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David has demonstrated a track record of success in various roles within the Entertainment and New Media sectors. He has extensive experience in Entrepreneurship (RPI), Business Operations and Finance (21st Century Fox, Yahoo!), Business Development (Myspace), and Strategy (Fox, LowerMyBills), with a dynamic array of technical and soft skills developed at both large corporate and small start-up...

David has demonstrated a track record of success in various roles within the Entertainment and New Media sectors. He has extensive experience in Entrepreneurship (RPI), Business Operations and Finance (21st Century Fox, Yahoo!), Business Development (Myspace), and Strategy (Fox, LowerMyBills), with a dynamic array of technical and soft skills developed at both large corporate and small start-up environments. Delivering quality work and winning is my passion. If you are an early to mid-stage technology growth company looking for solid financial, strategic, and/or fundraising support, I would love to hear from you. Specialties: Financial modeling, strategic planning, pricing and yield optimization, market research, business development, management reporting, budgeting and forecasting, mergers and acquisitions, start-up experience, content licensing, business operations, change managementGeneral Manager @ RPI is a boutique real estate investment firm focused in the South Bay Los Angeles area. It's property management portfolio includes a dozen tenants across multiple locations driving over $15M in managed sales. Maintains full P&L responsibility of its core operating asset along with signing authority over its entire portfolio. Diversified revenue stream adding 4 new lines of business (retail, co-working, event services, and community) increasing gross revenues and profit by 3x and 2x, respectively. Implemented sales/CRM strategies resulting in a 30-40% uplift to converted leads and 15% additional margin from returning clients. Improved bottom line by 15-20% negotiating terms with tenants, vendors, and business partners. Currently focused on optimizing our multimedia marketing campaign efforts (yielding 20x increase in customer inquiries and acquisitions to-date), introducing a tiered pricing structure, and adding cross-selling opportunities to drive top-line growth. From August 2011 to Present (4 years 5 months) Independent Strategy Consultant @ DC Consulting is a full-service management consultancy focused on the internet and new media sectors. DC Consulting advises our clients through a variety of services: M&A, valuations, transactions, strategic planning, capital infusions, market sizing, competitive strategies and more. To date, we have successfully helped our clients raise over $30MM in venture capital funding. Current/Previous clients include Inspire Energy (www.inspireenergy.com), Minitime (www.minitime.com), The Rubicon Project (www.rubiconproject.com), and Social Gaming Network (www.sgn.com) From February 2009 to Present (6 years 11 months) Senior Manager, Financial Planning & Analysis @ Dun & Bradstreet Credibility Corp. provides credit building and credibility solutions for businesses. Managed teams devoted to mitigating customer/product churn, and maximizing ARPU and sales productivity. Held responsibility over various financial, strategic, and investor reporting requirements, budgeting/forecasting to senior management, and strategic/financial support and guidance to all new and existing lines of business. From April 2012 to October 2012 (7 months) Senior Manager, Financial Planning & Analysis @ Fox Interactive Media was once the digital media asset division for 21st Century Fox (comprised of Myspace, RottenTomatoes, IGN, Scout, Photobucket, and others). Advised 25 budget owners and 21 departments across 400+ employees and $170M in annual expenditures as the primary financial liaison to the Technology, Product, and Engineering teams at Myspace. Analyzed special projects for various FP&A and pro forma initiatives. Helmed change management directive by reducing recurring expenditures by $25M while maintaining a continuation and enhancement of services. Owned the $200M+ capital expenditures budget, developed and maintained the Capital Project Approval process and tracking infrastructure. Streamlined our intracompany/intercompany allocations process for audit compliance, and both salvaged and closed News Corp's massive data center realignment initiative, resulting in a cost savings of $30M in rent, broadband, and transit IP costs. From August 2009 to September 2011 (2 years 2 months) Senior Manager, Strategy & Operations @ Fox Interactive Media was once the digital media asset division for 21st Century Fox (comprised of Myspace, RottenTomatoes, IGN, Scout, Photobucket, and others). Supported MySpace International global expansion efforts from 2 to 20 countries and 12M to 66M unique users within two years. Actively facilitated M&A diligence and developed internal management and sales reporting infrastructure. Led or assisted in new deals, renewals, and expansion opportunities, while providing extensive analytic support to various functions across the organization. Managed relationships with all international music publishers, collection/royalties agencies, and sourced 20+ content partners across 12 countries for MyRatings (our largest content acquisition effort) under budget and 6 weeks ahead of deadline. From May 2007 to August 2009 (2 years 4 months) Senior Analyst, Operations Finance @ Yahoo! is a technology company engaged in providing internet search capability, communication and digital content to a worldwide audience. It is an internet world leader in news and media content, monetizing its user base via search and display advertising services on Yahoo properties and affiliate sites worldwide. Provided FP&A decision support and performance reporting to six major business units (Yahoo! Finance, News, Technology, Sports, Entertainment, and Youth) totaling over $300M in annual revenue. Performed financial and operational budgeting, forecasting, and new product feasibility analyses. Supported key initiatives and was involved in evaluating all material business decisions. Participated in worldwide implementation and integration of Hyperion/Essbase financial systems. From July 2005 to May 2007 (1 year 11 months) Analyst, Strategy @ LowerMyBills.com is a leading online loan marketplace with one of the largest lender networks, connecting consumers with multiple lenders for a number of financial borrowing needs. Supported senior team with execution of all corporate initiatives. Assessed monetization of all new and existing product categories. Actively maintained Competitive Market Intelligence program and sustained relationships with all 3rd party intel acquisition companies. Conducted ROI, case, SWOT, and comp analyses, and facilitated sell-side diligence preceding company acquisition (acquired by Experian for $380M). From July 2004 to July 2005 (1 year 1 month) Analyst, Strategic Planning & Pricing @ From December 2003 to July 2004 (8 months) B.A., Sociology, Economics @ University of California, Los Angeles From 1999 to 2002 David Cho is skilled in: Market Research, Financial Modeling, Strategic Planning, International Business Development, Executive Reporting, Start-ups, Mergers, Forecasting, Mergers & Acquisitions, Cross-functional Team Leadership, Strategic Partnerships, Business Development, Strategy, Management, Online Advertising, Mobile Devices, Analytics, Business Strategy, Digital Media