"I had the pleasure of working with Matty for a number of years at IEEE, where he led numerous strategic initiatives for me. He excels in strategic leadership, consistently aligning project imperatives with organizational goals. He adeptly manages complex on-site and remote teams, fostering collaboration among cross-functional staff, volunteers, and contractors to maximize productivity.
His comprehensive understanding of association operations - spanning membership, knowledge, events, and products - enables innovative, cross-silo thinking. Matty’s business acumen encompasses financial, risk, change, and project management, coupled with strong planning, execution, and communication skills. He effectively engages with colleagues across all organizational levels and business units.
Matty is the most loyal, tenacious, caring and professional person I have had the luck to have encountered in my journey through professional life. His caring and nurturing behavior is something that leaves you feeling like a better person for knowing him. When times got hard in our work Matty always lifted me up and made the rigors of work a pleasure because he was there. I highly recommend Matty for executive leadership roles in professional associations."
"Matty has a gift in meeting people where they are in order to elicit deep insights and a greater truth. His synthesis was delivered both in a discussion and in writing, and it opened my mind personally to consider a deeper and more meaningful value proposition for our association. He helped to establish the foundation for the subsequent quantitative aspects of our global strategic research."
"Matty is the kind of consultant every executive searches for. Over the 5 years we worked together, he became a trusted partner I could turn to for a fresh perspective. He is both knowledgeable and a quick study in learning the specifics of your company and your project. Matty does not waste your time training him. That is invaluable, but Matty does much more: he is able to synthesize information given, analyze it against the environment, and provide recommendations that go beyond the expected. He is the only consultant I ever worked with who told me things I didn’t already know."
"During his association with IEEE both as an emplovee and, more recently. as a contracted business partner. Matty has comoleted a number of projects and initiatives for Membership, Conferences, Marketing and Education. He has also helped me refine lEt's strategic thinking and approach to new business opportunities. Matty is a great listener and highly analytical in a way that enables him to eftectively understand challenges and, in turn, provide workable solutions. I otten describe Maty as a person who, when I start thinking about strategic topics, actually completes my thoughts"
"To be honest, I've seen my share of business analysts in the past, but few have been able to capture the nature of what's happening within a business as you seem to be able to. Normally I look at process flows and the like and have a hard time seeing the forest for the trees. With the work you've been doing, I can see how it will directly map to the system we're trying to build and ultimately the increased success of the organization. In a nutshell, I'm impressed"
"I have worked with Matty on a number of projects. He is very talentted and brings a wonderful personality and knowledge to a team. What is most impressive about Matty is his ability to work globally and seamlessly integrate with all team members. He is an effective communicator with both internal and external partners and has the analytic skills to understand and work through diverse projects."
"Matty is a detailed oriented individual that routinely outperforms his peers in ability to grasp new business concepts and technologies to drive forward innovative business solutions. He is clearly an asset to any organization that seeks someone with a positive and professional approach to solving business problems. Matty is team player that works well with individuals and is extremely reliable."
"Matty is one of the most professional and highly regarded business analysts I have ever had the pleasure of working with in my extensive career. He is an articulate, organized, self-motivated, and focused individual whose integrity and discipline has commanded accolades from his peers and clients alike. He is a strong team player who produces high quality work in whatever capacity he has been placed. He is a very quick study and one willing to pitch in to get the job done. I look forward to working with him again should our paths cross in a professional manner, but will always welcome his feedback and insight."
"Matty was instrumental in setung the stage for the multi-year transtormation work this team is currently engaged in. He has exceptional listening skills, superior Intelligence and empathy, making nim the consummate quick read on team, process and organizational challenges - In a most sualege way. I nave been Impressed win nis dolly to quickly distill large amounts of miormation into poignant and mighty valuable insignts tha dieu, herping to alect the focus of complex ascussions so they were productive anu lustered consensus bullume Matty and his talents were invaluable assets to our effort"
"Matty has one of those rare combinations of technical & people skills. His dedicated & positive attitude, and knack for knowing when to relieve tension by use of humor or candor helped foster strong team relationships. At the same time, his willingness to help others think through a problem to uncover the root issues and look beyond the immediate need invariably helped drive better solutions for the organization that were pragmatic, innovative and sustainable"
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