Matthew White
Software Engineer at Independent
Richmond, Virginia, United States
Summary
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Senior🎓
Top SchoolMatthew White is a full-stack software engineer with 12 years of experience building web applications and data-focused tooling, combining hands-on development with a strong background in statistical programming. Based in Richmond, VA, he has supported international development and social-impact research from field trials to production software, including roles at Innovations for Poverty Action where he developed Stata and Java programs and transitioned data collection to computerized systems. Since 2017 he’s worked independently, delivering pragmatic engineering solutions and contributing front-end documentation and UX-consistent styling to prominent open-source projects like ODK Central, which powers large-scale data collection. His work blends back-end discipline from formal training at General Assembly with analytical rigor earned working with economists and large datasets. Colleagues rely on him for data hygiene, reproducible workflows, and software that prioritizes impact and usability. He brings a seldom-seen mix of field research experience and modern full-stack craft to projects aiming for measurable social good.
12 years of coding experience
2 years of employment as a software developer
Back-End Web Development, Back-End Web Development at General AssemblyB.A., Philosophy, B.A., Philosophy at Yale University
Github Skills (6)
html10
css10
github-pages9
front-end-development8
documentation7
google-analytics5
Programming languages (12)
Github contributions (5)
getodk/central
Jun 2018 - Jan 2023
ODK Central is a server that is easy to use, very fast, and stuffed with features that make data collection easier. Contribute and make the world a better place! ✨🗄✨
Role in this project:
Frontend Developer
Frontend DeveloperContributions:40 releases, 162 reviews, 184 commits in 4 years 7 months
Contributions summary:Matthew primarily contributed to the project's documentation by adding and updating news items related to ODK Central releases. They focused on creating and modifying the `docs/news.html` and `docs/style.css` files. Furthermore, the user adjusted the CSS for links to match the project's frontend style, added a pinned news item, and incorporated updates for Google Analytics tracking.
a-better-worldplaceitilmhealthnodejs
PovertyAction/cfout
Jun 2014 - Mar 2015
Contributions:103 commits, 3 pushes in 9 months
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