DAVID J. SU
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EDUCATION
THE WHARTON SCHOOL, UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA Philadelphia, PA
Master of Business Administration Candidate; Majors in Finance and Strategic Management 2007 - 2009
Member of Finance, Private Equity, Golf, and Hockey clubs
Career counselor for undergraduate GUIDE program and house manager for Rebuilding Together
THE ROSS SCHOOL, UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN Ann Arbor, MI
Bachelor of Business Administration; Emphasis in Finance, Accounting, and Corporate Strategy 1999 - 2003
Overall GPA: 3.8 - Phi Beta Kappa, Dean's List, and James B. Angell Scholar Award
Active member of Finance and Consulting clubs, Chinese-Students Association, and Intramural Sports
INSEAD Singapore
International Exchange Program Summer 2009
EXPERIENCE
San Francisco, CA
MERRILL LYNCH Summer 2008
Associate, Mergers and Acquisitions
Advised $800M diversified technology and scientific tools company on its potential sale to a strategic buyer. Modeled
comparable companies, precedent transactions, pro-forma financial statements, and accretion/dilution analyses
Provided valuation and strategic advice to a privately held software company on the potential acquisition of $125M publicly
traded software company. Modeled potential synergies, future cash flows, premiums, and deal structure scenarios.
Advised Mentor Graphics on its defense initiative against an unsolicited, hostile bid from Cadence Design Systems.
Analyzed Wall street analyst reports, performed comparable companies metrics, and participated in strategic meetings
Evaluated acquisition candidates, performed leveraged buy-out analyses, discounted cash flows valuations, sum-of-parts
analysis, spin-off scenarios, and industry due diligence
DELOITTE CONSULTING New York, NY
Business Analyst, Strategy and Operations 2005 - 2007
Significant strategic and operational experiences in Technology, Media, Health Care, Insurance, and Financial industries
Functional experience includes strategic advisory, buy-side and sell-side M&A, private equity transaction due diligence,
business process re-design, IT systems roll-out planning and execution, and Sarbanes-Oxley compliance
Created financial and operational models, researched comparable company multiples/ratios, analyzed potential cost
savings/synergies, and participated in management planning and due diligence meetings in various M&A transactions
Selected Projects & Transactions
Evaluated feasibility of private equity transaction through due diligence and evaluation of proprietary technological
assets, strategic marketplace positioning, and human capital of acquisition target
Developed, researched, and analyzed stand-alone cost estimates and departmental workforce employment of
company overhead departments of consumer goods firm as part of $14B competitive acquisition bid
Assisted with strategy development for technology planning of $9B professional services firm resulting in stronger
monitoring of technology trends, more efficient use of IT resources, stronger competitive position in marketplace,
and stronger alignment of IT investments/projects with company-wide business strategy
San Francisco, CA
ESURANCE.COM 2004 - 2005
Analyst
Finance & Strategic Planning
Conducted valuation activities on public and private companies including discounted cash flow modeling and comparable
companies analysis for potential M&A scenarios within online automobile insurance marketplace
Assessed and evaluated policy survival rates to identify drivers of underperformance to planned target rates
Developed and managed ongoing monthly company evaluation plan, monitoring and detailing company financial and
operating performance metrics for members of senior management team and external shareholders
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Languages: Fluent in Spanish, conversational in Chinese (Mandarin)
Travel: Spent one year post-college exploring extensive areas of Asia, Central America, and South America