THEODORE T. MICKA



878 Wisconsin Street

San Francisco, CA 94107

415.285.9490

ttmicka@comcast.net



SUMMARY



Results-oriented professional with excellent interpersonal, analytical, and marketing skills. Demonstrated talents in sales, planning/organization, analysis, and entrepreneurship.



WEALTH MANAGEMENT EXPERIENCE



Zacks Investment Management, San Francisco, CA 2006–2007

Regional Vice President



Developed new client relationships and oversaw asset growth throughout a widespread territory in Northhern California including the San Francisco Bay Area, the greater Sacramento area, and the Monterey/Carmel peninsula. Established brand identity in a market that had not previously been targeted as a growth vehicle.



Quantum Capital Management, Inc., Corte Madera, CA 2005–2006

Senior Vice President & Director of Business Development



Developed new client relationships through partnership marketing activities with a major financial services firm. Established incremental sources of business growth through accountants, attorneys, and other fiduciary professionals. Strengthened brand identity and stimulated referrals from existing clientele. Improved client communications through better frequency and focus of information platforms. Annualized rate of new client growth approximated 20%.



Palm Harbor Capital Management, LLC, San Francisco, CA 1999–2004

President & Portfolio Manager



Founded and managed a long/short hedge fund that employed “growth at a reasonable price” valuation strategies and opportunistic buy/sell parameters. Managed all facets of the business, including securities research, investment procedures, client marketing, business development, accounting, operations, and legal/regulatory compliance.



INSTITUTIONAL EQUITY SALES EXPERIENCE



Sold publicly-traded equities, IPOs, secondary stock offerings, private placements, and convertible securities to banks, mutual funds, public investment boards, insurance companies, hedge funds, trust companies, endowments, and corporate pension fiduciaries. Acted as an information conduit

and facilitator for many assorted constituencies, including portfolio managers, security analysts, equity traders, investment bankers, and corporate executive managements.



Legg Mason Wood Walker, Inc., San Francisco, CA 1998–1999

Opened the first West Coast regional office for an established East Coast firm.

Created a beachhead market presence and cultivated new account relationships.



NatWest Markets, Inc., San Francisco, CA 1996–1997

West Coast account coverage produced annualized revenue growth in excess of 35%.



Robertson Stephens & Co., San Francisco, CA 1991–1996

Developed a relationship portfolio producing in excess of $5 million annual revenue. Widespread account coverage focused in the Northeast, the Midwest, and Canada.



Dean Witter Reynolds, Inc., Dallas, TX and Chicago, IL 1985–1991

Promoted to senior member of two-person team that doubled revenues in three years, focusing on account relationships in the Midwest.



EDUCATION



Emory University, Atlanta, GA

Earned M.B.A. degree with concentrations in Finance and Marketing.



The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA

Awarded B.S. degree with a major in Business Administration.