Matthew Walker
Welcome to my website, a portfolio of my skillset and experiences that I have acquired over the past 15 years through academic studies and work experience.

Currently, I am in the process of obtaining a Bsc(Hons) Business and ICT degree at Sheffield Hallam University. I shall have finished these studies by June 2010.

Dynamic Enterpreneur

At the age of 15 I noticed a gap in the market for an e-commerce business to target those new to technology wanting a website placed on the internet. With no relevant IT skills, I self taught myself server management and elements of web design and coding. By the age of 18 I had a variety of staff that I employed to maintain the server management as well as carrying out projects in regards to design.

When I left for university I felt that the market was becoming too competetive and profit margins would begin to decrease, and so decided to close the business while focusing on my degree, using the profits to help fund my studies.

Since then, I have been using my enterpreneurial skills in certain modules of my course, such as the Venture Matrix in which students are encouraged to setup their own organisations within a simulated environment.

IT Professional

Having studied IT for a number of years, I now have a portfolio of IT skills, from database and information systems, to data analysis and hardware installation.

After receiving a special award in regards to ICT for my school, I achieved the first A grade for their ICT A level. Since then, I have studied various modules in university which I have had to carry out practical activities such as network creation, hardware configuration and database planning and implementation.

Linguist

Obtaining A grades at GCSE English, and through my module of strategic communication at university, I feel that my lingustic skills are at a high level when interacting between employees, management and customers. These theories and frameworks have also been applied in the workplace during my part time employment and constant involvement in group work or sport's teams.

Additionally, I have studied Spanish from the age of 12, and continued to do so at university through an elective, optional module. Consequenly, I now have a degree of fluency in Spanish and endeavour to improve on it further.

Bsc(Hons) Graduate

My work experience ranges from my own e-commerce business, to part time jobs as receptionist and attendants within the leisure and hospitality industry.

Currently, my main source of knowledge is through the education of professors and academics. I am excited and relishing the opportunity to start my career and applying my skillset in to a working environment.