Matthias Koch
Corporate Director, Business Solutions
West Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada
Summary
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Top SchoolMatthias Koch is a seasoned IT leader and strategist with an MBA and a background in business informatics, bringing over two decades of experience across public and financial sectors. He currently directs Business Solutions at Interior Health Authority while teaching at Okanagan College, blending executive oversight with hands-on operational mentorship. Matthias has led network and IT services for municipalities and universities, managed multimillion-dollar budgets, and secured enhanced public-sector security clearance—experience that informs pragmatic, compliance-driven technology decisions. Earlier in his career he founded and led IT consultancies serving financial clients, giving him entrepreneurial instincts and deep infrastructure expertise. Known for adapting teams and systems to rapid change, he combines analytical rigor with a focus on reliable, user-centered service delivery. Outside mainstream platforms he now maintains code on Codeberg, reflecting a preference for focused, privacy-respecting development communities.
10 years of coding experience
21 years of employment as a software developer
Local Government Leadership Development Certificate, Public Administration, Local Government Leadership Development Certificate, Public Administration at Capilano UniversityBusiness Informatics, Computer Science, Business Informatics, Computer Science at Berufsakademie WeserberglandMaster of Business Administration - MBA, Business Administration, Master of Business Administration - MBA, Business Administration at Pfeiffer University
German, English, Spanish, French
Github Skills (92)
lattice10
xilinx10
zynq10
vivado10
nextpnr10
fpga9
synthesis9
asic9
risc9
uvm9
yosys9
eda9
32-bit8
youtube8
soc8
Programming languages (10)
Github contributions (5)
badgeteam/mch2022-firmware-ice40
May 2022 - Oct 2022
Contributions:1 review, 73 commits, 2 PRs in 5 months
Mecrisp/hoard-of-bitfonts
Jan 2023 - Dec 2023
turns out I like bitmap fonts
Contributions:5 pushes in 11 months
bitmapfontfontsturnsbitmap-fonts
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