Projects

Projects that show how I build and solve problems.

Professional cloud migration work, personal hardware builds, and academic software projects, with a focus on my contribution to each.

Professional project · Featured case study

Google Workspace to Microsoft 365

Antenna Group

May 2025 — October 2025

View role

Supported a company-wide cloud migration, helping transition email, collaboration, and file storage from Google Workspace to the Microsoft 365 ecosystem.

The goal

Move company collaboration, email, and file storage into Microsoft 365 while checking that users could access the files and services they needed.

My contribution

Used ShareGate to transfer approximately 2.5 TB from Google Drive to SharePoint and OneDrive. Assisted with Microsoft 365 tenant setup, SharePoint sites, Teams channels, Outlook email and calendars, and user accounts.

Access and validation

Organized and validated file access, permissions, and availability throughout the transition, alongside end-user support for Microsoft 365, accounts, applications, and access issues.

The result

Approximately 2.5 TB of company data migrated into SharePoint and OneDrive as part of the wider transition. My work combined hands-on data migration, configuration assistance, and user support.

Microsoft 365 Google Workspace SharePoint Online OneDrive ShareGate Data migration

Personal project · Hardware build

Windows PC

March 2026

PCPartPicker

A high-performance custom Windows PC built with a carefully selected white NZXT platform, flagship graphics, and enthusiast-grade components.

Graphics
ASUS RTX 5090
Processor
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
Motherboard
NZXT N9 X870E
Storage
Samsung 9100 Pro 2TB
Memory
Corsair Vengeance DDR5 32GB
Power
NZXT C1200
Cooling
NZXT Kraken Elite RGB 420mm
Chassis
NZXT H9 Flow RGB+
  • Planned a balanced component configuration around performance, compatibility, thermals, and upgrade potential.
  • Assembled and cable-managed the system with attention to airflow, serviceability, and a clean professional finish.
  • Configured Windows and system firmware, then validated hardware recognition and stable operation.
  • Applied a methodical troubleshooting mindset while diagnosing hardware, driver, and configuration issues.
  • Documented the final build so its components and configuration can be maintained or upgraded efficiently.
Windows PC building Hardware System configuration
Matthew Hughes' custom white Windows PC build

Academic project · Full-stack

Social Fitness Tracker

Oct 2021 — Dec 2021

GitHub

A user-authenticated web application with dashboards, posting features, and MySQL-backed data flow.

  • Built secure sign-up and login flows supporting username or email authentication.
  • Created a dashboard with dynamic bar graph views for progress and trend visibility.
  • Integrated posting features and backend persistence with PHP and MySQL.
PHP MySQL JavaScript Authentication

Academic project · Team leadership

Ecommerce Website

Oct 2021 — Dec 2021

A software engineering team project where I led a five-person group through a complete ecommerce build for a shoe store.

  • Led the team while contributing reusable UI components and interface cohesion.
  • Implemented login, registration, and contact functionality using PHP and MySQL.
  • Helped the team hit project milestones and deliver a polished end result on schedule.
Leadership PHP MySQL UI implementation

Academic project · UX and systems

Course Scheduler

Sep 2022 — Dec 2022

A collaborative redesign effort focused on standardizing a course scheduler interface for administrators.

  • Improved consistency across login, registration, and data-entry forms.
  • Reduced layout inefficiencies and clarified navigation decisions.
  • Used UML artifacts to communicate proposed changes and support implementation alignment.
HTML CSS JavaScript UML