Matt's primary passion and area of expertise is the economics, policy and implementation of open access networks. Over the years he has received a number of recognitions for his work in North American community networking, open-access economics and policy, and ICT-based community development.

Prior to joining PacketFront in North America, Matt served as Vice-President of the Pacific Community Networks Association, as the founding Director of Information Technology for the Columbia Basin Trust (a large not-for-profit economic development organization) and as founder and Chairman of the BC Community Communications Cooperative.

Matt also founded and served as President of the Columbia Mountain Open Network, a community networking initiative spanning 137 rural communities over 90,000 sq kms in western Canada.

Recently, Matt was named to the post of President, The Americas, of PacketFront, Inc. Previously, Matt served as the Area Director for the company's operations in North and South America. In this role Matt had the pleasure of working with telecommunications initiatives around the globe examining the economics and impacts of networks in a wide variety of environments and helping their champions capitalize on best practices.

In addition to his role with PacketFront, Matt serves as an advisor to corporate boards and governments on telecommunications management, economics and policy, recently serving as an advisor to the Federal Government of Canada's Telecom Policy Review.