Matthew Talaga

Matthew Talaga, CISSP, has a diverse work experience spanning multiple companies. Matthew began their career as a Consultant at Digitalblaze.net Inc., where they served as the Chief Operating Officer and was responsible for designing and developing an automated, web-based credit card billing system. Matthew also played a significant role in developing the company's backend web-based administration utilities.

Following this, Talaga worked at Crowe Chizek Company as a Technology Specialist and Senior Consultant, where they integrated business applications to improve data flow in the enterprise. Matthew designed and implemented interfaces for the financial team and developed interfaces using Active Software.

Talaga then moved on to Solo Cup Company, where they held several managerial roles. As the Manager Technical Architecture and Systems Support, they supervised software selection and integration processes and managed various IT teams. Matthew also collaborated with the manufacturing team to create a Performance Improvement System.

At Dart Container, Talaga served as the Director of Systems Architecture and Administration and later as a Senior Manager of Core Systems. In these roles, they provided technical direction for enterprise-level systems and managed IT engineers and contractors. Matthew successfully executed a transition from Domino to Microsoft Exchange for over 6,000 end-users, resulting in improved user collaboration and cost savings.

Most recently, Talaga joined AAGI as the Director of Information Technology. Further details about this role are not provided.

Overall, Talaga's work experience demonstrates their expertise in information technology, systems architecture, and software integration across various industries.

Matthew Talaga, CISSP, attended Delta College from 1993 to 1995, where they obtained an Associate degree in Computer Information Systems. Matthew then continued their education at Ferris State University from 1995 to 1997, earning a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Information Systems.

In addition to their formal education, Matthew Talaga has obtained several certifications. In February 2018, they became a Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) through (ISC)². Matthew also obtained an ITIL Foundations certification from AXELOS Global Best Practice in July 2014.