Candidates About

Matthew A. Michaux

Experience____________________________________________________________________________________

GiftCards.com                                                                                                                                      Pittsburgh, PA

Senior Product Manager                                                                                            January 2015 – Present

• Directed product development efforts for our consumer-facing website and native mobile applications

• Optimized shopping cart funnel; increased conversions by 18% from 4.2% to 5.1%

• Implemented inbound marketing techniques including email drip and ad re-targeting

• Designed customer loyalty program, G-Money; helped to increase repeat purchases by 22% YoY

• Spearheaded efforts to automate the company’s online fraud detection and response systems

• Led transition from legacy code to modern coding frameworks

• Delivered weekly progress reports to C-level executives; presented status updates to entire tech team                                                                                                                                                           

• Conducted market research to support business development initiatives; benchmarked competition for best practices; performed patent searches to determine freedom to operate; developed P&L projections

Senior Business Analyst and Scrum Master                                                    December 2013 – January 2015

• Managed cross-functional Agile development teams of infrastructure developers, UI developers, graphic designers and QAAs while coordinating with DBAs, Security Analysts and Systems Administrators

• Translated business requirements into technical specifications with consideration for information security, product assembly, printing & manufacturing, customer service and consumer ease of use

• Constructed comprehensive requirements checklists for application development projects to forecast SEO/SEM considerations, marketing needs, systems requirements, API dependencies, database modifications, information security concerns, and fulfillment compatibility issues

• Led teams through weekly sprint-cycle project releases using scrum development principles

• Designed website and mobile wireframes based on user surveys and company style guide

• Served as a member of the IT Leadership group, an action panel for managers to discuss current development projects, SEO analytics, sales figures, fraud metrics and customer service issues

BreatheSimple                                                                                                October 2008 – December 2013

Product Manager                                                                                                                    Pittsburgh, PA

• Managed cross-disciplinary teams of software engineers, regulatory experts and marketers during the healthcare start-up’s R&D, FDA documentation and clinical trial phases

• Wrote grant proposals that won more than $450,000 in competitive government funding

• Conducted market research, including conjoint analyses, focus groups, online surveys and social media studies to design minimum viable product

Thermo Fisher Scientific                                                                                           June 2008 – August 2008

MBA Intern, Finance Sourcing Division                                                                                   Pittsburgh, PA

• Constructed an in-house merchant tracking system that lowered logistical costs for the scientific instruments producer by optimizing seasonal purchasing and leveraging vendor promotions

            • Analyzed profit margins per SKU and made recommendations for vendor diversification strategy

            • Created an analytical, objective system to monitor employee performance and efficiency

Penn State’s Garber Venture Capital Fund                                                          September 2007 – May 2009

MBA Student Investment Analyst                                                                                      University Park, PA

            • Vetted entrepreneurial pitches for real-world investment of the Fund’s $5 million endowment

• Prepared due diligence to determine the return on investment in early-stage and start-up companies

            • Negotiated terms of investment tranches for companies seeking start-up and mezzanine capital

Duff & Phelps                                                                                                             June 2006 – July 2007

Analyst, Business Valuation and Consulting                                                                          Philadelphia, PA

• Performed valuation of vacant land, office, industrial, multi-family, and retail properties domestically and internationally utilizing Cost, Sales Comparison, and Income (DCF) approaches
• Worked extensively in international locations; translated and interpreted for engagements in Belgium, Canada, France, Luxembourg and Tunisia

Philanthropy and Volunteering_____________________________________________________________________

Penn State Net Impact Association                                                                                            2012 - Present

Alumni Advisor to Current MBA Officers                                                                          University Park, PA

Fox Chapel Area High School                                                                                                  2011 – Present

Assistant Varsity Boys Basketball Coach                                                                                 Fox Chapel, PA

Habitat for Humanity                                                                                                                2003 - Present

Volunteer: Allegheny Valley Chapter                                                                               New Kensington, PA

Penn State Dance MaraTHON: Four Diamonds Fund – Hershey Medical Center                         2005 - 2009 Fundraiser and dancer in the nation’s largest student-run philanthropy program                      University Park, PA 

Education_____________________________________________________________________________________

The Pennsylvania State University Smeal College of Business Administration                 University Park, PA

Master of Business Administration                                                                           August 2007 – May 2009

Dual Concentrations: Marketing and Corporate Financial Analysis

• Recipient of the Gerald and Joyce Kessler Scholarship for Excellence in International Studies

                        • Vice President of Communications: Penn State Chapter of the Net Impact Association

            Undergraduate: Triple-Major, Double-Minor                                                              August 2002 – May 2006

• Bachelor of Science:             Global and Strategic Management

• Bachelor of Science:             International Studies

• Bachelor of Arts:       Economics

            - Minors:          French Language and International Business

Skills and Interests______________________________________________________________________________

            Software Proficiency:

                        • Advertising: Google AdWords, Facebook Ads, Instagram Ads, LinkedIn Ads

• Analytics: Google Analytics, MixPanel

• Creativity: Photoshop, Dreamweaver, iMovie, iPhoto

                        • Project Management: Atlassian Suite, Basecamp,  Slack, Trello, Visio, Asana

                        • Social Media: Facebook Insights, HooteSuite, Buffer

            Free Time

• Active crowdfunding supporter                                 • Novice carpenter and furniture maker

• Avid dog trainer                                                        • Reigning fantasy football champion

                        • Budding green thumb                                                            • Serious home brewer

                        • Competitive barbecue chef