Jono Matusky

+1.610.639.8519 | jono@matus.ky | @jonomatusky | www.jonomatus.ky

Business leader and project manager with a passion for mentoring entrepreneurs and bringing new products to market. Extensive experience leading both for-profit and non-profit organizations. Recently focused on advising startups and increasing growth for small businesses, with a background in product management and technology commercialization.

Experience

PXL LAB

Program Manager, 2/2018 – Present

Promote growth and overcome critical challenges for early-stage companies. Consult in a variety of industries including healthcare, eCommerce, software development, entertainment and real estate. Develop marketing strategies, lead product development, oversee marketing teams, source suppliers, build relationships with key partners and distributors, lead fundraising activities and drive sales.

Innovadores

Managing Director, 2/2016 – 2/2018

Co-founded a non-profit startup accelerator dedicated to promoting technology, design and entrepreneurship in Cuba. Relocated to Havana and worked quickly to roll out our program and begin working with startups. Managed programs including business exchange trips, which brought dozens of business leaders to Havana; our internship, which brought groups of Cuban university students to the US each year; marketing and fundraising, personally raising over $100k; and the hands-on mentoring of Cuban startups.

Aquion Energy Inc.                     

Worked closely with executives, engineers, and customers to accelerate commercialization and launch of a sustainable energy storage system at a KPCB-backed hardware/software technology startup.

Product Manager, 6/2014 – 9/2015

Worked directly with customers and engineering team to understand market needs, develop product requirements, set the development plan and release new products. Oversaw the successful deployment of our first $5 million worth of systems and worked closely with key accounts, from international distributors to major US utilities.

Associate Product Manager, 12/2012 – 6/2014

Developed pre-launch marketing strategy and led special projects in fundraising, marketing and business development.

Business Development Associate, 5/2011 – 12/2012

Created business processes for sales, operations, and product management at the then-30-person company.

Aurochs Brewing Company                                                                                                                     

Co-Founder, 5/2012 – Present

Managed social media strategy at a gluten-free brewery as it grew from a homebrew to a 15-barrel per day enterprise.

Education

Carnegie Mellon University, Tepper School of Business                                                                                

Master of Business Administration, 8/2010 – 5/2012

VP of Entrepreneurship and Venture Capital Club, VP of Engineers Without Borders, Net Impact, Varsity Cross Country; one of only two students selected into CMU’s dual five-year engineering and MBA program in 2010.

Carnegie Mellon University                                                                                                                      

BS, Dual Major in Materials Science & Engineering and Engineering & Public Policy, 8/2007 – 5/2011

Skills

Project Management Professional (PMI); Leadership as a Daily Challenge (Carnegie Bosch Institute); Salesforce; Hubspot; Photoshop; Lightroom; Indesign; Final Cut Pro; Buffer; Hootsuite; Wordpress; Medium

Fluent in English, Proficient in Spanish