Matt Simpson
Director Of IT, Queen's Health Sciences at Queen's University
Kingston, Ontario, Canada
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Top SchoolMatt Simpson is a technology leader with 14+ years at Queen's University where he now serves as Director of IT for Queen's Health Sciences, blending hands-on full‑stack development roots with strategic leadership. A Zend Certified PHP Engineer and professionally trained graphic designer, he uniquely bridges UX/design sensibility with backend systems (PHP, MySQL, JavaScript, Linux) to make pragmatic, user-centered decisions. He has led and scaled teams through roles from web developer to Associate Director for the Elentra Consortium, delivering education technology that measurably improves student learning. Matt also runs a long-standing web consultancy, Silentweb, and teaches web applications, reflecting a continuous commitment to mentorship and craft. Recent leadership certificates in academic medicine IT and information security highlight his focus on socially responsible missions and secure, sustainable technology in healthcare education.
14 years of coding experience
19 years of employment as a software developer
Certificate Graphic Designing Electronically, Certificate Graphic Designing Electronically at Fanshawe CollegeCertificate Leading Information Technology in Academic Medicine, Certificate Leading Information Technology in Academic Medicine at Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC)Certificate Matariki Leadership Program, Certificate Matariki Leadership Program at Matariki Network of UniversitiesCertificate Foundational Leadership Program, Certificate Foundational Leadership Program at Queen's UniversityCertificate Information Security Leadership Development Program, Certificate Information Security Leadership Development Program at CUCCIOAdvanced Diploma Graphic Design, Advanced Diploma Graphic Design at St. Lawrence College
English
Github Skills (60)
mysql-backup10
gnu9
pdo9
php-library8
adodb8
php8
filesystem8
letsencrypt7
mysql7
ckeditor7
hhvm7
windows7
linux7
sql7
certificate7
Programming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
ElentraProject/entrada-1x
Jan 2015 - Dec 2017
Contributions:6 releases, 11 pushes, 6 branches in 2 years 10 months
java
mattsimpson/ADOdb
Jan 2019 - Jan 2023
ADOdb is a PHP database class library that provides powerful abstractions for performing queries and managing databases. ADOdb also hides the differences between DB engines so you can easily switch them without changing your code.
Contributions:2 pushes, 11 branches in 4 years 1 month
adodbclass-librarydatabasedatabasesphp
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