Bachelor of Science
Grant S. Valentine
310 East 600 North, Provo, UT 84602
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EDUCATION
Brigham Young University � Marriott School of Business Provo, UT
Bachelor of Science in Information Systems Management Apr 2020
? GPA 3.8/4.0
? 1st place winner in Bain, Walmart, Vivint Solar and Inventech case competitions
? President of the Business Strategy Club, Vice-President of the Social Venture Academy
? Marriott School Scholarship for Exemplary Leadership and Information Systems Department Scholarship
EXPERIENCE
Podium Lehi, UT
Integration Specialist Intern Oct 2019 � Apr 2020
? Provided technical support to over 80 businesses involving programming languages such as python and SQL
? Selected as an application specialist among 30 interns for integrations involving the third-party application Zapier
PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) San Francisco, CA
Technology Consulting Intern Jun 2019 � Aug 2019
? Spearheaded technical analysis of comparable conferencing applications and presented findings to the CFO of the non-profit arm of a Fortune 500 healthcare company
? Found opportunity to improve an action item log by programming an automated email application which lead to closure of 56 action items in a single week without any resource hours dedicated to the tracking of these items
? Created a dashboard to track the progress of project completion which was presented weekly to client executives
? Trained client on use of macro that automated work previously being done manually by the Project Manager
Harvest Hope LLC (Microfinancing nonprofit) Nairobi, Kenya
Co-founder Feb 2018 � Present
? Built unique micro-finance payment structure with minimal overhead by leveraging mobile banking infrastructure
? Attained over $30,000 in funding through various business competitions which has been invested in qualifying Kenyan and Tanzanian business owners to promote financial well-being in East Africa
? Modeled financial costs consisting of fees, inflation and defaults to determine the optimal loan interest rate
General Mills Provo, UT
Brand Management Internship Jan 2018 � May 2018
? Assisted the Brand Manager of Nature Valley � $367.8 million product line � to reposition brand to increase appeal from younger consumers
? Recommended a graphic re-stage concept which was presented to over 40 General Mills representatives and later distributed to the global marketing department; this was the first intern project of its kind to be viewed so widely
Canopy Software Provo, UT
Data Analyst Internship May 2017 � Aug 2017
? Developed three max-diff surveys and used SQL to determine most favorable branding for the company�s website
VOLUNTEER
South Franklin Community Center � Reading Club Provo, UT
Volunteer Sep 2018 � Mar 2020
? Read with 5th grade boys in the Southern Provo community every week to improve literacy and allow parents to participate in educational classes provided by the community center
SKILLS AND INTERESTS
? Skilled in VBA, SQL, C++, C#, Python, Alteryx, and Tableau as well as the ASP.NET and Django frameworks
? Avid skier that enjoys movies, sports, data visualizations and almost anything outdoors
? Fluent in Spanish and conversational in Ecuadorian Quichua
? Won an amateur boxing match with no former training by a unanimous judges� decision
Grant S. Valentine
310 East 600 North, Provo, UT 84602
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EDUCATION
Brigham Young University � Marriott School of Business Provo, UT
Bachelor of Science in Information Systems Management Apr 2020
? GPA 3.8/4.0
? 1st place winner in Bain, Walmart, Vivint Solar and Inventech case competitions
? President of the Business Strategy Club, Vice-President of the Social Venture Academy
? Marriott School Scholarship for Exemplary Leadership and Information Systems Department Scholarship
EXPERIENCE
Podium Lehi, UT
Integration Specialist Intern Oct 2019 � Apr 2020
? Provided technical support to over 80 businesses involving programming languages such as python and SQL
? Selected as an application specialist among 30 interns for integrations involving the third-party application Zapier
PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) San Francisco, CA
Technology Consulting Intern Jun 2019 � Aug 2019
? Spearheaded technical analysis of comparable conferencing applications and presented findings to the CFO of the non-profit arm of a Fortune 500 healthcare company
? Found opportunity to improve an action item log by programming an automated email application which lead to closure of 56 action items in a single week without any resource hours dedicated to the tracking of these items
? Created a dashboard to track the progress of project completion which was presented weekly to client executives
? Trained client on use of macro that automated work previously being done manually by the Project Manager
Harvest Hope LLC (Microfinancing nonprofit) Nairobi, Kenya
Co-founder Feb 2018 � Present
? Built unique micro-finance payment structure with minimal overhead by leveraging mobile banking infrastructure
? Attained over $30,000 in funding through various business competitions which has been invested in qualifying Kenyan and Tanzanian business owners to promote financial well-being in East Africa
? Modeled financial costs consisting of fees, inflation and defaults to determine the optimal loan interest rate
General Mills Provo, UT
Brand Management Internship Jan 2018 � May 2018
? Assisted the Brand Manager of Nature Valley � $367.8 million product line � to reposition brand to increase appeal from younger consumers
? Recommended a graphic re-stage concept which was presented to over 40 General Mills representatives and later distributed to the global marketing department; this was the first intern project of its kind to be viewed so widely
Canopy Software Provo, UT
Data Analyst Internship May 2017 � Aug 2017
? Developed three max-diff surveys and used SQL to determine most favorable branding for the company�s website
VOLUNTEER
South Franklin Community Center � Reading Club Provo, UT
Volunteer Sep 2018 � Mar 2020
? Read with 5th grade boys in the Southern Provo community every week to improve literacy and allow parents to participate in educational classes provided by the community center
SKILLS AND INTERESTS
? Skilled in VBA, SQL, C++, C#, Python, Alteryx, and Tableau as well as the ASP.NET and Django frameworks
? Avid skier that enjoys movies, sports, data visualizations and almost anything outdoors
? Fluent in Spanish and conversational in Ecuadorian Quichua
? Won an amateur boxing match with no former training by a unanimous judges� decision