Hugh Nathan Hartzog

***** ********* **. ***** *****, LA 70809

225-***-**** ac6gu7@r.postjobfree.com LinkedIn

EDUCATION Tulane University New Orleans, Louisiana

Master of Science in Finance May 2018

● GPA: 3.68/4.0

● Relevant Coursework: Corporate Finance, Risk-Management, Equity Analysis, Darwin-Fener Student Managed Fund, Valuation, Financial Modeling, Fixed Income Analytics & Models, and Investments & Asset Pricing. Louisiana State University Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Bachelor of Science in Finance December 2013

● GPA: 3.51/4.0

● Relevant Coursework: Analysis of Corporate Financial Statements, Intermediate Accounting I & II, Multinational Managerial Finance, Advanced Business Finance, Money and Banking, Statistical Methods & Decision Modeling. Oxford University - New College Oxford, England

Byzantine History & Comparative Economics Systems September 2012 - December 2012

● GPA: 4.0/4.0

WORK EXPERIENCE

Tulane University – A. B. Freeman School of Business New Orleans, Louisiana Research Assistant August 2017 – June 2018

● Quickly developed a working knowledge of SAS (Statistical Analysis System) in order to manipulate and query data.

● Conduct multi-variate regression analysis and other stochastic analyses to determine the full-fair-value income of banks in working paper Dr. Barret Wheeler is authoring regarding the new FASB regulations on banking disclosures.

● Perform data set integration between servers at the University of Chicago and Dr. Wheeler’s research database.

● Digitize gold producers’ hedging data for a working paper Dr. Nishad Kapadia and Dr. Hai Bo Jiang are writing. Performance Contractors, Inc. Baton Rouge, Louisiana Cost Control Manager – Dow Gulfstream Projects Poly B and Poly D June 2016 – September 2017

● Successfully took responsibility for the cost engineering and accounting of two projects totaling over $500 million.

● Decreased the monthly variability of accrual estimations to less than one percent of actual invoiced cost to Dow.

● Supplied cost information to Performance’s CFO and COO for fiscal year-end close out and for accounting audits.

● Delivered ad hoc cost reporting and financial analysis for both projects to the management teams and stakeholders.

● Developed new methodologies and analyzation techniques to more exactly forecast profitability and solvency.

● Created and projected detailed budgets of the various components of the projects which are then delivered to Dow. Cost Control Coordinator March 2014 – June 2016

● Proactively oversaw the accounting and forecasting activities of 275 contracted jobs from all over the United States.

● Created and implemented all accounting budgets for contracted jobs that were performed throughout the nation.

● Coordinated the cost activities of field accountants with the home office by supervising cost accounting procedures.

● Forecasted costing activities for lump sum contracts to determine positive or negative trends for a projects’ budget.

● Tracked and reported on projects’ productivity and cost efficiency to improve the accuracy of future estimates. SKILLS, ACTIVITIES & INTERESTS

Certifications & Training: Bloomberg Software Certification, Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite, R Programming experience, Microsoft Dynamics ERP.

Activities: Corporate Cup 5k 2015-2016, LSU Speech & Debate Team, Delta Sigma Pi, Student Finance Association, Students in Free Enterprise (now Enactus), and teaching ESL classes to LSU’s international students.