Matthew Cullum is a veteran software engineering leader with over 20 years of experience building distributed and real-time control systems and currently serves as VP of Engineering at thatDot, stewarding the open-source streaming graph Quine. He was the inventor and architect of a general-purpose industrial control platform that runs thousands of factories worldwide and has repeatedly translated deep technical design into measurable business impact, including productivity gains and low team attrition. Skilled at scaling teams and architectures, he has led engineering organizations from hands-on development to CTO-level strategy, shipping full-plant automation and data management platforms. Beyond code and systems, Matthew brings a strong interest in psychology and philosophy that informs his people-first leadership and talent development. Based in Minneapolis, he pairs maker instincts—woodworking through to complex software—with a pragmatic focus on reliability and operational excellence.
11 years of coding experience
20 years of employment as a software developer
Associate Degree Arts and Sciences, Associate Degree Arts and Sciences at University of Wisconsin-Fox Valley
Bachelor of Science Degree Computer Science, Bachelor of Science Degree Computer Science at University of Wisconsin
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