Brian Michalik Email & Phone Number

United States

Chicago, Illinois, United States

• First point of contact for 125 clients and 5 consultants invested within full curve AFI credit, equity and LDI strategies across CIT, LLC and Segregated account vehicles• Responsible for the coordination and communication of overseeing new and existing client onboardings, transitions, strategy changes, IMA/guideline amendments and custodian changes across all internal teams• Receive and enter client cashflows, external market values and liability cashflows for all clients and 22 custom LDI mandates• Support Client Strategist and Relationship Managers to allow them to focus on improving the overall client relationship and acquiring new business• Prepare 45 monthly and 60 quarterly deliverables and custom client reporting to clients, consultants and custodians• Monitor the funded status of ERISA pension plan accounts to mandate tolerances and the fluid credit and interest rate landscape• Input and ensure all client data is accurate and up to date within Salesforce, including all fee schedules and market values for client invoicing purposes • Archive and communicate all updated client documents: e.g., Authorized signers lists, restricted security lists, W-9, LEI and KYC forms

United States

United States

• Main point of contact for all external clients, consultants, custodians and third-party administrators for all daily inquiries and communications• Responsible for preparing over 60 monthly and 90 quarterly deliverables for 20 segregated clients • Produced quarterly client and consultant review presentation decks and materials and attended all meetings• Lead role and coordinator on all client related activities; new client onboardings, existing client transitions, benchmark licensing and setup, mandate guideline amendments and custom client reporting initiatives• Developed a Client Master File spreadsheet that recorded all cashflows and client transition activity across all accounts and vehicles• Prepared monthly and quarterly client MI data presentations for upper management to be used for cashflow and AUM goal tracking• Part of a high performing team that grew external AUM from $830 million to $8.8 billion in 2 years across US full curve credit strategies

Chicago, Illinois

• Responsible for trade and settlement support for over 400 accounts and approximately 25,000+ trades per month• Liaise with client service and onboarding teams for all new client assets, legal documents and strategy implementations• Daily trade, cash and risk support for internal clients which consists of 18 PM’s and 6 traders across Bloomberg, Tradeweb and MarketAxess liquidity trading platforms• Facilitate and communicate timelines and strategy details for all client in-kind asset transfers with internal client service teams and end client • Execute new client account setup across all trading platforms, internal reconciliation platforms and custodians• Developed trading, settlement and workflow models for new investment vehicles (TBA’s, Private Credit and Loans)• Ensure timely reconciliation of cash and positions across internal and external books of record for all accounts• Partner with internal IT teams to create full automation of all daily deliverables to custodians, trustees and fund accounting teams which custody assets for all LLC, CIT and segregated portfolios

Chicago, Il

• Served as primary day-to-day contact for all custodian, investment manager and client relationships• Lead Operations Analyst on the team and oversaw the day-to-day activities of 2 Junior Operations Analysts • Responsible for daily monitoring of $5 billion in DB/DC portfolio assets for 12 DB/DC clients• Instructed and settled ~140 transitions per month with investment managers and custodians per subscription document and IMA guidelines• Performed multiple pre and post trade activities which include: Trade cost analysis, settlement reconciliation support at custodian and investment manager, NAV accuracy and ensuring trade costs and settlement details are accurate in client reporting• Prepared client ready quarterly transaction reports and provide commentary on all new and terminated subscriptions• Collaborated with Portfolio Management team to craft and implement unique strategies for various plan structures (DB, DC, VEBA and various alternative investment strategies)• Monitored and ensured daily liquidity buffer requirements and asset allocation targets are in line with investment policies• Extensive trade instruction and settlement knowledge for domestic and international institutional Mutual Funds, CITs, hedge fund, private equity and fixed income vehicles• Monitored investment asset allocation and ensure market cap exposure is within investment policy guidelines

Chicago, Il

Acted as the primary custodian contact for 18 investment management firms on all daily transactions, client requests, and trading procedures• Communicated directly with the client on all cash activity, trade processing and settlement, cash and stock reconciliation, and transition transactions• Provided efficient and accurate solutions for complex investment inquiries• Responsible for amending all trades to settle on time per investment manager and standard settlement instructions• Compiled cash and stock reports for investment managers• Executed client directed foreign exchange deals and ensure adequate funding of accounts

Chicago, Il

• Effectively communicated mortgage products to clients to ensure understanding of contracts• Coordinated with underwriters to efficiently assess solutions to clients mortgage accounts• Analyzed and followed market trends to determine volatility of mortgage rates• Obtained NMLS National and State licenses with a score of 90% on exams

Cicero, Il

• Responsible for maintaining and servicing 30 accounts in Chicago market• Implemented beverage solutions to all accounts to improve efficiency and profitability• Maintained and executed all corporate programming compliance in all accounts• Rectified all cash management discrepancies for clients• Communicated with Channel Managers to ensure efficient delivery schedules

Lemont, Il