Michael Bolden
Chicago,IL
Summary
Consulting expert in finance both corporate and energy. Funding for oil projects with a specialty in smaller and legacy oil fields, Michael is looking for oil fields in non traditional oil patch areas.
He is a proven manufacturing consultant with the ability to handle plant and factory issues effectively. Recognized and graduated as the #1 MBA student at The Univ. of Chicago Graduate School of Business, out 10000 MBA Students.
Graduated #1 in finance, marketing, policy, and small business amongst all MBA Students at The Univ. of Chicago Booth Graduate School of Business
Overview
38
38
years of professional experience
Work History
Autumn Lake Oil Capital, L.L.C.
President
Minneapolis, MN
08.2010 - Current
- Self-taught oil operations and energy financing. Provided oil dollars to small oil companies.
- Worked effectively in providing oil capital for working interests in legacy Texas and Louisiana Oil Fields.
- Skilled at working locating independent and private oil and gas money investors.
- Invested into Illinois Basin, Kansas, Kentucky, and Western oil projects.
Head Strategy Consultant
Bolden Chen Consulting and Finance, L.L.C.
Chicago, IL
09.2000 - 04.2013
- Developed comprehensive reports synthesizing research findings for clients like News Corp, PP&G, Nordstrom, Burger King, and Sony presentations and decision-making.
- Over five hundred market space and operations and manufacturing alignment with actionable steps and real recommendations. Including the US State Department, Vogue Magazine, Chicago O'Hare Airport, Albertson's. Project goals with client objectives and deliverables were met, excellently.
- Accessed most major industries on all continents with trending analysis, provided non obvious insights that shaped competitive overall strategies for clients.
- Streamlined and created new operations for car companies that included Mercedes Benz, Ford, GM, and Renault. We changed manufacturing and workflows, and then communicated its efficiencies to their CEO's and Operations Executives.
- Over two thousand 'wins' as first place successful strategies and solutions for all corporate functional areas with financial windfalls for these businesses.
- Offered expertise and leadership to improve science oriented companes in overall improvement of their science products and services. Michael looked marketing and advertising initiatives that focused on news markets and uses.
Senior Project Director
CSC Index
Oak Brook, IL
05.1998 - 01.2001
- Worked and Led a cross-functional team to deliver complex metrics within a joint venture, of Shell Oil Company and Texaco for a projects on time and within budget.
- Developed operational project plans aligning with organizational goals and client expectations at service firms.
- Enhancing internal CSC team capabilities and performance standards for clients on the strategy and operations sides of our business.
Process Engineer
3M Company
Minneapolis, MN
08.1988 - 05.1991
- Led cross-functional teams at Bedford Park, IL Plant in readjusting our area's plant layout and extruder process optimization initiatives to enhance operational efficiency of diaper tape throughput.
- Developed and implemented process control strategies to chart operational measurements for temperature, tear strength, and color clearness in a variety of 3M tape in a pilot plant in West Saint Paul, MN. Michael improved product quality and consistency system wide.
- Mentored junior engineers on best practices and technical skills to foster team development.
- Analyzed production data to identify trends, driving continuous improvement efforts across operations.
- Collaborated with R&D teams to integrate innovative solutions into manufacturing processes.
- Conducted risk assessments and developed mitigation plans for critical engineering projects.
- Streamlined workflows by implementing Lean methodologies, resulting in reduced waste and increased productivity.
Education
MBA - Finance, Marketing, Policy, And Operations
University of Chicago Graduate of Businss
Chicago, IL03-1993
Associate of Applied Science - Industrial Engineering
Stanford University
Palo Alto, CA06-1988
Skills
Finance expert for general corporate and small oil companies
Consulting for Strategy and manufacturing as an experienced expert
Oil dollars and capital funding for a fee
Marketing and small business for service and retail business
Timeline
Autumn Lake Oil Capital, L.L.C.
President
08.2010 - Current
Head Strategy Consultant
Bolden Chen Consulting and Finance, L.L.C.
09.2000 - 04.2013
Senior Project Director
CSC Index
05.1998 - 01.2001
Process Engineer
3M Company
08.1988 - 05.1991
MBA - Finance, Marketing, Policy, And Operations
University of Chicago Graduate of Businss
Associate of Applied Science - Industrial Engineering
Stanford University