Matt “Mattc0m” Richards – Professional

This page lists my professional-level accomplishments over the years.

Web Projects

All of my web-based projects are coordinated through a website called “Sector Network.” You can view all of the sites that have been created by me on SectorNetwork.com.

Shepherd University

I attend a small liberal arts school that is located ninety minutes outside of Washington, DC in the cozy town of Shepherdstown, WV. I am an active graphic designer, webmaster, and peer leader on campus. Here is some of the more relevant accomplishments.

  • High GPA
    Proudly maintain a 3.74 while working towards my Mass Communications major and Journalism minor.
  • Program Board
    On the Executive Leadership Team, plan and coordinate campus-wide events, coordinate budget issues, and work with students.
    Also, I’ve designed & developed the Program Board website from the ground up, and currently maintain it.
    I’ve worked for Program Board on First & Second year
  • Honors Program
    I am an active member in the Honors Program, and have exceeded in Honors-level classwork.
  • Peer Leadership / Orientation Program (A-Team)
    A-Team is a group of peer leaders who greet, welcome, advise, orient, and generally help out all the new, incoming students to Shepherd University!
    I worked on the A-Team on my Second year
  • Intramurals
    I am employed as the webmaster for the Intramurals program here at Shepherd University.
    I’ve worked for Intramurals on Second year
  • Student Life Council
    This is a council of students, faculty, and staff put together by the Vice President of Student Affairs, Sharon Kipetz. It has committees on everything from SGA to Buildings and Grounds to Homecoming to Commuter Affairs.
    I’ve been on Student Life Council on my Second year
  • Technology Oversight Committee
    This is a committee of students, faculty, and staff put together to oversea the entire budget, policies, and projects of all technology across campus. From software to hardware upgrades, computer labs, or new technologies, we’re in charge of discussing and implementing them.
    I’ve been on Technology Oversight Committee on my Second year

Experience

Before attending Shepherd University, I was homeschooled. This means, however, I was able to dedicate a lot of time learning various subjects I found interesting. This has given me a rather unique range of experience.

  • Adobe Photoshop
    I have been an amateur designer since 2001, doing minor projects and graphical tasks.
    I’ve been a professional designer since 2005, creating fully custom web layouts and graphics for a variety of clients.
  • Website Development
    I have been a hands-on Webmaster / Web Developer since 2003. I’ve experience with web hosting, domains, blogs, scripts, coding, design, maintenance, and the overall operation, security, success, and development of a website’s front- and back-end environments. Though my focus is on the design aspects, the management and coding aspects are not overlooked.
  • Project Leadership
    When running a project, having a solid direction and firm leadership are vital aspects. And since leading dozens of projects since 2003, I have taken a leadership role in all of my projects. Some projects include:
    Xbox Sector, PC Game Sector, PS2 Sector, Game Cube Sector, The Game Sector, Sector Network, Fable Sector, Halo 2 Sector, Movie Sector, PC Game Finds, Escape from Mashtuur City (film), Gaming Webmaster Project, Sector Studios, Teh Podcast, Xbox 360 Sector, Fable 2 Sector, Enemy Territory TV, Quake Live TV, FPS Gaming Community, and many more.
  • HTML / CSS Coding
    Working as a designer, I’ve been custom-coding all of my designs since 2005. I hand-code everything, using a text editor. I’m proficient in both HTML and CSS coding, using table-less design.
  • Popular Website Software
    I have used the following web software / scripts for over a year on my own projects. I am very familiar with their setup, modification, and general administration.
    Wordpress, phpBB, VBulletin,textpattern, Magento
  • Social Networking
    I’ve an abundance of experience with all the latest, and most popular, Web 2.0 trends. I’ve integrated Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, RSS, Digg, and many other popular services within my web projects.