matthew bennett

Current

• Editor in Chief at Nokia Daily News
• Founder at San Francisco Robot Company
• Systems Support Specialist at Wilbur-Ellis

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Past

• Sales Supervisor at The North Face
• Founder at 35th Ave North Skateboards
• Network Administrator at Surreal Software

• Network Administrator/ Helpdesk at Mithun
• Network Engineer/Helpdesk at Wall Data
• Computer Helpdesk at Bassetti Architects

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Education

• Basement College

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Industry

Computer & Network Security

matthew bennett’s Summary

Well versed in client/server architecture, using Windows, OSX or Linux as the clients and/or servers. Mobile device specialist. Mobile carrier specialist. Hacker.

matthew bennett’s Specialties:

Making electronics work well together. Even when they're not supposed to.

matthew bennett’s Experience

• Editor in Chief

  Nokia Daily News

  (Telecommunications industry)

  June 2008 — Present (1 year 6 months)

  Bringing the Nokia blogosphere into a coherent daily news show, filmed on a Nokia N95.

• Founder

  San Francisco Robot Company

  (Research industry)

  January 2008 — Present (1 year 11 months)

  Doing research into rapid prototyping and 3D scanning.

• Systems Support Specialist

  Wilbur-Ellis

  (Privately Held; 1001-5000 employees; Chemicals industry)

  August 2005 — Present (4 years 4 months)

  I support Windows workstations, mobile devices, and general network health.

• Sales Supervisor

  The North Face

  (Public Company; 201-500 employees; VFC; Apparel & Fashion industry)

  October 2003 — August 2005 (1 year 11 months)

  I accepted this position at the middle of the Dot-Bomb internet company bust. It was humbling to work with the public again. This was my first management position, which I didn't particularly enjoy.

• Founder

  35th Ave North Skateboards

  (Retail industry)

  March 2001 — March 2003 (2 years 1 month)

  I founded 35th Avenue North Skateboards with Tony Krogan in 2001. My goal was to use my industry experience to get it started, then exit the business. I really just wanted a better skateboard shop in Seattle.
  
  I sold my part of the business to Tony before relocating to San Francisco in 2003.

• Network Administrator

  Surreal Software

  (Public Company; 51-200 employees; MWY; Computer Games industry)

  November 1999 — March 2003 (3 years 5 months)

  This was the funnest job! I was in charge of building the workstations and servers, and keeping the network connected and humming. I also handled system specifications and purchasing. I learned more at this position than any prior.
  
  The only reason I quit this job was that the shades were always drawn, and it's always overcast in Seattle.

• Network Administrator/ Helpdesk

  Mithun

  (Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Architecture & Planning industry)

  October 1997 — October 1999 (2 years 1 month)

  Shortly after starting with the Helpdesk at Bassetti, my reputation spread to other architecture firms in Seattle. Mithun contacted me, and I accepted their offer.
  
  I learned a lot more about servers at this position, but still not enough to claim to be a Network Administrator.

• Network Engineer/Helpdesk

  Wall Data

  (Public Company; 501-1000 employees; WALL; Computer Software industry)

  May 1998 — October 1998 (6 months)

  I worked at Wall Data briefly while living in New York for a summer. I learned more about networking and Windows Server at this position. When I returned to Seattle, I was (what I would consider a real) a network administrator.

• Computer Helpdesk

  Bassetti Architects

  (Architecture & Planning industry)

  October 1995 — October 1997 (2 years 1 month)

  I started as the gopher/office support person, and started fixing the computers. Windows for Workgroups 3.11 was a long time ago, thankfully.

matthew bennett’s Education

• Basement College

  CS , EE, Hacking , 1992 — 1999

Additional Information

matthew bennett’s Interests:

Mobile devices, internet, wireless connectivity, relationships, finance, skateboarding, camping

matthew bennett’s Groups:

35th Ave Pine St. Bombers, Boilermakers Robotics Team, NorCal Barneys, Tarival Ocean Swimmers Society

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matthew bennett’s Honors:

Robot Master - Boilermakers Robotics Team

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