Matt Hakes
Chief Executive Officer at Ruga Consulting
Wisconsin, United States
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Top SchoolMatt Hakes is a seasoned executive and founder with 13 years of experience building and scaling virtual-first businesses, currently leading Ruga Consulting as CEO and serving as Executive Director of Education for SE Wisconsin SCORE. He previously co-founded and led Virtual Freight Inspections through product, technology and operational roles for nearly two decades, blending hands-on technical creation with strategic leadership. Trained in organizational development (M.A., Alverno College) and theology, he brings a rare combination of people-centered organizational design and practical virtual operations expertise. Known for translating complex virtual workflows into pragmatic, scalable processes, he excels at helping distributed teams operate efficiently and reliably. Matt’s long track record includes founding CTO responsibilities and a sustained commitment to community and youth ministry, signaling leadership rooted in service as well as business outcomes. Based in Wisconsin, he focuses on real, practical organizational change that delivers measurable results for virtual companies.
13 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor's degree, Theology/Theological Studies, Bachelor's degree, Theology/Theological Studies at St Francis DeSalesMaster of Arts (M.A.), Organizational Development, Master of Arts (M.A.), Organizational Development at Alverno College
Github Skills (14)
captcha9
font-awesome9
jquery-plugin9
bootstrap8
react6
javascript3
ftp2
sftp2
linux2
macos2
windows2
editor1
electron1
ftps1
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
mhakes/bootstrap-captcha
Jun 2013 - Nov 2016
jQuery plugin that along with Bootstrap and Font-Awesome will create a stylish, human validating captcha
Contributions:33 commits, 1 PR, 1 push in 3 years 6 months
bootstrapcaptchajquery-plugin
mhakes/sane-capture
Jun 2016 - Jul 2016
Contributions:34 pushes, 4 branches in 23 days
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