Matthew D. Downey

To enable productivity gains, through the smart use of technology.

08/07 - 04/08	Colorado Music Buzz Magazine Associate Editor Coordinated writers and photographers for a monthly magazine.
08/06 - 10/07	The Innovative Alliance, Inc. Data Analyst Automated data entry from Excel to an AIX green screen system with VBA (Visual Basic for Applications). Converted 100,000+ line database from 10 digit ISBN to 13 digit EAN. Used Python and Amazon.com web services to create a tool to generate a Word compatible product catalog, complete with images and barcodes. Created agents to scrape pricing data from competitive websites including eBay and Half.com. Set up robots to do automatic repricing on Amazon and eBay.com. Built a company website.
02/05 - 01/06	Days Inn & Suites Castle Rock Front Desk Night Manager Independently managed the front desk during the night shift. Responsible for all bank reconciliation records.
01/04 - 02/05	Quality Inn Castle Rock Operations Manager Performed all day to day management functions of the hotel. Responsible for payroll, bookkeeping, and accounting. Performed all marketing related to the hotel.
03/01 - 12/03	Comfort Suites Castle Rock Shift Leader Independently managed the front desk of a 68 suite hotel. Served as Night Auditor for a six month period. Marketed the hotel through calling, advertising, and personal contact. Designed various flyers and print ads for use in marketing campaigns.