(mrjones.us) Matthew Jones' CV

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Matthew Jones
jonespm@gmail.com
Ann Arbor, MI
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Professional Summary

Experienced web application developer with 10 years experience in higher education. Highly skilled at developing, supporting and deploying software projects and configuring production systems.

Work Experience

University of Michigan
Application Developer Senior

July 2018 - Present

Award winning developer for My Learning Analytics (MyLA)

Primary backend developer and top committer on Python based student focused application
Developed process to depersonalize database to enable outside research
MyLA awarded Gold Medal at IMS Learning Impact 2019
ITS difference awards for Depersonalizer, MyLA deployment, LTI authentication

Developer for Student Explorer

Python based advisor focused application
Developed new features and enhancements to support advising
Reduced database queries by 75% and significantly improved performance with caching

IMS Caliper Developer and Unizin (Unizin Data Platform) UDP QA

Provided feedback and utilized IMS Caliper python sensors.
Verified and assisted documenting UDP

Developed and researched on voice technology

Worked with Dialogflow and GCP to prototype a dining and enrollment chat bot
Part of a team for integrating chat into Ionic based mobile application

Longsight Inc
Senior Software Developer

January 2012 - July 2018

Primary Tier 3 support for java based Sakai Learning Management Software

Responded to any customer issues with software patches or updates as necessary
Developed new features and community enhancements for clients

Provided operations support for Sakai and other learning management products

Installed and configured new Sakai systems
Improved deployment systems and processes
Authored scripts for deployment and configuration

Actively developed code for a global community

Lead technical release management for all releases of Sakai 10
Contributed an average of 5 fixes a week over 6 years for blocker, critical and security issues as needed
Presented at annual Sakai and Apereo conferences on configuration and debugging topics
Top code committer in 2017 (179 commits), top 3 in 2016 (180 commits). 2013 Apereo Fellow

University of Michigan
Application Developer Intermediate

May 2008 - December 2011

Configured and delivered customized Sakai based learning management software (CTools)

Created scripts and implemented systems to facilitate build process
Managed multiple projects on Hudson/Jenkins build server
Worked with operations team during test and production release to ensure successful release

Worked to develop external integrations via Learning Tools Interoperability (LTI)
Developed project management dashboard to assist with local quality assurance

Integrated with Pivotal Tracker and developed in ruby/padrino

Administered multiple development servers (Windows/Ubuntu) for production support
Member of Sakai Maintenance Team and Technical Coordination Committee

University of Michigan Dearborn
System Programmer Intermediate

February 2005 - May 2008

Lead team that maintained, updated and administered learning management software

Custom PHP application developed at the College of Engineering and Computer Science (CECS)

Supervised processes including video recording, code changes and classroom lectures
Planned and grew live lecture recording installation from 3 to 28 online courses
Involved in design and development of content management system used for all CECS departments

University of Michigan Dearborn
Research Assistant

June 2001 - January 2005

Maintained and enhanced College of Engineering website
Authored custom Windows 2000 software for research and labs
Assisted with system administration tasks

DTE Energy
Application Support

May 2000 - September 2001

Primary support for Oracle based Tivoli Change Management
Handled all maintenance requests. Assisted in training and documentation
Part of team that performed corporate-wide UNIX application security audit

Education

Master of Science, Software Engineering
University of Michigan - Dearborn

September 2002 - December 2009

Research Focus: Web Application Development
Overall 7.5/9.0 GPA (A)

Bachelor of Science, Computer Science
University of Michigan - Dearborn

September 1997 - December 2001

Research Focus: Computer Graphics and Game Design
Minor: Anthropology
Overall 3.3/4.0 GPA (B+)

Skills/Qualifications

Languages & Software
- Python - Django, Django Rest Framework
- Java - Web and GUI (Velocity, JSF, JSP, Wicket, Spring, Swing)
- Ruby (Rails, Padrino)
- Javascript/HTML (jQuery, YUI, Boostrap, Node.js)
- PHP
- Perl
- Version Control (svn, git, hg)
- Databases (MySQL, PostgreSQL, Oracle, Cassandra)
- Operating Systems: Windows 95-10, Linux (Ubuntu, Redhat, Gentoo, Amazon), Mac OSX, Solaris
- Cloud deployment environments (Amazon Web Services, Google Cloud Platform, Heroku)

Conferences Attended/Presented

Educause; Chicago, IL; November 2023
Instructurecon; Denver, CO; July 2023
Educause Nercomp; Providence, RI; March 2023
Learning Analytics and Knowledge Conference (LAK) 2023; Online; March 2023
Educause Annual Conferencen; Denver, CO; October 2022
Michigan IT Virtual Symposium; Ann Arbor, MI; November 2022
- Poster & Presentation: Canvas App Explorer Released
Unizin Virtual Summit; Online; April 2022
Educause Nercomp; Providence, RI; March 2022
Michigan IT Virtual Symposium; Online; December 2021
- Poster: Canvas App Explorer Preview
Educause Annual Conferencen; Philadelphia, PA; October 2021
All Things Open 2021; Online; October 2021
Open Apereo 2021; Online; June 2021
Unizin Hackathon; Online; February 2021
IMS Quarterly Member Meeting; Online; February 2021
IMS Quarterly Member Meeting; Online; November 2020
Michigan IT Virtual Symposium; Online; November 2020
- Extending Learning Tool functionality with LTI
CanvasCon 2020; Online; October 2020
Unizin Hackathon Fall 2020; Online; October 2020
All Things Open 2020; Online; October 2020
Zoomtopia 2020; Online; October 2020
Tableau Virtual Conference 2020; Online; October 2020
Open Apereo 2020; Online; June 2020
Unizin Hackathon Winter 2020, Austin, TX; February 2020
- Canvas Course Manager Bootcamp
Sakai Camp 2020; Orlando, FL; January 2020
2019 Michigan IT Symposium; Ann Arbor, MI; November 2019
- Giving All Applications a Voice (Assistant)
Michigan Institute for Data Science (MIDAS) 2019 Symposium; Ann Arbor, MI; November 2019
Voice Summit 2019; Newark, NJ; July 2019
Open Apereo 2019; Los Angeles, CA; June 2019
- Starting up Sakai in a Flash(talk)
- Giving students access to their data (at Michigan)
Unizin Hackathon Spring 2019, Gainesville, FL; May 2019
- My Learning Analytics Bootcamp
Pycon 2019, Cleveland, OH; May 2019
Higher Education Data Warehousing Forum (HEDW), Ann Arbor; April 2019
Learning Analytics and Knowledge Conference (LAK) 2019, Tempe, AZ; March 2019
Sakai Camp 2019; Orlando, FL; January 2019
IMS Quarterly Meeting Q4 2018; Gwinnett County Public Schools, Suwanee, GA; November 2018
University of Michigan IT Symposium; Ann Arbor, MI; November 2018
Michigan Institute for Data Science (MIDAS) 2018 Symposium; Ann Arbor, MI; October 2018
IMS Quarterly Meeting Q3 2018; Penn State University, State College, PA; August 2018
Unizin Hackathon Fall 2019, Ann Arbor, MI; August 2018
Open Apereo 2018; Montreal, QC; June 2018
- Sakai for developers past present and future
Sakai Camp 2018; Orlando, FL; January 2018
Lamp Camp 2017; Lees-McRae College, Banner Elk, NC; July 2017
- Sakai Roadmap
- Technical Round Table
Open Apereo 2017; Philadelphia, PA; June 2017
- Sakai from the beginning - Tips for a new developer 2017 edition
- Sakai Community Update
Sakai Camp 2017; Orlando, FL; January 2017
Lamp Camp 2016; Johnson University, Knoxville, TN; July 2016
- New features in Sakai 11
- How to develop new features for Sakai
- Evaluation: Using the course evaluation tool
- Technical Round Table
Open Apereo 2016; New York, NY; May 2016
- Sakai from the beginning - Tips for a new developer
- Exciting new features for Sakai administration
Sakai Camp 2016; Orlando, FL; January 2016

Open Apereo 2015; Baltimore, MD; June 2015
- Sakai Bootcamp 2015
Educause 2014; Orlando, FL; September 2014
IMS Quarterly Meeting Q3 2014; Ann Arbor, MI; August 2014
Open Apereo 2014; Miami, FL; June 2014
- Sakai Bootcamp 2014
- Basics of code and production debugging using freely available tools
Opencast Unconference 2014; Cambridge, MA; March 2014
ApereoCamp 2014; Gilbert, AZ; January 2014
Lamp Camp 2013; Brevard, NC; July 2013
- What's New in Sakai 2.9 and Report from the Sakai Conference
- Technical Round Table
- Sakai on mobile devices
Apereo 2013; San Diego, CA; June 2013
- Sakai Bootcamp 2013
Jasig-Sakai Unconference 2013; Gilbert, AZ; January 2013
IMS Quarterly Meeting Q3 2012; Ann Arbor, MI; August 2012
Jasig/Sakai 2012; Atlanta, GA; June 2012
- Sakai Bootcamp 2012
- Sakai TCC Update
Sakai 2011; Los Angeles, CA; June 2011
- Sakai Bootcamp 2011
1DevDay 2010; Southfield, MI; October 2010
Sakai 2010; Denver, CO; June 2010
- Simple Solutions to production problems
- Beyond the binary - Creating a customized build of Sakai
- Sakai properties system - Secrets revealed and future ideas
Sakai 2009; Boston, MA; June 2009