Matthias Matook
CTO / Cloud & IT Strategy
Professional Summary
Visionary technology executive with 20+ years of international experience driving digital transformation, enterprise architecture, and AI-powered cloud solutions across banking, healthcare, mining, media, real estate, and travel. Known not only for delivering 50+ multimillion-dollar projects across four continents, but also for the ability to bring people along on the journey—from board directors and investors to engineers and end-users.
Matthias combines deep technical expertise in AWS, GCP, and Anthropic AI inference with the leadership and people skills to align diverse stakeholders, foster trust, and inspire distributed global teams. His strength lies in translating complex technology into business impact, ensuring innovation is both adopted and scaled. This unique blend of innovation, delivery, and collaborative leadership is consistently recognized as his core differentiator.
Core Competencies
- Cloud & AI Strategy (AWS, GCP, Cloudflare, Anthropic)
- Enterprise & Solution Architecture
- AI/ML Inference for Contracts & Real Estate
- Global Team Leadership & Stakeholder Engagement
- DevOps & CI/CD Transformation
- SaaS Startup Growth & Innovation
Work Experience
mycontracts.cloud
Brisbane, Australia
Director/CTO
- Developed AI-powered contract management SaaS, using inference for risk detection & compliance
- Applied Anthropic models to automate contract review & workflow predictions
- Enabled enterprises to reduce legal review time by 60% while ensuring stakeholder buy-in across legal and operations teams
M-Square Pty Ltd
Sydney & Brisbane, Australia
Managing Director/CTO
- Guided enterprises in cloud adoption & AI readiness, bringing diverse teams from C-suite to developers along the transformation journey
- Delivered AI inference for property/real estate systems, automating tenant & contract workflows
- Designed resilient, scalable enterprise cloud architectures while fostering cross-functional collaboration
- Partner Management, Product and Service placement
Ecognitio – Kweo.com
Founder
- Built an advanced User Engagement platform for scalable communities
- Led a startup that attracted exceptionally talented people by creating an inspiring vision and collaborative culture
- Thought leadership in scale and performance, with modern tech stack
Earlier Roles
Global
Various Leadership Positions
- Enterprise Architect – Hancock Prospecting (Mining)
- CTO/Architect – Ecetera (Banking, Telstra, News Digital Media)
- Senior Analyst – Wotif.com (Travel)
- Senior Consultant – Brooks Automation / PRI Automation (Semiconductors, Global)
Clients
Telstra
Telecommunications
Bigpond
Internet Services
Westpac
Banking & Finance
Ausenco
Engineering & Mining
Wotif
Travel & Tourism
AMD
Semiconductors
Hitachi
Technology & Industrial
Hancock Prospecting
Mining & Resources
Octant AI
Artificial Intelligence
ST Microelectronics
Semiconductors
Philips
Technology & Healthcare
News Digital Media
Media & Publishing
And many others more ...
Certifications
Electrical Engineering
Information Technology Specialization
What People Say
"Hooked into our vision and architected a middleware solution that exceeded expectations. Energetic and passionate about the craft, bringing exceptional value to every project."
CEO • SaaS Platform
"Solved what seemed to be unsolvable Java environment issues. Exceptional at engaging all skill levels and ensuring knowledge transfer. A true guru of problem solving across multiple technical areas."
Technical Lead • Enterprise
"Demonstrated the highest level of technical skill on complex projects. Brought tools and techniques directly relevant to our business, ensuring successful delivery into production."
SVP Technology • Media
"A true hybrid - great project manager with deep technical knowledge. Impressed by the professionalism shown on high-profile projects."
Senior Manager • Banking
"Assisted in developing our Enterprise Architecture and identified target technologies required for global delivery. Deep expertise gained in large global enterprises."
Principal Advisor • Mining
"Knowledge of enterprise architecture and complex implementations is very sound. The professionalism shows extensive experience with large and complex projects."
Head of Solutions • Technology
"Thorough and level-headed, rapidly resolving issues and always ready to go the extra mile. Great to work with on challenging projects."
Senior Engineer • Systems
"Eye for detail and impressive knowledge greatly assisted in solving issues and improving performance considerably on production platforms."
Senior Administrator • Infrastructure
"Very smart, knowledgeable, prospective, direct and honest. One of the most competent people in the field."
Software Architect • Technology
"Key player to organizational success. Profound skills and ability to learn new ones have been a real asset. Very committed and accountable."
Director • Services
"Mastered challenges as Senior Consultant, taking high responsibilities in managing projects and implementing new technologies. Worked as spearhead for multiple Fab Automation projects."
Managing Director • Engineering
"Very competent and reliable Software Engineer, well liked by customers and respected in the field."
Business Development • Electronics
Full references with contact details available upon request
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