Hi, I'm Kevin Matz.

I am a software designer and developer and a technical writer/communicator.

I'm currently living on Vancouver Island, in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, where I'm employed as a programmer/analyst. Previously, I enjoyed living the expat lifestyle in Munich, Germany, doing software development work in a variety of roles for nearly six years.

I hold a B.Sc. in Computer Science and I am presently completing an M.Sc. in Software Development part-time. Despite this formal training, I consider myself largely self-taught, having enjoyed computing and programming from an early age, and having refined my skills by completing independent software and writing projects in my spare time. In effect, I've turned my hobby into my vocation. There are advantages and disadvantages to that.

Outside of my professional life, I enjoy jogging, hiking, fitness training, travel, languages, crosswords, and comedy. I try to read a wide range of books and publications to widen my general knowledge, and I'd love to study economics, history and philosophy in greater depth. I'm trying to teach myself to play the piano and to draw cartoons, and I'd love to improve my French, but lately I've had little spare time for these pursuits.

Born: 1979
Citizenship: Canadian
Languages: English (native), German (fluent), French (rudimentary reading knowledge)