Matt Zarkowski, Ph.D. Email & Phone Number

First hire for Starburst EMEA to build and scale the EMEA region, in the first 40 hires (now 600+ employees). Continuously building Starburst value - $3.35B current valuation since joining in 2019 $22M Series A Funding. Investors include Index Ventures, Coatue, Salesforce Ventures, A16z , Alkeon, Altimeter and B Capital. Starburst Data is the company behind Open Source project Trino (formerly PrestoSQL).Defining scalable and repeatable expansion strategies that resulted in 90% YoY account growth. Establishing and cultivating long-lasting partnerships that drive sustained success for my champions. Developing frameworks that empower teams to achieve company-wide operational excellence

Transitioned to a strategic role focused on accelerating value realization for new enterprise customers. Designing and implementing robust expansion plans to ensure alignment with clients' strategic objectives. Developed a framework that led the target account to become the largest in the EMEA region within a year.

Growing, leading and management of global teams. Building tools, workflows and processes to ensure the highest quality of services during rapid company scaling - defended 80+ NPS, 90+ CSAT. Creating work culture and environment where company values - Character, Competence, Ownership - can flourish.

Technical account management for strategic EMEA customers (Financial, Healthcare, Government sectors).Laying the groundwork for Starburst scaling by identifying and converting the complex technical challenges in security, availability, scalability, auditability, monitoring and performance into playbooks and enablement.

AI/Machine Learning Architect - ConsultantDesigning data strategy for Augmented and Virtual Reality applications.Technical and academic lead for creating a funding proposal and project management.Deploying machine learning solutions for improving specialized product performance.AI/Machine Learning Engineer - Customer sentiment analysisOverviewing the machine learning pipeline for customer sentiment analysis.Hyperparameter tuning, model pruning and optimization for real-time application in edge devices.Software Developer - RoboticsBuilding an cross-platform engine for distributed event-driven robotics systems. Focusing on orchestration of high-level processing in social robotics artificial intelligence and integration with low-level drivers.Embedded software engineer - RoboticsDesigning and implementation of embedded projects on STM microcontrollers

Projects: Multiparty human-robot interaction - Leader of Social robot control for multiparty human-robot interaction grant awarded by National Science Center, developed on social robot EMYS.Project goals included deriving psychological conversational models, robot assembly,software development, experimental design and interdisciplinary verificationSAMUEL - officially the first Polish social robot.Responsible for AI and control of anthropomorphic robotic head developed in a team of 12 people.DRAKE - human-size mechatronic dragon with realistically animated wings and tail movement.Leader of a team of 6 peopleCAM’ON - design, construction and control of an omnidirectional mobile robot with four independently steerable wheels.MaRaCAS - Multi-Robot Collision Avoidance SystemSystem for distributed mobile robot control

Project mentoring, teaching Concurrent Computing and Real-Time Operating systems in the context of robotics.

Doctor Of Philosophy - Phd, Robotics And Control Engineering

THESIS: Social Human-Robot Interaction: Emotional Facial Expression Recognition and Multi-party Interaction

Bachelor Of Engineering - Be, Biomedical Engineering, Magna Cum Laude

THESIS: The Control System of the Electromagnetic Artificial Muscle The Electromagnetic Artificial Muscle technology was later patented.

Master Of Engineering - Meng, Robotics And Control Engineering, Magna Cum Laude

THESIS: Training System for EMG Prosthetic Hand Control President of robotics interest group KONAR