Matthew Pawlik
co-founder MixMyGranola
| Headline: | Entrepreneur |
| Work status: | Living The Dream |
| Website: | http://www.mixmygranola.com |
| Industries: | Food and Drink, Health, Lifestyle |
| Location: | Miami, FL |
| Interested in: | Brainstorming, Finding business partners, Finding experts, Finding team mates, Getting press, Meeting new people, Professional opportunities, Promoting my startups, Raising money, Receiving feedback, Recruiting for my startup, Sharing my projects, Trading services |
| Tags: | all-natural, granola, healthy, organic |
| Schools: | New York University |
WORK EXPERIENCE
| Employer: | Aptus Partners LP |
| Position: | Senior Trader/Analyst |
| Time period: | May 2005 - April 2007 |
| Description: | (long/short opportunistic hedge fund with +250 million assets under management) Birmingham, AL
• Average daily trade execution of +3 million shares via Bank of America’s proprietary trading platform Insta-qoute. • In depth knowledge of Eze Castle software, which includes order management and risk management systems. • During my 23 month tenure, Aptus returned 19.49% and assets grew from 60 million to 285 million. • Monitored over 150 long/short positions, with aggressive turnover in portfolio, rotating out of profitable ideas and into new “fresh money ideas.” • Constantly sought idea flow through extensive external research including SEC filings, publications, street research, grassroots research, and trading behaviors. Daily compiled this data and presented to Portfolio Manager for our morning meetings. Constant feedback and multi-tasking with the portfolio manager throughout the day. • Executed Pari-Passu trading for an onshore/offshore fund and two managed accounts. • Used Factset and TC 2000 to develop a number of technical screens. I identified attractive price patterns that were derived from relative strength indicators, volume, and overall market appeal. |
| Employer: | Bear Hunter Structured Products Trading LLC |
| Position: | Trader |
| Time period: | December 2000 - November 2004 |
| Description: | (was a subsidary of Bear Stearns)
• Derivative arbitrage program trader/hedger for the Dow Jones Industrial Index tracking stock, the Diamonds (DIA) and the S&P 500 tracking stock, the SPDR’s (SPY), Merrill Lynch’s HOLDR products, semiconductor HOLDR (SMH) and biotech HOLDR (BBH) on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. • Traded e-mini S&P 500 futures via the Chicago Mercantile Exchange’s (CME) Globex electronic trading system. • Executed between 20 and 40 million dollars per day in notional value in program trading. • Traded over a 5,000,000 shares/day of the DIA, SPY, and SMH stock on the Island and Archipelago electronic communication networks. • Traded Dow Jones Futures against e-mini S&P 500 futures using a real-time ratio between the 2 products. |
| Employer: | Bear Wagner Specialist |
| Position: | Assistant Trader |
| Time period: | December 2000 - November 2001 |
| Description: | Member New York Stock Exchange, NASD, American Stock Exchange, ISE.
• Assisted specialist in arbitrage trading and utilized a proprietary trading model to value and trade the Dow Jones futures, the Dow Jones Industrial Index tracking stock, the Diamonds (DIA), and the cash basket of the 30 Dow Jones Industrial stocks. • Extensive knowledge in pricing and evaluating futures against a tracking stock or exchange traded fund (ETF) and configured a profit & loss statement from the pricing model. |
| Employer: | The Griswold Company |
| Position: | NYSE Floor Clerk |
| Time period: | December 1998 - November 2000 |
| Description: | Member New York Stock Exchange New York, NY.
• Aided Griswold brokers and clerks in daily Floor operations including writing of commission tickets, monitoring global securities, recapping orders, and facilitating customer requests. • Chosen for the Specialist Training Program, an intensive eleven-week series of classes designed to provide a broad understanding of the NYSE auction market. |
| Employer: | The Griswold Company |
| Position: | Assistant to Chief Financial Officer |
| Time period: | December 1998 - November 1999 |
| Description: | • Assisted CFO in establishing Investment Partnership, including creation of entity, preparation of partnership agreement and offering memorandum, and researching equity trading platforms.
• Responsible for accounts billable and payable. Maintained monthly customer commission schedules. Knowledge of QuickBooksPro. |
EDUCATION
| University: | New York University |
| Time period: | 1997 - 2001 |
| Degree: | Economics, BFA |
INFORMATION
| Sports: | • FAA Private Pilot certification: single engine and ultralight experience
• 2009, 2007 Sports Camp Director Project Venerable Pierre Toussaint Basketball Camp – Cap Haitien, Haiti • 2008 Sobe Miami Beach Triathlon 2nd place finisher Clydesdale division, 2008 Pirates Cove Triathlon, 1st place finisher Clydesdale division • Marathons: Chicago (2006) Birmingham (2004), New York City (2002), and Philadelphia (2001) |
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