Matthew J. Pothier
645 Tremont St. – Apt. 2
Boston, MA 02118
917-881-3445
matt@mattpothier.com

PROJECT MANAGEMENT

PMP-certified project manager with client-facing, process improvement, and web application development experience. Proven ability to deliver productivity and quality improvements through on-time and on-budget projects. Solid knowledge of technology standards and financial instruments.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Bear, Stearns & Co. Inc., New York, NY & Boston, MA
2001 - Present

Vice President, Funds Management (2006 - Present)

  • Evaluated and reengineered internal processes to help improve operational efficiency via technology for the Bear Stearns Funds Management group with approximately $4 billion assets under management.
• Managed the development and rollout of a fund expense tracking system, improving report generation time by over 200% and significantly reducing error rates. Enabled senior management to have a single view of expenses across all fund families.
• Oversaw a cross-functional team of fund accountants, developers and designers in the creation of a suite of tools used to generate custom financial reports.
• Strategized new IT projects with senior management.
• Assisted in the IPO of a closed-end fund and worked with investment advisor to see it through to trading on the American Stock Exchange.
• Produced and analyzed financial statements for three closed-end funds.

Vice President, e-Commerce Technologies (2003 - 2006)
Streaming Media Specialist, e-Commerce Technologies (2001 - 2003)

  • Architected and managed the development of a global streaming media portal available to over 14,000 internal users to broadcast live sales calls, training and product introductions. Convinced senior management to market the portal on the corporate home page.
• Collaborated with the Information Technology Group on all phases of the SDLC from requirements gathering to close-out.
• Liaised with internal business units in the development and rollout of corporate, departmental, and product web sites and applications.
• Coordinated the build and deployment process of new web applications on the firm’s intranet web site between onshore and offshore development teams.
• Served as lead developer for web projects using technologies including C#, ASP.NET, Java, XML/XSL, DHTML, Sybase, and SQL Server.
• Coordinated a physical relocation of all video streaming servers with zero downtime.


Syracuse.com, Assistant Web Producer
WTVH-TV (Syracuse, NY), Television News Director
2000

EDUCATION & CERTIFICATIONS

M.B.A. in Finance and Computer Information Systems
Baruch College, Zicklin School of Business - New York, NY

B.S. in Electronic Media Production
Syracuse University, Newhouse School of Public Communications – Syracuse, NY

PMP certified (Project Management Professional)