In my own words
— MattMatt is an award-winning designer with over two decades in the digital landscape.
His multifaceted disciplines include user experience methodologies, user interface design, front-end development, creating/contributing to centralized/federated design systems, branding, animation, post production, and creative management.
Trajectory
Nov 2017 — Now
Senior UX Designer · First American Title Corporation
As a Senior UX Designer for First American Title, I am responsible conducting user experience research with customers, partners, peers and stakeholders. I effectively communicate UX concepts by collecting product & business requirements, identifying key customer experience issues, defining the scope of work, understanding opportunities, generating user personas, creating user flows, designing wireframes, producing multi-range fidelity mockups, and developing framework ready prototypes.
• Empathetic user advocate focused on delivering products with an intuitive user experience.
• Agile, DevOps, LeanUX, a few keywords to describe the process for the product lifecycle.
• Architect project specific UX road maps leveraging a variety of UX methodologies.
• Conduct persona research to identify target demographics.
• Leverage research to support UX/UI recommendations.
• Create low-fidelity wireframes to aid in UI validation.
• Create high-fidelity mockups and prototypes.
• Develop HTML/CSS/JS prototypes to streamline engineering efforts.
• Work closely with engineering teams to ensure the design is fully actualized.
• Advocate the user throughout the development lifecycle, promoting user centered design.
• Collaborate with corporate marketing to ensure application designs are aligned with brand guidelines.
• Direct the visual appearance of new features and enhancements to ensure a consistent user experience.
Apr 2011 — Sep 2017
UI/UX Designer - Frontend Developer II · Panasonic Avionics Corporation
• Produce high-quality visual designs from concept to completion for desktop and mobile devices.
• Support airline in maintenance of connected airside passenger applications and experiences.
• Develop visual strategies to support interactions that deliver a consistent user experience.
• Design conceptual wireframes and convert them into beautiful, pixel perfect prototypes.
• Provide direction regarding development methodologies, frameworks, and processes.
• Drive project scoping, for the development of new products and product lifecycles.
• Program airline branded airside portals utilizing a combination of web languages.
• Lead regular agile sessions to ensure projects are appropriately managed.
• Create personas and wireframes based on user-centered design and research.
• Direct engineering and production support teams with airside installation.
• Manage sites through repositories via Command Line Interface.
• Manage International and Domestic accounts.
May 2010 — Apr 2011
Creative Director · MBA Design Team
• Inspired professional development of creatives.
• Directed campaigns across conventional and digital platforms.
• Developed national campaigns.
• Actively engaged in all client portfolio efforts.
Sep 2009 — May 2010
Art Director · XOWii
• Managed a team of 5 (designers and a copywriter).
• Challenged team to think beyond the stakeholder’s vision, to realize a highly interactive and engaging user experience.
• Designed corporate website from initial concept to completion.
• Created product packaging and brand identity.
Jan 2007 — Aug 2009
Senior Graphic Designer · Sutra OC
• Complete rebrand of the company style guides, collateral, website and online presence.
• Sutra increased traffic and revenue by over 40% within the first year of rebranding.
• Designed and developed an intranet system to manage all of their VIP bookings in addition to scheduling and managing talent.
Jan 2005 — Jan 2007
Graphic Designer · Taylored Inc.
• Analyzed market competition, pricing, styles and trends.
• Created seasonal product line list including price points.
• Assisted with print and oversaw completed prototypes.
• Identified and suggested market opportunities.
• Created technical sheets for both lines.
Jan 2003 — Jan 2005
Fashion Designer/Graphic Designer · Advert Inc.
• Separated all vector design colors into individual art boards, in preparation for silk screening.
• Created designs from concept to production.
• Assisted with product catalog development.
• Improved brand equity.
Activity
Education history
Codecademy
Certificate | 2015 - 2017
The Interaction Design Foundation
Certificate User Experience | 2017 - 2019
Corcoran School of the Arts and Design at The George Washington University
BFA | 1998 - 2002
Saddleback College
Certificate | 2007 - 2009
