Mathew Bender

About Mathew Bender

Summary I have built a progressive and accomplishments-driven career, rising through the ranks to executive leadership. One of my superpowers is leveraging Waterfall and Agile methodologies to support transformative change. As a strategic leader with a track record of directing project management, application development, and infrastructure teams while balancing competing priorities on multiple and concurrent projects, I consistently achieve organizational goals. C-Suite leaders, stakeholders, and colleagues have all come to depend on me to interpret and articulate evolving technology needs, recommending process improvements as they’re needed. Notable Career Accomplishments Include • Developed PMO from the ground up, including hiring staff, creating governance frameworks, implementing project management information systems, and building templates to standardize project management using Agile and Waterfall methodologies. • Directed information technology teams throughout project lifecycle including initiating, planning, executing, monitoring & controlling, and closing phases.• Led a team of developers and PMO to develop custom software solutions in an Agile environment.• Administered IT operations and software development lifecycles utilizing Jira to improve development team productivity and to solidify cross-functional collaboration. Areas of Expertise Program Management • Enterprise Strategies • Team Building & Leadership • Change Management • Incident Response • Requirements Management • Innovative Solutions & Improvements • Strategic Planning & Execution • Performance EvaluationI welcome the opportunity to connect with you and look forward to a dialogue about how my career goals match your professional needs.

Experience

1. Infrastructure Engineering Producer

   Epic Games

   Mar 2023 — Present · Cary, NC, US

Education

• Cleveland State University

  BBA, Information Systems

  1995 — 1999