Matthew Ostberg

Technology industry veteran with two decades of expertise and a varied background working in Department of Defense, large corporate contexts, foreign contracting, and tech start-up companies. My expertise over the last ten years has been in product and engineering management, where I oversaw several engineering teams, as well as global design and manufacturing partners who delivered complex software and hardware solutions. Served in a range of positions from Scrum Master to Director, overseeing teams of software and hardware engineers. I'm passionate about managing technical teams and producing cutting-edge products.

Professional Experience

Hexagon – Sr. Product Manager

Tucson, Arizona                                                                                                                           October 2021 – Current

• Managed Hexagon MineProtect’s Operator Alertness System which included multiple embedded, server and user platforms. The Hexagon MineProtect Operator Alertness System (OAS) is a computer vision system that detects fatigue and distraction events in operators through measuring their head and eye movements using Machine Learning algorithms. When an event is detected, the operator is alerted in real time through audible and haptic alerts, while a short video clip and metadata are uploaded to a central server for review and action within the OASWeb system. The OAS Machine Learning algorithms are trained using specific datasets from the mining industry and operations, combined with onboard telemetric data to ensure timely prevention of potential incidents.
  • Delivered new products into the MineProtect portfolio which included new hardware platforms, sensors, user interfaces and integrations across multiple product portfolios. Products were designed, tested, and certified for very rugged mining environments. Products were installed across open pit and underground operations in both heavy and light machinery. 
  • Responsible for the development and introduction of Hexagon’s first ever one sensor platform which combined the operator monitoring, fleet telematics systems and collision avoidance integration into a single embedded device. 
  • Managed the lifecycle and innovation projects. From initial requirements to operational introduction within the thorough Hexagon Innovation Process. 
• Identified process and toolset improvements leading steering committees to effect positive change across the organization leading to a more efficient and aligned organization. 

Seeing Machines - Product Engineering / Product Manager

Tucson, Arizona/Canberra, Australia                                                                 September 2015 – October 2021

SVP Product Engineering, Product Manager

• Managed the design and production of multiple Driver Monitoring Engine embedded products, including PCBs, tooling, plastics, software, and infrastructure. I oversaw manufacturing partners in Taiwan, China, Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia, and Australia. I managed research and design teams for electronics, software, and mechanicals, and coordinated logistics for mass production.
  • Responsible for design and manufacturing partners in Taiwan, China, Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia, and Australia, both on-site and remotely. I oversaw the research and design teams in delivering electronics, software, mechanicals, certification, and EMC. This involved managing preparations for mass production, manufacturing profiles, logistics coordination with 3PL providers, import/export, and more. Additionally, I successfully delivered three generations of aftermarket Driver Monitoring platforms, including two generations of Caterpillar's Driver Safety System, under the Guardian product line.
• Developed a complex Driver Monitoring System using computer vision to detect distracted or drowsy operators, incorporating multiple sensors and real-time monitoring of global vehicle fleets.
• Continuously delivered Caterpillar's DSS Driver Monitoring product line, managing hardware, software, and AWS infrastructure solutions through an NRE agreement with Caterpillar Safety Services.
• Member of the executive teams driving company-wide technology strategy, responsible for planning and implementing the Engineering Quality Management System, obtaining ISO 9001 certification, and managing a Tucson office with 50+ employees and multiple location moves.

Seeing Machines – General Manager DSS Mining 

Tucson, Arizona/Canberra, Australia                                              September 2014 – September 2015

General Manager – DSS Mining

• Managed overall delivery of the Mining industry's Driver Safety System product. 
  • Created first real-time fatigue & distraction monitoring and intervention center. 
  • Sold licensing and exclusive off-road rights to Caterpillar for $17.5M with ongoing royalties. Provided ongoing engineering support for CAT's DSS product line. 
  • Managed all global operational aspects including installation, logistics, and sales support. 
  • Started Tucson office location, grew to 50+ staff, and certified and deployed product in dozens of countries and remote regions.

Seeing Machines – Database Administrator

Tucson, Arizona/Canberra, Australia                                                             March 2011 – August 2014

Manager, DSS Operational Data & Database Administrator

• Responsible for cloud hosted and customer infrastructure
  • PostgreSQL operational database DBA, Rackspace infrastructure support & management, providing second and third tier support
  • Migration of production infrastructure from RackSpace to Amazon Web Services 
• Responsible for producing reports, analyzing operational data trends 
• Managed and maintained infrastructure deployments on remote customer site. 

Intelligent Software Solutions – CIDNE Systems Administrator

Baghdad, Iraq.                                                                                               March 2009 – March 2011

• CIDNE(Combined Information Data Network Exchange) is the CENTCOM directed intelligence collection and reporting tool within Iraq and Afghanistan theater of operations. 
  • As a system administrator for theater operations, I supported, upgraded and developed new capabilities in various environments. I have extensive knowledge of SQL Server, including schema upgrades and complex scripting to maintain data integrity and meet new customer requirements. I also served as the primary contact for low bandwidth high latency database replication using DataXtend. Daily products used included Server 2003, SQL Server, ColdFusion, Apache, PostgreSQL, DataXtend RE, Lucene and more. 

Skillstorm SGIS – Systems Administrator

Fallujah, Iraq                                                                                                    April 2008 – March 2009

SharePoint Administrator

• Maintained large enterprise MOSS/SharePoint services environment. 
  • Responsible for disaster recovery, database maintenance & ISS with over 3,000 end users daily. 
  • Migrated production SPS site to MOSS 2007 with no downtime, also moved production site to new hardware to a separate base with no down time experienced by the end user.

General Dynamics (GDIT) - Systems Administrator / Sr. Network Technician                                                       

Sierra Vista, Arizona                                                                                          June 2007 – April 2008

• As the sole administrator, I managed the SharePoint development environment, including the domain, all servers, backups, Exchange Server 2003, WSUS, Symantec Backup Exec, Solarwinds, Acronis, MOSS 2007/WSS v3, ISA firewall, and related hardware. I ensured a secure and dependable environment for the MOSS development team and consistently established new MOSS farms for ongoing development. My expertise included maintaining large SPS/MOSS environments, such as installation, maintenance, search/indexing.

United States Air Force – Network Administrator 3C051                                                                     

Whiteman AFB, Missouri                                                                                       July 2003 – July 2007

Network Administrator

• Managed large Active Directory network support several thousand users. Systems supported included Exchange server, large SAN, Commvault backups to tape/disk, Domain controllers, web servers and Blackberry Enterprise server. Maintained network security and reliability, supervised Help Desk support operations. 

• Pragmatic Institute – Product Manager – Foundations, Focus, Market & Launch
• Microsoft Certified Professional – MCP ID : 7535907
• CompTIA  A+, CompTIA Network +, CompTIA Security +
• Scrum Alliance Certified ScrumMaster. CSM Member 
• New Horizons - Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM)