Hi. I’m Matt.
I’m a strategic end-to-end designer and leader whose jam is simplifying complex, cross-functional processes to build great products. I’m obsessed with creating, coaching, and leading collaborative teams at the intersection of design, business, and technology.
With a Master’s Degree in HCI from Carnegie Mellon, an MBA focused on strategy and organizational change, and a BS in Computer Science I understand the forces that have to come together to build great products and organizations with great people —- and how hard that truly is.
Bringing people together to solve human problems is what I love. What can we do together?
EDUCATION
Master's of Human Computer Interaction, Carnegie Mellon University
Master's of Business Administration, Naval Postgraduate School
BS in Computer Science with Minors in Math, English, and French, Virginia Military Institute
International Coaching Federation Level 2 Professional Certificate, Leadership Coaching for Organizational Performance
Design
Journey mapping
Empathy interviews
Service blue prints
Wireflows and Process models
Storyboarding and Wireframing
Usertesting.com
Heuristic Evaluation
Personas
Diary studies
IA and Card Sorting
Concept Validation
Usability Testing
Fitts Law Modeling / GOMS
Design Thinking
Survey Design
Scenario Creation
OKRs and Success Metrics
Design Specifications
Data Synthesis
Value Props and User Strikezones
product | leadership
Hiring
Performance Benchmarking and Reviews
Budget formulation and execution
Mentoring
Professional Coaching
Project plans
Product strategy
Product requirements development
Statements of Work
Prioritization and Scoping
Postmortems / Retrospectives
Schedules
Agile Development and Jira
SWOT Analyses
Six Sigma Yellow Belt
Design Operations and Reporting
Design Sprints
Critiques
Banner Attribution: The Process of Design Squiggle by Damien Newman, the thedesignsquiggle.com