Matthew Cordell
Verified Expert in Engineering
Product Management Developer
Paris, France
Toptal member since February 1, 2017
Matthew Cordell is a seasoned product and UX leader with over 15 years of experience driving innovation across diverse industries. At Arcault, he spearheaded the design and development of two interconnected applications and a comprehensive design system. During his tenure at Hi Marley, Matt revitalized the UX team, established the core platform value stream, and launched the company's mobile app. His strategic vision and leadership have consistently delivered high-value.
Portfolio
Experience
- MySQL - 17 years
- JavaScript - 17 years
- Product Management - 8 years
- React - 8 years
- User Experience (UX) - 7 years
- Team Leadership - 7 years
- Figma - 5 years
- Design Systems - 5 years
Availability
Preferred Environment
Git, MacOS, Figma, Next.js, Tailwind CSS
The most amazing...
...thing I've been a part of is helping Hi Marley grow from a company of 5 to nearly 100, occupying roles in engineering, product, and UX leadership.
Work Experience
Head of Product UX
Arcault
- Designed, built, and launched two interconnected applications.
- Designed and built a design system and component library to be used across two applications.
- Crafted investor pitches and presentations. Helped launch a newsletter to broadcast company accomplishments.
Director of Product, UX
Hi Marley Inc.
- Matured a dormant UX team, implementing regular processes, more refined feedback, organizational reporting, external exposure, and our first design system.
- Conceived, stood up, and matured the Experience team, focused on high-value wins mined from user feedback.
- Launched and scaled the mobile app, from its creation to a full product, using a 100% outsourced team.
- Authored Hi Marley’s Employee- and Product-Use AI Policies, convening stakeholders across the company.
- Drove strategic alignment by presenting progress and impact reports to C-level leadership and stakeholders.
CTO
UMA
- Developed and executed UMA’s technology strategy, supporting digital expansion.
- Conceived and built a user-friendly editor for layering guided tours on top of our VR exhibitions.
- Completed tech audit necessary to secure funding.
Lead Engineer
Attention Span Media
- Built and managed big data applications offering social media intelligence to corporate, political, and cultural clients.
- Created and maintained connections to GNIP and the Twitter and YouTube APIs.
- Managed front-end, back-end, and database consultants and contractors.
Publications Director and Editor, UN Dispatch
United Nations Foundation
- Built the foundation's flagship blog in PHP/MySQL.
- Created ad hoc pages and widgets to highlight special editorial features, including a podcasting event at the UN.
- Boosted traffic by 800 percent while managing writers and creating editorial features with guest bloggers.
- Drafted speeches, op-eds, and memos for principals, including Ted Turner and Mohammad Yunus.
- Challenged congressional critics of the UN and US funding with fact-checking and proactive media strategies.
Speechwriter
Senator Christopher Dodd
- Molded expert findings into remarks and published opinions engaging audiences from kids to business leaders to political icons.
- Engaged department leadership to develop messaging.
- Drafted stump speech highlighting accomplishments for Presidential run.
Education
Bachelor of Arts Degree in Social Science
Harvard University - Cambridge, MA, USA
Skills
Libraries/APIs
React, Node.js, REST APIs
Tools
Amazon Cognito, Webpack, Git, Adobe Photoshop, Figma
Languages
HTML, JavaScript, CSS, SCSS, C#, HTML5, CSS3, Swift, PHP, TypeScript
Frameworks
Bootstrap, React Native, Redux, Express.js, Tailwind CSS, Cypress, AngularJS, React VR, Next.js, SwiftUI
Paradigms
UI Design, Agile, Test-driven Development (TDD), Mobile Development
Platforms
Amazon Web Services (AWS), iOS, Mobile, MacOS, Android
Storage
MySQL, JSON
Other
Front-end, Leadership, Startups, User Interface (UI), Styled-components, Full-stack Development, Pixel Perfect, Web Development, Design Systems, User Experience (UX), Team Leadership, Product Management, Content Management Systems (CMS), APIs, Architecture, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Mobile App Development, Fractional CTO, CTO, Back-end, Full-stack, Axios, Writing & Editing, Research, User Research, Prompt Engineering, Presentations, UX Engineering, Social Sciences, Journalism
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