Matthew "possiblemeatball" Walker

Software Engineer, Systems Administrator, Entrepreneur

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Over 12 years experience in software engineering, systems administration, computer networking, cybersecurity, and general information technology, 6 years experience with client communications, customer service and support technician work, and 5 years of entrepreneurship.

Previously self-employed with Never Trust LLC since 2020 until 2025. We provided support to small-business owners in building a cloud-computing business network capable of sustaining heavy compute workloads and network traffic.

Currently seeking employment opportunities in related fields.

Projects

Rock Eaters NetworkOnline services provider including e-mail, file upload, and search engine
libnomnomLibrary for documenting, utilizing, and abstracting the API endpoints for Freddy's Steakburgers
Free Discord BotFree and open source Discord Bot with a front-end web control panel
NeverTrustLLC.comCorporate front-page website and customer portal
ManThrowsHat.netPersonal project and blogsite page where I wax poetic about what's rattling around my brain
Hot GrabbaabandonedAndroid and iOS companion app for Amazon Flex drivers. Assisted drivers in meeting goals and expectations of their gig economy work. Defunct as of 2024
XIVabandonedAn event-driven Minecraft client modification for Minecraft version 1.8

Employment

Never Trust LLCSole Proprietor, Systems Administrator, Software Engineer2020 — 2025Provide technical support for small businesses with medium to large workloads and/or customer trafficAdminister customer resources including RHEL-based PostgreSQL/MongoDB/Redis database and NGINX web serversSecure cloud infrastructure against threat actors, intrusion attempts, and certain application DDoS attacks
London Computer SystemsSoftware Developer2023 Troubleshoot and identify programming defects before code is introducedCollaborate with technical mentors to write functional solutions to business problemsMaintain existing application infrastructure, with documentation, test case creation, and regression preparation in Python.
Tri-County Church of the NazareneAudio/Video Technical Engineer2017 — 2020Set up and maintain audio and video equipment for live eventsEnsure proper functionality of sound systems, projectors, and video displaysPerform routine maintenance and repairs on AV equipmentTest equipment to ensure seamless operation

Education & Certifications

Miami University OxfordOxford, OH2018 — 2020Associate's degreeMajor in Information TechnologyMinor in Media & Culture, Music Theory

Technical Experience

Software Engineering, IT & Cybersecurity

Frameworks

Spring/Boot 13 years
Node 12 years
Express 12 years
React 11 years
Flask 10 years
Laravel 10 years
Vue 8 years
FastAPI 6 years
React Native 6 years
Next 4 years
Nuxt 4 years
Fiber 3 years
Kotlin Multiplatform 3 years
Flutter 3 years
Ruby on Rails 3 years
Rocket 2 years

Languages

HTML/CSS/JS 16 years
Java 16 years
PHP 14 years
Scala 12 years
Kotlin/Native 12 years
C 10 years
Python 10 years
C++ 9 years
Go 6 years
TypeScript 6 years
Rust 4 years
Swift 4 years
Dart 3 years
Ruby 3 years

Libraries

jQuery 15 years
GLFW 15 years
SDL1/2/3 14 years
LWJGL 14 years
Bootstrap 14 years
TailwindCSS 6 years
LibHTTP 4 years
HTMX 4 years
alpine.js 4 years

Systems Administration & Networking

Automation and Scripting

Bash 15 years
Zsh 9 years
PowerShell 6 years
Ansible 3 years

Cloud Service Providers

DigitalOcean 14 years
PayPal 14 years
Stripe 11 years
Amazon Web Services 10 years
Microsoft Azure 9 years
Google Cloud Platform 8 years
Vercel 3 years

Databases & Filesystems

MySQL 14 years
ZFS 12 years
PostgreSQL 8 years
Redis 7 years
memcached 7 years
MongoDB 6 years
Btrfs 6 years
GraphQL 5 years

Operating Systems

Debian GNU/Linux 15 years
Microsoft Windows 15 years
Ubuntu Linux 14 years
Arch Linux 12 years
Android 11 years
Apple macOS 10 years
Apple iOS/iPadOS/watchOS 9 years
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 years
Android wearOS 8 years

Server Protocols & Software Suites

Postfix 15 years
Dovecot 15 years
Subversion 15 years
NGINX 14 years
SpamAssassin 14 years
JetBrains 12 years
Git 12 years
OpenDKIM 12 years
Active Directory 7 years
OpenLDAP 6 years
Microsoft IIS 5 years
RspamD 4 years

Virtualization Frameworks

KVM/QEMU 10 years
Docker 10 years
Proxmox/PVE 9 years
VMWare ESX 6 years
Hyper-V 6 years
Podman 5 years

Client Communications & Customer Support

Active Listening

Hear what they say
Ask questions to confirm & understand
Respond with empathy & action

Basic Human Emotions

Empathy
Patience
Tenacity
Kindness
Respect