Michael S.

About Michael S.

I am currently an Associate at Clearlake Credit in Dallas, Texas. Clearlake Credit is the CLO, structured products, and broadly syndicated credit arm of Clearlake Capital Group. Headquartered in Dallas, Texas with international offices in London, England and Dublin, Ireland, Clearlake Credit manages over $57 Billion in liquid and illiquid credit investments deployed globally to date.Prior to joining Clearlake Credit, I was a Vice President at Citigroup, working at the investment bank in the Financial Institutions Group and also for Citi’s commercial bank.Prior to joining Citigroup, I earned an MBA at the University of Chicago-Booth School of Business with concentrations in Economics, Finance, Accounting, and International Business. While at Booth I was the co-President of the Booth Armed Forces group, the largest and most influential veterans group on campus. As a young man, I attended Florida State University, where I studied Chemical Engineering. The September 11th attacks, my grandfather\'s service in Vietnam, and my love for engineering inspired me to join the United States Navy, where I was a commissioned nuclear submarine officer and a certified nuclear engineering officer. My service at sea culminated in a 6 month Arctic deployment on the USS Seawolf (SSN-21), where we completed two submerged transits on the polar ice-cap and 5 top secret missions vital to national security. The highlight of this deployment was when I was selected by the Captain to surface the $5 billion, ton Seawolf through the Arctic ice at the North Pole.

Experience

1. Associate

   Clearlake Capital Group

   Mar 2023 — Present · Dallas, TX, US

   Clearlake Credit - CLO credit analyst working with other teammates to manage and make active buy/sell decisions for a ~$2.0bn book of leveraged loans across the Aerospace & Defense, Services, and Paper and Packaging industries.

Education

• Coral Reef Senior High School

  International Baccalaureate Degree

  2000 — 2004

• Florida State University

  Bachelor of Science (B.S.)

  2005 — 2009

• The University of Chicago Booth School of Business

  Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.)

  2016 — 2018

• Nuclear Power School - Naval Nuclear Power Training Command (NNPTC)

  Qualified as a Nuclear Engineer by the U.S. Department of Energy and the U.S. Navy

  2010 — 2011

Skills

• Project Management
• Technical Analysis
• Government
• Nonprofits
• Leadership
• Technical Training
• Engineering
• Security Clearance
• Personnel Leadership
• Program Management
• Operational Planning
• Top Secret
• Command
• Nuclear Engineering
• Defense
• Strategy
• Readiness
• Engineering Management
• Technical Writing
• Nuclear
• Chemical Engineering
• Training
• Management
• Team Building
• Military Operations
• Customer Service
• Military
• Team Management
• Organizational Leadership
• Military Training
• Military Experience
• Navy
• Reactor
• Community Outreach
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• Analysis
• Dod
• National Security