Senior Recruiter having spent almost a decade hiring software engineering talent. Lucky enough to have worked with some amazing companies and people. Currently Founding Partner @ Scede. Please feel free to invite me to connect, view our web page or make contact for further information. Email : matthew@scedestaffing.com Skype : matthewellis9 Twitter: Matthew_Ellis9 Web: www.scedestaffing.com

Founding Partner @ Working directly with our Investor & Founder portfolio to build technology teams and companies across Europe. Scede was founded with the vision that finding, growing and keeping Talent should be based on proven methodologies around People, Programmes & Products using data and feedback to iterate as needed. Our team is made up of the Talent teams directly responsible for the; > Growth of Google Europe between 2005 and 2014 > Rebuild of Skype from 600 to 2,300 employees across Europe and the US > Evolution of Spotify to reach 1,600 employees over a 4 year period across Europe and the US More recently we have been hard at work with newer companies such as Supercell, Unity, Truecaller, Klarna, & Wunderlist. Our experts offer significant advantages through the implementation of industry leading talent acquisition and development practices. From June 2013 to Present (2 years 7 months) London, United KingdomRecruitment Business Partner @ The Scede Embedded Team partner the world’s hottest game company! "The best people make the best games." This is our guiding belief in becoming the first truly global games company. At Supercell, we handcraft games that are available for tablets and smart phones using on both Apple’s iOS and Google’s Android platforms. We're based in Helsinki, Finland, and have offices in San Francisco, Tokyo, and Seoul. Since we were founded in 2010, we've drawn over 140 of the world’s most talented people representing more than 30 nationalities into our ranks. The two games we released in 2012, Clash of Clans and Hay Day, have inspired large, passionate player communities, as well as strong success in global App Store and Google Play sales rankings. Clash of Clans has hit No.1 in sales in 143 countries and Hay Day in 110 countries. Despite having just two titles on the market, our combined sales topped those of any other iOS game maker in the world for eleven straight months in 2013. Our newest title, Boom Beach, came out on iOS in March 2014 and reached the U.S. top-10 grossing apps list in its first week. We have a few good pieces in place, but we're still missing the most important one: YOU! So please, come join us! Help us carve out the future of gaming... http://supercell.com/en/careers/ From June 2013 to Present (2 years 7 months) Recruitment Business Partner @ Leading hiring for the Skype Real Time Media Group. The geniuses that make Audio & Video calling through Skype a reality! Delivering steep targets to engage with & hire world class Software Engineering talent into London, Stockholm, Estonia & Redmond. Hired as a consultant for key period of growth during the Microsoft acquisition and extended thereafter. Lots of change, lots of hires and lots of fun! http://careers.microsoft.com/careers/en/us/skype.aspx From November 2011 to June 2013 (1 year 8 months) Software Development Lead @ Personally focused on supporting both emerging & established clients with their Software Development hiring plans. Built & led a team of recruiters to deliver first class resource across London & South East focusing Application Development, Database Administration & Test. Met and worked with some really great people. From July 2010 to November 2011 (1 year 5 months) London, United KingdomSnr Sotware Development Consultant @ Moved to TRG within their Software Development practice to focus on managing and developing client/candidate relationships. Privately run, recession beating, specialist recruitment company with ability to deliver software development life-cycle centric resource fast and effectively. Supported clients across the UK. From January 2008 to June 2010 (2 years 6 months) Support & Development Consultant @ After several years within the Investment Banking/Finance arena (Deutsche Bank, Close Brothers, Lloyds) I entered the world of IT Recruitment with S.Com a Global company with a huge presence within Aviation, Government & Defence. Working in the new London “S.Com Technology” office I focused on engaging, developing & delivering into a broad range of technology focused companies across London & The South East. From October 2006 to December 2007 (1 year 3 months)

St Simon Stock Matthew Ellis is skilled in: Technical Recruiting, Headhunting, Recruitment/Retention, Referral Generation, Candidate Generation, Talent Mapping, Screening, Interviewing, Negotiation, New Business Development, Market Mapping, Key Account Development, Account Management, Software Development, Enterprise Software