About

Greetings

I'm Matthew

I'm an experience designer based in Los Angels, CA. I believe that creativity is the real secret sauce that design brings to multi-disciplinary teams.

That's me getting lowered into a helicopter crash simulator.

My Skills

I am a multi-disciplinary designer with roots in film production and studio arts.

Design Strategy

UX Design

Prototyping

Visual Design

Wireframes

Branding

Design Research

Illustration

My Work Experience

A winding road that has taken me to many places

BCG Digital Ventures
Los Angeles, CA. January 2014-present. Lead Experience Designer.
- Lead design strategy on new digital products for leading companies in the US, Europe, Asia and the Middle East, including two new business ventures that launched into the auto finance and energy markets respectively
- Shaped the overall vision of product concepts and lead teams of UX designers to build them
- Lead branding work streams for multiple clients that included naming and identity design
Wilshire Media Group
Los Angeles, CA. June 2012-October 2012. Visual Designer
- Presentation design for pitches to Experian, Yahoo, Petco, Mars and more.
- Information architecture research for various projects
Animax Interactive
Los Angeles, CA. May 2007-September 2009. Interactive Designer
- Virtual worlds, casual games and television animation including Nickelodeon, MTV, Beanie Babies and more
Webvertising
Houston, TX. May 2000-June 2002. Interactive Designer.
- UI design for iHotelier, the first hotel reservation system created in Flash.
- Quicktime VR photographer for Best Western hotels in Costa Rica.

Booz Digital
Los Angeles, CA. February 2013-January 2014. Lead Designer.
- Led a team of designers to produce content-rich microsites on aggressive deadlines for presentations to companies like for FedEx, 3M, Petco and Verizon
- Prototype design, wireframes and UI designs on a project with Microsoft to envision the future of the Microsoft site.
Level Studios
Los Angeles, CA. October 2011-April 2012. Visual Designer on BlackBerry.com.
i-Trailers
Los Angeles, CA. March 2010-August 2011. Interactive Designer.
- UI Design and animation for interactive movie trailers, including Scott Pilgrim vs The World, Fast 5, Cowboys and Aliens and other major theatrical releases.
Tiltware
Los Angeles, CA. November 2004-November 2006. Senior Graphic Designer
- Website marketing graphics, print art, flyers, DVD promos, T-shirt designs, banner ads and newsletters.
Production Assistant
New York, NY. July 2002-January 2004.
- ‍PA for television commercials in New York City: Infinity, Jell-O, Lysol, Ridley Scott Associates, and more.

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