Matthew Hayward

Matthew Hayward is a seasoned technical leader with over a decade of experience in product and services management. He has a strong background in both B2B and B2C product management, especially in startup settings, where he excels at delivering innovative solutions efficiently. Matthew possesses technical expertise in areas such as data modeling, cloud infrastructure, and video and image processing. Additionally, he is skilled in building high-performing customer-facing technical teams, product development, customer success, and training.

Matthew holds a Master of Science in Computer Science, a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics and Computer Science, and a Bachelor of Science in Physics with Distinction, all from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. He has also attended the Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy (IMSA) for further studies.

Throughout his career, Matthew has held various significant positions, including Technical Program Manager at Google, Chief Technology Officer at Keewi Inc and Kannetic, and Strategy Consultant at the Anita Borg Institute for Women in Technology. He has also served as Head of Data at Viblio, Advisor at The Story Locker, Director of Professional Services at Delphix, Director of Technical Field Operations at Coverity, Database Administrator at Amazon, and Intern at the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).

Apart from his professional roles, Matthew is actively involved in open-source projects to contribute to the tech community. Some of his notable projects include an Open Source FFmpeg video editing wrapper in Python (https://github.com/digitalmacgyver/vedit) and Quantum Computing Algorithms (https://quantum-algorithms.herokuapp.com/). Additionally, he has worked on projects like Film Script Visualization (http://illuminator.herokuapp.com/), Database Virtualization (https://www.delphix.com/blog?authors=mhayward), and Screen Saver (http://legypte.herokuapp.com/).