EDUCATION

THE WHARTON SCHOOL, UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA
Philadelphia, PA · 2009-2011
MBA; Real Estate and Finance

• Active member of Wharton’s Real Estate, Travel & Hospitality, Finance, and Private Equity professional clubs
• Second place in Wharton Real Estate Case Competition
• Zell Lurie Real Estate Center volunteer
• Active competitor for Running and Crew clubs
• Rotary International Ambassadorial Scholar

UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND
Auckland, New Zealand · 2001-2004
BE (Hons); Civil & Structural Engineering

• First Class Honors
• Dean’s List - 1st place in final year
• Senior Prize recipient
• Department representative on Dean’s Committee
• New Zealand youth representative at the ITU Telecom Asia Forum (Busan, South Korea)
• Treasurer and active player for field hockey club; Active member of debating society

EXPERIENCE

THE BOSTON CONSULTING GROUP
Auckland, New Zealand · 2006-2009
Senior Associate

• Management consultant in BCG\'s New Zealand and Australian offices
• Performed competitive analysis, synergy identification and process integration for a leading global building materials company after their entry into the Australian market
• Conducted the market-entry analysis and strategic review for an acquisition by New Zealand’s leading building materials player
• Developed and supported the vendor negotiation strategy for one of Australia’s largest retailers
• Conducted market-entry analysis in order to assess the viability of an acquisition by a private equity firm in New Zealand’s advertising industry
• Developed a business unit strategy for one of the world’s leading agricultural exporters and co-led negotiations for a global customer contract
• Developed and implemented a specialist BCG organizational design tool in the post-merger integration following one of Australia’s largest financial services mergers
• Developed the organizational model for a government department in New Zealand’s justice sector
• Office-level contribution as a regular interviewer, Associate cohort representative, leader of the Auckland BCG Sports Committee and as a contributing member of BCG’s Organization Practice Group

BECA, CARTER, HOLLINGS & FERNER
Auckland, New Zealand · 2004-2006
Project Manager

• Construction Project Manager at New Zealand’s leading engineering design consultancy
• Managed construction projects at New Zealand’s largest sports stadium and developed the proposal to enable New Zealand to host the 2011 Rugby World Cup
• Led the risk management process for the main runway replacement project and baggage hall expansion at Auckland International Airport
• Site-managed the construction of an Air Calin hanger in New Caledonia (project conducted entirely in French)
• Managed the design, consent and construction process for multiple, concurrent projects for Auckland City Council

BROOKFIELD-MULTIPLEX
Auckland, New Zealand · 2004
Site Engineer

• Construction management role on an inner-city high-rise during final year of undergraduate degree.
• Experience included on-site supervision, design review, contract documentation, and liasing with design team and contractors.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Program: MBA

Club Membership: MBA

Interests:

• Acquisitions
• Asset Management
• Banking
• Design
• Development
• Investment Banking

Interested in a job/internship in:

• Asia-Pacific
• California
• Europe
• Mid-Atlantic USA
• Northeast USA
• West Coast USA

SPORT: Competitive running (middle-distance and off-road); Triathlon; Field hockey; Crew LEADERSHIP: Wharton cohort representative; Executive committee at Somerville Hockey Club; Regular voluntary involvement LANGUAGES: English; French WORK ELIGIBILITY: New Zealand; Australia; United Kingdom; Canada; United States – J1 visa