Matthew Byrd
Technical Lead, IT Applications
Charlotte, North Carolina, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolMatthew Byrd is a technical lead and seasoned escalation engineer with over two decades of experience in Exchange, Exchange Online, and complex IT systems, now driving applications and delivery for American Airlines' regional carriers. He blends deep troubleshooting chops—from networking and Hyper-V virtualization to O365 identity and incident response—with hands-on scripting expertise, contributing PowerShell tools for Exchange support and O365 intrusion investigations. Known for resolving problems others can't, he has built internal tooling and virtualized labs at Microsoft and brings a pragmatic, systems-first approach to design and deployment. Beyond enterprise work, he mentors FIRST Robotics teams, teaching software lifecycle practices to the next generation of engineers. Based in Charlotte, NC, he pairs operational leadership with a knack for turning intricate diagnostics into durable, supportable solutions.
8 years of coding experience
29 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science (BS), Physics, 3.65, Bachelor of Science (BS), Physics, 3.65 at University of South Carolina-Columbia
Github Skills (13)
it-security10
powershell10
exchange-online10
scripting10
office36510
azure-active-directory10
exchange-server10
security10
automation9
automations9
azure-application-insights8
windows8
app-insights8
Programming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
T0pCyber/hawk
Aug 2018 - May 2021
Powershell Based tool for gathering information related to O365 intrusions and potential Breaches
Role in this project:
Backend & Security Engineer
Backend & Security EngineerContributions:116 commits, 9 PRs, 56 pushes in 2 years 9 months
Contributions summary:Matthew primarily worked on a PowerShell-based tool for investigating Office 365 intrusions and potential breaches. Their contributions included adding core functionality like `Get-HawkUserAdminAudit` for searching Exchange Online audit logs. They also made changes to the main script (Hawk.psm1) adding functions, updating existing functions with bug fixes and new features such as adding and implementing Application Insights and handling potential errors while querying the service.
powershellpowershell-moduleoffice365o365exchange-online
microsoft/CSS-Exchange
May 2021 - Jul 2022
Exchange Server support tools and scripts
Role in this project:Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:22 reviews, 82 commits, 20 PRs in 1 year 1 month
Contributions summary:Matthew primarily made modifications to PowerShell scripts, focusing on tools and scripts for Exchange Server support. The commits show changes to the Admin scripts, with modifications to the Get-SimpleAuditLogReport.ps1 script. Additionally, the user introduced and modified the Test-ExchAVExclusions.ps1 script, which checks for AV exclusions within Exchange. These contributions indicate a focus on Exchange Server administration and tool development.
exchange-server
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