About Me

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Hi, my name is Mat! A little bit about me:

I am a husband to a loving wife, and father to five wonderful fur critters (two dogs and three cats). I’m currently working on deepening my knowledge of Object-Oriented Programming, Embedded Systems Design, and FPGA Development. When I’m not working on those I can be found in my garage workshop making signs to sell on Etsy or working on one of a million other projects.

My Timeline So Far

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1988 - Born San Luis Obispo, California
1995 - First trip out of the country that I remember
1995 - First computer, a Tandy Model that I don’t remember
2000 - September 10th - Published my first website (bassfishingforkids.com?)
2003 - Started High School
2007 - Started photojournalism program at San Francisco State University
2010 - Decided SFSU was not for me, and perhaps a degree in photojournalism is not a great career path
2011 - Enlist in the United States Coast Guard
2011 - Moved to Seattle, Washington
2011 - See the North Pole onboard Coast Guard Cutter Healy
2014 - Transfer to Maritime Safety and Security Team 91101 - Seattle
2014 - Bought my First House
2018 - Married my awesome wife
2018 - Left the Coast Guard after 7 wonderful years
2019 - Enrolled in Cascadia College
2021 - Transferred to the University of Washington Computer Engineering Dept.
2023 - Graduated with a B.S. in Computer Engineering