Matt Cowan
Employment
Principal Engineer, Trello
Atlassian - February 2017 to Present
- Wrote the documentation for Trello Power-Ups
- Re-architected Trello's custom fields into the core API and migrated millions of custom fields records to new schemas and collections without downtime
- Created an embeddable Trello card, used on Dropbox Paper, Confluence, Zendesk, and across the web
- Produced instructional YouTube videos
- Responsible for maintaining and improving Trello's Power-Up interface, in addition to all first-party Power-Ups
Member of Technical Staff
Trello - July 2015 to February 2017
- Created numerous Power-Ups, such as Salesforce, Evernote, Box, for the launch of Business Class 3.0
- Created the Custom Fields & Card Repeater Power-Ups in addition to helping third parties build and launch Power-Ups on Trello's Platform
- Responsible for maintaining and improving Trello's Power-Up interface, in addition to all first-party Power-Ups
- Wrote and maintained Trello's Slack integration, and Slack Power-Up
Program Manager II
Microsoft - August 2013 to June 2015
- Designed, spec’d, and drove to completion across various teams new Dev Center features for Windows Phone 8.1 launch such as the universal app badge, new in-app-product types, a site-wide redesign and security and accessibility compliance
- Designed and prototyped the unified package rank algorithm for all Windows Store delivered package types for Windows 10 launch
- Responsible for important OEM and developer scenarios such as application preinstalls, in-app-products, and existing Windows Phone packages
Program Manager Intern
Microsoft - Summer 2012
- Designed the process for handling reported concerns on the Windows Phone platform
- Managed and coordinated implementation effort across multiple teams
Desktop Support Intern
Columbia College IT - Spring 2011, September 2011 to May 2012
- Responsible for repairing deployed hardware and software on campus including Windows XP, Windows 7, and Microsoft Outlook
- Responsible for configuring and deploying new hardware and software on campus
Summer Technology Analyst
Goldman Sachs - Summer 2011
- Created a data visualization engine in Python with matplotlib used by infrastructure teams to parse raw log files generated from test runs that allows teams to compare the results of up to twelve separate test runs in a graphical format with rich statistical data
- Created a web portal for teams testing on a daily basis to have ‘glance-able’ information that is deeply linked with the much richer and denser visualizations provided by the visualization engine
Education
B.S. in Computer Science
Columbia University - September 2009 to May 2013
- Magna Cum Laude, GPA: 3.94 / 4.0
- Rodman K. Reef Scholar - 2011/2012 & 2012/2013
High School Diploma
Sayville High School - September 2005 to June 2009
- Awards: Valedictorian, Technology Award, Rensselaer Medal for Excellence in Math and Science, Award for exceptional interest and achievement in science by the Science Teachers Association of New York State
Languages & Technologies
- Javascript / ECMAScript
- NodeJS, mongoDB, redis, react
Hobbies
- 🗜️ Woodworking, 🏕️ hiking, 📷 photography