I am a product designer with over 25 years of experience.
I have focused on information design, data visualizations, and UI/UX design and design systems. I also like to illustrate and animate. I like otters. I like art.
Vancouver 2026 – Present
AI-native software for finance teams, combining advanced reasoning for unique business contexts and agents autonomously executing complex accounting and FP&A workflows
Vancouver 2021 – 2025
Cloud-based software platform that allows businesses to manage their HR, finances, and IT matters
Vancouver 2014 – 2021
Cloud-based software as a service to companies for managing their human resources, with a focus on payroll and health insurance coverage
San Francisco 2010 – 2014
Financial technology company based in San Francisco that builds robo-advisory and customer engagement software
New York 2002 – 2010
The Wall Street Journal’s Online Magazine of Personal Finance — investing news and media, interactive tools, and data visualizations for individual investors
Columbus, OH 1997 – 1999
PHOENIX Learning Management System — software designed to deliver, track, report, and manage corporate online training
Columbus, OH 1997
“Matt consistently delivers high quality experiences that push the bar of what we think of as Rippling today, helping the whole of IT evolve. Matt’s work has set the bar for how designers should work within IT — this includes bringing in a wealth of systems thinking, a drive to ruthlessly simplify experiences, and to push the limits of possible while balancing feasibility.”
“Matt is able to easily articulate his approach to show how his philosophy can be applied in a programmatic way and provide substantial input on what’s needed to move projects forward. His use of visuals and storytelling has brought this to life, and sets an example for other designers.”
“Matt’s able to come up with creative solutions/designs for even the most challenging problems and is able to often re-shape the problem when needed. There have been numerous times where we have run into a daunting product use case that we need to satisfy with designs and Matt has been the key element in shaping and often simplifying the product constraints themselves in a way where we are able to maintain an extremely consistent UX for users.”
“Almost to a one, Matt’s peers admire and appreciate how generous he is with his time and how willing he is to help others. I hear over and over again something like, ‘Matt was really great at helping me do…’ or ‘Matt was so helpful at teaching me about…’ The junior designers relish his expertise and the senior designers appreciate his willingness to step in.”
A design system built in Figma and synced to code: tokens, components, and Storybook documentation, all controlled from one central source.
A finance operations app built on the Numos design system, where each workflow follows the same Inputs → Work → Output template.
Rippling’s device management for Mac and Windows laptops: zero-touch setup with the right apps and security for each employee’s role, ongoing policy enforcement, and automatic lock, wipe, and retrieval at offboarding.
SOC 2 compliance built on data already in Rippling — recommending controls, monitoring evidence from devices, apps, and training, flagging gaps, and fixing them in place, from encrypting a laptop to removing app access.
The shared components, patterns, and guidelines behind Zenefits’ HR, payroll, and benefits apps — one consistent foundation for designers and engineers across the product.
Online health insurance shopping for small businesses — comparing medical, dental, and vision plans from 30 of the largest U.S. carriers, then enrolling employees and new hires in the same platform.
Online graphic novel about the street dogs of Valparaiso, written and illustrated by me.
I'm always interested in new opportunities and exciting projects. Whether you have a question or just want to say hi, I'll try my best to get back to you!
