Métier Wins Product Developer of the Year from American Business Awards
Métier Lead Architect Jim Matysczak Delivers Excellence and Innovation in Software Development
HEALDSBURG, CA - September 19, 2012 - Métier, The PPM Company, announced today that lead systems architect Jim Matysczak was presented the Stevie® award for Product Developer of the Year in the 10th annual American Business Awards (ABA).
Matysczak provided leadership to the product development team that built the next generation interface of Métier's project portfolio management (PPM) software, PPM Central™. Working in conjunction with Métier's marketing design team, and incorporating feedback from customers and PMO Central® consultants, Matysczak brought the company's vision of a modern, easy to use enterprise application interface to life. Features including drag and drop, search based navigation, user configured workspaces, advanced visualization tools and the reduced need for clicks throughout the application make it one of the most intuitive, user friendly enterprise applications, ever.
"We are thrilled that a prestigious organization like the ABA would recognize Jim Matysczak with this award, but it confirms something that we already knew," said Douglas Clark, Chief Executive Officer. "Since his days at MIT, Jim has been a leader in product development. Whether it's creating an interactive interface utilizing the latest in HTML5 technology or designing a new framework to centralize and ease future advances to the product, Jim continues to deliver excellence and innovation in software."
Stevie Award winners were selected by more than 270 executives nationwide who participated in the judging process this year. "We're delighted to recognize so many innovative companies, new products, technical achievements, and technology executives in the ABA's new product and tech awards categories," said Michael Gallagher, president and founder of the Stevie Awards. "It's gratifying and inspiring to have received so many remarkable entries for this year's competition. We look forward to staging this event in San Francisco for years to come."
Métier was in attendance to receive the award in San Francisco at the Stevie® Awards exclusive technology event. Details about The American Business Awards and the lists of Stevie Award winners who were announced on September 17 are available at www.stevieawards.com/aba.
About Métier
Métier, The PPM Company, offers the industry's most innovative and cutting edge project portfolio management (PPM) solutions. Métier's award-winning PPM-as-a-Service and PMO-as-a-Service offerings are set apart from the rest of the industry by an extensive portfolio of industry-enhancing patents. Métier's solutions are designed to target and ease communication, collaboration and reporting to enhance decision-making in the enterprise. In addition to numerous awards for innovative corporate culture, Métier has been ranked five times as one of the fastest growing companies in the U.S. by Inc. Magazine. Métier's own philanthropic program, Protectors to Project Managers, was named Community Involvement Program of the Year by the American Business Awards in 2011. Métier has also been honored by the North Bay Business Journal as one of the Best Places to Work in the North Bay, placing first in category in both 2011 and 2012. For more information about how Métier can help your organization workforward®, please visit www.metier.com or call 1.877.965.9501.
About the Stevie Awards Stevie Awards are conferred in four programs: The American Business Awards, The International Business Awards, the Stevie Awards for Women in Business, and the Stevie Awards for Sales & Customer Service. Honoring organizations of all types and sizes and the people behind them, the Stevies recognize outstanding performances in the workplace worldwide. Learn more about The Stevie Awards at www.stevieawards.com.