Matthew Davey

Matthew Davey

Email	[email protected]
Phone	+61 421 986 574
Blog	project-2501.net
GitHub	github.com/mdavey

Melbourne based software developer. Experienced in backend PHP development, and system administration.


Experience		Lead Developer iCustomer 2015 - Current Started working on a new CRM Product in the Telephony space. Work is a mix of new features and updating existing technology. IT Manager Marketcom 2010 - 2014 Continued to spend 30-50% of my time on the design and development of the Bergamot CRM. New roles involved the managing of IT resources including: Web, proxy and database servers Multiple MySQL databases Xen virtual servers VoIP telephone system and handsets Web Developer Bergamot Solutions 2006 - 2010 Worked on a web based CRM / Sales management system with a team of three. Small-medium code base of PHP and Javascript. Data was stored in a MySQL database (~1 billion rows). My role involved: Identifying and fixing code defects Developing new modules and records Management of large data sets

Skills		PHP Developer Advanced Setup and managed Apache, Lighttpd and Nginx servers with manually managed Fast CGI processes and PHP-FPM. Edited/committed over 240,000 lines of PHP 5.2 and later code. Managed small/medium MySQL databases. Roles included identify poor performing indexes, and managing triggers for performance and data integrity. Cloud Infrastructure Intermediate Managed dedicated and virtual servers with multiple providers. Server Management Intermediate General housekeeping tasks: Account management On-site and off-site backups and recovery strategies Application and OS updates (scheduled and for security) Notable projects: Setting up an Asterisk-Asterisk connection over an VPN with South African client. Setup involved authentication and CDR data be integrated with existing CRM Migrated ~10 physical servers to a combination of dedicated and virtual servers. Each migration included updating legacy code, implementing new backup procedures and updating (or in some cases creating) documentation for the service Managing the data side of importing, validation, cleanup and exporting of 1.5 million customer records over 18 months Created a system to help users enter Australian address information into a CRM by parsing, validating the address and then highlighting problems and suggesting solutions. Personal Projects Many small projects in PHP, Python, and Lua. vBulletin forum to RSS feed (backed by database) Multi-threaded downloader Sand-boxed Lua interpreter for personal Wiki ADSL modem monitoring with graphs Bot to play a flash game (poorly) Log parsers for several games (e.g. FFXIV, WoW) Automatic generation of lower third titles for a video project Raspberry PI based temperature logger and IR controller Exacting data from several game datafiles (e.g. Crimson land) Hobbies Electronics Quad-copters 3D printing Photography

Education		Monash University Systems Development 2002-2005 Bachelor of Computing at Monash University. Majoring in Systems Development & Multimedia Technology.