About me
My name is Matthew Dresser — a six-time Sitecore MVP and DXP architect with over 18 years of experience building websites and digital platforms for medium to large organisations. I specialise in back-end .NET development across a range of CMS platforms including Sitecore, Contentful, Contentstack and Optimizely. Alongside my platform work, I'm increasingly focused on digital sustainability — particularly measuring and reducing the carbon footprint of software systems.
Awards
2021 Sitecore Technology MVP
2020 Sitecore Technology MVP
2019 Sitecore Technology MVP
2018 Sitecore Technology MVP
2017 Sitecore Technology MVP
2016 Sitecore Technology MVP
Certifications
SitecoreAI CMS for Developers Certification
Awarded 31st March 2026
Green Software Practitioner
Awarded:January 30, 2026
Contentful Certified Professional
Expires on June 05, 2026
Optimizely Certified CMS Developer
Issued on August 08, 2024
Expires on August 08, 2026
Contentstack Implementation Certification
Valid until 29/10/2026
Sitecore 10 .NET Developer Certification (2021)
Issued June 30, 2022
Sitecore CMS Advanced .NET Developer (AND)
April 2012
Microsoft Certified Professional
(Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5, ASP.NET Application Development)
License 8160440 August 2011
Sitecore CMS Advanced User (CAU)
September 2009
Sitecore CMS Website .NET Developer (SND)
September 2009
Online
You can also find me online :
LinkedIn - professional background, previous employers and roles
GitHub - Sitecore shared source module, and other example projects
Stackoverflow - questions and answers around general development
Sitecore Stackexchange - questions and answers specific to Sitecore CMS
About this blog
This blog is built using .NET 10 MVC with Contentful using the Contentful .NET. The front-end uses the Bootstrap framework with styling customisations done in SCSS.
Interests
Cello
I started cello aged 5 continuing into my early 20's. I then took a short break of around 20 years and took up lessons again in my 40s!
Kitesurfing
I have been kitesurfing since the late 90's (the scary days before the advent of "safety") and still enjoy the buzz and freedom of getting out on the water. I have to say that its probably one of the most intense forms of exercise!
DIY
I have always enjoyed building things, but since becoming a home owner, I now enjoy woodworking having built shelves, windowsills, cabinetry and currently working on a table.
Contact
If you want to say hello, or ask me a question feel free to leave a comment on specific articles or via my LinkedIn profile.