Matthew Jones

Matthew Jones has a diverse background in various roles. Matthew started their career with Norfolk Southern Railroad in 2007 as a System Planning Analyst, where they worked closely with Intermodal Operations to design and maintain an operating plan. In 2009, they transitioned to the role of Property Manager and played a key role in developing a company-wide Real Property Management and GIS System. In 2012, they served on a board to set policies and standards for website development.

In 2013, Matthew joined Esri as an Account Manager. In this role, they focused on working with state and local governments in the south east region to develop new business and expand their footprint with existing accounts. Matthew promoted enterprise software with a hybrid deployment model of SaaS and on premises.

Most recently, Matthew joined Accela in 2018 as an Enterprise Account Executive. Matthew sells SaaS-based enterprise software to state and local governments and achieves high results by developing a technical approach to sales with a focus on security. Matthew works with platforms like Azure and AWS to develop solutions compliant with security and data retention policies. The specific end dates for their roles at Accela and Norfolk Southern Railroad were not provided.

Matthew Jones began their education journey in 2003 at Virginia Tech, where they pursued a Bachelor of Science (BS) degree in Economics. Matthew successfully completed their undergraduate studies in 2007. In 2008, Matthew enrolled at Kennesaw State University and pursued a Master of Business Administration (MBA) with a focus on Finance, General. Matthew completed their MBA in 2009.

In addition to their formal education, Matthew has obtained several certifications. In September 2022, they obtained the certifications "Introduction to Terraform on Azure" and "Microsoft Azure Security Center: Securing Cloud Resources" from LinkedIn. Matthew also has a certification titled "Learning Azure Network Security," but the specific dates of obtaining this certification are not provided.