Matthew Meacham

Experience

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  Washington State House of Representatives

  Jan 2005 - Jan 2007

  Legislative Assistant

  Edit official House documents including Bill Analyses and AgendasAdminister official Committee hearingsInteract with elected officials and respond to Committee information requests in a timely manner

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  Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife

  Jan 2007 - Jan 2011

  Management Analyst

  Project Manager, Request for Proposal to replace $40 million/year Internet licensing systemDivision legislative coordinator, composing bill analyses and fiscal notesProject Manager, annual Division workload assessment

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  Washington State Department of Social and Health Services

  Jan 2011 - Jan 2014

  Coordinated Governor-level performance metrics for juvenile justice, long-term care, and developmental disabilities administrationsProject manager, Human Capital Plan for 500+ FTE business services administrationTeamed with executives to identify strategic vision and translate the vision into actionable projects Administration legislative coordinator, maintained 95% on-time response for bill analysesBusiness plan coordinator, 400+ FTE operations divisionProject Manager, operations-focused projects in strategic planning, IT, process improvement

  • Performance Measurement Coordinator

    Jan 2013 - Jan 2014

  • Legislative, Performance, and Business Management Coordinator

    Jan 2011 - Jan 2013
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  Washington State Department of Social and Health Services

  Jul 2014 - Mar 2018

  Responsible for:Human Resource Information Systems (personnel/payroll, learning management, employee investigations) - implemented first-of-its-kind in state government people data analytics platform; improved response times, analysis, security; implementation of major initiatives (collective bargaining agreements, etc.); established strong relationships with enterprise IT to stabilize platformsHR Policy Administration - teamed with customer organizations to lead policy re-write of HR policies to consolidate/remove redundant policies and make them more usable for core customers - line supervisors that lead the work of DSHSLayoff and Reversion Administration - partnered with internal stakeholders (labor relations, operations) to streamline the layoff process, reduce wait times for customers and mitigate risks to DepartmentStrategic Planning - established Office vision, goals and metrics; all major strategic initiatives met ahead of schedule; customers and stakeholders trust the Office for professional, data-focused analysis and business consulting to solve their largest challenges Show less Led team members to perform at high level on numerous statewide projects using a coaching mindset of empowering people through inquiry to help them gain clarity and own the solutionResponsible for performance management change in largest state agency, resulting in 50% increase in performance evaluation participation and highest overall mark to dateBuilt sustainable business administration of Department’s learning system, resolving long-term issues with a combined approach of partnering with stakeholders and effective project managementDeveloped and implemented succession planning methodology designed to capture tacit knowledge of high performers in order to maintain continuity of operations and build capacity in future leaders Show less

  • Chief, Office of Policy and Strategy

    Jan 2016 - Mar 2018

  • Performance and Talent Management Manager

    Jul 2014 - Dec 2015
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  State of Washington

  Mar 2018 - Jul 2022

  Leads the state's largest business transformation effort in history, moving from COBOL and spreadsheets to the cloud via Workday.Reinvigorated the program and prepared for implementation by running a nationwide competitive procurement selecting Workday to be the state's future Enterprise Resource Planning tool.Partners with business and technology leaders to design the future business state. Established the enterprise program management office from scratch, including building processes, identifying metrics and acquiring resilient project managers to implement the first large state implementation of Workday. Show less

  • One Washington Program Director

    Jan 2019 - Jul 2022

  • Project Manager, School Employees Benefits Board

    Mar 2018 - Dec 2018
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  Washington State Department of Social and Health Services

  Aug 2022 - Nov 2022

  Program Director of Business Services
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  CrossVue

  Nov 2022 - Apr 2024

  Managing Consultant
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  Kainos

  Apr 2024 - now

  Consultant