About me

My name is Matthew Dresser. I am a six-time Sitecore MVP and senior consultant at Valtech where I build websites for medium to large companies using Sitecore and other CMS systems. I have been working with Sitecore since 2009 focusing on back-end website development using MVC and WebForms.

Awards

2021 Sitecore Technology MVP
2021 Sitecore Technology MVP

2020 Sitecore Technology MVP
2020 Sitecore Technology MVP

2019 Sitecore Technology MVP
2019 Sitecore Technology MVP

2018 Sitecore Technology MVP
2018 Sitecore Technology MVP

2017 Sitecore Technology MVP
2017 Sitecore Technology MVP

Sitecore Technology MVP 2016
2016 Sitecore Technology MVP

Certifications

Green Software Practitioner card badge
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 10.0 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.