Matt Champion

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  • Timeline

    Jul 2003 - Dec 2008

    Associate Sales Rep

    Stryker Instruments
    Dallas/Fort Worth Area
    Apr 2009 - Jun 2010

    Business Intelligence Group Leader

    Costa Farms
    Current Company
    Jun 2010 - now

    Vice President, Engineering

    Kaplan
  • About me

    Vice President of Engineering at Kaplan

  • Education

    • University of illinois

      1999 - 2003
      Bachelor's degree computer science

      Activities and Societies: Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), Student Residence Hall Congress Application Focus in Economics

    • University of florida

      2012 - 2014
      Master's degree business administration and management, general

      Activities and Societies: Beta Gamma Sigma

  • Experience

    • Stryker instruments

      Jul 2003 - Dec 2008

      Responsible for supporting sales, marketing, finance, and company directors through reporting, SQL/RPG programming, and training. Direct link between field sales reps and IT.• Lead programmer for SalesPulse (sales reporting tool) used to show sales information to reps, managers, and directors.• Administered AS400/DB2 databases for multiple global divisions in order to consolidate and report financial data.• Developed and maintained ETL programs extracting data from other Stryker divisions.• Partnered with regional sales directors to create expansion territories and set sales rep quotas. Show less

      • Associate Sales Rep

        Jan 2008 - Dec 2008
      • Senior Programmer

        Jul 2003 - Jan 2008
    • Costa farms

      Apr 2009 - Jun 2010
      Business intelligence group leader

      Multi-function role with responsibilities including team and project management, IT to business liaison, financial analysis and reporting, database programming and administration, and IT trainer. • Developed and re-engineered business and financial reports using Excel and SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS).• Implemented database tuning through indexing, SQL code optimization, and database maintenance.• Designed Data Transfer Service (DTS) and SQL Server Integration Service (SSIS) packages.• Experienced with Data Warehousing and Cubes.• Executed forecasting, data analysis, and internal/external sales reporting for largest corporate account, Lowe’s. Show less

    • Kaplan

      Jun 2010 - now

      Role responsible for setting the overall vision and strategy for Kaplan's back office business systems while maintaining high technical support focus.• Managed global development and support teams that oversee the business application portfolio comprised of over 25 internally-developed and third-party SaaS applications• Delivered multiple cross-functional, highly complex technical projects in an Agile environment• Improved business processes for sales, operations, finance, and marketing by closely partnering with business stakeholders• Facilitated technical solution design, data mapping, and financial analysisKey Applications: Salesforce, Brightsapce (LMS), Anthology (CampusVue Student), CampusLogic Student Forms, APL nextEd, Akamai, OpenText Media Manager, eFax, Office365, Heartland ACH, EZProxy, Parchment. SharePoint, Adobe Connect Show less Managed multiple teams responsible for maintaining, enhancing, and troubleshooting critical corporate systems and platforms while driving overall support standardization, flexibility, repeatability, and superior customer service.• Key technical manager and implementor for Kaplan's launch of Salesforce and subsequent releases• Constructed Salesforce administration group to take on overall accountability and responsibility for Salesforce operations• Managed critical technical work related to Kaplan's divestiture of ground campuses to Education Corporation of America (ECA)• Streamlined internal communication and reporting processes• Accountable for severity 1 incident management• Key applications: Salesforce (CRM), CampusNexus Student (SIS), eCollege (LMS), Brightspace (LMS) Show less

      • Vice President, Engineering

        Jan 2024 - now
      • Executive Director, Business Systems

        Apr 2021 - Mar 2024
      • Director, Business Systems

        Sept 2015 - Apr 2021
      • Sr. Manager, Business Systems

        Jun 2012 - Sept 2015
      • Manager, Business Systems

        Sept 2011 - Jul 2012
      • Team Lead, Product Support Specialists

        Aug 2010 - Sept 2011
      • Product Support Specialist III

        Jun 2010 - Aug 2010
  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Certified scrummaster

      Scrum alliance
    • Leading strategic growth

      Columbia business school executive education