Mike is an independent management consultant who is scrum product owner certified, agile master certified, and scrum master certified by ScrumStudy. He has prior experience in the alternative investments industry. Mike’s areas of focus include algorithmic trading, buy-side system design, technology strategy, and product management. Past clients include KKR, Credit Suisse Asset Management, Citi Capital Advisors, Dimensional Fund Advisors, Blackrock, Deerfield Management, Deutsche Bank, Ernst & Young, and Citi Global Markets. Mike has been successful in helping these clients with order management systems, market data, algorithmic trading, and portfolio accounting through his work in systems analysis, database development, natural language processing, and product management.