Hi, I'm Matt

I build things my household actually uses.

I'm a senior software engineer in the Philadelphia area, working on enterprise software in Java, Python and AWS. On my own time I've made a home theater that runs itself, a commuter dashboard for my partner, and an app that plays today's forecast as music. Each one is here to try.

See the projects → Hear your weather Résumé (PDF)

Matt smiling in a selfie at the rim of Black Canyon of the Gunnison, mountains and clouds behind him — Black Canyon of the Gunnison.

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WeatherTunes

Your forecast, played as music. Sunny days sound bright, storms go dark and minor, and the wind sets the tempo. Try your own city.

Hear your weather →

The basement simulator on game day: a football game on the projector screen and every light flashing green

Interactive

Theater Automation

It started with not wanting to get up for the lights, and kept growing one problem at a time. Walk downstairs, press play, score a touchdown, then try to break the projector's safety interlock.

Go downstairs →

The commute demo: a kitchen display warning of a missed connection beside the phone notifications that followed it

Interactive

Good Morning Dashboard

A commute on two Regional Rail lines, planned as one trip, which the SEPTA app can't do. Watch a weekday play out, then see what happens when a connection slips.

Watch a commute →

Stories

Projects and stories

Every project, plus the bugs and design decisions behind them: the projector you must not unplug, and why a missing notification reads as "all good".

Read them →

Off the clock

Guitar, synths and snow

I record music at home, ski whenever I can and go to a lot of live shows. There's a SoundCloud player on the About page.

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