Matthew "possiblemeatball" Walker

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