Art and Design Study (2015 – Present)

• Santa Monica College and The American Animation Institute, 2015 – Present
  Coursework in design, typography, drawing, painting and digital media

 

Business Experience (2005 – 2010)

• Private Equity Associate, Endeavour Capital, Los Angeles, 2007 – 2010
  Evaluated and executed private investments in food and beverage, consumer goods, financial services, and media
• Investment Banking Analyst, J.P. Morgan, New York/Johannesburg, 2005 – 2007
  Deal execution for M&A, IPO and fixed income issuance in Financial Services
  Rated in top 10% of analyst program

 

Education (2000 – 2005)

• Masters in Finance, University of Cape Town, 2005 (Distinction)
• Bachelors in Business Science, University of Cape Town, 2003 (Distinction)
  Majors in Information Systems, Finance, Economics and Mathematics

 

Professional Rock Climber (2010 – 2014)

• Five-year tour of twenty countries in six continents
• Funded through personal investments and sponsorships (Black Diamond, Beal, Boreal and First Ascent)
• Ranked #1 in South Africa, top-50 globally (8a.nu)
• Headed team that completed nine-day big-wall first ascent in Greenland and sailed the Northwest Passage to Alaska (video here)
• Became fluent in Spanish

 

Technical Skills

• Advanced Excel
• Google Analytics, Tableau, SQL Server
• Adobe Creative Suite (AI, ID, PS, PR, LR)
• Programming (Visual Basic, C# , HTML/CSS, Javascript–3 years study and 4 months internships)
• WordPress, Squarespace, Shopify

 

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