Allied Electric Sign & Awning builds signage and awnings to grow your business. Leading a team of 100+ sign industry professionals to design, manufacture and install custom signage and awnings for customers across the US.

Added responsibilities of Finance and Corporate Development to existing focus on Strategy and Analytics

Chatbooks is the easiest way to get your photos off your phone and into your home. Over a million families subscribe to Chatbooks to receive the ongoing story of their life in print. Our team is dedicated to making it automatic and affordable for everyone to hold on to what matters.Lead team of 4 analysts to deliver strategic insight for businessWork with CEO, COO and Executive Team to set strategic direction and growth strategy

BCG is a premiere international strategy and management consulting firm whose mission is to help leading corporations create and sustain competitive advantage.

Cougar Capital is a student-run venture capital and private equity fund run by 2nd-year MBA students at the Marriott School at Brigham Young University.Cougar Capital partners with venture capital and private equity firms and becomes a member of the syndicate team conducting due diligence on potential investments. When appropriate, Cougar Capital will co-invest with the industry partners in the deal.Started in 2005, Cougar Capital has produced alumni currently working in private equity, venture capital, investment banking, and award-winning entrepreneurial startups. Forbes magazine recently designated Cougar Capital as one of the most innovative business classes in America.As Managing Director of Cougar Capital, Matt was a member of the Venture Capital Investment Competition (VCIC) Team that took 1st Place in the Global Finals.

Worked closely with venture partners on $25M early-stage venture fundAssessed potential seed-stage venture investmentsFacilitated communications with institutional investors and other limited partners regarding fund performance

•Prepared company for sale by creating corporate information memorandum and filling due diligence requests•Created data-driven sales prospecting process which led to beating budget by 32% in first 6 months•Created financial modeling process reducing by 90% the time to forecast annual revenue and future year budget•Led process to conduct 1,500+ surveys and create an industry thought-leadership study

•Led the creation of data analytics department supporting all internal teams and external client partnerships which became a direct revenue generating entity and contributed to earning $1.8M in new revenue – 12% increase.•Implemented new reporting infrastructure to improve data analytics capabilities•Directed a team of 6 analysts to provide business intelligence insights to 5 departments•Promoted to Director level position within 2 years of employment; fastest in company history

•Developed new lead generation product line leading to $1.1M in new revenue•Helped form partnerships deals with H&R Block and Dave Ramsey media group worth $180K•Prepared presentations delivered at the White House and the Dept. of Education•First employee, other than CEO, to write annual company update for external investors•Conducted employee survey for 350-person organization and addressed concerns with management•Established internal processes to improve new employee onboarding resulting in 98% satisfaction rate•Received Employee of the Year award, employee with shortest tenure to earn this honor

Assessed potential acquisition targets, performed due diligence and built financial models and projectionsResearched competitive companies, marketplace trends and new business development opportunitiesMastered Tableau data visualization tool and PowerPoint to create impactful presentations. Became office expert offering in-house training

Implemented marketing strategies to achieve highest number of new clients among 2010 intern group. Collected and interpreted client data in order to develop recommendations.

Taught groups of 8 -12 service representatives the Spanish languageInstructed groups on teaching skills, missionary lessons and culture of ArgentinaServed a Spanish language tutor for 4 months - assisted those struggling to learn the language in one on one sessions.