Mike Nichols

Experience

1. Senior Investment Officer

   Texas Tech University

   Mar 2012 — Present · Austin, TX, US

   Involved in derivatives, public and private investments; now focusing on credit- Fully involved in the rebuild of the portfolio and transition to portable alpha- Contribute quantitative and qualitative portfolio analysis at both the strategic and tactical level- Craft manager recommendations and present to the investment committee- Help develop and maintain Portable Alpha Strategy and Beta Overlay- Generate and interpret custom risk reports using different methods of optimizations & econometrics - Perform Due Diligence both off-site and on-site from sourcing to completion of investment- Perform ongoing diligence with managers- Negotiate contracts, leverage facilities and source/explore custom derivative strategies- Proficient in PerTrac, Excel, Access, Risk Plus, Bloomberg; Working knowledge of SAS, Stata & Visual Basic

Education

• Naveen Jindal School of Management, UT Dallas

  Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Finance

  2002 — 2008

• U.S. Navy "A" School

  Aviation Electronics

  1997 — 1998

• Texas Tech University - Rawls College of Business

  Master of Science (M.S.), Finance

  2009 — 2011

• Texas Tech University - Rawls College of Business

  Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) (Not graduated), Finance - Completed Coursework

  2011 — 2012

Skills

• Financial Modeling
• Electronics
• Financial Analysis
• Investments
• Business Analysis
• Capital Markets
• Electrical Engineering
• Fixed Income
• Asset Management
• Marketing Strategy
• Windows
• Investment Management
• Database Marketing
• Banking
• Risk Management
• Strategic Planning
• Portfolio Management
• Alternative Investments
• Private Equity
• Analysis
• Account Management
• Due Diligence
• Hedge Funds
• Process Improvement
• Equities
• Program Management
• Databases