Matthew Thorson
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Senior Cloud Architect I
The Workshop Architect. I build things you can hold, and things you can't.
He/Him
Senior Cloud Architect at DoiT. I work on the parts of cloud infrastructure most people don't want to look at: Kubernetes networking, storage, and the long, weird performance tail. Twelve certifications across AWS, GCP, CNCF, and HashiCorp — including Google Cloud Authorized Trainer, three external courses delivered. 5.0/5 across 17 customer reviews. The reviews call me "fast" and "no BS," which is also how I'd describe a good torque wrench.
Off the clock I run a workshop. 3D printers (100+ prints in the last year), woodworking benches, the usual hand-tool collection that grows on its own. The thing I keep noticing: a cluster networking problem and a dovetail joint have more in common than they should. Tolerances matter. The thing that works on the bench fails under load. The fastest path to a clean result is to set up the jig right the first time. I think the engineers who solve abstract systems best usually have something concrete they fight with on weekends.
Earlier this month I shipped MeshFlask - Adobe Bridge for 3D model files. A desktop app for people whose collection of STLs is a dumpster fire. Tag, rate, preview, smart-collect, watertight-check, print-bed-fit-check, launch into your slicer with the right profile. Three Electron processes, NAS-portable SQLite libraries, shipped May 22 for Mac/Windows/Linux. The 3D printing community didn't have one - now they do.
If your cluster is slower than it should be, your storage is doing something it shouldn't, or your network engineer has gone quiet — that's where I'm useful. Book a call.
- Kubernetes
- CKA
- CKS
- GKE
- EKS
- Networking
- BGP
- Cilium
- Storage
- CSI
- StatefulSets
- Performance
- Observability
- Prometheus
- Terraform
- GCP
- AWS
- Google Cloud Authorized Trainer
My Certifications
AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate
AWS (last renewed/obtained: Nov 9, 2021)
Renewable as of November 9, 2024
AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Professional
AWS (last renewed/obtained: Nov 9, 2021)
Renewable as of November 9, 2024
CNCF Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA)
CNCF (last renewed/obtained: Sep 11, 2021)
Renewable as of September 11, 2024
CNCF Certified Kubernetes Security Specialist (CKS)
CNCF (last renewed/obtained: Jan 20, 2024)
Renewable as of January 20, 2026
CNCF Prometheus Certified Associate (PCA)
CNCF (last renewed/obtained: Jul 9, 2024)
Renewable as of July 9, 2026
Google Cloud Authorized Trainer
Google (last renewed/obtained: Jun 25, 2023)
Expires Jun 25, 3023
Google Cloud Professional Cloud Architect
Google (last renewed/obtained: Jan 22, 2024)
Renewable as of January 22, 2026
Google Cloud Professional Cloud DevOps Engineer
Google (last renewed/obtained: Sep 4, 2024)
Renewable as of August 28, 2026
Google Cloud Professional Cloud Network Engineer
Google (last renewed/obtained: Aug 21, 2024)
Renewable as of August 21, 2026
Google Cloud Professional Cloud Security Engineer
Google (last renewed/obtained: Jan 26, 2022)
Renewable as of January 26, 2024
Google Cloud Professional Data Engineer
Google (last renewed/obtained: Jul 1, 2022)
Renewable as of July 1, 2024
Hashicorp Certified Terraform Associate
Hashicorp (last renewed/obtained: Mar 1, 2023)
Renewable as of March 1, 2025
What my customers say
Matt is always extremely diligent and thorough with both his investigations and his responses, and reliably gets to the root cause of issues, by meticulously eliminating possibilities. He's amicable and prompt.
nandos.co.uk · Oct 2026
Talks I've given
ILT - Google Kubernetes Engine(GKE)
Google Cloud (Authorized Trainer) · Jul 23, 2025
ILT - Google Cloud Fundamentals
Google Cloud (Authorized Trainer) · Sep 18, 2025
ILT - Terraform for Google Cloud
Google Cloud (Authorized Trainer) · Nov 18, 2025
Come work with me
Open roles I'd love to refer you for
Like Adobe Bridge but for 3D printing
MeshFlask
A desktop app for people whose collection of STL, OBJ, and 3MF files is a dumpster fire.
Point it at a folder, get back an organized library. Each folder becomes a "library" with its own database, so a NAS full of models on one machine reconnects cleanly on another. Built for 3D printing first, but it handles glb, gltf, obj, stl, ply, and 3mf.
What's in it:
- An interactive 3D viewer with five lighting presets — including a "Normals" mode that shows you exactly where a model is going to print badly
- Tag, rate (1–5 stars), and color-label every file. Hierarchical tags, so
characters/heroes/aragornshows up under all three - Smart collections — saved filter queries that update themselves
- A virtualized thumbnail grid that scales to libraries with thousands of files without dragging
- Print-bed-fit check: register your printer's bed in preferences and oversized models get a red OVERSIZE badge
- Watertight check on every render — non-manifold meshes get a yellow LEAKY badge so you catch problems before slicing
- One-click launch into your slicer with a specific profile, from the right-click menu
- 2-up compare with synced cameras, batch rename, ZIP and PDF contact-sheet export
Shipped v0.1.0 on May 22, 2026. macOS, Windows, Linux. GPL-3.0. Built because the 3D printing community didn't have one — Adobe has Bridge, photographers have Lightroom, we had a folder full of files named final_final_v2.stl.