User:Mattwilkins
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[edit] Matt Wilkins
Demographics
Real Name: Matthew G. Wilkins
Marital: Married (07/22/2006) with 1 daughter
[edit] Biography
Matt was born in Owen Sound, ON, the oldest child of Donald and Mary Wilkins. He has a brother (Jonathan) and sister (Claire).
Matt attended St. Basil's primary school, St. mary's elementary school, Strathcona senior elementary school, and the Owen Sound Collegiate and Vocational Insitute.
In 1989 he joined The Grey and Simcoe Foresters, a Canadian Forces reserve infantry regiment. In the fall of 1990, he transferred to the regular force Navy and was assigned to CFB Esquimalt where he served in the ship's companies of HMCS Saskatchewan, HMCS Regina and HMCS Winnipeg. In addidtion to several operational cruises, a brief stint on the east coast and various specialty courses, Matt also served a total of three months (including mission training) as an escort driver on the security detail for Prince Philip during a Royal visit to Victoria.
In 1994 he left the Navy after being offered a job by a friend at a local Victoria bar. He managed the bar until 1997, when he joined the Songhees First Nation police service while working through business school.
Upon completion of business school in 1999, Matt was recruited by a major Hotel company in Banff, AB where he worked until 2002. Matt then accepted a job at the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology in Calgary as a manager of the Student housing and Conference Center. In late 2003, he left the Innkeeping industry and returned to the nightlife in a local bar as a doorman and bartender. In the summer of 2006, family needs dictated a change of career, and he currently works as a driver for a transport company.
Within the community, Matt can be found volunteering with the Calgary Board of Education's Juno Beach Academy.
Web Presence
Matt is a leading member and semi-retired staffer of the largest online PC Gaming team in North America, Team [Judge], under the gaming handle of Bravo 1
He is also a regular contributor to Fark.com, the CBC and other online services. Matt also acts as a consultant to the Calgary-based IT firm ITP Solutions, Inc.
