Byrne Hobart

Current

Copywriter at Blue Fountain Media
Financial Consultant (Self-employed)

Past

Associate Recruiter at Hunter Green Associates
Recruiter at Minera, Inc. / Indy Associates
Researcher/Analyst at Arizona State University -- Office of Sustainability Initiatives

Intern/junior researcher (part-time) at Alpine Investment Management
Clerk/Administrative Assistant at O'Neal Produce

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Byrne Hobart’s Summary

I help companies create an online presence. This means writing content for websites, and using social media to create buzz and draw in traffic. I view high-quality content and aggressive social marketing as a very cost-effective, high-ROI way to bring in new business.

I also have experience in recruiting -- IT (desktop support to senior architects) and finance (quants, operations, compliance, trading, investment analysis, etc.).

In my spare time, I invest. I try to find overlooked value (small- to micro-cap stocks with great assets and decent cash flow) and cheap call options on radical change.

Byrne Hobart’s Specialties:

Research, writing

Byrne Hobart’s Experience

Copywriter

Blue Fountain Media

(Privately Held; Marketing and Advertising industry)

August 2008 — Present (1 year 4 months)

My job is to help companies present themselves to users and search engines. I write content for sites, craft attention-grabbing press releases, compose keyword-rich off-site content, and help promote companies through social media.

I also do unnecessary things with Javascript.

I started in August 2008 as an intern. As of February 2009, I'm a full-time employee.
Financial Consultant

Self-employed

(Self-Employed; Myself Only; Financial Services industry)

June 2003 — Present (6 years 6 months)

I assist individuals in considering various investments, generally adhering to a traditional value investing framework, with significant attention paid to undervalued and misunderstood business franchises and competitive advantages. Substantially profitable investments include Industrias Bachoco, Nasdaq, and Fossil. Focus on concentrated portfolios (3-10 positions).
Associate Recruiter

Hunter Green Associates

(Staffing and Recruiting industry)

October 2008 — February 2009 (5 months)

My position was split: half the time, I worked on Hunter Green's core business hiring contract IT personnel, mostly for the government and defense sectors. The other half of the time, I recruited senior personnel for investment banks and alternative asset managers.
Recruiter

Minera, Inc. / Indy Associates

(Staffing and Recruiting industry)

January 2007 — October 2008 (1 year 10 months)

Recruiting firm focusing on quantitative and IT positions at leading investment banks, hedge funds, and financial software firms. We match extraordinary people to extraordinary opportunities.

I handled all stages of the recruiting process: I wrote ads, contacted candidates, cold-called potential clients, wrote cover letters, and scheduled interviews. In addition, following the Indy Associates acquisition of Minera in August 2008, I performed research and wrote content for several iPhone games currently in development.
Researcher/Analyst

Arizona State University -- Office of Sustainability Initiatives

(Government Agency; Higher Education industry)

October 2005 — March 2006 (6 months)

Wrote muckracking reports about local and international businesses' environmental record; did basic phone-answering and organization; introduced office to the 'wiki' structure of information organization; helped compile massive dossier/whitepaper on a major new grant to the university.
Intern/junior researcher (part-time)

Alpine Investment Management

(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Financial Services industry)

January 2003 — May 2005 (2 years 5 months)

Did miscellaneous analysis of macro-data; read annual reports/proxy statements on incredible array of businesses to paint thumbnail portraits of management's shareholder-friendliness; learned the basics of value investing, from understanding a business' competitive position to dissecting balance sheets and cash flow statements in order to build a valuation model.
Clerk/Administrative Assistant

O'Neal Produce

(Privately Held; Wholesale industry)

May 2002 — August 2002 (4 months)

Answered phones, recorded shipment data, handled correspondence.