
Microsoft and Military Child Education Coalition
Greater Seattle Area

Microsoft and Military Child Education Coalition
Greater Seattle Area
Matt has led successful global sales and marketing teams at mid-market firms, Fortune 50 enterprises and non-profit organizations. At Microsoft, he is part of the Windows Azure product marketing group responsible for customer sales and field marketing.
As a member of the board of directors of the Military Child Education Coalition, a global non-profit, Matt chairs the Marketing Committee and is responsible for leading the organization's brand and public relations activities.
Matt is also a member of the board of directors for Baylor University Business Network and taught brand and advertising strategy in the Austin Executive MBA program. Recently he was a member of the national steering committee for Baylor's proposal to host the George W. Bush Presidential Library.
Brand strategy, general marketing management, new product and category development
(Public Company; MSFT; Computer Software industry)
October 2008 — Present (1 year 2 months)
Matt leads global sales strategy and field marketing for Windows Azure. In this role he is responsible for customer sales and marketing programs executed through teams in Microsoft's worldwide subsidiaries. He and his team look to understand how Microsoft’s customers are adopting cloud computing, and work to align Microsoft’s product offerings, sales and technical teams to support these needs.
(Non-Profit; 11-50 employees; Non-Profit Organization Management industry)
June 2004 — Present (5 years 6 months)
In 2007 Matt was elected to the Board of Directors for the Military Child Education Coalition, a global non-profit focused on supporting the 2 million children of United States military personnel. Matt leads the organization’s brand and public relations staff as well as a network of agencies. MCEC has been recognized by First Lady Laura Bush and governors across the country for its efforts to improve the education support for military children. The organization has been recognized by the United States Congress as the Congressional Club Charity of the Year and designated one of the "Best in America" by the ICA.
(Educational Institution; Higher Education industry)
January 2003 — Present (6 years 11 months)
Matt is a member of the Baylor University Business Network board of directors, and taught brand and advertising strategy in the Austin Executive MBA program. He founded an alumni recruiting program which continues to attract high potential candidates through personal attention from select alumni. Matt was also a member of the national steering committee for Baylor’s proposal to host the George W. Bush Presidential Library.
(Public Company; DELL; Information Technology and Services industry)
December 2004 — October 2008 (3 years 11 months)
As Senior Manager of marketing for Dell’s $1B+ After Point of Sale business Matt was responsible for strategic planning, and management of the APOS marketing and online activities that support all Dell customer segments in the United States and Latin America. Over four years the division became Dell's fastest growing and most profitable business.
(Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; Consumer Goods industry)
June 1994 — December 2004 (10 years 7 months)
After five years in field sales for the industry's number one sales office, Matt moved to corporate marketing. In various roles at AAC Matt managed software product lines, new category development and led marketing and due diligence tasks for key acquisitions. Matt started the company's e-commerce division leading online marketing and e-commerce application development selling directly through 20+ brand Web sites and major online retailers such as Wal-Mart.com and Amazon.com.
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