Matthew Colleen is a product leader with nine years of cross-disciplinary experience turning hardware and consumer insights into scalable products, currently shaping Alexa Smart Home strategy at Amazon. He blends a mechanical engineering foundation and polymer/plastics expertise with a Master of Engineering in Industrial and Systems Engineering to manage end-to-end product lifecycles and drive data-informed roadmaps. His background spans hands-on engineering roles in tooling and wireless power startups to leading private-brand product development at Amazon, giving him a rare fluency in both physical product constraints and cloud-connected ecosystems. Known for incorporating customer feedback into clear requirements, he excels at launching complex integrations in fast-paced environments. Based in Kenmore, Washington, he pairs resilience and adaptability with a pragmatic bias for experimentation and measurable outcomes. An unconventional through-line in his career is steady progression from deckhand and production internships to senior product roles, reflecting strong operational grit and rapid technical growth.
9 years of coding experience
11 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Engineering - MEng Industrial and Systems Engineering, Master of Engineering - MEng Industrial and Systems Engineering at University of Washington
Bachelor of Science (B.S.) Polymer/Plastics Engineering, Bachelor of Science (B.S.) Polymer/Plastics Engineering at Western Washington University
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