Hi, I'm Matt, a seasoned full-stack software engineer with over 15 years of experience across a variety of industries including computational science, B2B and B2C payments platforms, optimizing restaurant procurement management, and social networks. I enjoy writing both frontend and backend code. I am dedicated to coding standards and best practices, in particular web standards and accessibility. I strive for high-quality, high-performance, and highly maintainable code. I like solving interesting new problems, and am constantly looking for opportunities for self-improvement and to learn new things. I work always with the hope than the things that I create will serve to improve the lives of the people who use them.Prior to my life as a software engineer I worked in the restaurant industry. At 16 years old I started as a dishwasher and worked my way up to line cook, sous chef, and eventually general manager. I worked in a wide variety of restaurants including boutique, family-owned Italian trattorias to American bistros to corporate chain steakhouses. This experience instilled in me a strong sense of teamwork and adaptability, skills that I carry into every project.My academic recognitions include Outstanding Master's Thesis for Math, Physical Sciences, and Engineering at the University of South Alabama (2010-2011); Outstanding Graduate Student at the University of South Alabama (2008); Graduate Fellowship at the University of South Alabama (2008-2009); Presidential Honors in Mathematics at Spring Hill College (2003); Hutchinson Award in Philosophy at Spring Hill College (2003).