matt knowles

Virtue

Life Hacker with Patience

Technology

"A computer would deserve to be called intelligent if it could deceive a human into believing that it was human." Turing

Innovation

The creation of something new is not accomplished by the intellect, but by the play instinct arising from inner necessity.

Security

When you squeeze the data hard enough a vulnerability can just pop right out of nowhere!

Core

Twenty-five years of commercial customer focused experience in information systems and infrastructure support, team leadership and senior management. Keen interest in IT security, governance, processes tied to technology. Effective and proven team management and leadership skills backed with a strong and diverse technical knowledge. Highly organised, motivated and goal orientated, aimed at problem-solving and maintaining the bottom line. Proven experience in aligning business processes with information systems. Capable of delivering results on time in a fast-paced work environment. Well respected Senior Leader and Manager for highly skilled teams.

Influenced by

"The future influences the present just as much as the past." Friedrich Nietzsche

Brian Cox

Physicist

Elon Musk

SpaceX, PayPal, Tesla Inc., Hyperloop, SolarCity, OpenAI, The Boring Company, Neuralink, Zip2

Steve Wozniak

inventor, electronics engineer, programmer, philanthropist, and technology entrepreneur who co-founded Apple Inc.

Recommendations

"The hardest thing is writing a recommendation for someone we know." Kin Hubbard

Anthony Locke

eCommerce Business Manager

"I have worked with Matt on numerous high profile IT implementations over the past 10 years, and he is continually a high performer. Matt's expertise lies in demystifying a complicated process or system, and making it deliver the outcomes the business requires. If your objective is to successfully complete your next project, I would highly recommend Matt as an indispensable part of your team."

Michelle Ryan

Procurement Business Partner

"Matt is an energetic, professional individual. His excellent service skills and subject matter expertise made him highly sought after for support. He has a great ability to communicate in “common” language with internal customers, who may not be IT savvy. Overall, Matt is an asset to his employer. "

Loong Wei Fong

Network Services Manager

"I've worked with Matt on many Infrastructure transformation projects such as integration, new technology implementation/deployment. I find Matt to be customer and business oriented in the way that he makes sure that IT services meet customer/business needs/objective. He possesses qualities to lead as well as being a team player. He is indeed a valuable asset to any IT department of a company."

Sharon Anderson

Credit Manager

"Matt has been a great support to me with his IT knowledge and support.
I am not an IT person and technology is not my friend but Matt was able to help with some IT issues I have had in the past and explain to why the system was doing what it was doing in a way I could understand. With his help my problem was resolved in a timely manner and with no further issues. Your support is valued and the professional, pleasant and friendly manner in which you work is a positive to any business."

Pascal O'Neill

IT Director - Asia Pacific Operations Services at Schneider Electric

"I have worked with Matt for almost 6 years, first when he was part of my team and later when he became Network Manager for the Pacific zone. Matt demonstrated to me, very early in our relationship, that he was truly a creative and innovative thinker. His unique ability to think outside the box helped me and the team to success on many occasions. Some of these successes involved cost saving/avoidance initiatives, merger and acquisition activities, Office 365 and Skype for Business deployment to over 20,000 users and the successful setup of a Change Advisory Board across all of Asia Pacific. Matt has also shown himself to be a strong and valued mentor to less experienced or knowledgeable team members. He is a pleasure to work with and a consummate professional. Whether as a leader or as an individual contributor, I do not hesitate to recommend Matt for any opportunity that he pursues."

Felix Nachiyunde

Reqional Commodity Manager

"I've benefited from Matt's creative problem-solving, tireless work ethic, and willingness to do whatever it takes to create an environment that translates the stakeholders' vision into reality.
Matt was directly responsible for the Information technology network and security, liaising with both internal and external stakeholders. I know for a fact that his reputation and commitment helped the company resolve many network issues.
As a colleague, Matt was incredibly generous with his time and expertise, which includes everything from years of managing a team to an expert-level knowledge of networks, and information security . I have to say that his humor and good nature make long nights and tough deadlines much easier on his team."

Innovator Optimist Researcher Mentor

Stay calm, I've got this.