Matt Pittman Email & Phone Number

Matt is a respected authority on live fire cooking. Matt is the founder and CEO of Meat Church. MeatChurch is a unique brand offering BBQ supplies, apparel, recipes & instruction. What started as a seasoning company born out of an opportunity on the hit TV show BBQ Pitmasters has now turned into a global lifestyle BBQ brand.Matt is an expert live fire grilling and BBQ expert. He teaches grilling and BBQ in his private outdoor kitchen as well as traveling the world. Meat Church currently partners with Traeger Grills, Miller Lite, YETI, Firestone & Robertson Distilling.

Matt is a respected authority on live fire cooking. He is the founder and CEO of Meat Church. A unique brand offering BBQ supplies, apparel, recipes & instruction.

Fort Worth, Texas, Us

Responsible for all aspects of Technology Operations including Facilities and Real Estate, Data Centers, Infrastructure, Networks, Database Administration, Configuration and Release Management, Service Desk, NOC, Computer Operations, Application Operations and Business Continuity\Disaster Recovery.Elevate is a spinoff company from Think Finance. Elevate’s innovative online credit solutions provide immediate relief to customers today and help them build a brighter financial future. Our products are more responsible and transparent and cost less than the alternatives available to the millions of consumers not well served by traditional credit providers. Elevate is committed to rewarding borrowers’ good financial behavior with features like lower interest rates, free financial training, and free credit monitoring. Elevate is privately held and is backed by some of Silicon Valley's most respected venture capital firms including Sequoia Capital and Technology Crossover Ventures.About Matt: An enterprising, accomplished technology management executive with a strong background in systems engineering, database and network administration, help desk operations, disaster recovery, project management, vendor management, contract negotiation and strategic planning. Leverages intrinsic business savvy and technical aptitude with leadership skills to drive the achievement of business initiatives. Committed to the development of employees, ensuring top performance. A driven producer who grasps global business cultures and executes key strategies to meet customer needs.Specialties: Strategic planning & executionLarge and complex project managementDepartment managementTeam building & leadershipTechnology/Business liaisonProblem solving & crisis managementSolutions architectureTechnical troubleshooting and managementVendor management & coordinationExecutive confidence

Addison, Tx, Us

Responsible for all aspects of Technology Operations including Data Centers, Infrastructure, Networks, Application Operations, Service Desk, NOC and Business Continuity\Disaster Recovery.Elevate is a spinoff company from Think Finance. Elevate’s innovative online credit solutions provide immediate relief to customers today and help them build a brighter financial future. Our products are more responsible and transparent and cost less than the alternatives available to the millions of consumers not well served by traditional credit providers. Elevate is committed to rewarding borrowers’ good financial behavior with features like lower interest rates, free financial training, and free credit monitoring. Elevate is privately held and is backed by some of Silicon Valley's most respected venture capital firms including Sequoia Capital and Technology Crossover Ventures.

Addison, Tx, Us

Think Finance is a leading developer of next-generation financial products for underbanked consumers. The company’s products provide increased convenience, transparency and value to the millions of consumers whose needs are not being met by traditional banking products. Think Finance is privately held, with offices in Fort Worth, Texas, Dallas, Texas, and the United Kingdom, and is backed by some of Silicon Valley's most respected venture capital firms including Sequoia Capital and Technology Crossover Ventures.

Dallas Texas, Tx, Us

Penson Worldwide, Inc. is a provider of clearing and clearing related operational and technology services.Provided leadership to MIS staff of 50+ with responsibilities for data centers, network operations and telecom, systems administration, information security, database architecture and administration, production engineering, vendor management, project management, disaster recovery, help desk and compliance. Responsible for annual operating budget of over $25,000,000. Led contract negotiations to maintain fiscal discipline to manage costs and achieve goals within budget. Directed system design, development and maintenance to meet management’s information needs. Coordinated with business/technology peers to define requirements and prioritize and plan technology project portfolio.Established MIS policies, standards, practices and security measures to ensure effective and consistent information processing operations and to safeguard information resources. Valued as internal consultant and technical resource for solving problems, manage technical projects, and provide oversight for network and systems infrastructure, connectivity and telecom, information security, disaster recovery and business continuity planning, compliance (sox, sec, finra) data center management, production processing, testing and configuration management, change control and new technology evaluation and implementation.

Directly responsible for development and implementation of cash processing procedures and cash balancing procedures. Coordinated outside vendor cash processing. Responsible for monthly reporting to investors, investments banks, liquidity banks, portfolio insurers, and bank trustees. Maintained a wholly self-sufficient loan processing unit by training new staff, implementing new loan processing system and processes that led to greater operating efficiencies.

Charlotte, Nc, Us

Managed a team of 15 who performed financial functions including deposits, cash withdrawals, sales and marketing or investment products and loans. Oversaw 100% of daily branch operations with accountability for training and development of all branch personnel. Directly responsible for regulatory compliance, internal and external audits, payroll, cash management and daily sales\referral goals. Speaking and Publications SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTSNetwork World - IT Roadmap; 2006Synchronous Replication & ILM: The Path to Maximum Data Availability and ProtectionStorage Networking World; 2006Financial Services Organization Implements ILM and DR with New Storage System