Director of Technology at Flock
Ithaca, New York Area
- Current
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- Director of Technology at Flock
- Past
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- Senior Software Engineer at Flock, Inc.
- Contract Software Engineer - Sunbird/Lightning at Mozilla Corporation
- Director, Information Technology at eCornell
- Senior Systems Administrator at Immersive Technologies
- Live Sound Engineer at National Audio
- Integrated Technology Specialist, Office of Distance Learning at Cornell University
- Junior Engineer and Systems Integrator at Univisions Crimson Group
- Education
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- State University of New York College at Oswego
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Matthew "lilmatt" Willis’s Experience
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Director of Technology
Flock
(Privately Held; Internet industry)
April 2008 — Present (1 year 4 months)
Director of Technology for Flock, a web browser based off of Mozilla Firefox.
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Senior Software Engineer
Flock, Inc.
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Internet industry)
April 2007 — April 2008 (1 year 1 month)
Configuration Manager and Senior Software Engineer on Flock, a web browser based off of Mozilla Firefox.
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Contract Software Engineer - Sunbird/Lightning
Mozilla Corporation
(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Computer Software industry)
September 2006 — March 2007 (7 months)
Contracted to write software, manage releases, and project manage the Mozilla Calendar project (Sunbird/Lightning).
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Director, Information Technology
eCornell
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; E-Learning industry)
March 2001 — May 2006 (5 years 3 months)
Designed and managed development of all computing and network infrastructure for 2001 launch of Cornell University’s e-learning business: eCornell.com. Significantly contained costs while maintaining or improving service to customers and staff during economic downturn. Brought the business to profitability (1Q06).
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Senior Systems Administrator
Immersive Technologies
(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Computer Software industry)
July 2000 — March 2001 (9 months)
* Developed and maintained company network and server infrastructure, including geographically distributed, load-balanced web server network (~50 Linux, OpenBSD and Windows NT servers).
* Researched, specified, and purchased office server infrastructure (WinNT/OpenBSD/Linux).
* Maintained software license and computer hardware inventories
* Maintained version control system (CVS) and defect tracking system (Bugzilla)
* Migrated email, scheduling, and collaboration from Microsoft Exchange to Lotus Notes/Domino.
* Developed multi-platform file sharing environment (on Linux): WinNT/NFS/AppleShare.
* Drafted and put into place company computing/infosec policies. -
Live Sound Engineer
National Audio
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Entertainment industry)
June 1995 — July 2000 (5 years 2 months)
* Setup, execution, and strike of events at various venues.
* Design, maintenance, and repair of audio and lighting systems and associated equipment. -
Integrated Technology Specialist, Office of Distance Learning
Cornell University
(Educational Institution; 10,001 or more employees; Higher Education industry)
July 1998 — June 2000 (2 years)
* Consulted on technology solutions for distance learning courses and programs.
* Considered pedagogical effect of technology for each distance learning solution.
* Developed technology solutions for both internal networking needs, and solutions for end-user programs.
* Performed final design, maintenance, and training for award-winning interactive distance learning classrooms.
* Extended office utilization of Microsoft NetShow/Windows Media video streaming technologies.
* Researched and spearheaded office migration to Apple QuickTime streaming technology. -
Junior Engineer and Systems Integrator
Univisions Crimson Group
(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)
April 1997 — July 1998 (1 year 4 months)
* Trained end-users on system operation.
* Drafted working installation drawings from consultants’ conceptual drawings (VidCAD/AutoCAD).
* Installed, troubleshot, and programmed audio/video systems including fiber-optic and ISDN teleconferencing, media retrieval, and audio/visual remote control systems
Matthew "lilmatt" Willis’s Education
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State University of New York College at Oswego
BA , Technical Theatre , 1992 — 1996
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