Matthijs A. Gates

  • Matthijs Gates Born

    Matthijs Gates Born

    He was born in the Netherlands where most of his family lives, including his aunts, uncles, and cousins.
  • Moved to Brussels

    Moved to Brussels

    He moved to Brussels with his sister Renske and his parents. He was 3 years old.
  • Moved to Torino, Italy

    Moved to Torino, Italy

    He moved to Torino with his family for a year.
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    The Life of Matthijs Gates

  • Moved to Koblenz, Germany

    Moved to Koblenz, Germany

    Matthijs moved to Koblenz, Germany where he was enrolled in a year of preschool.
  • Moved to Geneva, Switzerland

    Moved to Geneva, Switzerland

    He grew up in Geneva, biking around the streets and taking an hour long bus ride to get to his school.
  • Started school at florimont school

    Started school at florimont school

    This is a Jesuit school, that is very strict yet very prestigous.
  • Moved to the United States

    Moved to the United States

    He lived in Oregon and finished high school there. His sister also finished High school here.
  • Graduated High School

    Graduated High School

    He graduated from Medford High School in Oregon and his sister graduated the year before him.
  • Started College at Oregon State University

    Started College at Oregon State University

    His sister went to a rival school, University of Oregon.
  • Graduated From Oregon State University

    Graduated From Oregon State University

    He majored in Mathematics at Oregon State Univerity.
  • Moved to Seattle

    Moved to Seattle

    After College he moved out to Seattle to look for work.
  • Started at Microsoft

    Started at Microsoft

    He was hired as a project manager.
  • Worked in Redmond branch and then quit

    Worked in Redmond branch and then quit

    He quit to pursue his love of airplanes and learned to fly airplanes.
  • Started work at Seattle Boeing Field

    Started work at Seattle Boeing Field

    He was a pilot, an instructor, and the cheif ground schools instructor.
  • Matthijs Gates returned to Working at Microsoft

    Matthijs Gates returned to Working at Microsoft

    He was a software engineer, which means that he mostly worked from home.
  • Adopted Bridget

    Adopted Bridget

    She was an airedale terrier and his first dog with my mom.
  • Katrina Gates, The best daughter ever, was born

    Katrina Gates, The best daughter ever, was born

    Katrina Gates was born in Bellevue, Washington.
  • John Gates is born

    John Gates is born

    He too was born in Redmond, Washington.
  • Moved to Wellesley

    Moved to Wellesley

    We moved into our house on Lincoln Circle.
  • Started Getting MBA at Babson

    Started Getting MBA at Babson

    He went to Babson business school.
  • Graduated with MBA from Babson

    Graduated with MBA from Babson

    This allowed him to get a different job at Microsoft.
  • Got Dutchess

    Got Dutchess

    We adopted her from Woodkrest Kennel.
  • Changed job positions at Microsoft

    Changed job positions at Microsoft

    He was then promoted to a program manager in the cloud and enterprise division of microsoft.
  • Was a Software Engineer until 2008

    Was a Software Engineer until 2008

    With his new MBA from Babson he was able to move forward to be a program manager.
  • Got Duke

    Got Duke

    He is Dutchess's half uncle.