John Tracey

Principal at Westward Capital Group
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Austin, Texas, United States, US

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Experience

    • United States
    • Investment Management
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Principal
      • May 2016 - Present

      Austin, TX

    • United States
    • Real Estate
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • President
      • Jun 2016 - Oct 2017

      Austin, Texas Area

    • United States
    • Real Estate
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Associate - Corporate Strategy
      • Sep 2015 - Mar 2016

      Greater New York City Area

    • Analyst - Asset Management
      • Apr 2014 - Sep 2015

      Greater New York City Area

    • United States
    • Industrial Machinery Manufacturing
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Dir. of Business Operations
      • Jun 2011 - Dec 2013

      • Executed day-to-day operational activities for consumer products start-up with over $50 million invested • Built bottom-up financial models during company’s budgeting process to forecast cash flows, anticipate future capital needs and identify potential cost savings • Managed time-sensitive projects such as implementing product testing standards and overseeing web development project • Led effort to get firm products into $2.8 billion dollar retailer by devising a… Show more • Executed day-to-day operational activities for consumer products start-up with over $50 million invested • Built bottom-up financial models during company’s budgeting process to forecast cash flows, anticipate future capital needs and identify potential cost savings • Managed time-sensitive projects such as implementing product testing standards and overseeing web development project • Led effort to get firm products into $2.8 billion dollar retailer by devising a strategy to circumvent the retailer's bureaucratic product selection process; resulted in a personal meeting with the CEO and getting the products on the network for the 2013 holiday season • Reduced company’s annual patent costs by 50% by analyzing the international patent portfolio based on maintenance costs, patent importance, and national market size; resulted in a $240,000 annual savings in patent related fees • Traveled to China, Taiwan, Canada, and Mexico to qualify vendors, manufacturers, and toolmakers and to help determine sourcing decisions impacting lead-times, product costs, pricing, and logistics Show less

    • United States
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Summer Analyst
      • Jun 2010 - Aug 2010

      San Francisco Bay Area • Conducted industry M&A-related research for boutique investment bank serving middle-market clients across a range of industries including technology, healthcare, financial services and business services • Identified approximately 150 corporate acquisition targets in the healthcare software industry; subsequently narrowed the list down to five companies based on valuation metrics, business model and end-market exposure; resulted in additional due diligence on three companies by… Show more • Conducted industry M&A-related research for boutique investment bank serving middle-market clients across a range of industries including technology, healthcare, financial services and business services • Identified approximately 150 corporate acquisition targets in the healthcare software industry; subsequently narrowed the list down to five companies based on valuation metrics, business model and end-market exposure; resulted in additional due diligence on three companies by financial sponsor client • Drafted memorandum on the emerging rare earth mineral industry and assessed Viant’s ability to provide advisory services to firms in this sector Show less

    • Banking
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Summer Analyst
      • Jun 2009 - Aug 2009

      Greater New York City Area • Executed day-to-day activities related to team of four professionals allocating assets for a $5 million portfolio based on the client required rate of return and risk tolerance • Utilized Bloomberg terminal to monitor news, research and price movement related to portfolio holdings

Education

  • Rice University
    Bachelor of Arts (BA), 3.95
    2007 - 2011

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