Brecken Nickel
Overview
2026
2026
years of professional experience
5
5
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Analyst Experienced
Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City
Kansas City, Missouri
2024 - Current
- Thought leader for the system IT finance research consolidation effort
- Develop a funding and cost model for our research cluster services
- Established a scenario-based model for executive-level presentation and actions
- Built a depreciation and amortization model for capital-intensive developments
- Budget lead for Economics and Research
- Manage a budget of over $40M
- Expanded our project management capabilities
Analyst Associate
Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City
Kansas City, Missouri
01.2022 - 01.2024
- Constructed a $18M budget for 5 business areas and maintained a 0.5% variance
- Provided detailed financial support and guidance to executive leadership
- Identified over $1M in budget reduction opportunities
- Lead our time management, billing, and revenue management system
Analyst Intern
Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City
Kansas City, Missouri
01.2021 - 01.2022
- Developed cost center allocation reports to distribute to upper management
- Built Tableau dashboards to track over 16,000 employees’ trainings and hours
- Achieved second place in Iron Viz analysis competition
Resident Assistant
Missouri State University
Springfield, Missouri
01.2020 - 01.2022
- Maintained and supported a group of 45 residents
- Effectively coordinate a group from diverse backgrounds to build a community
- Built reports for ResLife Directors to view financials, goals, and progress
Education
MBA -
Missouri State University
Springfield, MO 01.2024 - 12.2025
Bachelor of Science - Finance: Corporate and Investments
Missouri State University
Springfield, MO 08.2019 - 05.2022
Skills
- Microsoft Excel
- Financial Modeling
- Thought Leader
- Project Management
- Problem Solver
- Data Analytics
- Critical Thinking
- Communication
- Responsibility
Timeline
MBA -
Missouri State University
01.2024 - 12.2025
Analyst Associate
Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City
01.2022 - 01.2024
Analyst Intern
Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City
01.2021 - 01.2022
Resident Assistant
Missouri State University
01.2020 - 01.2022
Bachelor of Science - Finance: Corporate and Investments
Missouri State University
08.2019 - 05.2022
Analyst Experienced
Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City
2024 - Current
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