Matthew Hodgson

Current

• Regional Lead for Web and Information Management at SMS Management & Technology

Past

• Information Architect/Senior Web Developer at National Library of Australia
• Consultant at Australian Communications and Media Authority
• Consultant at OECD

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Education

• University of Canberra
• University of Newcastle

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Connections

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Industry

Information Technology and Services

Websites

• My Company
• My Website

Matthew Hodgson’s Summary

Matthew Hodgson is SMS’s Regional Lead for Web and Information Management in Canberra. He has 15 years experience in e-business strategy, information architecture, information management and knowledge management, working with the government and commercial sector to deliver innovative solutions to difficult web problems. Matthew has published papers in the areas of social psychology, has lectured at the University of Canberra on social computing, and is regarded as one of the most engaging speakers on information architecture, business analysis, and social media in Australia.

Matthew’s experience is underpinned by a comprehensive applied knowledge of government and international web and information standards, degrees in organisational psychology and knowledge management, and an intimate understanding of Web 2.0, from folksonomies to wikis and blogs. He has strong business analysis, project management and stakeholder management capability, has an engaging leadership style, and is particularly adept at communication with a range of people, effectively liaising with clients and stakeholders at all levels.

Matthew lives by the axiom that “the only power in knowledge is to share it”.

Matthew Hodgson’s Specialties:

web 2.0, social media strategy, enterprise 2.0, government 2.0, information management, content management, knowledge management, information architecture, e-business, organisational psychology, process mapping, business analysis, interaction design, user needs analysis, taxonomy design, topic maps, project management, change management

Matthew Hodgson’s Experience

• Regional Lead for Web and Information Management

  SMS Management & Technology

  (Public Company; SMX; Management Consulting industry)

  January 2006 — Present (4 years )

  Projects include:
  
  * Strategic Advisor, Gov 2.0., Dept of Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts
  * User-experience designer, Gov 2.0., Dept of Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts
  * Strategic IT Advisor and Analyst, Depart of Health and Ageing
  * Project Director, Whole-of-organisation Intranet, Origin Energy
  * Project Director, Retail Intranet, Origin Energy
  * Web 2.0 Interaction Strategy and Design, CHOICE
  * Information Architecture and Conceptual Design, Dept of Health and Ageing
  * Information Architecture & Semantic Analysis, Dept of Health and Ageing
  * Usability and Accessibility Analysis, Dept of Health and Ageing
  * Information Architecture & Business Process Improvement Review, Office for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health
  * Information Architecture Review, Australian Transport Safety Bureau
  * Accommodation Guidelines, Dept of Transport and Regional Services
  * Revenue Measures Scoping Study, Dept of Treasury

Matthew Hodgson’s Education

• University of Canberra

  Masters , Knowledge Management , January 2002 — July 2005

• University of Newcastle

  Bachelor Degree , Science (Psychology) , 1991 — 1997

  Organisational psychology, social psychology, linguistics

Additional Information

Matthew Hodgson’s Websites:

• My Company
• My Website

Matthew Hodgson’s Interests:

technology, playing guitar, roleplaying, writing, coding and creating websites, classical choral music, montoverdi, mozart, walking my dogs