Jim Nollsch

Current

Investment Banking at FMI

Past

Director of Product Development & Strategy at The Fuel Team
Sr. Business Development Manager at McDATA
VP Web Development at eCollege

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Education

Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management
University of Colorado at Boulder
Cherry Creek High School

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500+ connections

Industry

Investment Banking

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Jim Nollsch’s Summary

Hands-on financial manager skilled in identification and extraction of stockholder value from underperforming businesses or business units. Leverages quantitative financial metrics to identify opportunties for M&A, joint ventures, or shifting of internal resources and investment.

Jim Nollsch’s Specialties:

Company and project valuation (including NPV, DCF), decision analysis, quantitaive operations analysis, market entry (including build, buy, or partner),M&A, and joint ventures.

Jim Nollsch’s Experience

Investment Banking

FMI

(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Construction industry)

July 2007 — Present (1 year 6 months)

Advise on mergers and acquisitions, ownership transfer and management succession, valuations, and strategy development.
Director of Product Development & Strategy

The Fuel Team

(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Internet industry)

October 2005 — July 2007 (1 year 10 months)

Aligned product road map and internal resources against highest value market opportunities. Implemented Agile development practices to encourage value-driven product development, bring predictability to new product launch, and improve product quality. Profitably managed P&L for professional services.
Sr. Business Development Manager

McDATA

(Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; MCDT; Computer & Network Security industry)

November 2002 — October 2005 (3 years)

• Initiated, negotiated, and executed joint venture with strategic partner leading to the introduction of three new products in less than 12 months, and $3M of revenue in the first year.
• Maintained baseline and scenario pro-forma income statements and other financial models for business planning and acquisition purposes. Reviewed and revised financial forecasts monthly to reflect changing market dynamics.
• Analyzed target financials and performed primarily DCF valuations on targets, including comprehensive scenario analysis.
• Managed teams of up to twelve people for due diligence efforts on several targets. Closed transactions included acquisition of Sanera Systems ($102M), Nishan Systems ($83M), CNT ($235M) and strategic investment in Aarohi Networks.
• Project managed $235M merger integration between McDATA and CNT. Integration team consisted of 24 people and operated over the span of nine months.
VP Web Development

eCollege

(Public Company; 201-500 employees; ECLG; Computer Software industry)

1995 — 2000 (5 years)

Founder of one of the earliest companies to establish the market for Internet-based online learning and distance education. Created the first online campus for the University of Colorado. Reponsible for product management, client production and develoment, and technical strategy.

Jim Nollsch’s Education

Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management

MBA, Finance, Strategy, Entrepreneurship, 2000 — 2002

Awarded Dean's Distinguised Service award

Activities and Societies:

Entrepreneurship & Venture Capital Club; High Tech Club; VP Technology, Graduate Management Association, Chair of Kellogg Sailing Club
University of Colorado at Boulder

BA, Biochemistry, 1990 — 1994

Activities and Societies:

CU Freestyle Ski Team, Vail Freestyle Team Coach
Cherry Creek High School