Matthew S. Thomas

mthomas.author@gmail.com

Twenty-year broad based computer and systems experience gained in multiple industries.  Forward thinking mid-level manager effective in large corporate settings as well as small entrepreneurial start up environments.  Versatile troubleshooter who works well alone or as part of a team in a leadership role instilling enthusiasm and building teams fostering personal and company growth.  Imaginative, resourceful problem solver bringing projects from concept through implementation while mentoring leadership within a team.  Advanced consistently over a ten-year period rapidly acquiring new technical skills and persuasively presenting to 300 national corporate managers to gain company-wide consensus.

Employment Summary ___________________________________________________________________________

                                              Independent Computer Consultant                The Babylon Interactive Group       2004 – present

◆         Independent computer consulting of all forms, including repair, programming and web design.  Created websites www.babyloninteractive.com, www.moderatefanatic.com, webmaster of www.breachamber.com.

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Department/Project Manager               Reynolds & Reynolds               1990 to 2004

The number one ranked automotive computer systems provider in the industry - $2 Billion in annual sales…a Fortune 500 Company.

◆          Responsible for a $700,000 annual budget for computer equipment and resources … created a specialized software department and supervised over 20 programmers … primary contact for key applications with organization-wide influence … managed outside contracts, recruited and trained over 100 programmers during a 3-year period … and created software utilities, designed and implemented technical and process improvements to increase productivity.

◆          Planned and coordinated a $1.1 million, 21 resource, 6-month software project … designed a core programs resident on 7,000 user systems … prepared and presented quarterly department accomplishments … implemented unique methods for administering mass change and improved training programs resulting in the number one ranked systems provider in the industry.

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Systems Analyst/Computer Programmer               Barcode Systems               1980 to 1987

◆          Reported to the President, then became co-owner of a point-of-sale printing/inventory control systems company.  Developed software interfaces to printing systems involving all facets of software production … designed, developed and implemented specifications for software and coding interfaces … tested production of end-user delivery and created innovative printing systems including various patented mechanisms.  Participated in all phases of the bar coding business including client presentations, systems installation and liaison relationships.

Education ____________________________________________________________________________________

Writing Courses, University of California at Irvine, 1993, 4.0 GPA

English, Orange Coast College, 1991-1992, 3.5 GPA

Computer Science, Saddleback Jr. College, 1983-1985, 3.5 GPA

Dealt with a wide variety of software, systems and languages including:

Windows, UNIX (System V, Irix, Solaris),

Visual Basic, Shell Scripting, HTML, Java, C.