Matt Nowicki Promoted to Vice President of Retail Software at IAS
AUSTIN – IAS announced that Matt Nowicki has been promoted to Vice President of Retail Software. Nowicki has served as the company’s Director of Technology since 1999 and in his new role will continue to direct innovation with responsibility for the technology development of the company’s flagship software suite, SmartDealerProducts.
“Matt has spent the last decade taking great ideas and making them into the F&I industry’s most robust and well designed software suite. He is passionate about the benefits of F&I software and an expert in his field,” said Bob Corbin, president and CEO at IAS.
“In his tenure at IAS he has done absolutely remarkable things with our software division and we're very excited to see what growth will come as a result of this promotion.”
Mr. Nowicki started the SmartDealerProducts division of IAS and was the lead architect and developer of SmartMenu, SmartEye, SmartTrac and most recently SmartPad, the company’s tablet based software program. He has also been instrumental in advocating for eBusiness for F&I by creating dealer friendly eContracting and eRating for IAS dealership customers.
"I am excited to continue to play a part in the advancement of technology in F&I," said Matt Nowicki, vice president of retail software. "Watching the industry adopt and embrace new ideas that create a faster and more friendly dealership experience is a win-win for both dealers and their customers.
Today, the SmartDealerProducts division of IAS is home to nearly twenty software professionals including developers, database administrations, technical support, customer service, and quality assurance analysts.
Before joining IAS, Mr. Nowicki worked as software developer, network administrator, database administrator, technical support representative, and quality assurance analyst. He earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Sciences from the University of Texas at Austin.
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