Summary
Matt Reath is a software engineer with 11 years of experience designing and shipping broadband networking and automation solutions that help rural and underserved communities gain affordable internet access. His career blends hands-on engineering, product leadership, and entrepreneurship—running his own tech consultancy while contributing to teams at Handshake, Bild International, and Tern Travel. He’s built bandwidth management, network analytics, monitoring, and resource optimization platforms that made advanced capabilities attainable for small providers. A Michigan Technological University computer science graduate and lifelong “Yooper,” Matt pairs a practical, field-tested approach to systems with a passion for democratizing opportunity through connectivity. Outside of work he’s an avid backpacker, mountain biker, and skier, which informs his focus on resilient, low-friction solutions for remote environments.
11 years of coding experience
22 years of employment as a software developer
Computer Science, Computer Science at Michigan Technological University