Finance, strategy, and business analysis

CHRISTOPHER Y. CHEN

**** **** ***** **., ********, CA 91107

Phone: 626-***-**** Email: ********@*****.***

SUMMARY

Seeking a role in analysis, planning, business development, or process/operations with a tech startup/growth company. I am a strong, business-minded strategic-thinker with a demonstrated history of initiative and accomplishment. I have a broad business background that ranges from my management and marketing degree from Wharton and MBA from Haas to my experience in investment banking, strategic consulting, business development, financial planning and entrepreneurship. EXPERIENCE

BIZCARDEXCHANGE.COM, Co-founder (1/14 – present) Pasadena, CA Pursuing a startup in the contact management space designed to help busy salespeople and networkers exchange business cards and manage their leads, prospects and referrals simply and seamlessly. SHAREADEX.COM, Co-founder (5/12 – 12/13) Pasadena, CA Pursued a startup in the online local services space. Project and product managed the development of our early web prototype by an outside development firm. INDEPENDENT CONSULTING Los Angeles, CA

• REXTER (4/14 – 6/14). Rexter is startup providing a professional relationship management system to help people build and maintain work contacts. Managed strategic pilot accounts and conducted product testing for the company.

• DC COMICS, A DIVISION OF WARNER BROS. (3/13 – 11/13). Developed vision and business requirements for financial sales reporting and planning systems enhancements. Assisted with annual sales reporting, forecasting and long term plan.

• DISNEY INTERACTIVE MEDIA GROUP (12/12 – 3/13). Assisted with quarter and monthly closes for Management Reporting group.

WARNER BROS. Burbank, CA

Director of Financial Planning & Business Analysis, WB Interactive Entertainment (1/04 – 11/11) Instrumental in building the finance department for the Games division (formed in 2004). Established and implemented financial budgeting and reporting processes, systems, and business models. Successfully transformed and streamlined Games forecasting from Excel-based process to Essbase database-driven process for annual budgets and corporate five-year long term plans. Initiated and successfully integrated WB Interactive’s ultimates planning process into larger Warner Home Entertainment’s system. Trained, mentored and managed staff.

Manager, Corporate Business Development & Strategy (8/01 – 5/04) Structured and negotiated acquisitions, strategic partnerships, and other business relationships involving traditional and emerging media areas.

ATOMICASH, LLC, Co-founder (1/00-8/01) Los Angeles, CA CSC INDEX, Consultant, Strategic Services Group (9/98-1/00) San Francisco, CA WEDBUSH MORGAN SECURITIES, Associate, Corporate Finance (10/93 – 7/96) Los Angeles, CA PROVIDENCE CAPITAL, Analyst, Investment Banking (8/92 – 7/93) New York, NY EDUCATION

THE HAAS SCHOOL OF BUSINESS, UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, BERKELEY Master of Business Administration (MBA), May 1998

THE WHARTON SCHOOL OF BUSINESS, UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA Bachelor of Science in Economics (concentration in Marketing and Management), May 1992

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