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Matthew Batchelder

Birth date:

29 Sep 1981

Gender:

Male

Height:

5' 10"

Weight:

approx. 210lbs

Hair:

Brown

Eyes:

Blue

Dossier:

8431

Edits

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This is for the RL person behind Orv Dessrx and Baxir Vol. For the Dark Brotherhood character, see Orv Dessrx.

Brief History

Born in NH to a Navy family. I moved around a lot.

High School

My high school years were spent at a small school in Coolidge, AZ where I worked hard, played harder, and graduated at the ripe 'ole age of 16.

Plymouth State University

After graduation, I moved out to Plymouth, NH - worked for a year to gain residency - then started college full time. I graduated 4 years later with a BS in Applied Computer Science.

Professional

I stayed at Plymouth State University. After graduation I was hired on at the IT department as a Web Application Engineer (PHP, MySQL, Oracle, PL/SQL, JavaScript, etc) and teach the occasional College course here and there.

In 2012, I left my position as Lead Developer at PSU to join Gigaom as a Software Engineer.

In 2015, Gigaom shut down and I started working at Modern Tribe and the Lead Products Engineer. Time moved forward and I became the Head of Products Engineering for that company.

In 2021, the product that I oversaw in Modern Tribe was sold to Liquid Web and I went with it. I became the Senior Director of Engineering for that company's product arm (StellarWP) and now oversee 7+ product brands and an army of engineers.

Miscellaneous

I'm the Senior Director of Engineering at a company. I'm a software engineer and systems architect. I draw. I do karate. I hike. I kayak. I like bacon. I play Minecraft.

External Links

Artwork - Artwork set on Artstation

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-''This is for the RL person behind Orv Dessrx. For the [[Dark Brotherhood]] character, see [[Orv Dessrx]].''
+''This is for the RL person behind Orv Dessrx and Baxir Vol. For the [[Dark Brotherhood]] character, see [[Orv Dessrx]].''
-==Brief History==
+==  Brief History  ==
-Born in Portsmouth, NH to a Navy family.  I moved around a lot.
+Born in NH to a Navy family.  I moved around a lot.
-===High School===
+===  High School  ===
-My high school years were spent at Coolidge Christian School in Coolidge, AZ where I worked hard, played harder, and graduated at the ripe 'ole age of 16.
+My high school years were spent at a small school in Coolidge, AZ where I worked hard, played harder, and graduated at the ripe 'ole age of 16.
-===Plymouth State University===
+===  Plymouth State University  ===
 After graduation, I moved out to Plymouth, NH - worked for a year to gain residency - then started college full time.  I graduated 4 years later with a BS in Applied Computer Science.
-===Professional===
+===  Professional  ===
-I never left Plymouth State University.  After graduation I was hired on at the IT department as a Web Application Engineer (PHP, MySQL, Oracle, PL/SQL, JavaScript, etc) and teach the occasional College course here and there.
+I stayed at Plymouth State University.  After graduation I was hired on at the IT department as a Web Application Engineer (PHP, MySQL, Oracle, PL/SQL, JavaScript, etc) and teach the occasional College course here and there.
-==Abbreviated Life in a Nutshell==
+In 2012, I left my position as Lead Developer at PSU to join [http://gigaom.com Gigaom] as a Software Engineer.
-# Born
-# Moved around a bunch early on
-# Grew up in Arizona, USA...mostly on a Ranch in the boonies (you know, riding horses, roping cattle, building fences, killing snakes)
-# Skipped 7th & 8th grade to jump right in to highschool
-## was introduced to Star Wars CCG and Star Wars RPG.  Much fun was had
-## used the library to teach myself HTML and start coding my first website on Geocities
-# Graduated at 16 and moved to New Hampshire, USA for college
-# Chose Computer Science as major despite never owning a computer (it seemed fun)
-## Played an e-mail based SW RPG
-## Joined the EH Imperial Senate my freshman year
-## Became the EH Imperial Senate Minister of Communications (webpage slut) for a LOOONG time
-### hosted the Imperial Senate sites for years
-### designed a number of other EH sites outside of the Imperial Senate
-## Became the EH Imperial Senate Chancellor
-## Retired from EH Imperial Senate
-## Played D&D for the first time and loved it
-## Played Shadowrun RPG
-## Met a cool girl that eventually became my wife
-# Graduated in 2003 with my Bachelor of Science
-# Began working for the same university I graduated from as a programmer
-## Got married
-## Started Blogging (http://borkweb.com )
-## Started Playing World of Warcraft, got addicted, quit, started again very un-addicted like
-## Began teaching college courses on occasion (only 6 so far)
-## Though of, Designed, and Developed http://masterwish.com with two co-workers
-## Learned the power of JavaScript and how it applied to AJAX
-# Joined the DB
-==Miscellaneous==
+In 2015, Gigaom shut down and I started working at [https://tri.be Modern Tribe] and the Lead Products Engineer. Time moved forward and I became the Head of Products Engineering for that company.
-I'm a computer geek.  I program for work and for fun.  I architect web applications and always have a couple of projects on the wings.  I'm a blogger: [[http://borkweb.com BorkWeb]].  I play [[http://www.worldofwarcraft.com World of Warcraft]].  I own a Wii.  I fiddle with Graphic design.  I like Strawberry Gushers.  I'm married.  I have a cat named Ducky Chicken Finger.
-==Mad Skillz, Yo==
+In 2021, the product that I oversaw in Modern Tribe was sold to Liquid Web and I went with it. I became the Senior Director of Engineering for that company's product arm (StellarWP) and now oversee 7+ product brands and an army of engineers.
-I've a number of geek related abilities:
-===General Applications===
+==  Miscellaneous  ==
-* Flash
+I'm the Senior Director of Engineering at a company. I'm a software engineer and systems architect. I draw. I do karate. I hike. I kayak. I like bacon. I play Minecraft.
-* Photoshop
-===Application Architecture===
+==  Star Wars Books I've Read  ==
-* Ajax
+# [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tales_From_Jabba%27s_Palace Tales from Jabba's Palace]
-* Database Abstraction
+# [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tales_From_the_Mos_Eisley_Cantina Tales from the Mos Eisley Cantina]
-* Database Design in an Enterprise Environment
+# [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tales_of_the_Bounty_Hunters Tales of the Bounty Hunters]
-* Templating
+# [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Han_Solo_Trilogy Han Solo Trilogy]: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Paradise_Snare The Paradise Snare]
+# [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Han_Solo_Trilogy Han Solo Trilogy]: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hutt_Gambit The Hutt Gambit]
+# [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Han_Solo_Trilogy Han Solo Trilogy]: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rebel_Dawn Rebel Dawn]
+# [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Wars:_Shadows_of_the_Empire Shadows of the Empire]
+# [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Truce_at_Bakura The Truce at Bakura]
+# Rogue Squadron
+# Wedge's Gamble
+# The Krytos Trap
+# Thrawn Trilogy: Heir to the Empire
+# Thrawn Trilogy: Dark Force Rising
+# Thrawn Trilogy: The Last Command
+# Jedi Academy Trilogy: Jedi Search
+# Jedi Academy Trilogy: Dark Apprentice
+# Jedi Academy Trilogy: Champions of the Force
+# I, Jedi
+# Children of the Jedi
+# Darksaber
+# Planet of Twilight
+# The Crystal Star
+# The New Rebellion
+# Specter of the Past
+# Vision of the Future
+# NJO: Vector Prime
+# NJO: Dark Tide I
+# NJO: Dark Tide II
+# NJO: Agents of Chaos: Hero's Trial
+# NJO: Agents of Chaos: Jedi Eclipse
+# NJO: Balance Point
+# NJO: Edge of Victory: Conquest
+# NJO: Edge of Victory: Rebirth
+# NJO: Star by Star
+# NJO: Dark Journey
+# NJO: Enemy Lines: Rebel Dream
+# NJO: Enemy Lines: Rebel Stand
+# NJO: Traitor
+# NJO: Destiny's Way
+# NJO: Force Heretic: Remnant
+# NJO: Force Heretic: Refugee
+# NJO: Force Heretic: Reunion
+# NJO: The Final Prophecy
+# NJO: The Unifying Force
+# Dark Nest I: The Joiner King
+# Dark Nest II: The Unseen Queen
+# Dark Nest III: Swarm War
+# Legacy of the Force: Betrayal
+# Legacy of the Force: Bloodlines
+# Legacy of the Force: Tempest
+# Legacy of the Force: Exile
+# Legacy of the Force: Sacrifice
+# Legacy of the Force: Inferno
+# Legacy of the Force: Fury
+# Legacy of the Force: Revelation
+# Legacy of the Force: Invincible
-===Languages, Markup, & Databases===
+==  External Links  ==
-* CSS
-* Java
+* [http://artstation.com/borkweb Artwork] - Artwork set on Artstation
-* JavaScript
-* MySQL
-* PHP
-* PL/SQL
-* Oracle
-* XHTML
-==External Links==
-* [http://borkweb.com BorkWeb] - Blog
-* [http://flickr.com/photos/borkweb/sets/1279876/ Artwork] - Artwork set in Flickr
-* [http://flickr.com/photos/borkweb Flickr Photos] - General Flickr Area
-* [http://masterwish.com MasterWish] - Wish List App
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-[[Category: RL Bios]]
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