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Matt Stokes

Matt Stokes

Software Engineer

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Software Engineer

  • Education

    • Bellevue College Continuing Education

      2014 - 2014
      Business Administration and Management, General

      Courses: Managing People, Negotiations, Project Management, Leadership.Acquired practical skills and theoretical knowledge critical for advanced management roles, significantly boosting leadership and operational effectiveness.Managing People: Enhanced understanding of effective team dynamics and conflict resolution.Negotiations: Developed strategies for successful negotiation and dispute resolution.Project Management: Gained insights into leading projects efficiently, from… Show more Courses: Managing People, Negotiations, Project Management, Leadership.Acquired practical skills and theoretical knowledge critical for advanced management roles, significantly boosting leadership and operational effectiveness.Managing People: Enhanced understanding of effective team dynamics and conflict resolution.Negotiations: Developed strategies for successful negotiation and dispute resolution.Project Management: Gained insights into leading projects efficiently, from initiation through completion.Leadership: Strengthened leadership capabilities with a focus on driving team performance and fostering an environment of growth and innovation. Show less

    • University of Washington

      1992 - 1997
      Bachelor of Science - BS Computer Science

    • George Mason University

      1990 - 1992
      Urban Systems Engineering

    • University of Washington

      1992 - 1997
      Bachelor of Science - BS Electrical Engineering

  • Experience

    • Intel

      Jan 1995 - Jan 1995
      Software Engineer

      Indeo Video developer support

    • UW Medicine

      Jan 1996 - Jan 1996
      Software Engineer

      Video capture and sharing tool

    • Bluewater Systems, Inc.

      Jan 1997 - Jan 2000
      Senior Software Engineer

      Windows device drivers and toolkitsAcquired by BSQUARE in 2000

    • BSQUARE

      Jan 2000 - Jan 2002
      Senior Software Engineer

      Windows device drivers and toolkits

    • Bocada

      Jan 2004 - Oct 2007

      Backup data mining Triage customer issues, scheduling and planning for service packs and hot fixes

      • Principal Software Engineer

        Apr 2002 - Oct 2007

      • Sustaining Engineering Manager

        Jan 2004 - Jan 2005

    • Volt (Microsoft)

      Nov 2007 - Oct 2008
      Software Development Engineer

      Windows Embedded Standard, Windows device drivers, MSI WiX setup, Win32 applications

    • Bocada

      Nov 2008 - Oct 2023

      Software Development & Engineering:Designed and wrote code for full-stack IT automation, backup, storage, and disaster recovery data collection and reporting solutions using technologies such as C#, .NET, Microsoft SQL, C++, JavaScript UI, REST services, and Vue.js. Designed, implemented, and maintained SOLID object-oriented enterprise application frameworks with C++ and C#.Leadership & Project Management:Led and managed two development team leads, overseeing software development and strategic project execution.Customer FocusCollaborated closely with customers to resolve complex technical issues, enhancing product functionality and customer satisfaction.Performance Optimization:Significantly improved database performance by quantified orders of magnitude through SQL query optimization and restructuring database architecture, and adjustments to indexes and caching. Data Engineering:Data mining and data collection particularly around data protection related datasets. Expert in normalizing datasets for cloud based applications especially for AWS, Azure, and backup products.Strategic Contributions:Participated in architectural reviews and design discussions for upcoming projects; contributed to product planning, design, and triage.Authored extensive documentation of the Bocada architecture to support future development and strategic planning.DevOps & Collaboration:Developed pipelines for a new Azure DevOps solution for Git-based code repositories. Show less

      • Principal Software Engineer

        Jan 2022 - Oct 2023

      • Development Lead

        Feb 2012 - Jan 2022

      • Principal Software Development Engineer

        Nov 2008 - Feb 2012

    • Zensa LLC.

      Aug 2024 - now
      Software Engineer

  • Licenses & Certifications