President's Profile: Matthew Steven

Matthew Steven is a software engineer and online marketing expert with over a decade of experience in the web development industry.

He has authored hundreds of software applications and overseen the production of numerous others. His development philosophy places a high emphasis on using best practices, OO design techniques, and adequate testing.

Matthew graduated magna cum laude from Iowa State University, home of the world's first electronic digital computer, with a BLS degree. His concentration Computer Science and Software Engineering. He is a lifetime member of UPE, an honor society for distinguished computer science students.

In the late 90's, Matthew invented the first browser-based search engine submission program, called SearchStuffer, and later renamed DeepSubmit, which were of immense help in promoting websites to all the major search engines prior to Google's revolutionary impact on search engine promotion.

His GeniusCart e-commerce package was the first system to deeply integrate the principles of search engine optimization into a shopping cart in a systematic and automated way, making it easy for customers products to top search results and save money on advertising, and it continues to evolve and adapt to this day.

He has also been active in producing software fixes, helping with support issues, and offering guidance to dozens of open source products that make up the Linux/Apache ecosystem online, including Drupal, various Joomla modules, and even occasional driver patches.

Matthew is active in public service through the Amateur Radio community, including regular participation in Amateur Radio Emergency Services drills and activities. He is married to nutritional researcher Joanna Steven and blessed with several furry children.

More information is available at his personal website.