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Matthew Taylor
IT Director at Northwestern University
Matthew Taylor is the IT Director at Northwestern University, a position he has held since September 2012.1 He has a long-standing career at Northwestern, having worked there since January 2000 in various roles, including Software Architect and Technical Support Consultant.1 Taylor holds a B.S. in Computer Engineering from Northwestern University, which he obtained between 1995 and 2000.1
Taylor's expertise lies in e-Learning Application Development, WebObjects, Mac OS X, and multilingual systems.1 He is also the general Director of the Media and Design Studio at Northwestern, where he oversees all digital aspects and orchestrates the unit's activities.23
In addition to his technical background, Taylor has a passion for languages and cultures, which began with a year abroad in France during high school.2 He is fluent in French with full professional proficiency and has limited working proficiency in Spanish.1
Taylor's interests extend to Digital Humanities, where he explores the interplay between qualitative and quantitative methods.2 He is particularly intrigued by how authority and veracity are established, as well as the econometrics of hard-to-measure human qualities like happiness.2
Faculty members at Northwestern are encouraged to contact Taylor with project proposals or special requests, as he aims to help everyone find the answers and solutions they need.23
