Summary
Matthew Press is a software engineer and former Army officer who transitioned into web development after self-teaching HTML/CSS during deployment and later building a simple logic-gate computer to understand how machines work. With experience at Booz Allen Hamilton on cross-functional Agile teams, he delivers tested, accessible front-end applications using React, JavaScript, HTML/CSS and is expanding into backend work with Express and PostgreSQL. He combines discipline from seven years of military leadership and personnel management with a practical, project-driven approach—completing roughly fifteen projects in six months during his career restart. Currently studying Data Science and Machine Learning at Carnegie Mellon while holding a Turing School frontend credential, he’s focused on continual learning and broadening full-stack skills. Matthew brings a collaborative mindset aimed at helping others achieve goals while pursuing personal ambitions, including building an app to optimize rock-climbing routes.
8 years of coding experience
1 year of employment as a software developer
Frontend Development JavaScript | CSS | HTML, Frontend Development JavaScript | CSS | HTML at Turing School of Software & Design
Chinese Language and Literature, Chinese Language and Literature at Soochow University (CN)
Graduate Program Data Science and Machine Learning, Graduate Program Data Science and Machine Learning at Carnegie Mellon University
Bachelor's degree Business Administration Management and Operations, Bachelor's degree Business Administration Management and Operations at Furman University