profile

Matthew is a dedicated and results-driven software developer with over a decade and a half of experience developing front-end solutions. He is adept at taking complex problems, developing ideas and then turning them into beautiful UIs that enhance user experience. He has been an integral part of the organizations that he's worked for, contributing to teams with a commitment to consistent performance, delivering cutting edge tech and streamlining systems.

He builds things with tools like TypeScript, React, Next.js, Solidity and much more as a developer at NiftyKit and as a web3 hobbyist, creator and developer.

Matthew has also served his community for over a decade as a mentor, water safety lead, musical instructor, surf therapy coach, code teacher and more as a volunteer with organizations that serve foster youth, at-risk kids healing from trauma as well as children with special needs.

skills

Next.jsReactTypeScriptJavaScriptTailwindCSSChai.jsgitGitHubCSS3HTML5AnimationPhotoshopFigmaMaterial UIShadcnDaisy UIBootstrapJIRAZeplinAWSEC2S3AmplifyA/B TestingGoogle AnalyticsSEORest APIe-commercegulpGruntVercelPHP*MySQL*SQL*Laravel*Node.js*Express*Nest.js*Jenkins*
* Limited recent usage or intermittent usage

experience

Software Developer @ NiftyKit

April 2024 - Present

  • Create and update platform UI components
  • Develop new pages and features for NFT SaaS platform (app.niftykit.com)
  • Convert mockups & ideas into accessible, responsive web presence across mobile, tablet and desktop browsers
  • Translate Figma designs to code Developed client NFT mint websites and SPAs
  • Developed client NFT mint websites and SPAs
  • Collaborate with clients to define solution requirements for custom components & single page applications (SPAs)
  • Code reviews, bug fixes and testing

Software Developer Contractor

July 2021 - April 2022

  • Explored new technologies like Web3 development and Solidity
  • Focused on building components for small non-profits to utilize Web3 as a donation hub
  • Sought ways to reduce the barrier to entry for foster youth and teens healing from trauma to enter the Web3 space through art and music
  • Developed NFTs for Charity solutions for non-profits
  • Updated old code bases and REST APIs to modern development standards, improving functionality
  • Integrated third-party tools and components into applications
  • Partnered with development team members on product development and application support plans
  • Managed and updated database entries and provided web development for non-profits

Frontend Engineer @ Tillster

March 2020 - July 2021

  • Led UI development on new SPA ordering flows for BK Germany
  • Improved UX by developing, testing and iterating UI components across touchscreen platforms
  • Played an integral role in developing new UI/UX for touchscreen kiosks serving multiple international clients (e.g. Popeyes (Spain), Burger King (US, UK, Germany, Spain, more…), Wendy’s (UK))
  • Code review, bug fixes and testing

Senior Web Developer @ Launchify

May 2019 - March 2020

  • Optimized UI for lead generation and increased user engagement based on advertising campaign traffic
  • Increased user progression by designing, developing, testing and iterating dynamic, mobile-first, responsive components across multiple sites
  • Created multiple sales funnel pages (SPAs) for e-commerce brands to pair with new ad campaigns
  • Converted ideas and content into graphics and mobile-first, responsive websites, single page applications and landing pages
  • Provided frontend and back-end development using PHP, HTML5, CSS, JavaScript and React (Next.js)
  • Developed e-commerce solutions for multiple microsites and properties
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