Summary
Matt Hanson is a Director and full-stack engineer with a decade of hands-on experience building cloud-native data and communications solutions, currently leading strategic communications and insights at FTI Consulting. He blends infrastructure-as-code (Terraform) expertise with backend API design (FastAPI, SQLAlchemy, PostgreSQL) to deliver data pipelines, GraphQL endpoints, and PowerBI-driven dashboards that turn complex data into actionable corporate narratives. His background in enterprise IT support and site-wide deployments gives him a rare operational lens for scalable, maintainable systems—from VPCs and Airflow to endpoint imaging and SD-WAN. He has shipped automation tools such as a video transcription and summarization pipeline using Whisper and OpenAI, demonstrating practical application of generative AI to knowledge work. Based in Kirkland with roots in data journalism and news development, he brings strong communication skills that bridge technical teams and business stakeholders. Collected experience across support, systems architecture, and software engineering enables him to translate messy real-world requirements into production-ready solutions.
10 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
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