Nichole Brumley
About Nichole Brumley
Nichole Brumley is the Finance Business Controller at National Instruments in Austin, Texas, with extensive experience in corporate strategy and customer experience management.
Finance Business Controller at National Instruments
Nichole Brumley currently serves as the Finance Business Controller at National Instruments (NI) in Austin, Texas. In her role, she advises on financials, investments, and strategic decisions for the Transportation and Aerospace/Defense/Government Business Unit leadership teams. She also leads the annual operational planning process and the development of strategic plans spanning three years. Additionally, Nichole participates in M&A integration activities, manages and delivers business performance analysis, creates financial models, oversees budget governance, and focuses on cost optimization. She also prepares materials for board and investor communications.
Corporate Strategy and Customer Experience at National Instruments
Before her current role, Nichole Brumley held various positions at National Instruments. From 2016 to 2019, she worked as a Corporate Strategy Manager, followed by a stint as the Customer Experience Research Team Lead from 2015 to 2016. Prior to that, she was the Customer Experience Program Manager from 2014 to 2016 and served as a Product Experience Project Manager from 2010 to 2014. In these roles, Nichole contributed to strategy development, customer satisfaction initiatives, and product experience enhancements.
MBA+ Consulting Projects
Nichole Brumley has also completed consulting projects as part of her MBA program. In 2018, she worked at YETI in Austin, Texas, as a Team Lead on a Supply Chain Strategy project for four months. Previously, in 2017, she served as Team Lead on a Business Development Strategy project at Emerson, also in Austin, Texas, for four months.
Educational Background
Nichole Brumley holds a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from The University of Texas at Austin - Red McCombs School of Business, which she earned between 2016 and 2018. She also pursued an exchange program at Université catholique de Louvain in 2009. Nichole completed her undergraduate studies in Marketing at The University of Texas at Austin - Red McCombs School of Business, graduating in 2010.