Matthew Renze is an AI consultant, researcher, and founder with 12+ years of experience building software and training communities; through Renze Consulting he has trained over 500,000 developers and delivered 200+ keynotes and workshops on every continent, including Antarctica. He leads research at the Renze AI Research Institute on self-reflecting LLM/LMM agent architectures that improve problem-solving, trustworthiness, and value alignment, while also advising startups on data science and clean architecture implementations. A Johns Hopkins MS in AI and dual-degree undergraduate background in computer science and philosophy inform his interdisciplinary approach to technical strategy and ethics. He’s a Microsoft MVP in AI, regional director, prolific educator (Pluralsight, Udemy, Skillshare), and founder of the Las Vegas AI Meetup, with hands-on open-source work demonstrating clean architecture patterns in .NET. Beyond technical leadership, he runs a nonprofit expanding tech education to underrepresented communities, signaling a long-term commitment to inclusive tech leadership.
12 years of coding experience
12 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science in Computer Science and BA in Philosophy with a minor in Economics, Bachelor of Science in Computer Science and BA in Philosophy with a minor in Economics at Iowa State University
Johns Hopkins University
Associate of Science Managment Information System (MIS) and Business Administration, Associate of Science Managment Information System (MIS) and Business Administration at Des Moines Area Community College
A sample app for my online course "Clean Architecture: Patterns, Practices, and Principles" in .NET Framework 4.8
Role in this project:
Full-stack Developer
Contributions:1 release, 68 commits, 3 PRs in 6 years 10 months
Contributions summary:Matthew primarily worked on setting up the foundation for a .NET Framework application demonstrating clean architecture principles. They added domain and persistence layers, including database configuration, and wired up a message bus for commands, queries, and events. The user also implemented a sale detail page and created the necessary entities and models for sales, customers, products, and employees, building out the core features of the application. The code changes indicate an effort to implement a full-stack application.
Contributions:3 commits, 2 pushes, 1 branch in 3 years 5 months
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