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Founder and Web Developer

Self-Employed - Remote

June 2025 - Present

Actively operate two ventures under one roof: a freelance web development practice serving small-business clients, and an independently owned and operated e-commerce business.

Freelance Web Development

Build custom-coded and CMS-based websites for small-business clients, recommending the platform that fits each client's goals, audience, and budget (custom code, Shopify, WordPress, and others) rather than defaulting to one toolset.
Design and test every build against WCAG 2.1, cross-checking multiple independent accessibility tools alongside manual review of color contrast, alt text, form labeling, keyboard navigation, and mobile tap-target sizing. WebAIM's 2026 analysis found detectable failures of this kind on roughly 96% of home pages, an increasingly common trigger for accessibility demand letters against small businesses.
Develop mobile-first, responsive layouts and verify them on real phones, tablets, and browsers rather than a single simulator.
Favor clean semantic HTML, genuine performance and image-optimization testing, and correct sitemap, robots, and descriptive meta-tag configuration over page-builder bloat.
Diagnose problems to their root cause and fix what is actually broken rather than masking symptoms with overlays or one-off visual patches, applying the same methodical, verify-and-test process built through hands-on automotive diagnostic work.
Recent client build: libertisauto.com, a responsive Bootstrap site developed in close collaboration with the shop owner of an automotive business, now serving as their live website.
Test every build against Google Lighthouse and WebAIM WAVE for performance, accessibility, best practices, and SEO before launch, this resume site and my portfolio included.

Independent E-Commerce Venture

Built and customized a Shopify storefront using Liquid, custom filtering and taxonomy architecture, and metafield-driven product data structures.
Led performance and accessibility optimization work, including Lighthouse auditing, image compression workflows, color-contrast testing, and WCAG-compliant mobile tap-target sizing via custom Liquid edits.
Manage multi-platform sales operations across Shopify, eBay, and Poshmark, including platform-specific pricing strategy, cross-listing workflows, shipping/fulfillment integration, and domain/DNS management (Namecheap).
Completed Washington State's Self-Employment Assistance Program (SEAP), self-funded coursework covering business operations, marketing strategy, tax compliance, and growth planning.
Established core business infrastructure independently, including registered agent and privacy protection, licensing, and tax registration, informing hands-on website audits that go beyond automated "SEO report" bots.
Apply hands-on graphic design skills using Affinity for brand identity, product photography, retouching, and marketing materials.

"I'm not very technical when it comes to websites, but Matt made the whole process easy and really listened to what I wanted. He took my ideas and turned them into a professional website that truly represents my business. I'm very happy with the final result and would absolutely recommend him to any business owner looking for someone who is easy to work with and genuinely cares about doing a good job."

Steve, Owner, Liberti's Auto Electric

libertisauto.com

Web Developer and Consultant

NetRaising - Remote from Seattle, WA to Portland, OR

March 2024 - June 2025

Built and launched responsive websites and landing pages in ExpressionEngine CMS for nonprofit clients, combining CMS templating (tags, conditional logic, custom fields) with front-end development (HTML, CSS, JavaScript), MachForm integration, and database/API integrations supporting content and data management.
Delivered full site builds for Open Adoption & Family Services, the Lower Columbia Fish Recovery Board, and AtoZ Staffing, each responsive across phone, tablet, and desktop.
Provided ongoing webmaster support and site administration across more than a dozen active nonprofit sites, including Returning Veterans Project, Portland Youth Philharmonic, the Coalition of Community Health Clinics, and REACH CDC, spanning healthcare, veterans services, crisis support, affordable housing, and the arts, covering content updates, maintenance, troubleshooting, cPanel-based hosting, and domain configuration.
Conducted quality assurance and accessibility reviews while solving complex design and technical challenges, prioritizing accessibility (WCAG standards), SEO, and performance optimization, consistently achieving high scores using Lighthouse and color-contrast testing, and validating each site through peer code review and multiple independent accessibility, markup, and speed tools before launch.
Applied lean, low-bandwidth development practices, a lightweight CSS framework, lazy loading, image optimization, and minimal scripting, for faster mobile performance and a smaller energy footprint.
Collaborated with designers and stakeholders to produce mobile, tablet, and desktop-ready websites, as well as provided one-on-one client training and support to ensure a smooth handoff and ongoing site management.

"Matt is becoming the rare web developer whose customer service savvy is in balance with his coding skills and will thrive as part of a development team that allows him to interact with clients."

Kurt Deutscher, Founder & Principal Consultant, NetRaising

Read the full recommendation on LinkedIn

Website and Technology Manager

SeaSide Sustainability - Remote from Seattle, WA to Gloucester, MA

Jan 2023 - July 2023

Led a Web & Tech team of 5-8 for a large, globally remote nonprofit organization while serving across multiple functions, including Department Manager, Scrum Master, Product Owner, Front-end Web Developer, Project Manager, and liaison between departments.
Overhauled and restructured the Web & Tech department following approximately six months without dedicated leadership, implementing Agile, Scrum, and Kanban to establish organized workflows and a consistent delivery cadence.
Guided and mentored interns in implementing responsive web design best practices and effectively utilizing tools to accomplish tasks.
Collaborated with stakeholders to perform heuristic evaluations, effectively identifying user needs and pain points, then analyzed the feedback to implement targeted improvements and custom designed solutions.
Coached and trained cross-functional teams, including HR, on Agile and Kanban workflows in Airtable, extending process improvements beyond the Web & Tech department.
Rapidly and efficiently acquired proficiency in using a diverse range of software and tools, such as Trello, Wix Editor X, Zapier, Google Workspaces, Miro, Figma, Canva, MailerLite, Little Green Light, and Airtable, among others.

Automotive Technician, Vehicle Safety Inspector and Inventory Operations

Various Companies - California and Washington

2021 - 2020

Held a range of distinct roles across automotive service and inventory operations, including Automotive Technician positions across specialty and general shops (import/exotic vehicle service, Subaru dyno and performance tuning, everyday maintenance and repair, and RV service), Head Vehicle Safety Inspector (KNA Solutions, contracted to Lyft's Seattle facility), and Inventory Department Lead (Centric Parts). Balanced full-time work with college coursework, ASE certifications, and industry training, sometimes holding multiple roles simultaneously. Earlier roles in retail and customer service, along with years spent in small, independently owned repair shops, further developed communication and client-relations skills that complemented later technical and operational work. Following pandemic-era disruption and the end of the KNA Solutions contract placement, completed a Washington State ESD-supported worker retraining program, leading to formal web development education at Edmonds College and a transition into web development and consulting.
Performed advanced diagnostics on mechanical and electrical systems using wiring schematics, structured testing methods, drivability diagnostics, oscilloscope waveform analysis, and module programming, a specialization built across specialty and general repair shops.
Managed shop operations as a service writer and technician, including parts management, and explained complex issues to clients in accessible terms.
Led vehicle safety inspection teams at KNA Solutions, ensuring compliance with city and state regulations, while training and mentoring junior technicians.
Founded and led a new caliper inventory department at Centric Parts, distinct from the existing general small-parts inventory operation, directing multi-million-dollar inventory and leading a team of 6-8. Certified on multiple material-handling equipment types, including forklift (Drexel) and electric pallet jack, and used Excel for inventory tracking and reporting.
Tackled complex technical challenges, including high-performance vehicles, custom modifications, and specialized mechanical systems.

Additional, roles, responsibilities, and certifications detailed on LinkedIn.

Education

Washington State University (WSU), Global Campus (Online)

Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in Psychology

2024 - Present

In progress, part-time. GPA: 4.0

Pursuing this degree out of personal interest and for future career flexibility, though it also directly informs the human-behavior side of current web development and consulting work:

Strengthens the perspective-taking behind UX decisions, since understanding why users react to a layout, form, or flow a certain way goes further than applying usability heuristics alone.
Reinforces a research-minded approach to client consultation: users are often better at articulating what frustrates them than at describing an ideal solution, so part of the work is translating stated complaints and vague requests into the actual underlying need.
Applies an understanding of motivation, decision-making, and cognitive bias to accessibility and content design, accounting for how people actually process and act on information rather than how they're assumed to.
Brings a more evidence-based lens to design choices generally, testing assumptions about user behavior rather than defaulting to personal preference or convention.

Edmonds College

Web Application and Cloud Developer, Associate of Technical Arts Degree

2021 - 2022

Academic Honors, GPA: 3.85

Web Development, Certificate of Completion
Web Application Developer, Certificate of Completion
Systems Development, Certificate of Completion
Database, Certificate of Completion

Final project for the database course: designed a relational database matching automotive performance parts to compatible engine-tuning software versions, graded the top score in the class.

Computer Information Systems, Web Application & Cloud Developer track. Coursework spanned the full front-end to back-end pipeline:

Front-end: HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, jQuery, and JS frameworks
Back-end: PHP, relational databases, SQL, and database theory and design
Systems analysis, design, and prototyping for planning real-world applications before writing code
CMS platforms: Joomla, WordPress, Drupal, Odoo, SugarCRM, and Magento
SEO fundamentals and cloud application development on Microsoft Azure and AWS virtual environments
Apache and cPanel server administration
Project management and organizational communication, which continues to inform client consulting work today

De Anza College

Automotive Technology

2012 - 2013

No degree program offered in this field at the time

Continued developing automotive skills through coursework and professional training while working in the field, pursuing additional certifications to expand technical knowledge.
The diagnostic approach from this work, systematically isolating problems, testing possibilities, and confirming the actual cause rather than guessing, became a foundation for how I approach technical problem-solving in web development.

San Jose City College

Multimedia Digital Arts, Associate in Science Degree

2002 - 2007

No degree program offered in this field at the time

Multimedia Digital Arts, Certificate of Competency
Multimedia Digital Arts, Certificate of Specialization
Multimedia Digital Arts, Certificate of Achievement

"Multimedia" in this program meant comprehensive, cross-disciplinary training:

Traditional art foundations: color theory, typography, and art history
Digital production: Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Premiere, Macromedia Studio 8 (Flash and Dreamweaver), digital photography, and early HTML/CSS web development
The combination of visual design and technical execution provided a broad foundation for creating digital experiences, before UX/UI became a common standalone area of study

While the specific software of that era has aged out, that core foundation of design theory and technical execution working together is exactly what I bring to web development today.

Technical Skills & Tools

Skills

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Web Development & Platforms

HTML
CSS
ExpressionEngine
Joomla!
WordPress
Wix Studio (formerly Editor X)
Webflow
Shopify (Liquid)
YAML CSS Framework
Bootstrap

Hosting, Domains & SEO

Domain & DNS Management
Namecheap
cPanel
Organic SEO
Google Analytics
GitHub Pages
SSL/HTTPS Configuration
Sitemap, Robots & Meta-Tag Configuration

Development & Databases

JavaScript
jQuery
PHP
SQL
MySQL/RDBMS
API Integrations

Accessibility

WCAG and web accessibility standards
Lighthouse auditing
Color-contrast testing
Mobile tap-target compliance

AI-Assisted Workflows

Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini, and GitHub Copilot
Strategic planning and organization
Content and asset creation
Code refinement and testing
Multi-model cross-verification prior to manual review

Design & Creative

Affinity
Adobe Photoshop
Illustrator
InDesign
Canva
Figma

Business & Entrepreneurship

LLC formation and operations
E-commerce platform management
Multi-channel sales strategy
Tax compliance
Business Banking
Licensing & Registration
Washington State Tax Registration

Agile & Scrum

Jira
Trello
Kanban
Scrum Framework
Backlog Management
Agile Principles
Facilitation and Coaching

Project Management

Project Scheduling (Critical Path Method: Forward & Backward Pass Analysis)
Resource Allocation
Strategic Planning
Microsoft Project
Miro
Zoom
Google Workspace
Airtable

Development Workflow

Mobile-First, Responsive Design
Cross Browser Testing & Debugging
Iterative Design Thinking
Root-Cause Debugging & Diagnostics
Peer Code Review
Heuristic Evaluation (UX/Usability Review)

Performance & Optimization

Image Optimization Workflow (Format, Compression & Loading Strategy Balanced Against Quality)
Self-Hosting Critical Assets (Fonts, Icons, Scripts) for Reliability & Performance
Lazy Loading & Low-Bandwidth Development Practices
Real-Device Testing (Phones, Tablets & Browsers)
Semantic HTML Best Practices
Core Web Vitals Optimization (Deferred Third-Party Scripts, Minimal Render-Blocking Code)