Aaron C. Hall, MBA
Contact Information Education 610 West 180th St. #2F New York, NY 10033 Cell: (850) 529-9078 E-mail:
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The University of West Florida, Pensacola, Florida M.B.A., Masters in Business Administration August 2008 - August 2010 • Area of Study: Finance and Wealth Management • GMAT Score: 730 (97th percentile) • Bibliographic research database with over 300 entries on business and economics • International Business Strategy Grand Champion • Best-In-Class Marketing Thesis: Financial Services and Wealth Management • Statistics Paper: Predictors of Stock Market Values using R Statistics A • MS Word, Excel, Powerpoint, L TEX and HTML Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida Graduate Assistant, Finance August 2007 - April 2008 • Used Stata, SAS, R (independently), and other software packages • Ran regressions and performed analysis on econometric data • Proctored exams, graded for Mergers and Acquisitions • Tutored students for finance and the GMAT • Represented graduate students in student senate B.S., Real Estate & Political Science August 1998 - April 2002 • Active in many clubs and student government • Created budget planning requests for groups • Managed events featuring celebrity speakers, barbecues, conferences • Personally handled room reservations, promotions, and expense tracking • Took courses in MS Word, Excel, Powerpoint, and Access
Professional Experience
Self Employed, Pensacola, Florida Title: Financial Advisor • Educated clients about buy-and-hold value investing • Annual revenues of $10,000 or more, fee-only (no commissions) • Created databases to track client data • Completed graduate studies while performing this work • Gave pro-bono advice as expert on AllExperts.com
April 2007 - Present
Merrill Lynch Global Private Client, Pensacola, Florida Title: Financial Advisor May 2006 - April 2007 • Brought in $3 million in client assets • Mastered all computer systems and investment platforms • Educated other advisors on platform and computer usage • Managed over 100 house accounts and managed one assistant • Brought speakers to present to other advisors and clients American Express Financial Advisors, Pensacola, Florida Title: Financial Advisor January 2004 - August 2005 • Met all production and new client acquisition goals • Promoted and held weekly catered presentations on financial planning • Followed up with attendees to offer consultation • Had twice the average production per client MetLife Financial Services, Pensacola, Florida Title: Financial Services Representative August 2003 - December 2003 • Won contest for best policy plan design • Applied financial planning principles to life insurance sales
Service
Founder, FSU Alumni & Students, LinkedIn.com: 9,400+ Members Allexperts.com, Retirement, rated 10/10 politeness, 9.92/10 clarity FSU Student Senator, Graduate Rep., Finance Committee President, Secretary, and Membership Chair in Clubs and Boards
2008 - Present 2007 - 2011 2007 - 2008 2000 - 2002
Software
A MS Windows, Word, Powerpoint, Excel, Access, L TEX, HTML, SAS, R, STATA, Linux, OpenOffice, CRM, Python, C++, Morningstar, Thomson Reuters, Bloomberg
Skills
Independent, Adaptable, Organized, Communication, Writing (sample available upon request), Detail Oriented, Event Management, Stakeholder Analysis and Engagement, Competitive and Economic Analysis, Game Theory, Customer Service, Sociable, Helpful, Leadership, Contact Relationship Management, Logistics, Flexibility, Travel Blaine Lawlor, PhD, Assistant Professor
[email protected] Relationship: MBA Strategy Professor 850-474-3124 • Management professor for international business strategy competition • “Aaron has an unique, but very effective manner of determining the true issue and coming up with effective alternatives on how to solve.” - September 20, 2010 Timothy R Bryan, Executive in Residence, Visiting Professor
[email protected] Relationship: MBA Marketing Professor 850-474-2724 • Loved work on exams (“Wow!”) and marketing portfolio research paper (see below) • “Outstanding marketing analysis, BEST IN CLASS, A+.” - April 22, 2010 Richard Hawkins, PhD, Assistant Professor
[email protected] Relationship: MBA Economics Professor 850-474-2656 • Macroeconomics as undergrad in high school • MBA Economics of the Firm, selected for presentation on CEO compensation Adrian Barbu, PhD, Assistant Professor
[email protected] Relationship: Applied Linear Regression Professor 850-290-5202 • Used SAS for data exploration and linear regression • Translated for SAS most course work and programming from an R text Marten Wegkamp, PhD, Professor, Director of Graduate Studies Relationship: Statistics Professor • Combinatorics and discrete statistics • First of a small subset to find the mistake on the final
[email protected] 850-644-3218
References
Lance Jamerson, Vice President, AEFA lance@revelfinancial.com Relationship: Securities Supervising Manager 512-467-2002 • Managed in professional office setting 60 or more hours per week • Knows first-hand: conscientious, meticulous, hard working, ethical, and smart Melissa Brode, Assistant Director
[email protected] Relationship: Primary administrative contact with UWF MBA Program 850-474-3124 • Referred GMAT students for tutoring • “Aaron has been our go-to person at the UWF MBA Program to assist students with difficulties achieving a passing score on the GMAT. Aaron has helped our students consistently improve their scores.” - September 20, 2010 Roger Guyette Jr., JD, Assistant Professor Relationship: Accounting, Employment, and Business Law Professor Rick Harper, PhD, Assistant Professor Relationship: Macroeconomics Professor
[email protected] 850-474-2729
[email protected] 850-474-2657