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Revision as of 06:28, 8 February 2013
Matt Barrie | |
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| Matt Barrie Matt Barrie | |
| Born | August 16, 1973 Adelaide, Australia |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Education | University of Sydney Stanford University |
| Occupation(s) | Founder and Chief Executive |
| Employer | Freelancer.com |
| Known for | Entrepreneur, Outsourcing |
| Website | Official Blog |
Robert Matthew "Matt" Barrie (born 16 August 1973) is an Australian technology entrepreneur. He is the Chief Executive Officer of Freelancer.com, a global online outsourcing marketplace. He also is an Adjunct Associate Professor at the University of Sydney where he teaches classes in computer and network security (since 2001) and technology venture creation (since 2010).[1] In 2012, Barrie began contributing as a monthly columnist in BRW, an Australian weekly business magazine.
Early life
Born in Adelaide, Australia in 1973, Barrie moved with his parents to Jakarta, Indonesia from 1980 to 1982, where he attended Jakarta International School. Returning to Australia, his parents settled in Sydney. He attended Sydney Grammar School on the Albert Bythesea Weigall scholarship.
In 1996, he graduated from the University of Sydney with a Bachelor of Science (First Class Honours) in computer science and a Bachelors in Engineering in electrical engineering (First Class Honours). In 1994 he was on the team which won the Australian National Universities Programming Championship run by the Australian Computer Society.
In 1997 he was accepted to Stanford University, where he graduated in 1998 with a master's degree in electrical engineering. After graduating, he was employed as a security consultant at the information security company Securify, which was then acquired by Kroll-O'Gara. At Kroll-O'Gara, Barrie acquired the popular information security website Packetstorm from Ken Williams.[2]
Returning to Australia in 2000, he worked as a venture capitalist for the boutique firm Innovation Capital, before founding Sensory Networks, a network security company, where he was Chief Executive from 2001 to 2006.
Freelancer.com
In 2009, Barrie founded Freelancer.com, an online outsourcing marketplace. As of July 2012, the company claims to have over four million registered users and to have completed 2.3 million projects.[3] In 2011, the company reportedly turned over US$35 million and was valued by Deloitte at between US$100 to $250 million.[4]
The company has won a number of awards including two awards for employment in the 15th Annual Webby Awards[5] and the People's Voice for Employment in the 16th Annual Webby Awards.[6]
Barrie is a frequent speaker on the topics of technology and entrepreneurship. In 2011 he was one of nineteen featured from the 600 speakers at SXSW.[7] He has keynoted at conferences including The Next Web,[8] Summit Series[9] and CEBIT.
Awards and reception
In 1996, Barrie won the New South Wales Pearcey Award for contribution to the IT&T industry. He is a notable alumnus of the University of Sydney, having won the Alumnus of the Year Award for the Faculty of Engineering and IT in 2010.[10]
In 2010, Barrie was named Entrepreneur of the Year by Dynamic Business magazine.[11] In 2011, he was named the inaugural BRW Entrepreneur of the Year.[12] In that year he also won the Technology Division for the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year.[13]
In 2011, Barrie was named in the 10 most influential people in Australian IT by the International Business Times.[14] In 2012, he was named in the top 100 most influential people in Sydney by Sydney Magazine, the top 100 influential engineers by Engineers Australia,[15] and a 2012 Man of Influence by Men's Style Magazine.[16]
Barrie was profiled by two-time Walkeley Award winning journalist Greg Bearup in Good Weekend.[4]
In 2012, Barrie was selected by Linkedin as one of their 150 worldwide influencers, a selection of thought leaders whose essays are published on the social network, which included Barack Obama, Richard Branson, David Cameron and Deepak Chopra.[17]
In 2013, he was named in the top 10 Australian Entrepreneurs to watch in 2013 by Smart Company.[18]
Other
Barrie is the co-author of over 20 US Patent Applications.[19]
Barrie holds a Masters in Applied Finance from Macquarie University and a Graduate Diploma in Applied Finance from FINSIA. He is also an a graduate of the EPGC (2005) and Stanford Executive Program (2011) from the Stanford Graduate School of Business.[20] He is a Fellow of the Institute of Engineers Australia (FIEAust).[21]
In 2012, Barrie graduated from Singularity University’s Executive Program (EP).[22]
References
- ^ University of Sydney Website for Matt Barrie
- ^ Ken Williams update on Packetstorm
- ^ Freelancer.com About Us Page
- ^ a b Net:worker by Greg Bearup
- ^ 15th Annual Webby Awards for Employment
- ^ 16th Annual Webby Awards for Employment.
- ^ SXSW Interactive 2012 Accepted Proposals
- ^ The Next Web Keynote Matt Barrie
- ^ Cruising the Bahamas with the world's most awesome people
- ^ University of Sydney Announcement of the Alumnus of the Year
- ^ Matt Barrie takes out top entrepreneur accolade, Dynamic Business Magazine
- ^ Inaugural BRW Entrepreneur of the Year 2011
- ^ Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year 2011 Winners
- ^ The 10 Most Influential Australians in IT: International Business Times
- ^ Engineers Australia
- ^ 2012 Men of Influence, Men's Style Magazine
- ^ LinkedIn to post influencers' essays
- ^ The top 10 Australian entrepreneurs to watch in 2013
- ^ US Patent Applications for Robert Matthew Barrie
- ^ Matt Barrie's Corporate Biography
- ^ Engineers Australia
- ^ Singularity University Executive Program