Gordon Mattey

Born in Poland. Raised in South-East Asia. Matured in UK. Resident in USA.

My background is firmly rooted in the creation of interactive media. I wrote my first “green screen” games in Basic on a cloned Apple IIe when I was 8 years old and almost veered into a career in architecture. Fortunately I decided to stick with software and have been developing products and businesses related to Video since 1998.

For as long as I can remember I have been questioning the status quo and have taken the opportunity to innovate.

Employer:	Macrovision Solutions (acquired TV Guide in May 08)
Position:	VP Product Innovation and Business Development
Time period:	May 2008 - Present
Description:	Relocated to USA to establish entrepreneurial business development role responsible for innovating and commercially validating new product ideas and to create partnerships to evolve existing markets and open new ones. Defined strategic product development goals and translated them into actionable tactics and projects. Identified emerging trends and developed new products and business model concepts for mobile and video related connected home technology.

Employer:	TV Guide Mobile Entertainment Incorporated
Position:	Director, Sales and Business Development, EMEA – UK
Time period:	March 2007 - April 2008
Description:	Relocated to UK to lead Mobile TV EPG product sales team. Accountable for sales team recruitment, day-to-day business development prioritisation and EMEA P&L. Established relationships in key Mobile Operator and OEM accounts in Germany, Spain, Italy, France, UK, Finland, Sweden and South Africa. Managed sales lifecycle. Authored and presented all sales and marketing material. Defined business models and negotiated deals. Managed Clients during project execution. Captured market requirements for product development team. Liaised with European management team, internal partner divisions and external partners to create solutions and deliver projects. Identified partnership and M&A opportunities.

Employer:	TV Guide Mobile Entertainment Incorporated
Position:	Director, Digital Media – Tulsa , OK, USA
Time period:	January 2006 - February 2007
Description:	Product and program managed the creation of multiple mobile products, coordinating a multi-disciplined group formed from teams across the organisation and multiple external partners across the world. Defined product features, managed release roadmap and implemented feature prioritisation. Created financial plans, planned resources, reviewed progress against business objectives. Provided business and technology advisory during the sales process. Managed all partner and client relationships.

Employer:	Freelance Consultant
Position:	Contract Consultant
Time period:	July 2005 - January 2006
Description:	Contract consultant providing varied business and technical consulting services. Key Achievements: • Business plan development for multi-channel content business. • Systems analysis, design and architecture definition for mobile application and game providers.

Employer:	Mindhouse Limited
Position:	CTO (Co-Founder and Board Director)
Time period:	August 2001 - May 2005
Description:	Spearheaded vision, directed all product and services projects, managed product and service offerings, coordinated with the sales and marketing functions. Defined and implemented software development & quality assurance processes. Accountable for staff recruitment, resource planning, day-to-day management, and periodic reviews. Created all marketing and sales literature. Carried out needs analysis with client stakeholders, authored solutions proposals and presentations and formally presented the proposals clients. Provided technical leadership. Carried out project planning and cost estimation. Accountable for product delivery, mitigated risks and resolved issues.

Employer:	Entranet Limited
Position:	Chief Architect (Interactive Channels)
Time period:	November 1999 - August 2001
Description:	Led the delivery of interactive services across multiple digital channels. Formed company technology strategy with the CTO to provide multi-channel capability. Actively worked with product managers to extend current offerings and update marketing literature. Architected solutions for interactive TV, VOD, DVR, mobile, PDA, kiosk and games consoles. Established key relationships and partnerships with third-party product vendors.

Employer:	Oracle Corporation UK Limited
Position:	Enterprise Consultant
Time period:	July 1998 - December 1999
Description:	Software vendor providing Enterprise software products and services. Designed and developed software components of the end-to-end solution for BSkyB’s Interactive TV platform. Provided on-site support and consultancy to the BSkyB service production team.

Employer:	Digital Equipment Corporation UK Limited
Position:	Software Engineer and QA Engineer
Time period:	July 1996 - September 1997
Description:	Software division (SEI CMM Level 3) providing email and workgroup collaboration products. Recruited for a 15 month placement as part of the third year of bachelors degree. Designed and implemented client-side and server-side software. Carried out client training courses.

Employer:	Marconi Radar and Defence Systems Limited
Position:	Database Engineer
Time period:	July 1995 - September 1995
Description:	Products and Services for the Defence vertical. Recruited for a summer placement between the first and second years of university, a self-generated opportunity. Designed and developed a database to manage large amounts of simulation data.

University:	University of Portsmouth
Time period:	1993 - 1998
Degree:	Business Information Systems (First Class Honours), BSc

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