PlayerZero

Founding team member.

PlayerZero is the software quality platform that helps teams build, fix and test what’s most important.

Product & GTM

Future of Product 

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Contributor / Editor

StartX.

Design Processes: 
• Focus on designing reusable, data-driven strategies that minimize contributor bandwidth while maximizing user experience.
• Implement design thinking frameworks into internal processes
• Develop products and experiences both internally and externally, across a wide range of user personas

Managerial Oversight:
• Manage a team of designers, project coordinators, and other skill-aligned contributors.
• Set roadmaps, short and long term goals and execution strategies while keeping consistent feedback loops with mentors and direct reports.
• Own Program budget for the organization

Head of Experience Design and Customer Development

StartX is a 501(c)(3) Stanford-affiliated nonprofit in Silicon Valley that runs one of the world’s top startup accelerator programs. Its mission is to advance the development of the best entrepreneurs through experiential education and peer learning. Since launching in 2010, StartX has supported more than 500 companies and 1500 entrepreneurs, from early to pre-IPO stage, working across a wide spectrum of industries. To date, StartX companies have raised over $8B with a $11M+ average per company.

Manager, Experience Design and Customer Development

Finesse

Product Design/Development (Software):
•Lead UX/UI design for mobile app suite; consisting of iPhone, Android and iPad apps.
Iterated through multiple versions over the course of 3 years.
•Managed teams of multiple sizes and circumstances; from single-developer to full-stack remote(Sri Lanka) developers. Set timelines and laid out key deliverables for development

Product Design/Development (Hardware):
•Designed a physical product suite utilizing dozens of materials and multiple design types(3D Modeling, Tech Packs, etc). Matt was awarded a patent for the Finesse product, "SomaSole" 
•Worked with a team based in Shanghai, comprised of multiple engineers, designers, and PMs, to deliver high quality products. Set realistic timelines, deliverables, and cost structures for product delivery. 

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Finesse Fitness is the all-in-one functional fitness experience. Focused on convenience, Finesse offers a physical product suite combined with a mobile app platform that promotes users to be functional, despite the many obstacles that life may present.
*Closed the company via an asset purchase

CoFounder

Apple

Engineering Intern

Stanford University

Played Tight End for the Stanford Football Team

College Athlete

I find joy in creating and learning from the amazing people I'm fortunate enough to work with each day.

>> Rose Bowl champion
>> Family man
>> Dog dad
>> Health enthusiast
>> Entrepreneur

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