MattRowntree.com © 2000 - 2010 -
Welcome to MattRowntree.com - the web home of Matt Rowntree : web consultant, software architect, media workflow expert, entrepreneur, scuba diver, traveler, film geek.
The site includes a variety of past and present web projects along with some general info about Matt.
Check out the "Professional" section for information on what sort of consulting services Matt can provide.
Matt got an early start with computing while playing black-jack on a PDP-11 back in 1982. That was enough to get him hooked and he's been working and playing with computing technology since.
He's been working on web applications since 1995 and has had the good fortune to observe and participate in the evolution of the world wide web.
Matt is currently working as a freelance consultant. His resume can be found here (MS Word - 40 KB) and he can be found on LinkedIn.
He has worked on plenty of interesting projects with a diverse mix of clients. They include:
He has worked with a wide array of technologies. They include:
Matt was born in Northern Manitoba and grew up in a small town in the Ottawa Valley. He spent two years in the Canadian Armed Forces Primary Reserves where he excelled as an infantry soldier. After graduating from the University of Waterloo he moved to Canada's capital, Ottawa, and has called it home ever since.
He's passionate about good films, interesting travel destinations and SCUBA diving. He's been fortunate enough to travel the globe and has seen some amazing sites.
Matt can be found on Facebook.
MMDB (My Movie Database) started as a private application that Matt developed to manage his DVD collection and track who he'd lent DVDs to. After a co-worker insisted that he make a multi-user application, he revamped it to let other use it too.
It includes an automated spider that searches websites for information related to the DVDs that it catalogs. Not much has changed in it since 2003 and has a small, but dedicated user group.
Technologies : Linux, DHTML, JavaScript, J2EE (JSPs), Postgres, PERL, Web Scraping/Parsing, Amazon APIs, XML, Image Transformation
MMDB can be found here.
MTVG (My TV Guide) started in 2005 as a private application that Matt developed to schedule and manage his homemade PVR (Personal Video Recorder) from anywhere in the world. Eventually, he allowed others the ability to log in and use it simply as a web-based personalized TV guide. He also built a custom desktop video player that can be used to jump over commerical breaks.
Technologies : Windows, Linux, DHTML, JavaScript, AJAX, J2EE (JSPs), Postgres, PERL, Visual Basic, SOAP, Media application (h/w video capture, commercial detection, video transcoding) integration.
MTVG can be found here.
Space-Time started in early 2010 as a tool that gives non-technical web masters the ability to create and maintain custom maps and embed them within their own websites.
Technologies : Linux, DHTML, JavaScript, AJAX, J2EE (JSPs), Postgres, Google Maps, Ext JS.
Space-Time can be found here.
GMAS (Give Me a Sec) ...
Technologies : Linux, DHTML, JavaScript, J2EE (JSPs), Postgres.
GMAS can be found here.
MCG (My Character Generator) is a web-based 4th Edition Dungeons and Dragons (insert nerdy laugh) character generation and management application. It gives its users the ability to tie their characters together to form a team/party and build custom character sheets.
Technologies : Linux, DHTML, JavaScript, AJAX, J2EE (JSPs), Postgres, PERL, C#, XML, Web Scraping/Parsing.
MCG can be found here.
MDGA (My Discussion Group Application) ...
Technologies : Linux, DHTML, JavaScript, J2EE (JSPs), Postgres, Image Transformation.
MDGA can be found here.
Northwind Studios is the web presence of Alfred Villeneuve. Alfred is a Canadian artist and Matt's lucky to a) call him friend and b) have one of his nicest pieces hanging in his home.
Technologies : Linux, DHTML, JavaScript, PERL, Image Transformation.
Northwind Studios can be found here.