Matthew (Matt) Anthony Porter

TDS Telecom — Spokane, WA

• First FST in market history to earn the WA Telecom Administrator License, allowing internal MDU wiring permits.
• Developed the first educational framework for the telecommunications administrator exam and the first market training SharePoint.
• 2026 TDS Field Service Top Notch Award.

Qompass AI — Spokane, WA

• Service-disabled veteran deep-tech startup: post-quantum cryptography benchmarking, AI safety research, and a Rust infrastructure fleet (vongola, volta, bunker, phlow, diver).
• Consulting: awarded a $30,000 Zimmer Biomet Foundation grant for the first national GenAI medical-education pilot with para-access capabilities.
• Teaching: awarded a $2,000 Greater Spokane Incorporated grant for the PathFinder intern program; trained 12 interns.
• Selected as an American Association of Medical Colleges AI Community Champion for educational expertise.

North American Spine Society · MSOS · Pixorize · MedAll · Elsevier

• Coordinated matching of 22 underrepresented medical students from 14 medical schools with 13 longitudinal attending mentors.
• MedAll: coordinated international technical collaboration resulting in a 200% increase in student mentorship access.

WSU Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine — Spokane, WA

• Outreach: founded a longitudinal AI-enabled youth outreach program; raised $10,000 to deliver small-group and individualized K-12 instruction.
• Research: founded a multi-site Community Research Mentorship Center supporting 20 students mentored by five MD/PhD researchers.
• Built the first AI-enabled educational knowledge platform; adopted by WSU Medicine with over 8,000 uses.
• Co-founded three student groups (Diversity Alliance, Financial Medicine, PM&R) and led 10 events, partnering with two residency programs and three hospital systems.

United States Army (Active Duty)

• Brigade Intelligence Officer / Intelligence Director: served in a senior Major (O-4) position as a Captain (O-3) while transitioning out of the military.
• Detachment Commander / Director: led an intelligence support company of 74 soldiers and equipment valued at $40,000,000.
• Directed over 1,000 intelligence collection operations; collaborated with international partners, Palantir, and national intelligence agencies supporting a successful democratic election and provincial transfer in Afghanistan.
• Led pilot training maneuver intelligence program training eight deployed tactical intelligence teams.
• Fusion Platoon Leader: led the northernmost US / Republic of Korea tactical intelligence cell.

Spanaway Community Healthcare Clinic — Spanaway, WA

• Supported acute-care patients in medically underserved regions with patient education, lab orders, and referrals.

Tacoma Neighborhood Free Clinic — Tacoma, WA

• Patient intake, education, labs, and referrals for Project Access patients — uninsured and disabled patients in Tacoma.

MultiCare Allenmore Emergency Department — Tacoma, WA

• Selected as Emergency Room Volunteer Trainer for support given to clinical staff; trained 15 new volunteers.

Washington State University, Spokane, WA

Class of 2026; leave of absence 03/2023–12/2024; withdrew 04/2025. Student Educational Leader; founded the Community Research Mentorship Center and an AI-enabled educational platform adopted college-wide.

United States Military Academy, West Point, NY

Class of 2011. Cadet Leader: Regimental Academic Officer, USMAPS Basic Training Deputy Director, American Chemical Society Youth Mentor, Special Olympics Partner.

Pierce Community College, Ft. Steilacoom, WA

EMT-Basic (EMS ID 3725-5746-8319), 03/2019–03/2021.

Peer Reviewer

Manuscripts on LLMs in medical education and clinical AI — JGME, JMIR, and orthopaedic journals.

Youth Instructor

Village Seven Presbyterian Church, Colorado Springs, CO (07/2013–12/2013) — classroom teaching and mentoring of 15 elementary students.