Matthew Rivard

Current

• Product Specialist at TELUS
• Managing Partner at WhyDoWork Inc.

Past

• Business Analyst II at TELUS
• Business Development Analyst at AEC Daily / Visual AIM Technologies
• Partner at Direct Hits Marketing

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Education

• University of Toronto
• The University of Western Ontario
• St. Mary's College

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Industry

Telecommunications

Matthew Rivard’s Summary

I aim to inspire others with my creative problem solving skills and ability to see the big picture.

As a member of the TELUS team I was a finalist for an award for the most innovative IT project of 2007 in Canada for my work in the field of competitive intelligence, and I've generated over $7M through operational improvements in three years. In my most recent role, I handle the management and growth of our International IP portfolio.

As an entrepreneur I have grown a successful social network and media company from a $9 initial investment and continue to mentor and help young business visionaries bring their ideas to fruition.

Matthew Rivard’s Specialties:

technology consulting,strategy,knowledge management, CRM and analytics,web marketing, process re-engineering,product management, competitive intelligence, international product deployment, Internet business development

Matthew Rivard’s Experience

• Product Specialist

  TELUS

  (Public Company; TU; Telecommunications industry)

  December 2007 — Present (2 years )

  • Responsible for the management and growth of TELUS' International IP Business Networks portfolio.
  • On track to increase revenue growth by 26% YoY in a highly competitive international market.
  • Designed and developed a full scale web based CRM to support a $250M project in a period of two weeks and used by over 100 staff.

• Managing Partner

  WhyDoWork Inc.

  (Internet industry)

  June 2004 — Present (5 years 6 months)

  • Founder of niche social network for entrepreneurs and those who operate home based businesses
  • more than 50,000 members worldwide and growing at a rate of over 40 new members/day
  • Have been profitable every quarter since incorporation in 2005, experiencing double-digit growth for 10 consecutive quarters
  • Oversee a virtual staff of 8 located in Canada, India, the United States, and South Africa
  • Plan and execute acquisitions and shape product development strategies as President of the board of directors

• Business Analyst II

  TELUS

  (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; T.TO; Telecommunications industry)

  May 2005 — December 2007 (2 years 8 months)

  Quick Win delivers business solutions that can be as simple as small applications to extend the function of existing programs, or as complex as complete process changes with new workflow tools.
  
  Part analyst, part developer, part explorer, the individuals on the Quick Win team are a diverse and innovative resource for helping you realize new business capabilities.
  
  My interest/areas of expertise:
  
  * proactive competitive intelligence processes, tools, and strategies
  * web marketing tools and strategies
  * knowledge management tools and strategies

• Business Development Analyst

  AEC Daily / Visual AIM Technologies

  (Privately Held; 11-50 employees; E-Learning industry)

  May 2004 — September 2004 (5 months)

  • Responsible for developing new market initiatives, assessing new markets, and analyzing business opportunities
  • Developed prototype automated project management tool to replace current paper based system
  • Provided Search Engine Optimization consultation services
  • Supervisor of other Co-op students and responsible for planning tasks and following up on progress

• Partner

  Direct Hits Marketing

  (Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Internet industry)

  January 2002 — June 2004 (2 years 6 months)

  - handled business development and customer acquisitions
  - responsible for researching, planning and executing targeted email campaigns on behalf of a global group of clients
  - most popular "website traffic" site worldwide on Google.com and Yahoo.com between 2002-2003
  - handled search engine optimization and keyword strategies for customers

Matthew Rivard’s Education

• University of Toronto

  eBusiness & Corporate Strategy 2005 — 2006

  Course taught by former Investment Banking professional to cover setting the direction for your company and effective use of eBusiness technologies along the way.

• The University of Western Ontario

  BESc , Software Engineering , 2001 — 2005

  Activities and Societies:

  Minor in Business Management via Richard Ivey School of Business

• St. Mary's College

  High School , Ontario Scholar , 1997 — 2001

Additional Information

Matthew Rivard’s Groups:

Attended YCombinator Startup School @ Stanford University
Professional Engineers of Ontario - EIT Program
MaRS Entreprenurship Club
IEEE Student Member

•    TELUS Alumni
•    KIVA
•    Telecom Professionals
•    Western Engineering Alumni
•    WhyDoWork Small Business and Telecommuter Network

Matthew Rivard’s Honors:

- Finalist, "Most Innovative Project" 2007 @ Canadian Information Productivity Awards (http://cipa.com)

- Winner of a Stevie Award, International business award for 'Best Business Support Team" , TELUS Quick Win Team
http://www.stevieawards.com/aba/

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