Matt Powell

CTO

Hamden, New York, United States28 yrs 7 mos experience

Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

Proven track record in scaling technology teams.
Expertise in E-Commerce and SaaS product development.
Strong leadership in agile methodologies and engineering culture.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a SaaS and E-Commerce expert with strong leadership in technology and product development.

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Skills

Core Skills

E-commerceManagementAgile MethodologiesUx

Other Skills

AdvertisingArt DirectionCRMCreative DirectionCustomer RelationsCustomer Relationship Management (CRM)Customer ServiceDatabasesDevOpsDigital MarketingDigital MediaDigital StrategyEngineeringEngineering Process OptimizationEntrepreneurship

About

Serial entrepreneur. Nerd. Operator. Idea guy. Frequent loud mouth.

Experience

28 yrs 7 mos

Total Experience

3 yrs 9 mos

Average Tenure

5 yrs 5 mos

Current Experience

Xgen ai

CTO Advisor

May 2025 – Present · 1 yr 1 mo · Remote · Remote

As a strategic and technical advisor to XGenesis—a GenAI-native company redefining digital personalization through real-time machine learning—I support the leadership team as they scale product and engineering operations. I partner directly with the VP of Engineering, delivering mentorship on leadership development, engineering process optimization, and technical roadmap alignment. My role bridges hands-on CTO experience with emerging GenAI-native product needs, contributing insight on org design, agile culture, and team scaling for growth-stage velocity.
🧠 Shaping GenAI-native engineering culture
🛠️ Advising on agile, sprint planning, QA, and dev workflows
🚀 Supporting scale-up of the technology team with hiring and org design insight
🤝 Mentoring Engineering leadership

Tribute technology

Chief Technology Officer

May 2023 – Present · 3 yrs 1 mo · Remote · Remote

E-CommerceSoftware as a Service (SaaS)Information TechnologyUser ExperienceManagement

Interflora

Director Board of Directors

Jun 2022 – May 2023 · 11 mos · Remote · Remote

Director representing US market on global board of directors at Interflora, the global network of independent florists.

E-CommerceSoftware as a Service (SaaS)Information TechnologyManagementUser Experience Design (UED)

Nacelle

Advisor

Jan 2021 – Present · 5 yrs 5 mos · Remote

Kinship systems

2 roles

Advisor

Mar 2020 – Jan 2023 · 2 yrs 10 mos · New York, New York, United States

Kinship is a digital relationship assistant. It's your "people notebook" that helps you to remember and reconnect with those who matter most to you, professionally and personally.

Chief Product Officer

Jun 2019 – Mar 2020 · 9 mos · New York, New York, United States

Guiding product, user experience and engineering efforts.
Kinship is being incubated by Truth & Systems.

Ftd

Chief Technology Officer

Mar 2020 – May 2023 · 3 yrs 2 mos · Chicago, Illinois, United States

Truth & systems

Partner

Jan 2018 – Aug 2020 · 2 yrs 7 mos · New York, New York

Truth & Systems is a venture studio. We work with entrepreneurs to turn their vision into reality. Think of us as an on-demand founding team to help with strategy, product development, capital, talent and marketing.
We seek out founders who want to make people happier. Our interest is in ideas that make jobs not take jobs, help rather than harm the environment, and promote inclusivity not divisiveness. Our clients are as much about smiles on faces as dollars in the bank.

Kbs (kirshenbaum bond senecal + partners)

5 roles

Global Chief Technology Officer & Managing Director

Promoted

Jun 2016 – Dec 2017 · 1 yr 6 mos

Co President, NY

Sep 2014 – Jun 2016 · 1 yr 9 mos

Chief Information Officer

Jan 2012 – Sep 2014 · 2 yrs 8 mos

Executive Director of Creative Technology

Promoted

Aug 2009 – Jan 2012 · 2 yrs 5 mos

Director, Business Development

Oct 2008 – Aug 2009 · 10 mos

Second button, llc

Founder | Chief Technology Officer

Aug 2008 – Sep 2011 · 3 yrs 1 mo

Second Button was a first-wave web-based custom menswear company.
I co-developed the business plan including value proposition, product offering, positioning, and go-to-market.
I led the creation of the technology product including UX, engineering and DevOps. The product included the web-based store front, the order management & fulfillment system, the CRM system and the tablet experience used at live events.
I also led the creation of brand identity, including logo, color palette, typography and web site "look & feel."

Company c

2 roles

VP, Digital & Growth

Promoted

May 2007 – Oct 2008 · 1 yr 5 mos · New York City Metropolitan Area

VP, Interactive

Jan 2006 – May 2007 · 1 yr 4 mos · New York City Metropolitan Area

Maintainnet, inc.

2 roles

Managing Director

Jul 2003 – Jan 2006 · 2 yrs 6 mos · Greater Boston

Responsible for daily operations of 20-person digital communications firm — staff, operations, growth, etc. Reported directly to the owner. Led Strategy, UX, and Engineering teams. Clients included Baskin-Robbins, Cumberland Farms, Dunkin' Donuts, Gillette, and Hasbro.

Technology Director

Sep 2000 – Jun 2003 · 2 yrs 9 mos · Greater Boston

Built software development team from zero to a half dozen people. Developed and maintained SDLC processes. Acted as lead software architect on all projects.

Partners+simons

2 roles

Lead Developer

Promoted

Oct 1999 – Sep 2000 · 11 mos

Autobytel, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts, Intersurvey

Web Developer

Jun 1998 – Oct 1999 · 1 yr 4 mos

Clients include: Allaire, Hood, Raytheon Corporation

Break one seven productions

Founder

Sep 1997 – Nov 1998 · 1 yr 2 mos

Late 90s website consulting business that helped small and medium size businesses grapple with this new fangled technology known as the World Wide Web.