Matt Strader

About Matt Strader

Highly effective & collaborative Leader with +20 years of demonstrated success driving Agile Methodology and Technology/Product transformation, enterprise innovation, process simplification, and platform modernization & integration in global organizations. Specialization in enabling partners and clients with business intelligence (BI), platform modernization, and system rationalization/simplification that are scalable and resilient. Expertise includes global financial services, product enablement, operational management, team development and concise communication across all organizational levels.Outcome-focused Tech change agent, employing advanced technology strategies to drive operational performance:› Lead design and deployment of Wells Fargo\'s suite of Commercial Bank APIs for its global customers› Change co-leader responsible for organizational adoption of Product Methodology & Agile transformation › Orchestrated multi-year, multi-million-dollar rewrite of legacy mainframe application to cloud based Java framework› Consolidated multiple unique technology departments under 1 team while leading operationally stable platforms › Created a new department, presenting industry leading Business Intelligence (BI) solutions that enable customer insights› Led global BI migration from GE Capital to Wells Fargo - enabling WF\'s first Geospatial BI center of excellence • 4 Patents Granted in 2024: US No 12,086.784, 12,2079,795, 12,106,281, 12,112,307 - Point of Sale & Intelligent Integration• 5 Patents Pending: Central Dealer Dashboard, Data Capture & Payoff, and Industry Trends• 2017 Wells Fargo CDF CEO Award• GE Capital Leadership Development Program Graduate• 2014 GE Capital Global Innovation Challenge Winner

Experience

1. Senior Engineering Manager

   Wells Fargo

   Nov 2020 — Present · Charlotte, NC, US

   Lead cross-functional team responsible for design & delivery of most critical client integrations/exchanges via API • Platform Transformation and Upskill: To date, modernized >87% of our system of record (mainframe) functionality to the cloud while integrating enterprise platform Java standards & converting our global teams\' engineering skill set • Directed technical partnership with retail financing partner, enabling dealerships with integrated consumer financing • Reduced & simplified LOB app footprint by 40%, consolidating platforms, points of failure, and reducing expenses• Launched Finance as a Service solution with a 3rd party bank, growing our customers\' global footprint in Asia • Co-Lead the transformation of Distribution Finance (DF) Line of Business (LOB) to an Agile SDLC organization followed by our team becoming 1st Line of Business certified as a Product in Commercial Bank

Education

• Loyola Marymount University

  Bachelor of Arts, Psychology

  1989 — 1991

• University of New Haven

  Masters of Arts, Industrial and Organizational Psychology

  2001 — 2003

Skills

• Financial Services
• Portfolio Management
• Customer Experience
• Business Intelligence
• Finance
• Process Improvement
• Financial Analysis
• Information Technology
• Matrix Management
• Floorplanning
• Digitization
• Leadership
• Strategic Planning
• B2b
• Management
• Team Building
• Business Analytics
• Vendor Management
• Credit
• Olap
• Enterprise Software
• Change Management
• Disaster Recovery
• Business Process Improvement
• Six Sigma
• B2b Software
• IT Operations
• Project Management
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• Integration
• Wholesale Lending
• Analysis