Matt Horton
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Becky McCoy
Cool, calm and collected, ready for anything and able to combat any difficulty, that's the Matt Horton I know to a
Mark Bashansci
Its rare to come across a leader like Matt. But I was lucky enough to do so at the beginning of my career, and I truly feel that my success in technology is in no small part thanks to the early mentorship and leadership I experienced working with him. I began working with Matt after I was hired to a different department of Cyrus Technologies. He came across my resume and saw my interest and amateur experience in design / development and asked to borrow me for the technology team. Before I knew it his guidance had lead me into being a full fledged software developer building things that were 5 years ahead of their time and even starting to lead teams myself. Matt always see's the potential in people, technology, and business, and this unique foresight allows him to build exceptional high performance teams and products. Matt not only has a deep understanding of technology, people, and business. But an understanding of how those 3 pieces fit together to create success and do great things. His equal comfort and experience in a codebase, a performance review, a white board, a board room, and an amphitheater allows him to easily blend together and synergize aspects of a technology focused business that typically suffer many natural barriers. Matt also understands how to convey this to customers, stakeholders, and team members. And his ability to evangalize and get people excited about technology and products is unreal. I highly recommend Matt to anyone looking truly exceptional leadership and vision.
Becky McCoy
Cool, calm and collected, ready for anything and able to combat any difficulty, that's the Matt Horton I know to a
Mark Bashansci
Its rare to come across a leader like Matt. But I was lucky enough to do so at the beginning of my career, and I truly feel that my success in technology is in no small part thanks to the early mentorship and leadership I experienced working with him. I began working with Matt after I was hired to a different department of Cyrus Technologies. He came across my resume and saw my interest and amateur experience in design / development and asked to borrow me for the technology team. Before I knew it his guidance had lead me into being a full fledged software developer building things that were 5 years ahead of their time and even starting to lead teams myself. Matt always see's the potential in people, technology, and business, and this unique foresight allows him to build exceptional high performance teams and products. Matt not only has a deep understanding of technology, people, and business. But an understanding of how those 3 pieces fit together to create success and do great things. His equal comfort and experience in a codebase, a performance review, a white board, a board room, and an amphitheater allows him to easily blend together and synergize aspects of a technology focused business that typically suffer many natural barriers. Matt also understands how to convey this to customers, stakeholders, and team members. And his ability to evangalize and get people excited about technology and products is unreal. I highly recommend Matt to anyone looking truly exceptional leadership and vision.
Becky McCoy
Cool, calm and collected, ready for anything and able to combat any difficulty, that's the Matt Horton I know to a
Mark Bashansci
Its rare to come across a leader like Matt. But I was lucky enough to do so at the beginning of my career, and I truly feel that my success in technology is in no small part thanks to the early mentorship and leadership I experienced working with him. I began working with Matt after I was hired to a different department of Cyrus Technologies. He came across my resume and saw my interest and amateur experience in design / development and asked to borrow me for the technology team. Before I knew it his guidance had lead me into being a full fledged software developer building things that were 5 years ahead of their time and even starting to lead teams myself. Matt always see's the potential in people, technology, and business, and this unique foresight allows him to build exceptional high performance teams and products. Matt not only has a deep understanding of technology, people, and business. But an understanding of how those 3 pieces fit together to create success and do great things. His equal comfort and experience in a codebase, a performance review, a white board, a board room, and an amphitheater allows him to easily blend together and synergize aspects of a technology focused business that typically suffer many natural barriers. Matt also understands how to convey this to customers, stakeholders, and team members. And his ability to evangalize and get people excited about technology and products is unreal. I highly recommend Matt to anyone looking truly exceptional leadership and vision.
Becky McCoy
Cool, calm and collected, ready for anything and able to combat any difficulty, that's the Matt Horton I know to a
Mark Bashansci
Its rare to come across a leader like Matt. But I was lucky enough to do so at the beginning of my career, and I truly feel that my success in technology is in no small part thanks to the early mentorship and leadership I experienced working with him. I began working with Matt after I was hired to a different department of Cyrus Technologies. He came across my resume and saw my interest and amateur experience in design / development and asked to borrow me for the technology team. Before I knew it his guidance had lead me into being a full fledged software developer building things that were 5 years ahead of their time and even starting to lead teams myself. Matt always see's the potential in people, technology, and business, and this unique foresight allows him to build exceptional high performance teams and products. Matt not only has a deep understanding of technology, people, and business. But an understanding of how those 3 pieces fit together to create success and do great things. His equal comfort and experience in a codebase, a performance review, a white board, a board room, and an amphitheater allows him to easily blend together and synergize aspects of a technology focused business that typically suffer many natural barriers. Matt also understands how to convey this to customers, stakeholders, and team members. And his ability to evangalize and get people excited about technology and products is unreal. I highly recommend Matt to anyone looking truly exceptional leadership and vision.
Experience
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BeniComp Health Solutions
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United States
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Insurance
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1 - 100 Employee
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Chief Technology Officer
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Jun 2019 - Present
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sensorFact Services, Inc.
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United States
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IT Services and IT Consulting
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Principal Founder & Chief Architect
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Apr 2015 - Apr 2019
Principal architect and development leader of team of five in the creation of a Google Cloud Platform (GCP) Internet of Things (IoT) utility platform to reliably ingest massive quantities of real-time control system data from retail and commercial buildings. Maintained customer base of 2,800+ locations producing live data feeds updated every 60 seconds continuously. Team Developed many variations of pointCollex Encrypted Data Acquisition Agents written in Go, Node.js, Python, C++, Java, and Lua for platforms such as Windows Server, Linux, Android, iOS, Niagara AX & N4, and SkySpark using protocols such as TCI/IP, UDP, BACnet, Modbus, Lonworks, and Haystack. Designed core back-end in Google Cloud Platform with RESTful JSON APIs for CRUD, Ingestion, Integration, and Data subscription feeds. Directed the development in Go, Node.js, MongoDB, SQL Server, Socket IO, Redis, and RabbitMQ. Deployed on Google Cloud Platform using Compute Engine and Kubernetes Engine for orchestration, NPM for package management, and Firebase for oAuth/JWT for authentication and authorization. Deployed UI/UX as Material Design front-end using Angular written in TypeScript Utilities: Slack, JIRA, Git, Bitbucket, Stackdriver, StatusPage, and Intercom. As a public speaker, Matt evangelized the company and technology as guest on podcasts, industry news interviews, written articles, public presentation engagements to professional peers at industry conferences. Exit: sensorFact acquired privately in April 2019. Show less
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Energy Control Technologies, Inc
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United States
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Facilities Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Solution Architect & Software Developer
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Jan 2013 - Apr 2015
Joined as a consultant to rebuild a standardized Energy Management frontend for three large retail brands, developed using HTML5, CSS3, and JavaScript. Was converted to full-time to lead the research and development of an Enterprise Building Data Acquisition and Processing System for Energy Control Technologies, Inc. which was prototyped using MongoDB, Express, Angular, and Node.js (MEAN stack) on Microsoft Azure. This effort was spun-off as sensorFact Services, Inc. after two years. Joined as a consultant to rebuild a standardized Energy Management frontend for three large retail brands, developed using HTML5, CSS3, and JavaScript. Was converted to full-time to lead the research and development of an Enterprise Building Data Acquisition and Processing System for Energy Control Technologies, Inc. which was prototyped using MongoDB, Express, Angular, and Node.js (MEAN stack) on Microsoft Azure. This effort was spun-off as sensorFact Services, Inc. after two years.
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One Smug Pelican, LLC
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Pompano Beach, FL
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Principal Consultant
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Sep 2009 - Sep 2014
Provided technology consulting and software development for private clients in the small box retail and quick service restaurant industries. • Developed packaged Energy Management System for largest chain of Quick Service Restaurants. • Small Box Energy Management development & deployment consultation. • Developed Web-Based building control frontend system for an international luxury retail brand. Technologies: HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, Echelon i.LON Smart Servers, XML Web Services, WSDL, Microsoft SQL Server, Transact-SQL, ETL, SSIS, SSRS. Show less
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Cyrus Technologies, Inc.
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Construction
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1 - 100 Employee
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VP of Technology & Solutions Architect
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Apr 2003 - Oct 2009
Responsible for all day-to-day corporate technology operations and created a software development division focused on introducing new products to the building automation market. Designed and developed many solutions to support multiple offices and a remote/mobile workforce during a crucial phase of growth. Lead developer and architect of the Enterprise Building Management System for a major public University – a $2.5M contract to integrate over 100 facilities using XML Web Services into a central database-driven SaaS web application to manage energy services and building automation systems. Technologies: Microsoft .NET 3, VB, C#, SQL Server 2005/2008, Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) using XAML/Silverlight, and Web Services (WSDL, REST, and oBIX). Show less
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COBALT DATA SERVICES, INC. (THE COBALT GROUP, INC.)
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United States
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Director of Technology, Motorplace Auto Exchange
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Feb 2001 - Feb 2003
Established dedicated Enterprise Garage Team for The Cobalt Group in Austin, consisting of 13 members; following the Rational Unified Process, developed the MotorPlace Auto Exchange web application, which was the first online used vehicle inventory marketplace for auto dealers to trade without the use of physical auctions. Core Technologies Used: Enterprise J2EE, BEA WebLogic and Oracle. Established dedicated Enterprise Garage Team for The Cobalt Group in Austin, consisting of 13 members; following the Rational Unified Process, developed the MotorPlace Auto Exchange web application, which was the first online used vehicle inventory marketplace for auto dealers to trade without the use of physical auctions. Core Technologies Used: Enterprise J2EE, BEA WebLogic and Oracle.
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E-LOAN, Inc.
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Pleasanton, California, United States
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Interim CTO, Auto Finance
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Oct 2000 - Feb 2001
Matt led a six month turnaround effort for E-LOAN’s Auto Finance division and assisted in finding a permanent technology leader for the company. Matt successfully reduced the excessive monthly expenditures on outsourced talent and organized the in-house development team that took over full control of the continued process. Once a permanent technology officer was hired, Matt worked with him to transition the auto finance division into his overall leadership. Matt led a six month turnaround effort for E-LOAN’s Auto Finance division and assisted in finding a permanent technology leader for the company. Matt successfully reduced the excessive monthly expenditures on outsourced talent and organized the in-house development team that took over full control of the continued process. Once a permanent technology officer was hired, Matt worked with him to transition the auto finance division into his overall leadership.
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BizNet Software, Inc.
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United States
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Software Development
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1 - 100 Employee
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Director Of Technology
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Jul 2000 - Oct 2000
Joined BizNet Software early in its start-up phase; as one of four employees he performed many duties in establishing the company’s first technology operations and worked with customers in pre-sale / post-sale activities. Joined BizNet Software early in its start-up phase; as one of four employees he performed many duties in establishing the company’s first technology operations and worked with customers in pre-sale / post-sale activities.
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Giggo.com (Division of Daimler AG)
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Southlake, Texas, United States
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Websites Producer
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Sep 1999 - Jul 2000
Founding Websites Producer of giggo.com, leading the team of Project Managers, Subject Matter Experts, Software Developers, Graphic Designers, Systems Integration Specialists, and Quality Assurance Team to launch the first ever direct-to-consumer automotive finance web application. This consumer application was integrated into large-scale Document Management Systems and 3rd party Banking and Lending Systems. Giggo launched nationally with wide commercial success and was eventually acquired by PeopleFirst. Show less
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Solutioneering, Inc.
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Plano, Texas, United States
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Chief Technology Officer
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Dec 1996 - Sep 1999
Architect and co-founder of CheapLD.com, the first web-based seller of direct-to-consumer live prepaid phone cards. Backend systems integrated Dialogic based telecommunication platform with emerging bank card processing API. Also, developed a proprietary Enterprise Business Management System (including CRM and Logistics) that helped the telecommunications company grow from 30 retail vending locations to over 2,500 nationwide, and generating over $1M revenue per month. Architect and co-founder of CheapLD.com, the first web-based seller of direct-to-consumer live prepaid phone cards. Backend systems integrated Dialogic based telecommunication platform with emerging bank card processing API. Also, developed a proprietary Enterprise Business Management System (including CRM and Logistics) that helped the telecommunications company grow from 30 retail vending locations to over 2,500 nationwide, and generating over $1M revenue per month.
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Transactive, Inc.
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Austin, Texas, United States
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Technology Consultant
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Sep 1995 - Dec 1996
Software developer and testing coordinator for SafeNet, a clinical testing chain-of-custody transaction network. This product was acquired by a leading laboratory after successful public deployment. Developed and managed a highly effective reconciliation system and call center that was used to recover over $20M from 13,000 retailers for Texas Parks and Wildlife’s newly launched Electronic Hunting and Fishing Licensing System. Software developer and testing coordinator for SafeNet, a clinical testing chain-of-custody transaction network. This product was acquired by a leading laboratory after successful public deployment. Developed and managed a highly effective reconciliation system and call center that was used to recover over $20M from 13,000 retailers for Texas Parks and Wildlife’s newly launched Electronic Hunting and Fishing Licensing System.
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Intellicall, Inc.
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Carrollton, Texas, United States
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Senior Operations Analyst
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Sep 1991 - Sep 1995
Managed the technology transition during acquisition of Altus Technologies. Developed various database applications for Global Services Group that saved $20K to $100K per month in erroneous telecommunication network charges. Also established the company’s first communications fraud control program to educate staff and clients of the widespread losses due to telecommunications fraud. Managed the technology transition during acquisition of Altus Technologies. Developed various database applications for Global Services Group that saved $20K to $100K per month in erroneous telecommunication network charges. Also established the company’s first communications fraud control program to educate staff and clients of the widespread losses due to telecommunications fraud.
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Altus Technologies, Inc.
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Dallas, Texas, United States
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Information System Manager
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Jan 1990 - Sep 1991
Designed and implemented remote systems polling network for Intellicall Pay-Phones that was responsible for the collection of over $16M of transactional billing data in less than 36 months. Company and technology acquired by Intellicall, Inc. Designed and implemented remote systems polling network for Intellicall Pay-Phones that was responsible for the collection of over $16M of transactional billing data in less than 36 months. Company and technology acquired by Intellicall, Inc.
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Inacomp, Inc.
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Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States
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Macintosh Systems Engineer
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Jan 1988 - Jan 1990
Trained and certified by Apple, Microsoft, Adobe, and others to provide Systems Engineering and emerging networking capabilities to enterprise customers. Deployed several of the first Macintosh based prepress publishing systems in South Florida. First to integrate 100+ Macintosh workstations with MODCOMP 32-bit Mini-Computer System. Trained and certified by Apple, Microsoft, Adobe, and others to provide Systems Engineering and emerging networking capabilities to enterprise customers. Deployed several of the first Macintosh based prepress publishing systems in South Florida. First to integrate 100+ Macintosh workstations with MODCOMP 32-bit Mini-Computer System.
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