I'm Matt — Senior Product Manager
From Apple retail to ads infrastructure, I build platforms that help businesses grow.
10+ years across consumer tech, advertising, and research marketplaces. I turn ambiguity into shipped product — and teams that keep shipping.
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Revolutionized product development lifecycle — increasing quality and velocity of launches.Jack Pratten CEO & Founder, Respondent
The most unsolicited positive feedback I've ever received for a direct report.Alyssa Thavorides Director, Revenue Product & Sales Strategy · Twitter
The most significant positive transformation in a product organization I've ever experienced.Chris Phillips Principal Engineer · Respondent
Featured Work
Building the ads business platform at scale
Spotify
Senior PM on Ads Infrastructure — owning business and account management for Ads Manager and the Ads API. Laying the foundation for scaled biddable revenue growth.
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Case study · Respondent
Building the Recruiting API
How we went from zero to a live public API — validating the bet with research tool partners, designing for the ecosystem, and turning a recruiting marketplace into platform infrastructure.
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Case study · Twitter
Ads Auction Troubleshooting Tool
How I shipped an internal product with no PM title — turning a repeating escalation pattern into a tool that cut auction troubleshooting from five days to two.
Read case studyWhere I Stand Out
Rapid Learning
Apple retail → Twitter ads → startup product lead in under a decade
Quickly assimilates new industries and skills, leveraging past experiences to solve novel challenges in fast-paced environments.
Strategic Foresight
Built Respondent's discovery framework before committing to the API bet
Anticipates trends and navigates trade-offs to create actionable strategies that balance near-term delivery with long-term platform vision.
Thrives in Ambiguity
Promoted to lead product at Respondent with no existing playbook
Excels when information is limited — building clarity through iterative discovery and cross-functional collaboration.
Cross-functional Leadership
Aligned eng, design, sales, and support without formal authority
Track record of getting teams rowing in the same direction. Stakeholder management and emotional intelligence as core tools.
Beyond the day job
Independent Ventures
Consulting, handmade leather goods, and photography — side projects running in parallel throughout my career.
More Experience
2022 – 2024
Respondent
Led the product organization at a research marketplace startup — launched the company's first public API and scaled product operations from the ground up.
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2015 – 2022
Seven years growing from IT Support Engineer to Senior Product Strategist — with stops in Technical Operations and ads auction troubleshooting along the way.
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2011 – 2015
Apple
Joined as a Creative and grew into a Technical Team Lead — an uncommon path that shaped a career-long foundation in customer empathy and technical depth.
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2010 – 2011
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Production Manager for the Office of Governor Deval Patrick — photographer, videographer, intern mentor, and media liaison.
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