passionate about creating a world class user experience

“Matt worked with us on a number of key strategic projects at Air New Zealand. He demonstrated a keen insight for technology solutions and was always passionate about creating a world class user experience for customers. He has a talent for quickly evaluating business opportunities and developing technical concepts.

His skills and background were very beneficial to us at a difficult time in our project and he was able to provide clarity and innovation in his analysis. His friendly style, can-do attitude and sense of humour made him a great fit with our team. I would hire Matt again in a heartbeat.”

Scott Giles — Grab-a-Seat, Online Marketing Manager, Air New Zealand

a huge help to our project

“Mat came with strong recommendations and he didn't disappoint. His ability to understand business and customer requirements and develop creative UI solutions was a huge help to our project. He provided structure to our customer experience design process that stood up to rigorous reviews, debate and formal presentations. For every ounce of energy he put into his work during the day, he always came in the next day with even more. Mat's an absolute pleasure to work with and I hope that one day I'll get the opportunity to again.”

Lynsey Blacklock — Customer Experience Designer, Telecom New Zealand

Just the sort of guy you want on the team!

“I’ve worked with Mat on the client side at Air New Zealand and later within our team at Datacom. He has real passion for creating the best possible user experience in internet and software solutions. Mat has excellent analytical skills, the ability to run focused, interesting and valid workshops, producing quality outputs. He develops easy to understand User Interface concepts focused on delivering business and user goals. Mat is also easy to work with and gets through a lot of work quickly, without fuss. Just the sort of guy you want on the team!”

Dave Fleming — General Manager, Datacom Interactive

always exceeds expectations

“I have worked with Mathew on a number of web projects in the past 5 years. Mathew is charming, intelligent, and gets along with all of his clients. Mathew is a strong information architect and user experience analyst and always over delivers both my own and the client's expectations. Mathew's documentation and diagrams clearly communicate the user's needs and what is required from the designer, and works well with the client to find the best experience for the end-user.

Mathew is constantly researching the most up-to-date information on user experience models and keeps up with the latest. Mathew is not afraid to state his expert opinion and backing it up with good reason and explanation. I would hire Mathew in his expert role anytime. He is an absolute pleasure to work with, and blows me away everytime with his new thinking.”

Mandy Neal — Snr Project Manager/Business Analyst, Terabyte

an asset to any team

“Matt is so passionate about the online world - he lives and breathes it which is demonstrated in his output.

He is an asset to any team designing for new customer experiences - across online & offline channels. He is quick to grasp, extremely quick at delivery and actually cares personally about the accuracy and quality of his work.

Matt is very much a team player and whilst a quiet achiever, impresses all who are fortunate to work with him.

I would hire Matt again any day.”

Carolyn Wong — Online Channel Design, Telecom New Zealand

innovative, refreshing … creates impact

“Matt is passionate about working with people and their business to deliver their online vision and strategy in a way that is innovative, refreshing, but most of all in ways which creates impact to the end customer.

He feels strongly about delivering results with scalable benefits beyond the online space. Matt has always been fantastic to work with, he is highly intelligent and well articulated and would be an asset to any team he joins.”

Kanaway Yusingco — Market and Business Development Manager, Air New Zealand

the consummate professional

“Matt was a pleasure to work with! He is the consummate professional: friendly, approachable, and focused on achieving the tasks at hand.

I was particularly impressed by Matt's rare ability to understand and work in both development and user-centric areas. This unusual skillset made him a very valuable team member.

On a personal level, Matt's thoughtfulness and impeccable manners made him a firm favourite with everyone he met. He would be a valuable asset to any company he chooses to join.”

Laura Roylance —The University of Auckland

exceptional insights … thought-provoking ideas

“Mathew is a hugely talented user experience architect with exceptional insights into consumer behaviours. In all the projects he has worked on, clients have always commented on the high standard of work produced.

He is an active member of the Usability community, and always contributes new and thought-provoking ideas.

I worked alongside Mathew at Datacom, and I have learnt such a lot from him with regards to UX. He is a super lovely guy to work with and I miss him greatly after moving to London. I wish him all the best.”

Winnie Ng — User Experience Analyst / Project Manager at Datacom

professionalism and dedication

“I worked with Matt during the NTI Insurance project at RHE. NTI was a complicated, highly demanding project on both a technical and customer level. Mathew displayed professionalism and dedication during his time on the project, and built strong bonding friendships with both his fellow colleagues and client staff. I wish Matt well in all his future endeavors.”

Shelly Mutu-Grigg — Test Manager, RHE & Associates