1. DAVID G. FRANCO
1839 Orizaba Avenue, Signal Hill CA 90755|317-374-6640|daviddelafranco@gmail.com
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Franco Consulting Engineers (Civil Engineering Design, Inspections, and Products)
Civil Engineering Inspector, Co-Owner (Previously Office Assistant) during summers of
• Finance—Collaborated with family ownership and outside partners team in analysis of financial
statements and financial projections to determine merger & acquisition valuations
• Consulting—Reported comprehensive tests of ADA Compliant Truncated Domes securing
company the first IN-KY-OH tri-state area inspection contracts, increasing revenue 15%
• Marketing—led design team in coding 3 websites, 2 client web app portals, marketing materials,
and customer data visualizations for design and billing
Purdue University, Krannert School of Management
Lecturer (Previously Teaching Assistant, Research Assistant, Tutor) during school-years of
• Taught 150-600 students in Cost Accounting, Corporate Finance, Portfolio Theory, Spreadsheet
Modeling, Multivariate Calculus, and Differential Equations
• Reduced exam proctor- and student-reported cheating through innovative safeguards
• Selected twice among fifty graduate students as the Outstanding Teacher for maintaining above
4.5/5.0 student evaluation scores
Indianapolis, IN
May 2011–Aug 2016
West Lafayette, IN
Aug 2010 – May 2016
Surreal Light Studios
Executive Producer Star Wars Destroyer (2016), Star Wars Destroyer II (2016),
Ambulance (2016), Semblance (2016), Kia (2014)
• Project Management—Produced four award winning films, finalists at the Sundance Film
Festival, Cannes Film Festival, and Star Wars Fan Film Festival
• Relationship-building—Cultivated overseas connections with British composers and musicians to
secure original music, scoring, and composing pro bono, saving thousands of dollars to meet
tight budgets and deadlines
• Contract Law—Wrote contracts and brokered negotiations for cast and crew, managed schedules and
catering, edited credits, designed set pieces and costumes, marketed theatrical and online releases
Royal United Mortgage
Analytics Consultant and Compliance Officer (Previously Compliance Summer Intern)
• Purchasing—Negotiated bids with vendors using Invisible Hand online scraper scripts to
maintain inventory and build a procurement database of items for price comparison, saving
$200,000 on computers and equipment the first year
• Strategy—analyzed 4 million client records for demand forecasting, customer profiling, market
segmentation and propensity score matching callers to prospecting leads; improved customer
conversion and satisfaction scores 5% in 3 months
• Compliance—Designed and implemented compensation structure following regulatory changes
and industry comparison research to align staffing salaries and incentives with organization goal
of absolute internal and relative external historical peer performance
Always Best Care North and Purdue Disability Resource Center Adaptive Programs
Chromosome 5 SMA Caregiver, and Teacher (Respectively, Previously Scribe) mornings/nights
• Diversity—Transported and groomed students with Spinal Muscular Atrophy Types 1-2
• Mentoring—Taught and competency evaluated newly hired
instructors to include policies and procedures related to routine
schedules, safety protocols, and medical equipment
Indiana Corn and Soybean Product Innovation Center Project Manager
• Supervised scientists and engineers from protocol and bench-to-market production
• Conducted difference in differences analysis of nutrient density and
germination time to discover alternative opportunities for products in
construction, art, packaging and cushioning, and as sports materials
for helmets, wall pads, and floating boards.
Los Angeles, CA
Mar 2014 – Jul 2016
Indianapolis, IN
May 2010 – Apr 2011
West Lafayette, IN
Aug 2011 – May 2013
West Lafayette, IN
Aug 2010 – May 2012

2. Purdue International Programs American Life & Culture Enrichment Conferences West Lafayette, IN
Activity Leader Jun 2008 – Jul 2009
• Planned, promoted, and organized group meals, lectures, and tours of US cities, museums, and
sporting events for 26 Chinese graduate students Beijing Olympics volunteers
Pizza Point and Premiere Pizzerias Miami, FL
Summer Sales Analyst May 2006 – Aug 2007
• Trade/Marketplace Analysis—analyzed market trends and customer purchases to assess best
practices, opportunities, and effectiveness of strategies. Resulting in responsive combo price
changes and profitable new products like ice cream and desert lines boosting average store
revenue by $1400 per week.
• Discovered new income opportunities renting the classic dining room spaces for after-hours
parties and collecting rent as a set for a Miami music video.
Purdue Math Tutors West Lafayette, IN
Private Tutor, Ad hoc Aug 2008 – May 2016
• Communication—based on preparation and strategy development to achieve a personal score of
2370 SAT and 770 GMAT, prepared over 450 clients for college entrance exams, university
exams for engineering, math, economics, and accounting.
• Achieved 97% student college acceptance and course pass rates, growing referral business
EDUCATION
Purdue University, Krannert School of Management
Doctor of Philosophy candidate ABD, Management/Finance, GPA 3.8/4.0
• Negative Media Attention and Executive Compensation (2015)
• Time Series of Abnormal Earnings Announcement Returns Amid Political Risk (2015)
• Crowd Funding Under Preorder Menu Pricing and Profit-Sharing Models (2015)
• Ganoderma Lucidum: LEED-certified packing and cushioning material (2012)
Purdue University, Krannert School of Management
Master of Business Administration, GPA 3.9/4.0 Krannert Scholar (ranked 1st
of 108)
Primary Concentrations: Financial Accounting, Corporate Finance
Certificates: Global Supply Chain Management
• Primary: Logistics, Transportation, Inventory
• Secondary: Quality Management, Measurement, Process Improvement
West Lafayette, IN
May 2016
West Lafayette, IN
May 2012
Purdue University, Krannert School of Management and Purdue College of Science
Bachelor of Science, Accounting, Economics, Management, Mathematics (4 degrees) GPA 4.0
• GA Ross Outstanding Senior, Steven C. Beering Fellow, Eli Lilly Endowment Community
Scholar, National Merit Finalist, Coca-Cola Community Service Scholar, Samsung Leadership,
Daughters of the American Revolution Scholar
• Concentrations: Cost Accounting, Business Statistics, Organizational, Leadership & Change
West Lafayette, IN
May 2010
LEADERSHIP ACTIVITIES, AFFILIATIONS, HONORS
• Management Leadership for Tomorrow (MLT) (member, 2010 nominee)
• A Better Tomorrow, Chicago (One-year volunteer)
• Purdue Steven C. Beering Scholars Student Association (Founder, ten-years President)
• Meyer E. Jerison Memorial Mathematics Prize in Real Analysis and Complex Analysis
• Hoosier Boys State (Nationalist Party Chairman, Good Citizen Award, Samsung Leadership Award)
• United States Soccer Federation (Eighteen-years state referee, former CYO and youth travel team coach)
• United States Powerlifting Association (Former Athlete and 2015 Kentucky Champion)
• Habitat for Humanity Appalachia (Two-years volunteer)
• The Lord’s Pantry with Lucius Newsom (Four-years President, Roncalli Indianapolis Chapter)
• Invited to Wabash River Finance conferences to demonstrate and report research findings in corporate finance
• Structured Problem Solving │ Leadership │Innovation │Evidence Based Strategy │ Data Driven Insights
• Indiana University James Holland Summer Enrichment Program (Three-years Volunteer)
• West Lafayette Jr./Sr. High School (Ten-years volunteer teaching Friday pre-Calculus study hours)