Richard Z.

Growth at Etched

San Jose, California, United States

About

I am a Canfield Business Honors BBA and Master in Professional Accounting graduate from UT Austin. Passionate about waste management, packaging, forestry, crop resilience, and grocery retail

Experience

  • Growth at Etched
    Nov 2025 - Present · 9 mos

  • Associate at EY-Parthenon
    Jul 2024 - Oct 2025 · 1 yr 4 mos

    - Conducted 12 CDDs and market studies focused on industrials, healthcare, and consumer sectors - Created AI prompt library for Private Equity CDD GTM, decreasing pitch deck development time by 95% for 15+ typical slides; used for 500+ proposals annually

  • WWOOFer at WWOOF-USA®
    Aug 2023 - Nov 2023 · 4 mos

    - Contributed to 5-acre microfarm (WA) across orchard and livestock operations via projects including cider production, walnut processing, firewood splitting / stacking, harvesting, canning, compost management, sheep tending, and poultry coop maintenance - Executed harvest-season vineyard and cellar tasks in a Willamette Valley vineyard, including grape picking + sorting, cellar sanitation, canopy management, and daily punch-downs during fermentation - Vineyard Personal Project: Reconciled apple tree varietal mapping in an overgrown orchard by field-identifying trees, documenting tasting notes and yield observations; leveraged to develop a custom cider blend for personal consumption

  • Summer Associate at EY-Parthenon
    Jun 2022 - Aug 2022 · 3 mos

  • CMAAS Winter Associate at PwC
    Jan 2022 - Mar 2022 · 3 mos