Piers Matthews

Piers Matthews has extensive work experience in various technology and leadership roles. Piers is currently working as the Principal Architect / Global Presales Lead at Dataweavers since November 2022. Prior to this, they worked at Avanade as the Director of Enterprise Architecture from August 2022 to November 2022.

From 2017 to 2022, Piers was the Chief Technology Officer at MOQdigital, where they played a crucial role in driving the company's go-to-market strategy and expanding its capabilities on the Microsoft cloud. Piers also held the position of National Practice Manager Applications Data and Analytics from 2019 to 2020, where they focused on leveraging technology to transform customer experiences using data and platforms.

Before joining MOQdigital, Piers worked at nVisionIT as the Solutions Director, where they helped build the company into a premier solution development and implementation house in South Africa. Piers was involved in managing the business through acquisition by Bidvest and overseeing a staff of 45. Piers also served as the Business Development Lead at nVisionIT, where they were responsible for the company's go-to-market strategy and managing the solution pre-sellers and sales team execution.

Earlier in their career, Piers held various positions at nVisionIT, including Business Unit Manager Information Worker and Solutions Architect. Piers established the Information Worker and CRM business practice and was responsible for software development on the .Net platform.

Piers began their career as a Software Development Trainer at Bytes Technology Group and Torque-IT, where they delivered Microsoft .Net training for corporate customers.

Overall, Piers Matthews brings a wealth of experience in technology leadership, enterprise architecture, and go-to-market strategies to their current role at Dataweavers.

Piers Matthews' education history includes various qualifications and certifications. In 1999, they attended the University of the Witwatersrand and studied Computer Science. From 2000 to 2003, they enrolled at Microsoft, where they pursued MCSD, MCSE, MCDBA, and MCT qualifications. Additionally, during the same year, they also studied at Comptia, specializing in A+, N+, and INet+.