Matt Lawrence

Senior Software Engineer at Adobe

Matt B Lawrence is a seasoned Software Engineer with a rich background across the Software Development Life Cycle, specializing in team leadership, testing automation, triage optimization, and global team management.

With over 12 years of experience, Matt has led distributed teams focused on Build, Release, and QA Testing of diverse software products, from enterprise systems to consumer software.

Currently, Matt is engaged in enhancing the Flash Runtime system for various platforms, including Windows, Mac, Linux, and Mobile (iOS/Android). Previously, he made substantial contributions to the Enterprise Java SDK for HP-UX (UNIX).

Matt's strengths include exceptional Project/Program Management skills, expertise in the full SDLC, outstanding communication and organizational abilities, risk assessment, and mitigation.

He boasts a breadth of Software Engineering experience, working with various technologies such as VMs, Continuous Integration tools like Jenkins, C/C++, Java, Scripting languages like Python and Perl, version control systems, and multiple operating systems.

His accomplishments include serving as Automation Lead for Flash Runtime for Applications, training and leading global QA teams, coordinating simultaneous releases across different geographies, and managing mission-critical releases.

Matt's specialties encompass Program Management, Negotiating, Risk Mitigation, Planning, Global Team Leadership, and a wide range of technical skills like C, C++, Java, Perl, SQL, and expertise in operating systems and development tools like ClearCase, CVS, and Jenkins.

Education-wise, Matt studied Computer Science at the University of California, Santa Cruz, and pursued an Advanced Software Systems certificate from Stanford University.

In his career, Matt held various roles at Adobe, including Senior Software Engineer, Lead Software QE Developer, and Senior QE Developer. He also has a strong background at Hewlett-Packard in roles like Lead Engineer for International QA Team, Senior Release Engineer, and Software Engineer in Java VM/SDK.

Additionally, Matt has experience with developer support and computer operations roles earlier in his career.