1. David Smithern
1147 Hovey Street SW • Grand Rapids, MI 49504
(517) 648-2661 • Smitheda@mail.gvsu.edu
EDUCATION
GRAND VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY Allendale, MI
Seidman College of Business Grand Rapids, MI
Bachelor of Business Administration, Finance Major April 2016
 Cumulative GPA: 3.9
 Relevant Coursework: Advanced Managerial Finance, Financial Modelling, Investments, Risk and Insurance,
Ethics in Finance, Principles of Real Estate, Intro to Management Information Systems
 Scholarships and Awards: Grand Valley Focus on the Finish Grant, Distinguished Community College Transfer
Scholarship Award
LANSING COMMUNITY COLLEGE Lansing, MI
Honors Program Completion August 2012 – May 2014
 Cumulative GPA: 4.0
 Relevant Coursework: Principles of Financial Accounting,Principles of Managerial Accounting,Intro to
Macroeconomics, Intro to Microeconomics, Intro to Applied Statistics
 Scholarships and Awards: Lansing Community College Honors Scholarship Award
EXPERIENCE
GRAND VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY – IT DEPARTMENT Allendale, MI
Level 1 Help Desk Employee July 2015 – September 2015
 Assisted faculty with Microsoft Outlook and otherIT difficulties
 Served as central communication hub for entire department
 Consistently received outstanding customerfeedback on weekly reports
 Faced and solved new problems daily while assisting customers
 Accurately updated weekly schedules for more than ten university computer labs
Student Lab Technician April 2015 – July 2015
 Assisted lab users with technology issues
 Created a positive working environment by enforcing computer lab rules
 Maintained IT facilities by ensuring all labs were cleaned and properly stocked
ELDORADO GOLF COURSE Mason,MI
Pro Shop Staff Summer 2014
 Developed interpersonal skills through interacting with customers
 Handled cash drawer responsibilities including register balancing
Golf Cart Attendant Summers 2012 – 2014
 Worked in a fast-paced, multi-tasking environment
 Operated efficiently as a team to manage outings of more than one hundred carts
ADDITIONAL
SEIDMAN INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO ORGANIZATION (IPO) Grand Rapids, MI
Member January 2015 – April 2016
 Helped make investment decisions on $60,000 student-run stockportfolio
 Performed volunteerwork for Grand Rapids Kids’ Food Basket
SOFTWARE
 Microsoft Excel – financial modelling, charting, vlookups,pivot tables
 Microsoft PowerPoint – ability to create professionalbusiness presentations
 Microsoft Word – highly proficient at formatting documents,advanced knowledge of Word features
 Microsoft Outlook – experience with communication and scheduling
 SAP – basic knowledge of interface, navigation, and accessing vendor/material information
 S&P Capital IQ – experience with navigating the database to research company financial information
 Compustat Research Insight – experience with generating reports of selected financial data