Hi, I'm Matt Opsahl.
I am a Senior Product Designer of web application products , living in beautiful Seattle, Washington.
A little about me.
I have 10 years of experience as a designer at small start-ups, and large enterprise companies building new products and features from the ground-up.
My primary skills include visual design, user-centered decisions, and managing design systems. I'm good at taking project from zero to launch, as well as working with and defining areas that are ambiguous. My Co-workers have described me as a friendly, positive thinking team member.
I love understanding user pain-points using data from research or testing, then using design to help them succeed in using a product or workflow by making information and actions more clear.
I'm interested in companies whose products benefit people's lives in industries that include education, healthcare, security, finance, and other areas.
In my next role, I want to continue working in-house on a product team for a web or mobile application, where I can grow my skills in facilitating focus groups, and leveraging data.
I love understanding user pain-points using data from research or testing, then using design to help them succeed in using a product or workflow by making information and actions more clear.
I'm interested in companies whose products benefit people's lives in industries that include education, healthcare, security, finance, and other areas.
In my next role, I want to continue working in-house on a product team for a web or mobile application, where I can grow my skills in facilitating focus groups, and leveraging data.
Select Projects.
Case studies available upon request.
Kiavi - Ops Platform
(PropTech/FinTech, B2C Web App)
As a Senior Product Designer on the Operational Success Team, I conduct user research and design new features for our internal web application that allows Kiavi's Loan Processing Team to get Real-Estate Investors capitol for their investment property quickly and easily.
Content2Classroom - Product Launch
(Ed-Tech, B2B & B2C Web App)
As a Senior UI/UX Designer at EvoText Education, I led design and helped launch our Content2Classroom web application platform that helps textbook publishers build and deliver digital content, now with 1 million end-users in the USA and Canada.
Ogment - Establishing a Design System
(Ed-Tech, B2C Web App)
I worked under the Head of Design at EvoText to establish a design system, component library, and shared style guide site for our own K-12 web app for teachers and administrators to build digital curriculum, with adoption in the state of Arizona and other states.
(Ed-tech, Responsive Web App)
I worked directly with a client of EvoText, a nationwide Math & English learning curriculum, to design, prototype, test and launch a new grade book report feature to help teachers analyze student performance on tests and state learning standards.
(Ed-Tech, Mobile-First Web App)
I worked directly with a Content2Classroom customer at EvoText to design a mobile first web app and digital lesson experience that teaches students about how to monitor and reduce (electrical) energy usage in the classroom and at home.
Agree On IOS - User Interviews and ReDesign
(Fintech, Native IOS App)
I worked with the founder of Agree On as a freelance project to redesign their finance app, and facilitated a focus group to get customer feedback.
My Resume.
Kiavi (Full-Time)
Senior Product Designer / 2021 - Present / Seattle, WA (Remote)
Kiavi empowers real estate investors with modern technology, timely capital to fund opportunities, and the confidence required to unlock the value of America’s aged homes with a range of services, and our powerful web application. As a member of the Operational Success team, I conduct user research and design new features for our internal web application that allows Kiavi's Loan Processing Team to get Investors their loans quickly and easily.
EvoText Education (Full-Time)
Senior UI/UX Designer (Promotion) / 2020 - 2021 / Seattle, WA (Remote)
I received a promotion to Senior Designer for Content2Classroom, a B2B and B2C web application platform that helps textbook publishers build and deliver digital textbooks. I led design for our customer-facing apps, and collaborated with our team to launch in 2019, now with 1 million end-users in the USA and Canada.
User Interface Designer / 2016 - 2020 / Boston, MA (On-Site)
I started at EvoText as a UI Designer under the Head of Design for Ogment, a curriculum management web application for K-12 Schools and administrators to build and deliver digital lessons. I contributed to UI design for new features including “Curriculum Mapping” and “Content Sharing”, and lead the process of building our first design system.
Kaiser Permanente Health Care (Full-Time)
Visual Designer / 2013 - 2016 / Oakland, CA (On-site/Remote)
I served as a Visual Designer in the Cyber Security / IT Department for one of the United States leading health care plans and providers, with 12 million members, 300,000 employees, and 39 hospitals. I collaborated with executives to develop internal team web sites to house projects and strategy documents, and collaborated with engineers to build them.
Leash Anchor (Freelance)
Designer & Front-end Developer / 2016 / Seattle, WA (Remote)
On my own time, I worked with the founder to design and code a site to promote a new pet product.
Agree On IOS (Freelance)
Product Designer / 2013 / San Francisco, CA (On-site)
On my own time, I worked with the founder to redesign their finance app that helps friends and family be accountable for replaying one another for small expenses.
Shopping Offset (Freelance)
Designer & Front-end Developer / 2010 / Seattle, WA (On-site)
On my own time, I worked with the founder to design and develop a site that provides eco-conscious consumers a resource of sustainable business in the Seattle Area.
RUVED Herbal Supplements (Full-Time)
Brand & Web Designer / 2010 - 2012 / Seattle, WA (On-site)
I led the brand experience as the sole designer for this Ayurvedic natural medicine company. I led a redesign of our product packaging, and made improvements to our eCommerce site that increased awareness for low selling products.
I'm available for hire.
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