Who is Kory Mathewson?

I am Kory Mathewson. I was born, and still live, in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
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Engineering

September 2011 marked the commencement of my Master’s in Biomedical Engineering studies in the lab of Dr. Richard Thompson at the University of Alberta.

We are investigating the impairment of blood flow to the brain during exercise in patients with heart failure using magnetic resonance imaging.

June 3 2010, I received a Bachelor of Sciences in Electrical (Biomedical) Engineering from the University of Alberta exactly 1736 days from the first moment I stepped into my first University class.

Over the course of my undergraduate degree:

  • I researched Photoacoustic Ultrasound with Dr. Roger Zemp in Electrical Engineering at the University of Alberta; and
  • I worked with Dr. Nelson Durdle, Dr. Edmond Lou and Dr. Jim Raso and the Glenrose Rehabilitation Hospital on a “smart brace” for realtime pressure monitoring in kyphosis treatment.

Following my degree, I worked as an Engineer-In-Training position with Dr. Bruce Ritchie in Hematology at the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Alberta. Working as a Robotic Developer for the Canadian Biosample Repository we developed technologies to solve large scale laboratory automation goals.

Improvisation

According to the February 8th 2011 Edmonton Journal, I am “a comedian and improviser with an engineering degree“. I fell head over heels for improv on February 14th, a.k.a. Valentines Day 2005, and we have been together ever since. I am a senior performer in Rapid Fire Theatre‘s weekly Theatresports and CHiMPROV shows, and also joined the cast of Die Nasty: The Legendary Live Improvised Soap Opera in September of 2010.

I have preformed in several 53-hour improvisational marathons in Edmonton and London, England and performed in the Victoria International Improv Festival in 2010.

I collaborated with the University of Alberta’s Health Sciences Education and Research Commons on a curriculum based experiential learning module combining the skills of improvisation with challenges of professional communication in Health Sciences.

Also, in 2011 I was honored to be invited as an instructor to Improv Camp 2011 under the direction of Alistair Cook and Rene Delefont.

Web Development

On November 7 2010 I started Flagship Web Development. A small company that allows me the opportunity to develop websites, and online applications for businesses, individuals, non-profits and the University of Alberta.

Flagship is a company with a passion for beautiful code and creation by collaboration. Designers and artists love working with me for seven reasons which all mainly center around how awesome I am.

I have worked with small businesses, big businesses, almost businesses, busy people and even collaborated with a family of jaguars on one project.