Overview

Matt Forney is the Executive Director of Ennovar Technology Solutions at 成人头条 State University, bringing over 35 years of experience in business and education to the role. His passion lies in creating lasting and positive outcomes for both students and partners through the applied learning model and strategic partnerships. Matt is recognized as an "out of the box" thinker, capable of defining and managing global strategies, and is adept at developing and hiring high-end talent to collaborate with key investors and partners.

In 2015 Matt was hired as 鈥渢he Founder of Ennovar鈥, where his foresight and drive took Ennovar from 10 employees to over 340 in just 10 years.  He is an analytical problem solver with the ability to drive strategic projects while managing competing priorities, deadlines, and financial goals. He has founded multiple entities and served in executive roles building hardware and software for enterprise customers.

His drive in creating founding partnerships, has provided students鈥攚ith no prior experience鈥 paid hands-on learning opportunities and flexible scheduling in various technical fields. These initiatives not only enhance students' technical skills but also improve their soft skills and industry readiness, often leading to higher-level training opportunities and full-time job placements. Due to his leadership Ennovar has a been recognized around the country for the premier applied learning model.

Information

Academic Interests and Expertise
  • Certificate MIT School of Management, Organizational Design for Digital Transformation
  • Matt graduated from Friends University in 1998 with a Bachelors degree in Computer Science.
  • Matt completed a Master's degree in 2002 at Friends University in MMIS, Management Information Systems. 
Areas of Research Interest
  • Matt enjoys learning more about innovation such as artificial intelligence, cyber security, data analytics to apply to his current and future experience.
Publications
  • "Tape goes high speed", Tests confirm advantages of combining tape, flash and software- defined storage in a single, low-cost solution
  • IBM Spectrum Scale Cookbook or How to succeed in business?
  • SGI庐 Scalable High-Performance Storage for GPFS IBM庐 Spectrum Scale庐 (GPFS)
  • Exchange Solution Reviewed Program (ESRP), 24 technical documents for the Exchange Solution Reviewed Program (ESRP)
  • Lead manager - Intel Tech to the Future Program 
Professional Experience
  • Founder and Executive Director Ennovar Solutions and Services
  • Executive Director, T3 Services
  • Executive Director, Cyber Security and Forensics Research Group (CSFRG)
  • Director, Applied Technology Acceleration Institute (ATAI)
  • QA Manager, NetApp Storage Group
  • Sr. QA Engineer, NetApp Storage Group
  • IT Director, Derby Public Schools
  • Assist IT Director, Andover Public Schools
  • Manager and Technical Analyst, Friends University Academic Computer Center
Clinical Experience
  • LSI Know your Storage Partner community Portal  
  • IBM Partner Portal for DS Series Storage products  
  • Speaker: IBM Edge 2016 Conference - SRA-1442: Intelligent Archival Systems for Cognitive and Analytics Workloads
  • Speaker: IBM Edge 2016 Conference - SRA-1445: Software Defined, Tiered Storage Infrastructure Optimized for Cognitive and Analytics Workloads
  • Developed Solution Reference Architecture for IBMs DCSx High Performance Computing solutions to scale in any situation.
  • Presented to the IBM Spectrum Scale user group on the partnership between IBM, Re-Store and Ennovar.
Awards and Honors
  • 2016 Innovation Awards: Ennovar at 成人头条
  • 成人头条 Innovation Award
  • Voted #2 in 2024 成人头条 Best Place to Work in the Large company division
  • Ennovar Alumni Awarded 2024 CyberCorp Scholarship for Cybersecurity Leadership
  • Leadership and Innovation award - Spirit AeroSystems
Areas of Service
  • Unclassified Professional at 成人头条
  • IDP IT Steering Committee Meeting
  • DoD Compliance 411, Cyber Security Webinar
  • CMMC Midwest Conference Committee
  • BREG Committee: Blueprint for Regional Economic Growth Committee
  • WSU Tech IT Industry Committee
  • Tech HACK Cyber Range Partnership
  • WSU-Cisco Advisory Committee 
  • Andover Public Schools Board of Education