Matt Rakestraw

Matt Rakestraw has a strong background in software engineering and solutions architecture. Matt is currently serving as the Director of Software Engineering at Brown & Brown Insurance, a position they have held since January 2022. Prior to this role, Matt worked as a Solution Architect at the same company from October 2020 to February 2022. Before joining Brown & Brown Insurance, they worked as an ADS Sr. Developer Consultant at McGriff Insurance Services from August 2018 to October 2020. In addition, Matt has experience as a Senior Software Engineer at EBSCO Information Services from May 2017 to August 2018, and as a Solutions Architect at iAdvantage Software, Inc. from April 2013 to May 2017. Matt also served as a Software Development Team Lead at Quintiles from July 2011 to April 2013 and as a Senior Technical Analyst at SRA International from November 2010 to July 2011. Matt's earlier roles include positions such as HRMS Technical Team Lead and Senior Programmer/Analyst at NC Dept of Public Instruction from April 2006 to November 2010, Senior Programmer/Analyst at Carmax, Inc. from January 2004 to April 2006, and Lotus Notes/Domino Developer at IBM Global Services from February 2001 to December 2003. Matt began their career as a Lotus Notes Specialist at Konover Property Trust in August 1999, where they were responsible for converting MS Exchange users to Lotus Notes. Overall, Matt brings a wealth of experience and expertise in software engineering and solutions architecture to their current role as Director of Software Engineering at Brown & Brown Insurance.

Matt Rakestraw earned a Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology from 1987 to 1993. Matt then pursued a Master's degree in Computer Science from the same institution from 2015 to 2019.