Project Manager Design

VINCENT MATYI

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Hamilton, NJ *****

215-***-**** ***@*****.***

Senior Experience Designer & Strategist

Dynamic and results-oriented with consultative approach to driving human-

centered solutions across business, medical and campus environments. Design

thinking for web, business and systems process and architecture. Natural

ability to interpret complex technical matter and articulate to diverse

groups. Collaborative approach to partnering with executives, clients and

vendors to build relationships, gain mind-share and make decisions.

Champion of user-centered design principles blended with technical

feasibility and economic viability to transform vision into highly

desirable systems.

HIGHLIGHTS

. Innovative design solutions which deliver double-digit impact to

productivity and the bottom line.

. Lead human-centered design process in Scrum methodology collaborating

with world-class teams.

. E-channel strategy optimization yielding up to 100+% increases in

revenue and lead generation.

. Large-scale experience design and front-end development that increased

web traffic up to 600% yielding enhanced branding and usability, and

visitor to customer conversions.

. Primary architect for award-winning internet presence for top ranked

New York Presbyterian Hospital and Weill Cornell Medical College

comprised of 30+ total sites and 150 url's.

. Seasoned instructor, mentor and coach supporting staff and students

across disciplines.

STRENGTHS

Strategic Vision Planning & Execution Interaction Design & Information

Architecture

User Research & Analysis Agile Development with Scrum

Web Standards Compliance Team Lead as Manager, Mentor & Coach

User Experience Thought Partnership SEO and SEM Best Practices

Usability Testing and Heuristic Presentation, Training, & Instruction

Evaluations

EXPERIENCE

MCKINSEY & COMPANY New York, NY 11/2008 -

Present

Global management consulting firm and trusted advisor to the world's

leading businesses, governments, and institutions on issues of strategy,

organization, technology, and operations.

User Experience Designer

. Thought leader contributing to interdisciplinary teams including

designers, project management, sponsors, brand strategists, analysts,

architects, software developers and Firm leadership to define vision and

develop integrated strategies for problem solving and delighting users.

. Drove software design efforts from inception to implementation using

human-centered methods to generate user requirements with business

objectives and technology capabilities into world-class user experiences.

. Scrum / Agile champion iterating on design deliverables including

personas, storyboards, scenarios, concept models, sitemaps,

specifications, and task / workflow analysis for high visibility

"greenfield" projects.

. Build-to-think information architecture & interaction design solutions

through sketching, paper, wireframes and hand coding standards-compliant

XHTML, CSS, and JavaScript prototypes.

. Planned, conducted, analyzed and communicated qualitative / quantitative

findings from user research efforts such as contextual inquiry, user

interviews, card sorts, and usability testing.

. Influenced the vision, direction and goals for the User Experience Group

of 40+ members consisting of Designers, Researchers, Program Managers,

Business Analysts, and Firm Leadership.

. Motivated, encouraged, and demonstrated User Experience best practices to

co-workers though participatory design sessions and mentorship.

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BRIDGELINE SOFTWARE New York, NY 03/2008 -

11/2008

Award-winning Interactive Agency providing end-to-end solutions that

optimize business processes through web technology.

User Experience Architect

. Partnered with clients such as Pitney Bowes and DTCC to understand

business models and goals to discover and define strategy, content, and

features for design development of innovative web applications.

. Analyzed audiences to develop information and functional needs.

. Defined site architecture, navigation, and concept models that serve as a

blueprint of the application. Documented solutions with goal definition,

audience segmentation, usage scenarios, competitive analysis, sitemaps,

page level wire-frames, usage diagrams, and content outlines.

. Coordinated and conducted ongoing usability testing and assessment for

iterative design.

NY PRESBYTERIAN HOSPITAL / CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE New York, NY 2006 -

2008

Web Group serving world renowned institutions (#1 hospital in NY; #6 in US)

with mission of advancing the state of patient care, education and medical

research through technology innovation.

Web Project Manager

. Managed best-in-class multimedia and content rich internet presence

for Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital

(http://www.childrensnyp.org/mschony/), NY Presbyterian Hospital

(www.nyp.org), Weill Cornell Medical College (www.med.cornell.edu), 10

major service line web sites and 20 major basic science/patient care

department sites. Clients include department chairs, physicians,

researchers, marketing group, consultants, vendors and ITS staff of

125+.

. Creative design execution supporting the Marketing Department and

Public Affairs Group utilizing WebTrends on integrated marketing

approaches to drive promotions to various target audiences

(prospective patients, doctors, job candidates, researchers,

healthcare industry, students and alumni) across web technologies and

outreach vehicles.

. Set direction and mobilize creative teams to meet common, clearly

defined goals though full life-cycle project management including

creation of clearly defined project plans, requirements gathering,

scoping, task organization and sequencing, scheduling, resource

allocation/utilization and budgeting.

. Reengineered process for web content and project task organization,

prioritization, sharing and communication through usage of Wiki

technology.

. Managed life cycle development process and architecture for newly

launched content management system (CMS) integrating content

management strategies with organizational applications. All major

sites were transitioned to the CMS featuring rich multimedia, online

video, RSS and podcasting capabilities, improved information exchange

and dedicated service line pages. Reduced publishing time for multi-

site "smart content" updates by 75%. Conducted cost and operational

analysis for $500K CMS project budget and recommendations.

. Spearheaded revitalization of stalled key project initiatives

impacting two large hospital websites (NYP.org and ChildrensNYP.org).

Overhauled and redesigned both sites migrating them into new CMS.

Websites greatly enhanced the patient experience through live requests

for physician appointments and selection. Double-digit increases in

visitor to patient conversion, inside sales call volume and hospital

revenue.

. Customization, configuration and implementation of Enterprise Project

Management solution and work management initiative. System

administration and training for over 125+ ITS employees and multiple

departments.

. Supervised cross-functional teams comprised of designers, developers,

content writers, consultants, vendors and system administrators for

end-to-end solutions.

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THE UNIVERSITY OF THE ARTS Philadelphia, PA

Top ranked "Most Wired" institution preparing future leaders in innovative

communication, multimedia technologies and writing for film and production.

Technology Manager: College of Media and Communication 2004 - 2006

Management of leading edge computer, web and audio/visual technology in

support of the College's mission, strategic objectives, equipment

procurement and campus-wide utilization needs.

. Enhanced technical support capabilities amidst a downsized environment

by developing streamlined policies and process documentation,

initiating monthly faculty technology meetings and conducting needs

analysis.

. Senior team leader for strategy and design of large web initiative,

which expanded from one to eight sites. These served 240+ users

offering information on curriculum and events to faculty, students and

alumni.

. Manage continual improvements in multi-site standardization, user

interface design, navigation, search engine optimization and content

management.

. Championed turnaround of underutilized $150K equipment inventory.

Resulted in increased usage (80%) and equipment budget (60%), with

decreased maintenance costs (75%) and "zero" user complaints.

Adjunct Faculty: Division of Adult Continuing Studies 2001 - 2006

User-Centered Design for Web I & II

. Taught regular classes and seminars in web and application usability

fundamentals.

. Introduced students to the design principles of Human-Computer

Interaction.

. Facilitated weekly iterations on information architecture and

interaction design for UI best practices.

. Emphasized the value of clean, structured, semantic coding stressing

W3C standards and compliance.

. Developed students in XHTML, CSS, JavaScript advocating for separation

of structure, style, and behavior.

INDEPENDENT WEB CONSULTANT 2000 - 2005

Ecommerce and commercial web site design/development such clients as: US

HealthConnect, Springboard Media, Jeffrey Craig Entertainment, Voice

Systems Engineering, and the University of the Arts.

. Assessed client business needs, growth objectives, and e-channel

strategy.

. Lead design and development of media that optimized e-brand/market

awareness, search engines, web traffic (increases ranged from 90% to

600%) and dramatic revenue generation (increases ranged from 65 to

100

. Independent provider of reliable hosting solutions for businesses with

custom Linux servers (100+ clients and 100% uptime).

. Collaborated with Clear Channel Entertainment on marketing strategy

and drove promotion of several concerts featuring Grammy award-winning

electronic music artists.

. Key contributor for launch and programming of successful College

streaming media initiative (CMAC Radio.org) featuring 20 live

programs, archive of "anytime" content, and increasing global user

community.

. Managed collocation of multiple Linux, Windows and Mac servers with

full connectivity within 24 hour period. Administered and managed

servers without incident for over a year.

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Fine Arts - Multimedia, The University of the Arts,

Philadelphia, PA

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