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Matthew Allard

Chief Executive Officer & Founder, Runtiz

Matthew Allard comes from a technology and hospitality background and founded runtriz in Los Angeles in 2006. runtiz launched the worlds first iPhone Hotel at Malibu Beach Inn in 2008, and since has continued to innovate new products and technologies for the hospitality industry. As president and founder of runtriz he leads innovation and product development as well as business development and overall strategy. Mr. Allard has spoken on a number of panels including Cal Tech Mobile forums and the Intelligence Group's Trend School with Creative Artists Agency (CAA) and has taught masters level computer science classes at USC on mobile application development. Prior to founding runtriz, Mr. Allard acted as Web Manager for SBE Entertainment, where he led the development, design and architecture of their corporate website and venue web sites such as Hyde lounge, Katsuya, Bolthouse productions, Privilege, MyHouse, Crimson and Lobby nighclub. He also created a custom VIP management tracking solution for the hospitality and entertainment industry that allowed managers to receive end of night reports, and track VIP spend and activity at restaurants, nightclubs and hotels. Prior to SBE, Mr. Allard worked for Swap Drive Data Backup in Washington, DC, which was later sold to Symantec. While there he led innovation developing cross platform compatibility components that allowed users to have the same experience across different OS and browsers, and have drag and drop file backup functionality in the browser. Prior to Swap Drive Mr. Allard worked for Northrop Grumman in a development role, creating middleware for dynamic team formation with focus in military scenarios. Earlier in his career, he worked at AOL on the Modern Home research project, integrating software and hardware to create a ubiquitous computing experience in the household. Also worked on AIM (AOL Instant Messenger) and created bots for home automation through chat. Mr. Allard earned his BS in Computer Science from George Washington University and also played on the GW Golf team.

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Mr. Allard can be contacted at +1 323-230-9727 or [email protected]