Matthew Simone P.Eng

Matthew Simone P.Eng has extensive work experience in various roles within the software development and technology field.

Matthew is currently the Vice President of Software Development at Encircle, a position they have held since March 2023.

Prior to their current role, Matthew was the Vice President of Technology at Igloo Software from May 2020 to October 2022. In this role, they led a team of over 50 technologists and focused on stabilizing and evolving the company's SaaS product.

Before joining Igloo Software, Matthew worked as the Manager of Software Development at Auvik Networks Inc. from January 2020 to May 2020. Matthew led a team responsible for developing the presentation layer of the product and worked on streamlining service delivery and modernizing agile roadmapping processes.

Matthew also has experience with Igloo Software where they served as the Director of Engineering from February 2019 to January 2020. In this role, they led software development squads, technical project management, quality assurance, and release operations. Matthew was accountable for planning and executing the engineering strategy and aligning it with the overall technology strategy.

In addition, at Igloo Software, Matthew served as the Director of QA & Release from April 2018 to February 2019. Matthew led the Quality and Release Operations organizations, implemented test automation and continuous integration strategies, and modernized agile delivery processes.

Prior to their roles at Igloo Software, Matthew worked at BlackBerry starting in 2012. Matthew held the position of Senior Manager of Quality Assurance, Enterprise Messaging from February 2014 to April 2018. Matthew led a large team responsible for ensuring the quality of a system used by millions worldwide. Matthew also served as a Test Integration Specialist from July 2012 to February 2014.

Matthew's earlier experience includes roles at Alcatel-Lucent as a Sr. System Quality Engineer and System Integrator and Regression Prime from 2006 to 2012. Matthew was responsible for the overall quality of various software features on the 7705SAR family of carrier-grade routers.

Matthew also worked at Research In Motion in 2004 and 2005, where they held positions as a WLAN IOT Specialist and Handheld Mgmt & Tracking Coordinator.

Overall, Matthew Simone P.Eng has a strong background in software development, technology leadership, and quality assurance, with a track record of leading and growing teams and driving innovation and efficiency in software development processes.

Matthew Simone P.Eng has a Bachelor of Engineering degree in Software Engineering from McMaster University. In 2009, they obtained the Professional Engineer certification from Professional Engineers Ontario. In 2007, they also earned the Network Routing Specialist certification from Alcatel-Lucent.