Formerly owned 2 Shibas Productions LLC, an independent film production company. The two Shibas were his two Japanese Shiba Inus.
Matthew was a drill instructor for the US Navy at RTC Great Lakes, Il. 1988-1991.
Matthew was an MS1(SS) stationed on 2 submarines, the USS Silversides SSN679 and James K Polk SSBN645 while in the US Navy.
Matthew's short film "The Tutor" is a true story of high school friends in 1976. Made a week after completing film school at Leeds Metropolitan University's Northern Film School with no budget, borrowed equipment, and shot in a neighbors house in Leeds. Matthew used local based talent in Leeds, UK.
After a 14 hour final day the actors requested one more take with "actual" materials in the smoking scenes, those takes were used.
Matthew has lived and worked around the world, a Chef in Rome, Italy, Civilian Contractor in Kuwait, Film School and Filmmaker in Leeds, UK, and as a Culinary Arts Instructor in Pampanga, Philippines.
Matthew worked a 1 year civilian contract in 2003 and 2004 helping set up the US Army's Camp Arifjan in Kuwait.