Abstract: Systems and methods that provide proficiency-based profiling and matching are provided herein. An example method includes providing a series of questions to a plurality of individuals related to a plurality of segments using data reference structures generated from subject matter information, receiving answers to a series of questions from the plurality of individuals, the answers being indicative of a proficiency level of an individual, building a profile for each of the plurality of individuals using the elicited information based on one or more unique subject matter domains.