Matthew Cottet

Experience

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  AppliedTheory Communications

  Jan 1999 - Jan 2003

  Project Manager, Application Development

  Managed multiple project teams in the successful development and delivery of custom web applications and support services. Customers included large scale federal customers, commercial enterprises and higher education.

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  BNY

  Jan 2003 - Jan 2005

  Project Manager, AVP

  Oversaw ongoing development and maintenance work associated with 3 application systems dealing with securities trading along with the development of internal web-based tools for managing software development projects. Managed ongoing staffing requirements associated with web / client server teams.

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  Navisite

  Jan 2005 - Jan 2015

  Managed multiple teams in development and delivery of application-related professional services for wide range of customers. Led all proposals and RFP response work as part of ongoing effort to maintain / expand revenues.• Led software team in developing cloud solutions portal targeted at small / medium sized businesses (SMB), resulting in a successful product launch, including enabling customers to purchase add-on products and services directly from the portal.• Point person for vendor negotiations, securing multi-year extension to contract providing application development services for federal agency, resulting in several million dollars in revenue over life of contract.• Managed creation / submission of monthly invoices for application development services rendered, ensuring accurate customer invoices for received professional services received. • Provided monthly revenue reporting to Finance and upper management teams, facilitating revenue recognition and providing visibility into productivity of Application Development team. • Planned and managed staffing requirements for Application Development team, optimizing workload / revenue generation. Show less Collaborated effectively with external customers and project teams to deliver applications on time and within budget. Software projects encompassed a wide variety of industries and functionality.• Delivered large-scale custom SharePoint application for California-based utility company, providing access to services and information for public users and customers. • Supplied ongoing support and enhancements for web-based functionality for Massachusetts company, a global provider of instruments, subsystems and process control solutions, that enabled the capability / flexibility to implement strategic sales initiatives as needed. Show less

  • Director, Cloud Delivery

    Jan 2012 - Jan 2015

  • Director, Custom Application Development

    Jan 2008 - Jan 2012

  • Project Manager

    Jan 2005 - Jan 2008
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  Excellus BCBS

  Jan 2016 - Aug 2019

  Program Manager, Infrastructure Production Management (IPM)

  Managed the portfolio of IPM initiatives in the areas of engineering, networking, servers, storage and database systems. Interfaced with the business areas that were involved in and affected by the initiatives.• Contributed to the successful rollout of MS Outlook and Skype (O365) across the organization.• Established process and controls for the ongoing management of the IPM portfolio of projects. • Managed projects as needed including the rollout of Commvault, Centrify and OS upgrades. Show less

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  Navisite

  Aug 2019 - now

  Senior Director Strategic Adviser

  Trusted advisor and partner for strategic customers across a broad offering of cloud and managed services. Interface with executive and management team members within customer organizations as well as within Navisite to provide best in class services to help our customers grow their businesses.