Tony Frangieh
Computer Science graduate from American University of Beirut, currently pursuing MBA at UC Irvine.
| Headline: | Entrepreneur |
| Work status: | Employed Full-Time |
| Industries: | Computing, Entertainment, Financial, Information Technology, Internet, Media |
| Skills: | Business, English, Entrepreneurship, French, Investment, Leadership, Management, Negotiation |
| Visas: | United States |
| Interested in: | Advising startups, Brainstorming, Consulting opportunities, Finding business partners, Finding cofounders, Finding experts, Finding team mates, Helping friends, Joining a startup, Meeting new people, Offering Expertise, Professional opportunities, Providing services to startups, Raising money, Starting a company, Trading services |
| Schools: | University of California System - Irvine |
FULL BIO
After graduating from the American University in 2002 with a B.S. in Computer Science and a minor in Finance, Tony began his career as a Financial Forms Analyst at Document Systems, Inc, the largest loan document production company in the United States. He leveraged his technical expertise as well as his finance background to build financial models that were used in cost-benefit analysis for potential multi-million projects. Tony later transitioned to project management and consulting. He joined Accenture in 2006 and was contracted with Warner Bros. to build and maintain their Digital Asset Management System. To sharpen his entrepreneurship skills, Tony completed an MBA at the University of California, Irvine and is involved with assisting startups generate funding.
WORK EXPERIENCE
| Employer: | Polaris Investment Competition |
| Position: | Equity Research |
| Time period: | April 2008 - Present |
| Description: | Co-founded and managed a team to identify undervalued companies worthy of investment and exemplify the best qualities in business in order to analyze and propose a portfolio of public companies for the sponsor to invest in.
• Analyzed company filings and market outlook to formulate the case for investment of each company and stock • Prepared revenue and margin forecasts, analyzed historic financial performance, conducted comparative valuation • Analyzed business fundamentals such as the business model, strategic position, competitive advantage and operation • Constructed the security portfolio and managed asset allocation for a 52 week period |
| Employer: | Corporate Finance Advisors, Monarch Beach, CA |
| Position: | Investment Banking |
| Time period: | June 2008 - December 2008 |
| Description: | Conduct corporate valuations (FASB 141) for acquisition purposes using financial modeling.
• Valued intangibles such as customer lists, workforce, brands, covenants, intellectual property, and goodwill. • Determined the appropriate discount rates, valuation multiples, revenue growth forecasts, margin forecasts & tax shield benefits needed to reach fair market value for this company • Relevant Course Work: Investments; Corporate Valuation; Merger & Acquisition; Private Equity; Derivatives • Relevant Training: Attended financial & valuation modeling workshops with WallStreetPrep.com |
| Employer: | Accenture, El Segundo, CA |
| Position: | Consultant – Functional Lead |
| Time period: | January 2007 - July 2008 |
| Description: | Accenture contracted with Warner Bros to build and maintain the enterprise Digital Asset Management System which is used for the distribution and archival of all marketing material associated with Warner Bros. movie releases.
• Managed key relationships with the business units resulting in a clear understanding of their needs & requirements. • Built financial models that were used as the basis for bidding and winning potential multi-million dollar contracts • Performed business process consulting resulting in an efficient comprehensive workflow across the business units • Ensured all service level agreements were met by the team in order to exceed client expectations |
| Employer: | Homefield Financial, Irvine, CA |
| Position: | Business Analyst |
| Time period: | January 2005 - January 2007 |
| Description: | • Led meetings with department managers ensuring proper understanding and delivery of project expectations.
• Gathered and analyzed business requirements which improved the loan origination business process • Managed a team of developers charged with rebuilding and enhancing the most heavily used management reports • Provided departmental training throughout new release phases, built training material, and supported users |
| Employer: | Document Systems, Carson, CA |
| Position: | Financial Forms Analyst |
| Time period: | April 2003 - January 2005 |
| Description: | • Participated in cost-benefit analysis of potential projects for Washington Mutual and Bank of America
• Performed case analysis to outline design, development, and testing procedures of customized financial documents • Satisfied instant end-user demand for new requirements and provided demos for new functional capabilities |
EDUCATION
| University: | University of California System - Irvine |
| Time period: | 2009 |
| Degree: | Finance, MBA |
INFORMATION
| Hobbies: | • Accomplished Guitarist – 15 years classical training; Enjoy game theory and poker |
| Memberships: | • VP – Financial Management Association, University of California, Irvine |
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