Matthew Stephens
The Professional
With over 20 years of experience documenting, analyzing, and improving processes, systems, blending information technology (IT) with human connection, Matthew stands at the nexus of people and data.
Matthew began is his journey in IT with high school internships with Save the Children and the McCreary County School District where he worked on the largest Microsoft Exchange network in the world (at the time). Since then he has supported clients across the Federal Government and Fortune 500 corporations, including managing a $20M portfolio of telecommunications projects, implementing enterprise-wide systems migrations and upgrades, and designing automations to improve efficiency.
Much of this work required rigorous analysis of patterns ands trends, presenting to executives, policy makers, and other stakeholders, being a mentor to his employees to ensure their growth an satisfaction, and the analysis, creation, and improvement of business processes and standard operating procedures to drive growth and positive outcomes.
The focus of Matthew’s career has not just been with machines, however. He has managed 24×7 service desks of up to 100 people, been the primary point of contact for presidential appointees, advocated directly with lawmakers on behalf of NGOs, and supplemented his knowledge of people, societies, and cultures through studies in sociology and psychology.
The Creative
Life isn’t just stats, it’s also stories. We don’t mov through the years learning only that which propels us to greater heights of our careers, but also that which makes us laugh and weep, makes our heart race or sings us to drowsy sleep.
These aren’t separate in the sense of being an entirely different thing from our work lives. Rather, the two inform one another. My life experiences inform the storytelling I use with my project reports; project management has taught me to be more organized in my creative efforts without squashing the creative process.
Thus, on this site, you won’t just see professional examples, but also my exploration of myself and the world around me through the lens of a fledgling artist. Just as the Thoughts section of the site will have analytical writing, it also holds creative essays, poetry, fiction, and my attempts at sketching, painting, or other endeavors.
Anything included here is meant to show the deeper, more complex side of the human behind the name and resume. It’s an offer to share, to be vulnerable, but also to make sure we’re compatible before working together. It’s an offer to build a community of understanding and exploration of all that makes humanity what we are.