Applied Research Scientist at Adtuitive
San Antonio, Texas Area
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- Applied Research Scientist at Adtuitive
- Software Consultant at Scott & White Memorial Hospital
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- Staff Software Development Engineer at Pervasive Software
- Partner, Analyst at Pulse Meridian
- Senior Software Applications Developer at Texas A&M University
- Student at Rice University
- Education
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- The University of Texas at Austin
- Rice University
- Mt. Vernon High School
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Matt Walker’s Summary
I am a recent graduate of UTCS specializing in data mining and programming languages. I've spent two years in industry honing my design, development, and project management skills.
My goals are to:
-Advance the state of the art in computer science through research
-Participate in open source projects to make my contributions accessible to a wide audience
-Promote education by communicating my experiences to others
Matt Walker’s Specialties:
design, development, communication (written and verbal)
Matt Walker’s Experience
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Applied Research Scientist
Adtuitive
(Privately Held; Internet industry)
May 2009 — Present (7 months)
Research into optimizing online advertising.
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Software Consultant
Scott & White Memorial Hospital
(Non-Profit; 5001-10,000 employees; Computer Software industry)
September 2006 — Present (3 years 3 months)
Develop, modify, and maintain a library of stored procedures, views, and Crystal Reports in the pathology department's PowerPath system. Collaborate with physicians to generate reports for auditing, administration, and research.
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Staff Software Development Engineer
Pervasive Software
(Public Company; PVSW; Computer Software industry)
November 2006 — May 2009 (2 years 7 months)
Researching the application of a Java framework for parallel programming as a member of the Innovation Lab. The system is based on dataflow (it implements a restricted form of Kahn process network) and allows for vertical, horizontal, and pipeline parallelism without requiring the developer to utilize any of Java's concurrency features. See the framework's site at: http://www.pervasivedatarush.com
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Partner, Analyst
Pulse Meridian
(Information Technology and Services industry)
June 2007 — August 2008 (1 year 3 months)
Partner and co-founder. Creating a group of consultants seeking to apply cutting edge computer science techniques to the every day problems of data-intensive business. We specialize in data mining, predictive modeling, reporting, and query optimization.
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Senior Software Applications Developer
Texas A&M University
(Educational Institution; 11-50 employees; Higher Education industry)
June 2005 — November 2006 (1 year 6 months)
Responsible for a wide variety of business processes at TAMU, including:
-The central authentication system
-A system for enforcing periodic password changes
-A suite of web applications allowing users to manage their accounts (passwords, directory information, etc.)
-A web application allowing users to request resources (accounts, web space, etc.) and administrators to provision them
Took requirements from customers, interacted with user services, worked both alone and with other developers, presented my projects to my group, and gave technical advice and recommendations to my superiors. This job was of great practical value, giving me the chance to become familiar a variety of open source technologies and software engineering practices. -
Student
Rice University
(Educational Institution; 1001-5000 employees; Higher Education industry)
August 1999 — May 2003 (3 years 10 months)
Matt Walker’s Education
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The University of Texas at Austin
2003 — 2005
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Rice University
BS , Electrical and Computer Engineering , 1999 — 2003
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Mt. Vernon High School
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Matt Walker’s Groups:
Phi Beta Kappa, Eta Kappa Nu, Tau Beta Pi
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Matt Walker’s Honors:
Eagle Scout, Donald D. Harrington Fellowship, National Science Foundation Honorable Mention two years, Hertz Foundation Finalist, Rice Engineering Alumni Herbert Allen Outstanding Junior Award and Junior and Senior Merit Awards
Matt Walker’s Contact Settings
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