Charlotte, North Carolina

T. Nelson
Woltz

Finance Professional · Miniatures Enthusiast · Music Lover

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Portrait of T. Nelson Woltz

About

A life balanced between ledgers and brushstrokes.

For more than twenty-three years I've worked across the country's largest financial institutions — Wells Fargo, Truist, Bank of America — leading data analytics, consulting engagements, and special projects that turn complexity into clarity.

Educated at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Wake Forest University, I've spent my career chasing rigor. Off the clock, I chase craft: painting miniatures with absurd patience, hunting down records and rare albums, and writing about whatever's on my mind from a small studio in Charlotte.

23+
Years
3
Banks
Hobbies

Journal

Notes from the workbench, the turntable, and everywhere in between.

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On the Quiet Discipline of Painting Eyes
Miniatures·April 24, 2026

On the Quiet Discipline of Painting Eyes

There's a moment, somewhere around the seventh thinned coat of paint, when the figure starts looking back at you. Here's why I keep chasing it.

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Records I Keep Returning To This Spring
Music·March 12, 2026

Records I Keep Returning To This Spring

A short list of albums that have refused to leave the turntable — from a forgotten Blue Note pressing to a brand new indie folk debut.

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Twenty-Three Years In: What Finance Taught Me About Patience
Reflections·February 02, 2026

Twenty-Three Years In: What Finance Taught Me About Patience

After more than two decades inside large financial institutions, the lesson I keep relearning has very little to do with spreadsheets.

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The Workbench

Miniatures, painted slowly.

What started as a quiet evening hobby has become a small obsession with light, shadow, and the kind of patience you can't fake. A few favorites from the desk.

The Vanguard
The Vanguard
Citadel · 32mm · oils & acrylics
Old Magus
Old Magus
Reaper Bones · contrast study
Ironbeard
Ironbeard
OPR Dwarf · ambient build
The Hatchling
The Hatchling
Scenic base · object source lighting

On Repeat

The records that keep the room warm.

Music is the soundtrack to almost everything I do — paint sessions, long writing afternoons, drives across the Carolinas. A rotating list of what's on the turntable lately.

Playlist
Quiet Hours
06 tracks
  • 01
    Kind of Blue
    Miles Davis · 1959
    45:44
  • 02
    Pink Moon
    Nick Drake · 1972
    28:23
  • 03
    A Love Supreme
    John Coltrane · 1965
    33:02
  • 04
    Carrie & Lowell
    Sufjan Stevens · 2015
    43:57
  • 05
    The Köln Concert
    Keith Jarrett · 1975
    66:00
  • 06
    Boys for Pele
    Tori Amos · 1996
    70:24

Professional History

Twenty-three years, one through-line.

  1. 2026 — Present

    Special Projects Coordinator

    MSS Solutions, LLC

    Leading cross-functional special projects with an emphasis on operations, analytics, and process improvement.

  2. 2020 — 2026

    Independent Contractor · Financial Services

    Wells Fargo · Truist · Bank of America

    Engaged on data analytics, regulatory reporting, and large-scale transformation programs across three of the country's largest financial institutions.

  3. 2013 — 2017

    Senior Consultant

    Dixon Hughes Goodman LLP

    Advised banking and capital markets clients on risk, controls, and financial operations.

  4. 2010 — 2012

    Lead Analyst

    Fifth Third Bank

    Owned reporting and analytics workstreams supporting commercial and consumer lines of business.

Get In Touch

Always happy to talk shop — or hobby.

Whether it's a project, a record recommendation, or a question about primer brands, the door is open.