Matthew Whilden is a software engineer and open data advocate with 11 years of professional experience who blends hands-on engineering discipline with nonprofit governance as a current board member of OpenStreetMap US. Based in Redmond, he spent over a decade at Microsoft as a senior software engineer, developing robust tooling and practical practices that scale across teams. Trained in physics at Case Western Reserve University, he applies analytical rigor to data-focused engineering problems and tooling for transparent, reproducible data. Known for championing open data workflows, he brings a pragmatic mix of product-quality coding and community-oriented stewardship that helps bridge technical execution and civic data impact.
11 years of coding experience
12 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science - BS, Physics, Bachelor of Science - BS, Physics at Case Western Reserve University
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Matthew Whilden - Board Member at OpenStreetMap US