Who?

Mattdevs is the (business/namesake/whatever you want to call it) of the freelancing (computer scientist/developer/software engineer) Matthew Pfahl.

My services are available for a wide range of software/web design and development projects.  My specialty lies in Web application development, as you can see in my portfolio(Projtrack/Sportsburg).  I’m an expert PHP coder with an intense love of MySQL, and no its not a stalker kind of love.  If you’re interested in talking with me about a business opportunity or anything else I greatly prefer that you e-mail me(matt at mattdevs dot com), or you can fill out my contact form on this very site.

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Matthew R. Pfahl

c:570-267-5981
E-mail: pfahlm2@scranton.edu

EDUCATION

The University of Scranton, Scranton, PA
BA in Center of Arts and Science: Computer Science
Major GPA 3.34

EXPERIENCE

Cognition Media – Scranton, PA
May 2009 – Present

  • Part Owner, Developer
    • Received 3rd place in the Greater Valley Technology Alliance’s Business Plan Competition.
    • Specializing in back-end development for all major projects, including creation of databases and classes.

Software Engineering Associates – Archbald, PA
May 2008 – December 2008

  • Internship
    • Conducted research on SVG, PHP, and AJAX interaction.
    • Applied research in a team environment to create an interactive database modeling system.
    • Used Google Web Toolkit to create a prototype for a web environment for a proprietary software system.

University of Scranton Work Study Program – Scranton, PA
September 2005 – May 2009

  • Technical Consultant
    • Meeting with faculty, staff, and students to assess their technological needs and determine how to best achieve them.
    • Working one-on-one with faculty, staff, and students to implement the use of technology into teaching and learning.
    • Scheduling appointments with users, following through on projects and meeting deadlines effectively.
    • Providing assistance in workshops and training seminars including preparation (advertising, scheduling, documentation).
    • Scheduling appointments and manage projects with users.
    • Creating and maintaining of various Web sites.
    • Being knowledgeable about the services being offered to enhance teaching and learning through the use of technology.

Web Development – Scranton, PA
January 2004 – Present

  • Freelance
    • Create and host web sites (portfolio available at mattdevs.com).
    • Meet with clients and resolve issues.
    • Author my own Web Applications including a project management system(projtrack.net), a league management system(sportsburg.com), and an online game(alienrpg.com).

ACTIVITIES

Speaker at Central Pennsylvania/KME Regional Conference October 2008
Topic: “Real Time Visualization for Database Development”
Association for Computing Machinery – Scranton Chapter

  • President, The Association for Computing Machinery, Scranton Chapter 2007-2008
  • Vice President, The Association for Computing Machinery, Scranton Chapter 2006-2007

SKILLS

Programming: Excellent in Java and PHP. Proficient in C, ASP, and C#.
Web Development: Excellent in XHTML and CSS. Proficient in AJAX , GWT, and Wordpress development.
Database: Excellent in MySQL. Proficient in PostgreSQL.
Applications: Excellent in Eclipse, and Microsoft Word, PowerPoint. Proficient in Adobe Photoshop, Encore, Premiere.
Operating Systems: Excellent in Microsoft Windows environments as well as Ubuntu Linux.
Communication: At home in a team environment, excellent writer.

REFERENCES

Available on request