Career Path of a Learning Technology Support Engineer at Amazon Robotics
Matthew's career path began with on-campus involvement during undergrad, including roles as a student activities assistant, computer lab assistant, and marketing coordinator for the Wildcat Events Board, which "helped to bring me out of my shell." After graduate studies and contract game development work, Matthew transitioned to SAP for two years and then to Amazon in 2019, primarily with the Robotics team, where responsibilities have included creating VR/360 experiences and documentation for robot technicians, while also pursuing personal game development projects in spare time.
Learning Technology, Robotics, Virtual Reality, Game Development, Technical Documentation
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Matthew Bamonte
Learning Technology Support Engineer
Amazon Robotics
Pennsylvania College of Technology
Bloomsburg University | Major: Instructional Technology
Computer Science
Technology
Cyber Security and IT
Honors Student, Took Out Loans
Video Highlights
1. Involvement in campus activities (student activities assistant, computer lab assistant, marketing coordinator for Wildcat Events Board) helped develop interpersonal skills.
2. Experience with contract roles in game development and with SAP provided diverse technical experience before transitioning to Amazon.
3. Current role at Amazon Robotics involves creating VR/360 experiences and documentation for technicians, blending technical skills with creative applications.
Transcript
Could you walk me through your career path, starting with your experiences in college, or any internships or jobs you had before your current role?
Of course. When I got started at PCT, I got involved on campus in my sophomore year. I was a student activities assistant for three years and a computer lab assistant for two years.
Then I joined the Wild Cut Events Board as their marketing coordinator. That really helped to bring me out of my shell, which was good.
For my graduate degree, I went to Bloomsburg and was a graduate assistant there for a year. From there, I had two contract game development jobs. One lasted a month full-time, and the second was six months part-time.
After that, I was with SAP for two years under a contract. Ever since 2019, I have been with Amazon, primarily with robotics. I did a brief stint in AWS, but I've been primarily with the Robotics team for most of the last six years.
I’ve been creating VR and 360 experiences, and a lot of the documentation and maintenance material for the technicians who work on the robots. In my spare time, I've been keeping up with game development on my own.