Brian Kong
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EDUCATION
University of Southern California, Marshall School of Business Los Angeles, CA Bachelor of Science, Business Administration May 2022 Honors: Presidential Scholar, Dean’s List GPA: 3.7 KPMG Ideation Case Competition: First Place Winner November 2019
• Presented a self-steering navigation system to prevent satellite collisions using artificial intelligence
• Placed 1
st
among 50 applicants, winning 400 dollars
Cornerstone Research Case Competition: Third Place Winner April 2019
• Presented financial litigation strategies to reclaim patent infringement and copyright losses
• Placed 3
rd
among over 250 participants, winning 300 dollars
EXPERIENCE
Arkade Games Los Angeles, CA
Digital Media Analyst August 2020 - Present
• Consolidating demographic playerbases and survey data to forecast video game popularity
• Forging partnerships with video gaming content creators to elicit exposure for the Arkade Blaster JP Morgan Chase Los Angeles, CA
Middle Market Commercial Banking Financial Analyst July 2020 - August 2020
• Constructed collateral models, working capital analyses, and obligor credit ratings to authorize revolving lines of credit and amortized term loans for a middle market aluminum bakeware company
• Negotiated financial covenants with a venture capital backed electric bicycling company
• Upgraded service delivery and federal grant allocation models for a microfinance lending distributor
• Pitched digital treasury technology products to a construction and architectural fastener company New Energy Nexus Los Angeles, CA
Clean Energy Investment Analyst September 2019 - December 2019
• Assessed the viability of solar, wind, and geothermal clean power projects in Southern California
• Scrutinized the financial records of clean energy companies to procure seed investment applications
• Modeled the financial returns and projected growth rates of city-wide clean energy consumption Raytheon Technologies Tucson, AZ
Finance and Operations Summer Analyst May 2019 - August 2019
• Created a metrology proration system that proportionally divides aerospace test equipment costs across twenty-eight missile programs, saving over $250,000 in overpayments and overlapping charges
• Tracked and financially modeled labor hour and assembly bottlenecks trends across thirty-six factories
• Compiled historical purchase orders for the Tomahawk Missile Program’s price negotiations
• Received Green Belt Six Sigma Certification
Los Angeles Conservation Corp Los Angeles, CA
Strategy Consultant September 2018 - December 2018
• Established data analytic indexes and to track over 1200 corpmembers’ certification status
• Developed an Excel model to streamline corpmember data logging, increasing data efficiency by 35% M&K Metal Fabrication Gardena, CA
Office Clerk May 2017 - August 2018
• Indexed invoices for payment, processed net-30 checks, and totaled end-of-day cash receipts
• Restocked inventory and assisted customers with material and procurement selection SKILLS & INTERESTS
Clubs: Marshall Case Team, 180 Degrees Consulting, Impact Investing Group, SC Formula Electric Skills: Microsoft Excel, Microsoft PowerPoint, SQL, MongoDB Interests: Surfing, reading short stories, exploring ethnic cuisines, playing pickup basketball and beach spikeball