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Product Designer & Researcher @ ICF

Hi! I’m Matt.

Impact-driven digital product designer based in L.A. focused on human-centric design, telling engaging stories, creating intuitive interfaces, and leaving the world a better place.

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Proud to have contributed to…

Text reading 'FISKER' in bold, uppercase letters.
The word 'liva' in white text on a black background, with a leaf incorporated into the letter 'l'.
Logo of CMS (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) with black background and white text.
Black and white graphic with the text 'Vaccine' and 'Science' in bold letters, connected by lines forming a network or web.
Close-up of a computer mouse scroll wheel

Fisker Inc.

Purchase Journey + Design Systems | 2024

UX Research, Design Systems, and UX.

Fisker's mission is to create the world's most emotional and sustainable vehicles, helping to build a clean future for all where we reimagined car ownership from configuring, buying, & connected app.

A sleek, blue electric SUV driving on an open highway with green fields on either side and a partly cloudy sky overhead, representing Fischer Ocean

Curu Credit

New User Retention | 2023

UX/UI, Research, Individual Contribution, End-to-End Design

A personal finance platform that teaches you the mysteries behind credit, superpowered by AI to help you own your financial well-being.

A white smartphone displays a financial planning app with blue and white interface, lying on a white platform. The screen shows options to pay down high-interest debt, save money, or refinance student loans, with a message about financial solutions.

Kiva Microfinance

Social Updates & Sharing | 2022

UX/UI, Feature Design

A connection-first, crowdfunding & lending platform bringing together people from around to world to lift each other and encourage entrepreneurship around the world.

Screenshot of a website called Kiva showing updates from a funder named Joice, with options to lend or share, featuring images of people smiling, and navigation tabs labeled 'Lend,' 'Borrow,' and 'About.'

Kiva Microfinance

Checkout add-on | 2022

UX/UI, Feature Design

A connection-first, crowdfunding & lending platform bringing together people from around to world to lift each other and encourage entrepreneurship around the world.

Screenshot of a digital lending platform's shopping cart page showing borrower information, loan details, and an order summary with borrower photos, loan amounts, and a checkout button.

Professional, receptive to feedback, and a strong collaborator, Matt is a valuable contributor and continues to bring meaningful impact through his work.


— Jason | Design Manager @ ICF

through the viewfinder

  • A mountain range with lush green forested slopes, partially covered by clouds under a partly cloudy sky.

    Leavenworth, WA

  • A person rowing a small boat on a body of water with boats and islands in the background.

    Ha Long Bay, Vietnam

  • A dog standing on a stone pathway near the Golden Gate Bridge with a hilly landscape in the background.

    San Fransisco, CA

  • A person in a pink shirt and black shorts riding a bicycle on a desert road with mountains in the background.

    Las Vegas, NV

  • People walking in front of a public market center with a large sign and clock on the building.

    Portland, OR

  • Cityscape with tall buildings, a large colorful LOVE sculpture in the foreground, and a blue sky with clouds.

    Philadelphia, PA

My Photography