Mark Bechthold
San Francisco,California
Summary
Results-driven analyst with a broad array of experiences collaborating with teams across industry domains from structural biology research, to web application development and investment banking, attaining optimal results. Adept at conducting research, solving new problems by applying skills and past experience, and communicating findings to various audiences effectively.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
Work History
Analyst
DBO Partners - Piper Sandler
06.2021 - Current
- Advised venture and growth equity firm on $60MM capital raise, enabling client to maintain their stake in existing investments and to protect their upside on future investments
- Conducted diligence and transaction structure analysis on $50MM corporate development acquisition, coordinating with C-Suite executives to assess synergies and operational fit
- Modeled annual recurring revenue (ARR) waterfall for client, validating projected $13 million USD in ARR for end of year, which resulted in 6 offers and signed LOI for $100 million USD
Lead Consultant- Engineers for a Sustainable World
Zorzal Cacao
11.2019 - 07.2021
- Identified supply-chain weaknesses and established user requirements, risk strategies, technical and budgetary constraints, remaining true to CEO's goals of sustainability and conservation
- Developed and deployed web application using React, HTML, CSS, and Google Firebase to track company products through each stage of supply-chain from source to consumers in real-time, allowing users to collect hundreds of data points in real-time
- Managed team of four to maximize project efficiency by dividing work according to strengths and created comprehensive documentation of project for future users and team members
Researcher
Stanford Undergraduate Research
03.2020 - 01.2021
- Coordinated with Oak Ridge National Laboratory, SLAC, Chapman Laboratory, and Stanford structural biology department to gather all input and develop QM molecular dynamic models of key protein structures of SARS-CoV-2, resulting in publishing of Structural and functional characterization of NEMO cleavage by SARS-CoV-2 3CLpro in Nature Communication
- Engineered attention-based machine learning model for protein sequence prediction to identify structural protein features, leveraging machine learning advances in natural language processing
Learning Assistant
Stanford Physics Department
01.2020 - 03.2020
- Taught mechanics to weekly section of 12 students, working through core topics and problems and mentored each student with one-on-one sessions to ensure success in class
Project Assistant
Payne and Dolan
06.2019 - 09.2019
- Analyzed construction specifications, implemented strategy for site build out and construction requirements, and participated in effectuation of project blueprints
- Assisted project managers in achieving timely completion of projects through diligent monitoring and tracking of deadlines.
Education
Master of Science in Computer Science -
Stanford University
Stanford, CA06.2023
Bachelor of Science in Physics -
Stanford University
Stanford, CA06.2022
Skills
- C/C
- Python
- Pytorch
- Excel
- Java
- React
- Quantum Mechanics
- Statistical Mechanics
- Lagrangian Mechanics
- Convex Optimization
- Machine Learning
- French
Publications and Projects
- Co-author of Structural and functional characterization of NEMO cleavage by SARS-CoV-2 3CLpro published in Nature Communications, working on the modeling of molecular dynamic simulations
- Stanford CS229 (Machine Learning) best project recipient for Light It Up - developed a recurrent neural network to adaptively predict how audio features of songs evolve based on previous audio features, mapping predicted audio features to RGB lights to produce an adaptive light show
- Stanford CS224U (Natural Language Understanding) Semantic Content of Operators Affects LLM Mathematical Reasoning - evaluated how LLMs perform when tasked with mathematical reasoning problems that have had their mathematical operators changed to different symbols or words
Hobbies and Interests
- Waterskiing
- Post-Modern Literature
- World History
- Milwaukee Bucks
- Latin / Junior Classical League
Timeline
Analyst
DBO Partners - Piper Sandler
06.2021 - Current
Researcher
Stanford Undergraduate Research
03.2020 - 01.2021
Learning Assistant
Stanford Physics Department
01.2020 - 03.2020
Lead Consultant- Engineers for a Sustainable World
Zorzal Cacao
11.2019 - 07.2021
Project Assistant
Payne and Dolan
06.2019 - 09.2019
Master of Science in Computer Science -
Stanford University
Bachelor of Science in Physics -
Stanford University
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