Matt Grayson

Current

Information Systems Manager at University of Tennessee

Past

Technology Coordinator at University of Tennessee
Web Developer and Server Administrator at University of Tennessee
Graduate Research Assistant at University of Tennessee

DBA (Internship) at ehc.com

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Education

University of Tennessee-Knoxville
Augusta State University

Connections

1 connection

Industry

Information Technology and Services

Websites

Matt Grayson’s Summary

I'm a web developer who builds user-focused web sites and applications with an emphasis on usability, scalability and open standards.

I believe applications should be intuitive. When users have to think about how to use an application, it hinders them from accomplishing the task at hand.

Since 2001, I have been building rich, interactive, user-friendly sites using standards-based (X)HTML, CSS, Javascript and a variety of back-end technologies. I also have as many years of systems administration experience in multiple environments including Windows, Linux and Mac OS X.

My favorite tools include Python, Django, Ruby, Ruby on Rails, Javascript, Mac OS X and Linux.

I am currently employed full-time, but am always looking for freelance opportunities. Feel free to get in touch.

Matt Grayson’s Specialties:

Python, Django, Ruby on Rails, Ruby, Mac OS X, Mac OS X Server, Linux, CSS, HTML, JavaScript, XML, SQL

Matt Grayson’s Experience

Information Systems Manager

University of Tennessee

(Educational Institution; 10,001 or more employees; Higher Education industry)

July 2005 — Present (4 years 5 months)

Information Systems Manager for the Health Sciences Library in Memphis, TN.

I build web sites and applications to integrate and provide access to thousands of journals, databases, books and other types of online content.

Working with a variety of turnkey, commercial, open source and custom-built software, I build end-to-end systems that enable faculty, students, researchers, and clinicians to access the information they need from anywhere.
Technology Coordinator

University of Tennessee

(Educational Institution; 10,001 or more employees; Higher Education industry)

May 2003 — June 2005 (2 years 2 months)

Technology Coordinator for the School of Information Sciences. Was responsible for managing all aspects of technology for the school.
Web Developer and Server Administrator

University of Tennessee

(Educational Institution; 10,001 or more employees; Higher Education industry)

December 2002 — May 2003 (6 months)

Primary responsibilities included a complete redesign and redeployment of the school's web site. Transitioned the existing static site to a dynamic, CMS-based site. Maintained and configured web server running Apache Web Server on Red Hat Linux. Designed and implemented a custom content management system for maintenance of site.
Graduate Research Assistant

University of Tennessee

(Educational Institution; 10,001 or more employees; Higher Education industry)

August 2001 — May 2003 (1 year 10 months)

Primary responsibilities included analysis of data collected by web based surveys. Designed and implemented web based survey and automated the data collection process. Organized and administered web usability studies as part of a research project for the National Science Foundation's digital library project. Participated in the authoring and editing of scholarly research to be published in peer reviewed journals.
DBA (Internship)

ehc.com

(Public Company; 11-50 employees; Hospital & Health Care industry)

May 2001 — August 2001 (4 months)

Designed and built database to collect web traffic data for analysis. Created a user interface in Microsoft Access using VBA to facilitate administration of the aforementioned database. Created original content for internal client support and designed a dynamic Intranet site to host that content.