Seasoned Engineering Leader & Builder from AI to Custom Integrations & More
Hands-on software and AI engineer with 16+ years of experience building customer-facing applications, AI systems, enterprise integrations, and production infrastructure.
I turn ambiguous business problems into working software, from discovery and architecture through implementation, deployment, and production support. I'm a former Director of Development who remained deeply hands-on while leading technical delivery and working directly with customers.
Trusted to solve difficult problems—and improve what comes next.
“Matt’s ability to communicate with people at different levels of technical expertise was one of his greatest strengths. He worked directly with marketing, development, information security, and subject-matter stakeholders, and he adapted as priorities and requirements changed. His communication was direct and transparent, and he consistently looked for ways to improve the underlying solution rather than simply close the immediate request.”
“Matt was dedicated, loyal, and hard working. He took the time to understand our goals and consistently approached his projects with genuine care for our team and the outcomes we were trying to achieve, not just the task in front of him. I recommend Matt to any organization looking for a developer who pairs strong AI and technical skills with a genuine commitment to his clients' success.”
Leadership, engineering, and delivery across six roles.
HIVE Strategy
Director of Development
Denver, CO (Remote/Hybrid)
October 2022 – March 2026
Designed and shipped AI applications, enterprise integrations, APIs, and data pipelines using Node.js, TypeScript, Python, LLM APIs, RAG, and agentic workflows.
Owned customer projects from discovery and technical scoping through architecture, implementation, deployment, troubleshooting, and iteration.
Architected large-scale integrations across CRM, CMS, ERP, third-party platforms, and customer environments reaching millions of users.
Built production AI systems using retrieval, tool calling, structured outputs, validation, guardrails, observability, and human review.
Owned production infrastructure supporting internal applications, customer systems, and hundreds of websites while contributing to discovery, estimates, and pre-sales.
5ivecanons Agency
Senior Engineer
Jacksonville, FL
October 2020 – October 2022
Built full-stack websites, applications, CMS functionality, APIs, plugins, and integrations for customers across multiple industries.
Worked directly with customers during discovery and pre-sales to translate business requirements into custom integrations, migrations, applications, and technical solutions.
AtreNet
Senior Engineer
Santa Cruz, CA (Remote/Hybrid)
September 2014 – June 2020
Built enterprise websites, applications, integrations, and digital platforms for B2B technology companies.
Worked across customer, design, marketing, and engineering teams to translate unfamiliar business and technical requirements into stable implementations from discovery through launch.
OTT Communications
Director of Programming
Louisville, KY
January 2012 – November 2014
Provided hands-on development and technical delivery for nationwide customer applications and digital products.
Bluegrass Care Navigators
Web Developer
Lexington, KY
March 2011 – January 2012
Rebuilt the Drupal web platform and integrated internal operational systems.
Trusted Health Products
Web Developer
Lexington, KY
December 2009 – March 2011
Built e-commerce platforms and an iOS application connecting customers with dentists.
Designed, developed, and implemented custom integrations that enhance HubSpot's capabilities and deliver scalable, automated solutions. The accreditation was awarded to HIVE Strategy, where I led the integration work, wrote the supporting documentation, and prepared the application submitted to HubSpot.
HubSpot certifications
25 active certifications · 43 earned over time
Personal AI products
Hands-on product work beyond client delivery.
These are personal products, distinct from my agency and client work. They let me explore local AI, agent workflows, orchestration, integrations, automation, and product UX from zero to one.
auwt
Built a full-stack AI-enabled workspace platform using React, TypeScript, Node.js, Express, SQLite/Postgres, WebSockets, background jobs, and third-party integrations, spanning CRM, projects, communications, files, analytics, admin tooling, and mobile-ready shared architecture.
Local-first desktop AI assistant with branded Electron packaging, guided onboarding, settings flows, release evidence, and a production-ready hosted auth surface.
AI-assisted tattoo platform that helps customers shape ideas, gives studios and artists a unified place for inbound social conversations, and surfaces potential new customer opportunities.
Roku-first AI streaming concierge backed by a Node/TypeScript API, Watchmode availability data, Postgres persistence, and a private-beta flow for real recommendation testing.
