About Me
Hi, I'm Matt — an Architect currently working at CDL Software.
At CDL, I lead initiatives across research and development, solution architecture, and technical strategy, helping customers and internal teams solve complex, high-impact challenges.
I designed and implemented the company’s data strategy, with a strong focus on making our data AI-ready, enabling scalable analytics and intelligent systems across the organisation.
I introduced the AWS Well Architected Framework into our engineering processes and have produced and delivered internal conferences on Well-Architected, AI, AWS DeepRacer, and Developer Experience — driving innovation and a strong culture of learning.
A key area of my work involves exploring technology to create more proactive, personalised, and consumer-friendly insurance experiences.
I also lead our technical engagement with the AWS Partner Network (APN) — working closely with AWS teams to align on roadmap priorities, validate architectures, and accelerate delivery of innovative, cloud-native InsurTech solutions.
Beyond CDL, I’m an AWS Ambassador and AWS Community Builder, and since 2024, I’ve been part of the AWS exam team contributing questions to the AWS Certified Data Engineer exam — helping shape the future of cloud data skills.
I'm also a regular speaker at conferences and meetup groups around the world, including AWS re:Invent, ElasticON, and QlikWorld, where I share knowledge on cloud architecture, AI, data, and developer enablement.
In 2023, I was honoured with the AWS Gold Jacket and recognised as an AWS Certification All Star for achieving all AWS certifications.
From 2021 to 2024, I was named a Qlik Global Luminary, recognised for delivering measurable impact through data and contributing to the global analytics community.
Awards
The AWS Ambassador Program builds a community of highly qualified and influential employees at AWS Partners. AWS Ambassadors are recognized as influential AWS professionals in driving their organization's AWS proficiency and supporting the community through thought leadership.
AWS Community Builders are AWS technical enthusiasts and emerging thought leaders who are passionate about sharing knowledge and connecting with the technical community.
The 'Golden Jacket' is awarded to AWS Ambassadors after passing all of the AWS certifications. I received mine in 2023 and have continued to maintain full AWS certification status.
The Qlik Luminary Program celebrates the brightest beacons from across the Qlik and Talend global ecosystem. Luminaries represent Qlik's top customer advocates and counsellors who are driving measurable impacts from data – and then broadly sharing those outcomes with others. With passion, expertise, and commitment, Qlik Luminaries champion the vision of transforming data into business transformations.
An AWS Exam SME (Subject Matter Expert) is someone who contributes to the design, development, review, and validation of AWS certification exams. It’s a key role in ensuring AWS certifications are relevant, fair, and aligned with real-world practices.
I am part of the team writing the questions for the Data Engineer Associate Exam
AWS Partner Network (APN) partner designations are official recognitions awarded by AWS to partners that meet specific criteria across technical proficiency, customer success, and specialization. These designations help customers identify trusted partners for specific use cases or industries.
Financial Services Competency, Private Link Service Ready Launch Partner, RDS Service Ready Launch Partner, Qualified Software
Certifications
I hold certifications from AWS, Microsoft, Google, Oracle, DAMA, Scrum.org, Hashicorp, Okta, Qlik, Linux Foundation, ISC2, GitLab, ITIL and Pendo.
I hold all active AWS certifications and was awarded the AWS Gold Jacket in 2023 for achieving full certification status — which I've continued to maintain ever since.
View my verified certifications and badges on Credly.
Conference Talk Highlights
Ensure the security and reliability of your GenAI workloads with Amazon Bedrock
AWS re:Invent 2024 re:Cap
Activities
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