Matthew O'connell
Founder at Vistaly
Charlottesville, Virginia, United States
Summary
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SeniorMatthew O'Connell is a founder and seasoned software leader with 12 years of experience turning real-world problems into value-focused products and scalable engineering teams. He blends hands-on development, API and web application architecture, and product-minded leadership from roles at WillowTree and ArcheMedX to founding Vistaly and a prior health-streaming startup. A former US Navy cryptologic technician and aircrew member, he brings operational rigor, mission-focused problem discovery, and experience testing and improving mission-critical systems. Matthew is passionate about mentoring engineers and enabling others to leverage technology for good—a drive that traces back to a formative moment when a single engineer's quick code fix revealed software’s outsized impact. Based in Charlottesville, VA, he combines entrepreneurial grit with a practical focus on shipping solutions that address tangible user needs.
12 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
English
Github Skills (71)
jsonwebtoken9
react9
tracks9
router9
api8
ietf8
rum8
web-token8
declarative7
effector7
javascript7
feature-flags7
python7
json7
cdp7
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
oconn/wombat-bots
Jun 2016 - Mar 2017
Contributions:116 commits, 110 pushes, 1 branch in 9 months
telegram-botdiscordbotdiscord-botbots
oconn/hx-forms
Jun 2019 - Oct 2019
Contributions:31 commits, 27 pushes, 1 issue in 4 months
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