Matt Panyor

IT manager

Los Angeles, CA

Creating and leading successful

IT processes

Read about my experience below.

Work Experience

McLaren Applied Ltd. / UK

03/2024 - present

Successfully led a multidisciplinary R&D and Maintenance program with a $4M budget, delivering on time and within scope.
Established data-driven project planning and capacity management throughout the program.
Held refinement, sprint planning, and stand-up sessions with 4 SCRUM cross-functional teams and the Product Owner to ensure the teams were working on a clear, prioritized backlog within their capacity.
Led resource management for software engineering, ensuring future-proof planning for capacity and optimal resource allocation, while providing advice for new hire proposals.
Reviewed technical designs with Solution Architects and Lead Engineers to ensure feasibility and precise estimations.
Driven team efficiency through establishing performance metrics across QA, software development and DevOps.
Managed risks, dependencies, and issues using tools like JIRA, Excel, Smartsheet, and Confluence.
Chaired stakeholder meetings presented status reports to a wider audience and delivered presentations for executive leadership.
Managed releases, post-launch activities, and collaborated on ongoing support projects.
Collaborated in investigating the use case for AI/ML in SDLC processes. (Amazon Q and GitHub Co-Pilot)

Increased sprint completion rate by 20% through performance-driven software development metrics.
Reduced delayed work by 40% with strategic capacity planning and resource management.
Empowered support system engineers to resolve knowledge bottlenecks by implementing a rotation practice.
Improved capacity distribution by 20% by instituting a defect triage process at the support and maintenance level.
Worked together with QA team to ensure the priorities of test planning and execution resulting in higher quality.

FreemarketFX Ltd. / UK

10/2022 - 06/2023

Led various agile projects, including commercial banking API integrations, a customer-facing financial (payments) SaaS platform, compliance improvements, and new market expansion initiatives, driving business growth.
Developed comprehensive project plans and resource sheets to ensure seamless product delivery.
Collaborated with product and partner teams to identify and resolve impediments.
Played a pivotal role in collaboratively developing and effectively managing a 12-month resource roadmap.
Worked with Software Architects and Lead Engineers to align technical solutions with business objectives.

Spearheaded the successful rollout of an IT business environment in the EU, significantly enhancing the company's capabilities and enabling expansion efforts.
Accelerated development cycles by 18% by modeling and optimizing the end-to-end customer onboarding flow.
Enhanced SDLC efficiency by 30% through customized JIRA workflows, screens, fields, and automation.

ColArt International Ltd. / UK

10/2022 - 02/2021

Orchestrated a global B2B e-commerce website development and rollout initiative, integrating with M3 and PIM systems, expanding the company's presence in various regional markets.
Formed steering groups for deployed products, ensuring robust governance structures for future platform management.
Coordinated the digital recording of training material for the internal knowledge base, streamlining internal onboarding processes and enhancing employee training.
Supervised and mentored two junior project managers, optimizing project management capabilities within the team.

Established streamlined processes for website BAU issue reporting and feature request handling, alleviating developer workload and improving efficiency.
Successfully launched B2B e-commerce sites for nine regions, empowering local customers to place online orders and boosting accessibility.
Implemented a third-party contract management system, resulting in substantial cost savings by enhancing contract storage and payment date tracking.

FLN Outsourcing UK Ltd. / UK

06/2019 - 10/2019

Coordinated multiple end-to-end software development projects with various clients.
Created and maintained project specification documents.
Managed and reviewed deliverables (QA, Manual Testing)

FornaxICT Ltd. / Hungary

10/2018 - 04/2019

Coordinated two teams as a SCRUM Master, facilitating daily agile ceremonies (stand-ups, planning, and retros) to ensure collaborative development.
Designed dashboards to track and enhance SCRUM team performance, providing real-time insights for more effective decision-making and continuous improvement.

Standardized company-wide project management process for monitoring and reporting purposes

eGov Ltd / Hungary

10/2018 - 04/2019

University of Szeged / Hungary

04/2014 - 10/2015