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Matthew Walker
Matthew Walker, Software Engineer - Fundraising
Matthew Walker
Software Engineer - Fundraising, Wikimedia Foundation
All the world is cookies! Yumm :)

About me

This will be the first time I've committed significant resources to the world of OSS. Previously I've worked for fairly large organizations doing proprietary development: everything from aircraft control systems to psychiatric experimentation support. I've very much jumped up the stack with WikeMedia as my background is embedded systems (think lots of C and assembler) but I also have a fair amount of experience in Python.

Going backwards in time from this immediate point (whereby I live in SF, CA, USA); I jumped ship from Washington, DC on account of it not being a terribly fun place to live although working for a defense contractor was an interesting experience. Went to DC from Tulsa, OK where I graduated with majors in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (with a minor in Math and almost in Physics). Before that, a child of the world: born in Alaska, USA; then did a world tour of Scotland, England, Russia (graduating from High School here), and Azerbaijan.

I would describe my interests in no particular order as: - Visualization technology - Process modeling (ie: stock market prediction, human network analysis) - Technical theatre (mostly lighting) - Cycling - Hiking - Camping - Reading - Baking - Glass blowing - and... *gasps* SCUBA diving.

My work

Responsible for the backend operation of the fundraiser. What that actually means, I'm not quite sure yet (find out in due time). Also acting as an unofficial backup for Peter Gehres.

Disclaimer: I work for the Wikimedia Foundation, and this is the account I intend to use for edits or statements I make in that role. However, the Foundation does not vet all my activity, so edits, statements, or other contributions made by this account may not reflect the views of the Foundation.

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