Heya! I'm Matt Opsahl, a Senior Product Designer of web application platforms @Kiavi.
My Primary Skills.
User Experience Design
I love designing new product features or workflows that address users needs and pain-points, while supporting OKRs and business outcomes.
Interface Design
I love making interfaces with information hierarchy that guide's a user while leveraging design system patterns. (I started out as a Graphic and Brand Designer, so visual design will always be a core skill.)
Conducting Research
I love asking users questions about what users do, how they work, while seeing what is helping them or blocking them in their experience. I always learn something new when I synthesize their insights in to recommendations and solutions.
What Sets Me Apart.
I can own the end-to-end design process.
I can self-manage on research, presenting to stakeholders, designing, testing, and pairing with Engineering during development.
I can solve complex problems.
I have contributed to macro solutions to problems that scale large platforms, and micro solutions for task and technical logic problems. I navigated complex problem spacing in areas of fin-tech and education.
I align my work to business impact.
Wether presenting research findings to stakeholders, or contributing design to a project, I discuss my work in the context of the projects goals while doing my best to speak the business language of my stakeholder partners.
I can navigate cross-functional team and org work.
I have experience working at large nation-wide organizations and start-ups whose teams range from 5 people to 80 people.
My Work & Impact.
Case Studies with visuals available upon request.
Kiavi Inc (Prop/Fin Tech)
Senior Product Designer
2021 - Present
I design for Kiavi's Customer Loan Application Platform (serving Real-Estate Investors), and Back Office Loan Management System (serving Kiavi's Loan Processing team). My contributions range from visual design, to new user experience flows, conducting user research, and enabling company growth.
EvoText Inc (Ed Tech)
UI Designer > Senior UI/UX Designer
2016 - 2021
In 2019 I helped launch Content2Classroom, a B2B and B2C web application platform that helps textbook publishers build digital textbooks. I led visual design for our customer facing app, and collaborated with our cross functional product and engineering teams to launch an MVP in 6 months. Over two years, I designed and shipped several core features as our end-user based scaled to 1 million teachers and students across the United States and Canada.
Kaiser Permanente (Health Care)
Visual & Presentation Designer
2013 - 2016
I collaborated with executives to develop internal team web sites to house projects and strategy documents, and collaborated with engineers to build them. I lead UI/UX Design for a large touch screen monitor in the VP of Cyber Securities office for them to share projects and initiatives with other executives. I led branding for two conferences in Northern California with 500+ attendees.
Agree On (Fin Tech)
Product Designer (Freelance, Personal Project)
2013 - 2014
I worked with the founder of Agree On as a freelance project to redesign their finance app that helps friends and family be accountable for replaying one another for small expenses. I established brand attributes based on competition research, I developed a new visual style that felt engaging and trustworthy, I helped facilitate a focus group with users to gain feedback on design options and needs. We relaunched version 2.0 in 6 months with increased engagement. See less
LeashAnchor.com (Pet)
Web Designer & Engineer (Freelance, Personal Project)
2010 - 2011
I worked with a freelance client to design and develop a site to promote a new pet product. I established a design language for the brand using research, personas, and establishing brand attributes. I established UI and UX Design for the site by creating wireframes, design mock-ups and presenting options to the product founder. I was the front-end development for the site, coding using HTML and CSS. We launched the site in 2 months with higher than projected customer purchases.
R.U.Ved Inc (Retail Supplements)
Brand & Web Designer
2010 - 2012
As the founding Designer, I established branding that better communicated their mission of making ancient medicine relevant for modern lifestyle. Re-designed packaging for multiple product lines sold across USA, including supplements, teas and spices.Launched a new home page that increased awareness on top selling products and deals.
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About Matt Opsahl
I'm currently a Senior Product Designer at Kiavi where I drive ux efficiencies of loan processing tasks for our back-office application, and customer growth and business revenue through our customer portal. I have 15 years of Design Experience at start-ups and enterprise companies.
I live in Seattle, Washington with my wife and son.
Email Matt: matt@mattopsahl.com
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