Matthew Lowerr

Current

• Co-Founder at Autarchy Clothing
• Systems Specialist at Northwestern Mutual
• Founder at Lowerr Enterprises (Sole Proprietorship)

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Past

• Jack of all trades at Bush-Cheney '04
• Information Technologies Co-Op at Briggs & Stratton
• Information Technology Consultant at Mukwonago Community Library

• Founder at Low Light Web Design (Sole Proprietorship)

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Education

• Marquette University
• Milwaukee School of Engineering
• Mukwonago High School

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Connections

67 connections

Industry

Information Technology and Services

Websites

• My Blog
• My Company
• My Company

Matthew Lowerr’s Summary

Matthew Lowerr’s Specialties:

Ant, C/C++, CSS, DNS/BIND, HTML, IBM WebSphere MQ, Java (J2SE/J2EE), OpenMake, Perl, Project Management, Shell Scripting, Sybase RDBMS, SQL, Technical Writing, Unix/Linux, XML.

Matthew Lowerr’s Experience

• Co-Founder

  Autarchy Clothing

  (Partnership; 1-10 employees; Apparel & Fashion industry)

  January 2008 — Present (9 months)

  Lifestyle branding. Custom design and production.

• Systems Specialist

  Northwestern Mutual

  (Privately Held; Insurance industry)

  January 2005 — Present (3 years 9 months)

  • Manage and mentor 6 resources located in the United States and India.
  • Manage resource allocation to support the concurrent development of multiple large and small project teams design, testing, and release schedules.
  • Design, coordinate, and implemente process improvement programs to automate repetitive, error prone tasks and to strengthen the integrity of source code repositories.
  • Consult with development and support teams on scalability and ongoing support issues related to design decisions.
  
  Systems Specialist (2005-2006)
  
  • Developed compensation software in C++ and Java utilizing a Sybase backend, the Unix operating system, IBM WebSphere MQ, and mainframe interaction.
  • Designed, developed, and implemented new services and system enhancements.

• Founder

  Lowerr Enterprises (Sole Proprietorship)

  (Sole Proprietorship; Myself Only; Internet industry)

  2001 — Present (7 years)

  • Umbrella organization for ventures including:
  - Search engine optimization services
  - Web design & hosting services
  - E-commerce ventures
  - Information technology consulting

• Jack of all trades

  Bush-Cheney '04

  (Non-Profit; 201-500 employees; Political Organization industry)

  2004 — 2004 (less than a year)

  • Designed and supported reporting systems in Microsoft Access based on data extracts from regional and national data warehouses.
  • Integrated Microsoft Office software packages with MapPoint.
  • Developed utilities to monitor Election Day mobilization efforts.
  • Assisted and trained volunteers and staff with computer use and maintenance and business processes related to data entry and phone banking.

• Information Technologies Co-Op

  Briggs & Stratton

  (Public Company; 5001-10,000 employees; BGG; Information Technology and Services industry)

  2003 — 2003 (less than a year)

  • Converted large Microsoft Access databases to Oracle 8i platform.
  • Designed Microsoft Access front-ends to leverage Oracle 8i databases.
  • Developed a language translation web service written in .NET.
  • Upgraded and supported WebTrends reporting suite.

• Information Technology Consultant

  Mukwonago Community Library

  (Government Agency; 11-50 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)

  2000 — 2001 (1 year)

  • Designed and implemented libraries first web site.
  • Maintained libraries information technology system (private and public facing)
  • Assisted patrons with computer needs.

• Founder

  Low Light Web Design (Sole Proprietorship)

  (Sole Proprietorship; Myself Only; Internet industry)

  1997 — 2001 (4 years)

  • Designed, developed, and implemented web sites for local and regional companies and professional organizations.

Matthew Lowerr’s Education

• Marquette University

  MBA, 2005 — 2007

• Milwaukee School of Engineering

  Management Information Systems, Marketing, 2001 — 2004

  Activities and Societies:

  • Entertainment Editor: _MSOE Ingenium_

• Mukwonago High School

  1997 — 2001

Additional Information

Matthew Lowerr’s Websites:

• My Blog
• My Company
• My Company

Matthew Lowerr’s Interests:

Professional: new venture formation, entrepreneurship, small business, networking, open source software, investing. Personal: economics, politics, nonfiction, live music, Pearl Jam, football.

Matthew Lowerr’s Groups:

• Life Office Management Association (LOMA):
- Associate, Customer Service (ACS)
- Associate, Reinsurance Administration (ARA)
- Fellow, Financial Services Institute (FFSI)
- Fellow, Life Management Institute (FLMI)

•    The Personal MBA Community
•    MSOE Alums, Students, Faculty, and Staff

Matthew Lowerr’s Honors:

• Valedictorian: Milwaukee School of Engineering (November 2004).

Matthew Lowerr’s Contact Settings

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• new ventures
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