MATT STEINIGER
Brooklyn, NY 11231
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OVERVIEW
Motivated and detail-oriented Project Manager with over 12 years of proven success leading full lifecycle digital website and application projects for clients across many industries. Strengths include project planning, communication skills, process improvement and relationship building. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Isobar, New York, NY Nov 2017 – Current
Project Manager
Lead multidisciplinary agile and waterfall projects with teams of up to 20 people ranging from $25K to
$2.5MM in size for Cisco, Pizza Hut, Southwestern Health Resources and Baker Hughes. Implemented processes to encourage cross-team collaboration and client engagement, resulting in successful and on- time project deliveries.
● Led multiple projects for Cisco including a Virtual Experience Hub platform for digitally hosting events and videos. Partnered closely with the client product owner to align on requirements to achieve clarity for the development team.
● Improved team efficiency and client product owner engagement by implementing agile processes to manage development of a React Native-based Pizza Hut mobile commerce application
● Managed the launch of a new Drupal-based website for Southwestern Health Resources (a Texas- based healthcare network). The site improved organic traffic by 300% due to SEO optimization and average visit duration by over 50% based on the user-friendly design. MLB Advanced Media, New York, NY Jan 2017 – Oct 2017 Sr. Project Manager
Managed development for two Major League Baseball digital applications: Ballpark (iOS and Android) and MLB.TV (tvOS, Android and FireTV). Utilized agile scrum methodology to simultaneously lead project teams consisting of 15 total developers, including off-shore and contract resources.
● Planned, prioritized and launched features based on evolving app roadmaps, including a Ballpark app Opening Day release with a full re-design and ticket purchase flow improvements to optimize user experience and revenue growth
● Coordinated closely with internal teams (Product, Design, QA, Data Services and Analytics) to ensure clear scope, identification of dependencies, coordinate on-time deliveries to ensure quality app releases
● Implemented process improvements for user story creation, which decreased requirements ambiguity and improved efficiency of the development and QA teams Isobar, New York, NY May 2013 – Dec 2016
Project Manager
Led iOS, tvOS, Android application and site re-design efforts for a portfolio of clients including: NBCUniversal, Comedy Central, Marc Jacobs and Geller & Company. Served as the main client point of contact across all projects, along with internal management responsibilities.
● Managed multiple NBCUniversal application launches (iOS, Apple TV, Android and Roku), consisting of 20 multi-disciplinary team members and average yearly budgets of $2.5M
● Created a feature roadmap document for a Geller & Company wealth management iPad application and constantly collaborated with the client to ensure accuracy of prioritization, while remaining conscious of resourcing and budget to execute scope AKQA, New York, NY June 2012 – May 2013
Sr. Project Manager
Managed projects for the Verizon Wireless retail interactive program, focused on consumer and representative-facing mobile websites and tablet applications. Owned a set of retail projects including 6 mobile and tablet experiences, averaging a $200K monthly budget.
● Launched a five-part interactive NFC payment pilot experience, including a mobile demo application and interactive video, to educate consumers in over 20 stores across two target markets
● Expanded the Home Services platform, an integrated in-store mobile, TV and tablet experience, to showcase features and functionality for two additional cable providers Critical Mass, Chicago, IL April 2011 – May 2012
Project Manager
Led web site projects for USAA, a large financial services corporation. Managed teams of up to 10, including nearshore teams. Created processes for new projects and improved existing workflows. Balanced an average of five optimization and production projects, with an $85K monthly budget.
● Ensured on-time delivery of over 600 assets to the development team for a launch of an enterprise- level site rebranding effort that included site homepage and major interior pages.
● Developed processes to streamline banner ad production, increasing project efficiency by 71% Team Detroit, Dearborn, MI June 2007 – March 2011
Sr. / Mid / Jr. Project Manager
Managed web projects for Ford/Lincoln/Mercury brands, including site re-design, new vehicle launches, sweepstakes, social campaigns and cross-brand integrations.
● Led an audit and site updates to eliminate product content inconsistency across Ford / SIRIUS Satellite Radio digital properties
● Facilitated talent cost savings by implementing a database to track available MP3 downloads on a Lincoln and The Grammys co-branded website
PROFICIENCIES
Confluence, Dropbox, Drupal, Google Drive, Microsoft Office Suite, Slack, Trello CERTIFICATIONS
Certified Scrum Master (CSM) - Since 2016
EDUCATION
B.A., Advertising, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 3.9 Cumulative GPA (Dean’s List 8/8 semesters), 2007 Outstanding Senior Award