Profession: Engineer/Designer

Number of times previously entering contest: never

Favorite design and analysis tools: SolidWorks
Sketchup
Smartdraw
Matlab
EES

For managing CAD data Matthew's company uses: None

Hobbies and activities: Motorcycles, hiking, scuba diving, cooking, poetry

Inspired by: Applied science, particularly practical means of providing basic services to people who currently lack access to sustainable, modern forms of energy.