Matt Blank
VP Engineering at Motra (formerly Train Fitness)
New York, New York, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolMatt Blank is a product-minded software engineer and founder with seven years of experience building consumer-facing products and startups in New York. He founded BOXJUMP to support gyms and later launched Building Like I Am Five, a project-focused coding curriculum designed to onboard beginners in under four hours, reflecting his emphasis on practical learning and rapid iteration. Matt has shipped product and infrastructure work across roles at Ophelia, Compass Coffee, and as a Deployed Engineer at Fern, pairing hands-on engineering with operational delivery. His background includes management consulting at Deloitte and an MBA from Harvard Business School, giving him a strong mix of business strategy and technical execution. Known for embracing failure as a learning tool, he repeatedly converts lessons from failed projects into more resilient products and teaching experiences.
8 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Business Administration - MBA, Master of Business Administration - MBA at Harvard Business SchoolB.S. in Commerce, B.S. in Commerce at University of Virginia
English, Hebrew, Spanish
Github Skills (13)
api10
openapi10
api-documentation8
getusermedia8
webcam6
react5
mdx5
google-chrome4
buildpack4
chrome-for-testing2
heroku2
typescript1
automation1
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
fern-demo/plantstore-demo-python-sdk
May 2025 - May 2025
Contributions:2 pushes in 1 day
fern-demo/plantstore-demo-java-sdk
May 2025 - May 2025
Contributions:2 pushes in 1 day
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