Matthew Baker

Matthew Baker

Arlington, Texas, United States
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My mission in life is simple: to leave people and businesses better than I found…

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Experience

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    Thrive Internet Marketing Agency

    Arlington, TX

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    Arlington, Texas, United States

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    Grand Prairie, Texas, United States

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    Grand Prairie, Texas, United States

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    Arlington, TX

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    Arlington, TX

Education

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    The University of Texas at Arlington

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    Activities and Societies: Delta Phi Alpha Deutsche Ehrenverbindung (German Honor Society)

    This certificate is the equivalent of a minor in the German language. I took German language and grammar classes up to a CEFR B2 level, as well as German literature and culture classes. I also studied translation and translation theory for a variety of languages. As a final project, I researched and wrote a paper on "teaching" neural nets how to translate, which involved training my own neural net with English/German bilingual language data.

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    My information systems curriculum included courses on:
    - Systems management
    - Python and Java
    - Databases (SQL)
    - Networks
    - Basic web development (HTML, CSS, and JavaScript)
    - System design and development (waterfall and agile methodologies).

    Projects included:
    - Microsoft Access and SQL databases
    - Rudimentary Android apps
    - Requirements and design documentation for an inventory management system
    - A personal website coded from scratch

    In addition…

    My information systems curriculum included courses on:
    - Systems management
    - Python and Java
    - Databases (SQL)
    - Networks
    - Basic web development (HTML, CSS, and JavaScript)
    - System design and development (waterfall and agile methodologies).

    Projects included:
    - Microsoft Access and SQL databases
    - Rudimentary Android apps
    - Requirements and design documentation for an inventory management system
    - A personal website coded from scratch

    In addition, the core business curriculum exposed me to economics, finance, marketing, management and HR, and communications. The business capstone course required me and a team of 3 other people to run a simulated technology company, handling all aspects of R&D, HR, marketing, and finance. Our team ended the simulation with the largest market share and highest stock price. This was an excellent way to see how the different aspects of a business all interconnect and must work together in order for the larger whole to succeed.

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    Activities and Societies: - Co-President of Seekers (school's Christian organization) - Guitarist in Jazz Band (2-year TMEA All-Region Jazz member) - National Honor Society - Computer Science Club - Physics Club Also participated in a new fourth-year Computer Science class that designed a mobile app to help sixth-grade math students hone math skills.

    Graduated Summa Cum Laude, rank 5 out of 811 graduates.

Licenses & Certifications

Volunteer Experience

  • Bikes for Mission Arlington Graphic

    Webmaster and Social Media Manager

    Bikes for Mission Arlington

    - Present 9 years 8 months

    Poverty Alleviation

    Bikes for Mission Arlington helps children experience the love of Jesus through the blessing of a bicycle. Since 2007, Bikes has donated more than 15,000 bicycles to local families via Mission Arlington. Though the size and scope have changed, one thing remains the same: the emphasis on “one bike, one child”.

    I volunteer annually to design, update, and maintain the Bikes for Mission Arlington website. I also generate event awareness and interest through updates to social media, and take…

    Bikes for Mission Arlington helps children experience the love of Jesus through the blessing of a bicycle. Since 2007, Bikes has donated more than 15,000 bicycles to local families via Mission Arlington. Though the size and scope have changed, one thing remains the same: the emphasis on “one bike, one child”.

    I volunteer annually to design, update, and maintain the Bikes for Mission Arlington website. I also generate event awareness and interest through updates to social media, and take photos and video of the Bikes event... in addition to the fun of procuring and delivering bicycles!

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    Data entry

    Restore Hope

    - 1 month

    Disaster and Humanitarian Relief

    Helped digitize survey data regarding the health and societal effects of the Ebola outbreak in Sierra Leone into a database.

  • Privet-puller

    Friends of O.S. Gray Natural Area

    - Present 8 years 2 months

    Environment

    Helped remove privet, an invasive plant species disrupting the natural habitat of O.S. Gray Natural Area in Arlington, TX.

Projects

  • Bikes for Mission Arlington

    Designed the current website for Bikes for Mission Arlington, a yearly program that provides donated bicycles to impoverished children as Christmas gifts.

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  • Mobile App for Little Elementary

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    As an independent-study project, we created an Android application to assist Arlington ISD 6th-grade math education. Our team of four, under the guidance of our computer science teacher, completed every step of the design process, including brainstorming, interviewing, researching, prototyping, and presenting the app at the end of the year. The four of us were split between two class periods, so we had to come up with ways to work together as a team, despite our differing schedules.

    Our…

    As an independent-study project, we created an Android application to assist Arlington ISD 6th-grade math education. Our team of four, under the guidance of our computer science teacher, completed every step of the design process, including brainstorming, interviewing, researching, prototyping, and presenting the app at the end of the year. The four of us were split between two class periods, so we had to come up with ways to work together as a team, despite our differing schedules.

    Our computer science team was recognized by Arlington ISD for utilizing self-directed learning to complete the project.

    Other creators

  • Mobile App for Little Elementary

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    As an independent-study project, we created an Android application to assist Arlington ISD 6th-grade math education. Our team of four, under the guidance of our computer science teacher, completed every step of the design process, including brainstorming, interviewing, researching, prototyping, and presenting the app at the end of the year. The four of us were split between two class periods, so we had to come up with ways to work together as a team, despite our differing schedules.

    Our…

    As an independent-study project, we created an Android application to assist Arlington ISD 6th-grade math education. Our team of four, under the guidance of our computer science teacher, completed every step of the design process, including brainstorming, interviewing, researching, prototyping, and presenting the app at the end of the year. The four of us were split between two class periods, so we had to come up with ways to work together as a team, despite our differing schedules.

    Our computer science team was recognized by Arlington ISD for utilizing self-directed learning to complete the project.

    Other creators

  • National History Day Senior Group Website

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    Worked with on a team with two other fellow students and won Texas History Day competition in 2013. We went on to compete nationally in National History Day in Washington, D.C.

    Other creators
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Honors & Awards

  • Honor Roll Fall 2017

    University of Texas at Arlington College of Business

    4.0 cumulative GPA and 15 credit hours for Fall 2017.

  • Honor Roll Spring 2017

    University of Texas at Arlington College of Business

    4.0 cumulative GPA and 15 credit hours for Spring 2017.

  • Honor Roll Fall 2016

    University of Texas at Arlington College of Business

    4.0 cumulative GPA and 15 credit hours for Fall 2016.

  • Honor Roll Spring 2016

    University of Texas at Arlington College of Business

    3.9 cumulative GPA and 15 credit hours for Spring 2016.

  • Outstanding Achievement in German at the 4000 Level

    University of Texas at Arlington Department of Modern Languages

    Received for exemplary work in a senior-level German class.

  • Delta Phi Alpha Deutsche Ehrenverbindung (German Honor Society)

    Kapitel Theta Pi, Universität von Texas zu Arlington

  • Honor Roll Fall 2015

    University of Texas at Arlington College of Business

    3.9 cumulative GPA and 15 credit hours for Fall 2015.

Languages

  • English

    Native or bilingual proficiency

  • German

    Limited working proficiency

  • Spanish

    Elementary proficiency

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