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Research interests
Exploring zero-knowledge encryption and its practical, seamless integration into everyday applications, including communication and collaboration tools. Passionate about digital accessibility, aiming to improve inclusivity for those with disabilities and those facing economic disparities, particularly those reliant on affordable, low-performance hardware.
Experience
- Neutralis, Founder & software developer (Jul 2023–now)
- Wrote audio encoders, decoders for major codecs in Golang without reliance on Cgo or external dependencies.
- Implemented CRC-8-CCITT and CRC-16-ANSI checksum generators using pre- computed tables.
- Maintain numerous Handlebars helpers that were deprecated upstream.
- Politiwatch – New York, USA (Jun 2020–now)
- Lead developer (Jun 2023–now)
- Reduce build-time from ~10s to ~2s by culling and rewriting dependencies.
- Revamped build & testing scripts for improved stability, resource efficiency.
- Provided numerous improvements to UI/UX accessibility to comply with WCAG 2.2.
- Outside developer (Jun 2020–Jun 2023)
- Reviewed and scored some 100+ privacy policies to the upstream project.
- Lead developer (Jun 2023–now)
- Scripps Ranch High School (Aug 2021–now)
- AV programme assistant (Jan 2023–now)
- Taught low-level networking concepts and maintain hosting for internal program tools.
- Developed several internal tools using Golang, Lua for live productions.
- Assisted in planning, purchasing, and installation of 80 000 USD studio renovation in August 2023.
- Oversaw planning, purchasing, and deployment of 19 000 USD portable broadcast setup in January 2024.
- Stage crew manager (Jun 2022–Jun 2023)
- Effectively delegated responsibilities to crew for various events.
- Co-produced school news network, interfacing with talent and technical teams for a smooth production.
- Directed and produced 2022 graduation ceremony, successfully managing the event with some 7 000 virtual attendees.
- Stage crew (Aug 2021–Jun 2022)
- Ran AV work for assemblies, sporting events and other live events.
- AV programme assistant (Jan 2023–now)
- Nikkou Health, Intern back-end developer – São Paulo, Brazil (Jan 2023–Dec 2024)
- Constructed robust runtime and CD tests for ensuring proper serialisation/deserialization of HL7 FHIR data in Golang.
- Provisioned AWS EC2, S3 buckets to serve and manage data while maintaining compliance with local health regulations.
- Met virtually with medical providers to ensure tools met design and functionality requirements, as well as personal needs of providers.
- Astral Services, Intern technical writer, Software – Chicago, USA (Apr 2022–Dec 2023)
- Wrote comprehensive and user-friendly API documentation.
- Collaborated with developers to resolve bugs, and contributed to Discord integrations.
- Proactively resolved multiple accessibility issues with dashboard UI/UX.
Education
- MSc, Heriot-Watt University– Edinburgh, UK (2025–now)
- San Diego Miramar College– San Diego, USA (2022–2024)
- Relevant associations : Web developer for San Diego Computer Science
- Relevant coursework : CISC 179 (Python programming), CISC 190/191 (Java programming), CISC 211 (Assembly language)
- Leaving certificate, Scripps Ranch High School (2019–2023)
- Relevant associations : Vice-president and website manager for SRHS Astronomy Club, Systems administrator for Inkjar.
Personal projects
A full, up-to-date list of projects can be found at the following websites :
Certifications
- Basic Life Support for Healthcare Providers– American Heart Association (Jun 2024–2026)
- Credential ID
245419837723(verify at ecards.heart.org/student/myecards)
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- Foundational C# with Microsoft– freeCodeCamp (Apr 2025)
- Credential ID
maatt-fcswm(verify at freecodecamp.org/maatt)
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- Heartsaver First Aid– American Heart Association (Jun 2024–2026)
- Credential ID
246039837722(verify at ecards.heart.org/student/myecards)
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- Network Automation Professional– Artista Networks (Apr 2025)
- Verify at linkedin.com/in/matthewronchetto
Volunteering
- San Diego Computer Science, Web developer (Jun 2023–Jun 2024)
- Contributed to the design and development of a new organisation website and graphics package.
- Managed and maintained a self-service invitation service for the company’s GitHub organisation.
- SRHS Astronomy Club, Vice-president (Aug 2022–Jun 2023)
- Inkjar, Systems administrator (Aug 2021–Aug 2022)
- Managed mail and web infrastructure both internally and for clients
- Co-designed and developed website film festival website (git.lmao.ch/inkjar/filmfestival)
- Feeding San Diego, Food packing and distribution (Sep 2019–Jun 2021)
References
Available upon request.