Matt Hudson

Led a team of 15 engineers (SFCC and mobile), solution architects, business analysts, business stakeholders, UX, and project managers to grow the Belk mobile app by double year-over-year for three years.

VoteRockIt allows customers to spin up a mobile app in 24 hours on Android and iPhone with a Ruby script, which rewrites the theme of the app as well as the splash screen. The tool also automatically takes screenshots and submits the app to the Apple App Store and Google Play store. The apps have many features, including video, events, push notifications, segmentation, surveys, NationBuilder integration, and much more.

There's also a full canvassing tool built in Express on Node.js servers. The canvassing tool uses Here.com for maps, including driving directions and the fastest route across canvassers. The tool has been used in nationwide presidential campaigns and even small local campaigns. It is hosted on Parse Server and includes a full content management system allowing administration of users, permissions, turf cutting, assignments, survey reporting, and volunteer management.

Trivi.al was a mobile social game allowing users to play trivia head to head, similar to Words with Friends. We raised a small round of funding and engineered a platform on Ruby on Rails and Parse.com, which allowed users to compete in trivia matches. The mobile app was built in Objective-C, and we integrated with Facebook, including finding friends (before Facebook took away this ability).

The game had very smooth animations, a coin system, gamification, power-ups, a freemium model, and in-app purchases.

Anedot is a fully native mobile app that allows politicians and fundraisers to accept donations with a credit card strip reader. It connects to a REST API, including an authentication token, which enables customers to see campaigns, donation history, and accept donations at live events.