Matt Weatherford received a B.A. in Computer Science from the University of Washington. He has a background in startups, security, and medical imaging. His career has included work as a software developer, systems engineer, and administrator. His interests include security, virtualization, devops, open source, Linux, networking, and embedded systems. He has most recently been tasked with supporting computing systems that are protected by federal security standards such as NIST 800-171 and developing IT security controls for research projects.