Brandon Hillstead
| Headline: | Club Leader |
| Skills: | Business, Marketing, Sales |
| Groups: | Big Bang! Business Plan Competition |
| Interested in: | Growing my group, Helping members of my groups, Meeting new people, Partnering with other groups, Professional opportunities, Sharing my projects |
| Schools: | Brigham Young University - Idaho, University of California System - Davis |
WORK EXPERIENCE
| Employer: | Pulte Homes, a Fortune 200 company |
| Position: | Staff Accountant |
| Time period: | April 2005 - August 2007 |
| Description: | • Successfully led accounting team through implementation of new sales and construction software resulting in gained efficiency in operations including a 20% reduction in overhead.
• Analyzed and researched Pre-Paid-Work-In-Process account resulting in a million dollar change in accuracy. • Created process documentation leading to a fully documented cost management system. • Developed and presented proposal for changes in the cost accrual system to controller resulting in improved accuracy of financial reports. • Managed monthly home closing and variance analysis reports, as well as, regular profit forecast updates. |
| Employer: | Office of Naval Intelligence |
| Position: | Intern |
| Time period: | June 2004 - August 2004 |
| Description: | • One of forty interns selected from a group of 1,000 applicants from universities around the country.
• Developed and implemented new process to record incoming invoices into a database enabling better prioritization of the invoices in order to avoid paying overdue interest expenses. • Analyzed travel system to determine inefficiencies and presented solutions to captain of the organization, resulting in a significant savings of resources. • Audited contracts to ensure that the fiscal year 2004 could be closed in a timely manner. |
| Employer: | BYU-Idaho Technology Center |
| Position: | Lab Assistant |
| Time period: | January 2003 - December 2004 |
| Description: | • Solved specific, technical problems for students’ projects and advanced usage of applications. |
| Employer: | The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints |
| Position: | Volunteer Service Representative |
| Time period: | January 1999 - December 2001 |
| Description: | • Learned Spanish fluently while supervising geographical area of service operations including eight other representatives. Provided leadership for weekly planning and reporting meetings. |
EDUCATION
| University: | University of California System - Davis |
| Time period: | 2009 |
| Degree: | Finance and Strategic Management Emphasis, MBA |
| University: | Brigham Young University - Idaho |
| Time period: | 2004 |
| Degree: | Business Management-Finance Emphasis, BSc |
INFORMATION
| Memberships: | • Served as committee chair for fundraising activities of the Active 20/30 Club, resulting in the aid of hundreds of local underprivileged children.
• Participated in BYU-Idaho SIFE Society. Developed presentations for high school students regarding consumer credit. Conducted consulting projects to assist local small businesses with their operations. • Volunteered at Madison Memorial Hospital twice a week for one year. |
