And I live in Austin the Capital of Texas and the self-proclaimed “Music Capital of the World”; along with my lovely wife Jenny and our two children: Garrett and Grace.
I am Open to Opportunities and I am actively seeking employment, please take a look at my Resume.
I am now a Teknikos Full-time employee, where I am an Engagement Manager (EM) of several different Development Teams based in the US & Armenia. Our Agile team consisting of Xamarin, React Native Developers, Quality Engineering, Product Owners, and others on Client teams developing a mobile apps for Clients. Teknikos is a Microsoft Certified Partner(CSP), where we offer the technical expertise, services, and solutions you need to transform your business, be profitable, and grow in new ways
Previously, for 3 years, I was a ADT Full-time employee, where I am a Technical Project Manager (TPM) of the Technician Experience Application Development Team. Our Agile team consisting of React Native Developers, Quality Engineering, Product Owners, Single Threaded Owner and others are developing a mobile app for ADT Field Technicians. Previously, I was an Agile Lead for ADT, where we helped to implement Agile practices such as Scrum and Kanban to all of the various teams; coaching teams and reinforcing best Agile practices. In addition, I was the Agile Lead, performing the role of Scrum Master for several different teams, while developing in partnership with Google: ADT+, Blue by ADT mobile app, Core Components, Customer Care mobile app, Technician Experience mobile app, Tech App Feature Team. Also, our stretch team won the 2021 ADT Hack-a-thon. Other stretch projects included initializing IDF Patent Idea Submission Groups for teams and also was a part of my own patent group, where we recently submitted 2 patents currently under consideration for submission to the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
I was formerly an IBMer for “Big Blue” where I had been employed as a Project Owner at IBM. Where I am responsible for overall strategic direction and coordination of WordPress related decisions and with IBM Blogs.
However, I have also been fortunate enough to work on some other amazing projects and manage wonderful teams over my tenure at IBM.
My prior position was as a Project Manager for IBM Blogs, as I managed a global team supporting 150 IBM Blogs on WordPress with 12,500 Users and 1.5 million monthly Page Views on weekly sprints and quarterly theme releases, improving our KPI score from -23 to 48.
Another project that I had as an IBMer, as as the Project Manager for Bluemix. It is when I led a hiring initiative and built a new Bluemix team and transition branding to IBM Cloud.
Even before becoming an IBMer, I too was had already become the Project Manger for PartnerWorld in 2016.
My former role, of which I had overseen until recently, along with the Sales Essentials group, is with PartnerWorld Business Partner portal as a part of the IBM Services with the Marketing Content Services (formerly Marketing and Sales Content Services Organization, Digital Services Group, Offering Kit, Content Services, and Solution Gateway). Formerly, I worked as a contractor with Titan Solutions providing consulting for IBM as a Web Developer.
On a personal note, we enjoy being together as a family and with other family in the area. We like to try new food and go to our favorite restaurants. We enjoy travel and try to go to an exciting new place every year, as well as visiting existing favorite locations. But I also enjoy pursuing passions such as photography. My wife and I love music and listen to Austin musicians and touring bands as much as we are able to now with the little ones.
Volunteer work for South by Southwest Conference (SXSW), Film Conference, Music Conference, and Interactive Festival, Old Settlers Music Festival, Austin Film Festival, Fantastic Fest (as presented by Alamo Drafthouse), Philip H. Anselmo Housecore Horror Film Festival, Other Worlds Austin SciFi Film Festival, and The SIMS Foundation, and the Hays County Chapter and the Dripping Springs Chapter of Ducks Unlimited, where I have served as Treasurer. Volunteer with schools with my own children and others via the Austin Partners In Education in such groups as Math Pentathlon and Watch D.O.G.S., Bowie Tennis Booster Club, and with the P-TECH at Navarro High School and Stem Scouts “Hour of Code Day” Lunch and Learn, both on behalf of IBM. As well as a longstanding member and charitable long-term bi-monthly donor and supporter of KUTX Austin 98.9 and KUT Community Radio, per the IBM Employee Charitable Contribution Campaign (ECCC) along with volunteering with the KUTX Street Team. I also volunteer with the Scouts and Boy Scouts of America Cub Scout Pack 12 and Troop 0019 St Catherine of Siena, and Girl Scouts of the USA Troop 2242 all of Austin, TX, and the The Adventurers Academy of Lifelong Learning of Austin, Texas, as well. Also, volunteer with my family at the Central Texas Food Bank.And also for Austin Allies. Also, I belong to many churches, including a Oak Hill UMC near my house where I volunteer for many positions including Audio Visual (AV) for Church events and a Listening Room at Oak Hill. I am also a member of the Church of Pachamama Native American Church. Polar Bear Club of Austin for the Friends of Barton Springs Pool Polar Bear Plunge. Also, a member or former-member of 3 Masonic Lodges of Freemasonry: Lockhart 244 A.F.M, Onion Creek Lodge , and Rambo Lodge No. 426 where I am currently an Officer as the Steward and previously Junior Steward. And part of the American Karate Black Belt Association. I hold many different memberships, but one that I would like to highlight here is a local Rod Fishing Club, where I have served on many different Committees over the years, such as President, Chairman of the Board, Vice President, Second Vice President, Communications Committee, and Youth Committee Chairman for over 10 years. I am TABC Certified. As well as being involved in many different causes, some that were more successful than others: Save Manchaca FireHall, Leave Manchaca Alone and others… And host a Deep Dives w/ Matt Comer show and podcast on IBM Community Radio. as well as a smaller show, tiny curations. Oh and did I mention that I was an Inventor? At IBM I was integral on various patent groups and programs and currently have 2 patents that are being published.
Also, I had formerly operated a consulting business, doing freelance business as Matthew Comer and syphonsoft Web Hosting. I have several projects and long-term clients. I perform consulting to the State of Texas as a Catalog Information Systems Vendor (CISV) and can be found on the Centralized Master Bidders List (CMBL) Vendor ID: 1205325509200.
At the core, I am a business man and an aspiring serial entrepreneur at heart. I operate several small businesses, Freeman Properties Property Management Company as well as other businesses listed on this site.
Also, if you are interested in hiring me as an Certified Scrum Product Owner, Certified Scrum Master, Agile Project Manager, Project Manager, or Web Developer or Designer (or even as an Independent Consultant or Contractor) to work for your company or to develop your website; or to redevelop and rethink your website, as my specialty is redeveloping and maintaining existing sites, then please contact me.
