offline integration, and segmentation. - Merged proprietary valuation model with profit sensitivity analyses to understand bottom-line financial impact of synergies. - Co-published "Survival of the Fittest - The Latest Findings from ePerformance," and "Anthology of Best Practices for B2C Internet Sites." - Synthesized career progression analyses in special Firm "War for Technical Talent" initiative. - Co-published "War for Technical Talent - Career Progression Analysis." - Conducted leadership structure and role analyses of start-ups via executive interviews. - Collaborated with Stanford and Princeton faculty on governance proposal for major professional services partnership. - Co-published "Organizational Self-Governance in the New Economy." - Work in conjunction with Wharton faculty to develop McKinsey Board Governance practice strategy. - Developed governance site architecture proposal for Directors Conference. - Initialized protocol and design for Board of Directors/Governance intranet framework. - Launched McKinsey's Board of Directors/Governance intranet site. |
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MERRILL LYNCH, New York, NY Securities Pricing Analyst - Provided industry research and client profiles to sales team utilizing Nelson's Institutional MarketPlace, Lexis-Nexis, Bloomberg, and other firm resources. - Constructed prospective client databases using MS Access, FoxPro, and ACT!. - Designed framework of Merrill Lynch Securities Pricing Service (MLSPS) website. - Created and enhanced presentations for client conferences. - Wrote, edited, and designed MLSPS quarterly newsletter. - Led writing of evaluation methodology text and client user guide. | |
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EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES INFORMATION CENTER (ERIC), New York, NY Institute for Urban and Minority Education, Columbia University - Author - Co-authored and published article entitled, The Korean American Family: Assimilation and its Toll on the First and Second Generation Relationship. - Edited and Published Article (ED 401 348). |
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DEWEY BALLANTINE, New York, NY Corporate Sector: Securitization; Mergers and Acquisitions - Legal Assistant - Aided in several closings: researched databases, records, and library resources. - Assisted in due diligence and asembled contracts related to stock purchase agreement. - Served as liaison to clients. | |
| EDUCATION |
UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA, Philadelphia, PA School of Arts & Sciences - Bachelor of Arts in English Wharton School - Marketing and Antitrust Law, Management Activities: - Discovery Program Community Service Project - Coordinator - Korean Intercollegiate Network (KIN) Students' Assembly - Delegate - Club Lacrosse - Co-Captain; Co-Coordinator - New Student Orientation Program - Co-Chair - Korean Students' Association - Public Relations Officer; Athletic Coordinator; Fundraiser - Peer Mentor/Mentee Program - Mentor |
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SYOSSET HIGH SCHOOL, Syosset, NY - S.H.S. Scholarship, National Honor Society, National Art Honor Society - P.T.S.A. Design Contest - 1st Place, M.L.K. Writing Competition - 1st Place - Varsity Lacrosse, Varsity Track, Syosset Basketball League - Captain, L.I. Lacrosse, Syosset Soccer Club | |
| PERSONAL |
- Operating Systems: Windows 2000/NT/XP, DOS, Macintosh OS, UNIX - Applications: MS Excel, MS Access, MS FoxPro, MS Word, MS FrontPage, MS PowerPoint, MS Outlook, Lotus Notes - Community: National Foundation for Teaching Entrepreneurship Volunteer - NY City Harvest’s Food Drive Midtown Coordinator - Nodutdol for Korean Community Development Member - Foreign Languages: Spanish (Proficient), Korean (Basic) - Captain of Corporate Basketball and Indoor Lacrosse teams - Other interests: mountain biking, art, writing |