Summary
Matt Richards is a seasoned user experience and product designer with over a decade of experience crafting data-rich SaaS products, design systems, and consumer-facing apps from concept to launch. Based in Washington, DC, he blends hands-on visual and interaction design with practical frontend chops—frequently prototyping in Figma and HTML/CSS—and currently explores Strapi, Astro, and Vue in his spare time. He has built and scaled component libraries and design systems at companies from Brivo to CargoSense, led design strategy as a VP, and champions user research and agile workflows to drive product decisions. An operator at heart, he’s co-founded and led multiple teams and startups, shipping both brand and product experiences while mentoring cross-functional teams.
12 years of coding experience
11 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science (B.S.) Communications & New Media, Bachelor of Science (B.S.) Communications & New Media at Shepherd University
English