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Curt Payne 1060 E. 450 N. Apt. 346, Provo, UT 84606 (208) 591-0242 · [email protected] EDUCATION Brigham Young University – Marriott School of Management Provo, UT Bachelor of Science in Management; Emphasis in Entrepreneurship Exp. Apr 2016 GPA 3.64/4.00; ACT 31/36 (97 th percentile) Recipient of Monnott Scholarship, Loveland Scholarship, Nelson Endowment, and several BYU academic scholarships Active Member – BYU Markets Club Won 2 nd place in BYU Stock Pitch Competition for research on Ambarella (NYSE:AMBA); stock up 163% from buy point Vice-President of Provo Stock Investors Club, coordinating monthly educational meetings for a group of 12 local individual investors Preparing for the June 2016 CFA Level 1 exam Team Leader – BYU Business Strategy Club Won the club-wide competition for client company Dress Code Custom by developing a sales-boosting referral program EXPERIENCE Valhalla Equity Investments Chicago, IL Growth Equity Analyst Intern Jun 2015 – Present Responsible for creating and running screens for potential stock investments that fit the company’s key growth criteria Performing fundamental and technical analysis on stocks, analyzing core earnings growth, business model health, and price/volume action Writing summary reports for updates on current fund positions, as well as briefing reports summarizing potential investment suitability Global Financial Advisors Beijing, China Emerging Market Analyst Intern & Team Leader Apr 2015 – Jun 2015 Led an intern team in researching and valuing companies in emerging markets, including Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, and China Developed industry reports for both domestic and emerging market companies to determine investment attractiveness Responsible for organizing and coordinating meetings with C-level executives at each company to facilitate research Prepared DCF and relative valuation models by building out key revenue and cost drivers to build forecasts for each company Presented valuation and profitability conclusions based on financial analysis as well as conversations with management, along with investment recommendations, to GFA fund managers and five other investment firms, including Goldman Sachs Sudbury Capital Management Provo, UT Equity Research Analyst Intern Jan 2015 – Apr 2015 Performed equity research, including fundamental and risk analysis; building financial models to forecast earnings and valuation Responsible for presenting results to the senior portfolio manager and leading discussions about the results of my analysis Peak Capital Partners Provo, UT Acquisitions Analyst Intern Sep 2014 – Dec 2014 Personally responsible for underwriting $320mn in value over 17 different potential commercial real estate investments Became top-producing analyst intern by number of deals underwritten, meeting and exceeding underwriting goals LEADERSHIP & VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE International Business Model Competition, BYU Miller New Venture Challenge Provo, UT Student Coordinator for university-based business competitions Jan 2013 – May 2014 Coordinated with more than 40 individual competitions for the final competition, featuring more than 2,000 student teams globally Increased student participation in the Business Model competition by more than 400 teams, up 25% from the previous year Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Los Angeles, CA Volunteer Representative for religious organization Jul 2010 – Jul 2012 Led a team of volunteer representatives in social work, volunteer-based service, and proselytizing Increased the success and effectiveness of a group of 20 missionaries by 240% over a 3-month period through motivational and skills- based training, team building exercises, and increased follow-up and reporting after setting weekly and monthly group goals BYU Air Force ROTC Provo, UT Honor Guard Vice-Commander for BYU ROTC program Aug 2009 – May 2010 Won first place in the nation’s most prestigious honor guard competition, beating both Air Force Academy and West Point Promoted to second-in-charge position after only 4 months on the #1 nationally-ranked team, leading 20-25 cadets for 2-3 hrs/day of physical training, military education, and drill routine practice SKILLS & INTERESTS Personal Investing: Currently trading equities with a growth philosophy in a personal account with ~$15,000 in capital at risk Language: Fluent in Korean – writing/conversation classes at the university-level, also professional asset management experience Reading: Avid reader of finance-genre books, focusing on growth investing, behavioral psychology, and technical analysis Extracurricular: Eagle Scout, Boy Scouts of America; avid traveler, photographer, and volleyball player References: Russ Walker, Analyst, Peak Capital Partners; Tom Peterson, Entrepreneurship Professor, BYU
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Curt Payne
1060 E. 450 N. Apt. 346, Provo, UT 84606
(208) 591-0242 · [email protected]
EDUCATION
Brigham Young University – Marriott School of Management Provo, UT
Bachelor of Science in Management; Emphasis in Entrepreneurship Exp. Apr 2016
GPA 3.64/4.00; ACT 31/36 (97th percentile)
Recipient of Monnott Scholarship, Loveland Scholarship, Nelson Endowment, and several BYU academic scholarships
Active Member – BYU Markets Club
Won 2nd
place in BYU Stock Pitch Competition for research on Ambarella (NYSE:AMBA); stock up 163% from buy point
Vice-President of Provo Stock Investors Club, coordinating monthly educational meetings for a group of 12 local individual investors
Preparing for the June 2016 CFA Level 1 exam
Team Leader – BYU Business Strategy Club
Won the club-wide competition for client company Dress Code Custom by developing a sales-boosting referral program
EXPERIENCE
Valhalla Equity Investments Chicago, IL
Growth Equity Analyst Intern Jun 2015 – Present
Responsible for creating and running screens for potential stock investments that fit the company’s key growth criteria
Performing fundamental and technical analysis on stocks, analyzing core earnings growth, business model health, and price/volume action
Writing summary reports for updates on current fund positions, as well as briefing reports summarizing potential investment suitability
Global Financial Advisors Beijing, China
Emerging Market Analyst Intern & Team Leader Apr 2015 – Jun 2015
Led an intern team in researching and valuing companies in emerging markets, including Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, and China
Developed industry reports for both domestic and emerging market companies to determine investment attractiveness
Responsible for organizing and coordinating meetings with C-level executives at each company to facilitate research
Prepared DCF and relative valuation models by building out key revenue and cost drivers to build forecasts for each company
Presented valuation and profitability conclusions based on financial analysis as well as conversations with management, along with
investment recommendations, to GFA fund managers and five other investment firms, including Goldman Sachs
Sudbury Capital Management Provo, UT
Equity Research Analyst Intern Jan 2015 – Apr 2015
Performed equity research, including fundamental and risk analysis; building financial models to forecast earnings and valuation
Responsible for presenting results to the senior portfolio manager and leading discussions about the results of my analysis
Peak Capital Partners Provo, UT
Acquisitions Analyst Intern Sep 2014 – Dec 2014
Personally responsible for underwriting $320mn in value over 17 different potential commercial real estate investments
Became top-producing analyst intern by number of deals underwritten, meeting and exceeding underwriting goals
LEADERSHIP & VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE
International Business Model Competition, BYU Miller New Venture Challenge Provo, UT
Student Coordinator for university-based business competitions Jan 2013 – May 2014
Coordinated with more than 40 individual competitions for the final competition, featuring more than 2,000 student teams globally
Increased student participation in the Business Model competition by more than 400 teams, up 25% from the previous year
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Los Angeles, CA
Volunteer Representative for religious organization Jul 2010 – Jul 2012
Led a team of volunteer representatives in social work, volunteer-based service, and proselytizing
Increased the success and effectiveness of a group of 20 missionaries by 240% over a 3-month period through motivational and skills-
based training, team building exercises, and increased follow-up and reporting after setting weekly and monthly group goals
BYU Air Force ROTC Provo, UT
Honor Guard Vice-Commander for BYU ROTC program Aug 2009 – May 2010
Won first place in the nation’s most prestigious honor guard competition, beating both Air Force Academy and West Point
Promoted to second-in-charge position after only 4 months on the #1 nationally-ranked team, leading 20-25 cadets for 2-3 hrs/day of
physical training, military education, and drill routine practice
SKILLS & INTERESTS
Personal Investing: Currently trading equities with a growth philosophy in a personal account with ~$15,000 in capital at risk
Language: Fluent in Korean – writing/conversation classes at the university-level, also professional asset management experience
Reading: Avid reader of finance-genre books, focusing on growth investing, behavioral psychology, and technical analysis
Extracurricular: Eagle Scout, Boy Scouts of America; avid traveler, photographer, and volleyball player
References: Russ Walker, Analyst, Peak Capital Partners; Tom Peterson, Entrepreneurship Professor, BYU
