Matt Hedges 1010 David Cove
Oxford, MS 38655
http://matthedges.com
m@hedges.org       Home: 662-281-0044
 
Qualifications
My eight years of Information Technology experience and my business and liberal arts education equip me to innovatively solve business and IT problems; my international experiences enable me to succeed in a global environment.
 
Experience
Web Master
The University of Mississippi School of Business
2002-Present
•  Manage and update web and database content
•   Successfully worked in team settings to build organization web sites
IT Team Member
Emagex, Inc.
2001-Present
•   Serve on Board of Directors of enterprise integration software company
Web Developer, President
Hedges Innovations, LLC
1996-Present
•  Design web solutions tailored to clients’ needs
•   Create PHP/MySQL database-driven interfaces
•   Develop e-commerce packages
•   Implemented web-driven virtual office
•  Received USA Today “Hot Site of the Week” for 3D interactive website
Technical Support
CrossRoads Access, Inc.
1996-1997
•  Technical Support and Trouble Shooter at local area’s first ISP (now owned by Earthlink)
Education
The University of Mississippi, Oxford, MS
Master of Business Administration, MIS Specialization, May 2004
•  Currently enrolled in fourth of four semesters.
Courses completed include finance, marketing, organizational behavior, business economics, entrepreneurship, global business, , strategic management, business decision making and supply chain management, and numerous MIS classes
•   Honors Fellowship and Graduate Assistantship
•  Overall GPA: 3.48    MIS GPA: 4.0
Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN
Bachelor of Science, cum laude, Economics and Philosophy double major, May 2002
•   Vanderbilt Honors Scholarship (Full Tuition)
•   Extensive liberal arts education
•  GPA: 3.37    GMAT: 660    SAT: 1450    ACT: 32    IQ: 139
Universidad de Buenos Aires and FLACSO, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Spring 2001
•   Studied economics, philosophy, and Spanish through exchange program
Nevsky Institute, St. Petersburg, Russia
Summer 2000
•   Studied Russian culture through Vanderbilt overseas program
Corinth High School, Corinth, MS
May 1998
•   Valedictorian
•   "Most Dependable"
•   "Most Likely to Succeed"
Skills
•   Software: MS Office, Photoshop, Macromedia, MS SQL Server, Visual Studio .NET
•   Advanced Coding: HTML, CSS, PHP, SQL
•   Basic Coding: ASP, XML, VRML, JavaScript
•   Ability and history of quickly grasping and implementing new technologies and processes
•   Ability and history of successfully solving problems in team settings
Languages
•  Fluent in Spanish
•   Basic comprehension of Italian and Portuguese
Awards and Activities
•  National Merit Scholar
•  Eagle Scout
•   Graduation Student Marshal (award for academic and extracurricular achievement) (College)
•   Chancellor's Committee on Sweatshops (College)
•   Rhythm guitarist for local Nashville band (College)
•   Football Dedication Award (High School)
•   State awards for essay and poetry writing (High School)
•   DAR Good Citizen (High School)
•   Rotary Student of the Year (High School)
Volunteer Experiences
•  Site Leader for student-run community service trip to Mexico, 2001 - 2002
•  Volunteer at Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center, 1999 - 2000
•   VERSES (Vanderbilt Big-Brother type program), 1998 - 2000
•  Habitat for Humanity Site Leader, 1997
Personal Interests
•  Family (wife, Claudia) and friends
•  Writing (poetry, short fiction, essays)
•   Reading (world fiction, non-fiction)
•  Travel
•   Guitar
•   Art
•  Web Design
References
•   Please visit http://hedges.org/references.html for a list of references