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I'm Matthew,
a Product Designer

With 14+ Years of Experiences
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About

A multidisciplinary designer that specializes in B2B SaaS products and design systems. I'm big on solving complex experiences and scaling the product practice through systems. I also Vibe code products for fun.

05.2025 - Present

Toptal Corporate

Senior Product Designer, SaaS

Leading design efforts on a new business initiative within Toptal Corporate. A SaaS platform redefining how CEOs and companies operate through growth. Working closely with leadership and cross functional teams from inception to early launch in Q1 2026.

01.2025 - 05.2025

YLD.io

Senior Design Systems

Delivered a comprehensive design system for RLDatix, enabling a scalable token infrastructure with built-in code, full documentation, and WCAG 2.2 accessibility. A flexible 360° library supporting their global healthcare solutions.

05.2022 - 11.2024

Toptal Corporate

Lead Design Systems

I led BASE DS, building scalable components, design tokens architecture, and clear workflows that improved consistency across Toptal's major platforms. Developed complex Figma components, managed the backlog, QA-tested libraries, and aligned Figma with Storybook for seamless design-to-development integration.

07.2020 - 01.2022

Producement

Lead Product Designer

I founded and built startups, taking on the role of lead to drive products from concept to launch. As a super contributor, I conducted user research, facilitated workshops, built prototypes, and ran usability testing to deliver MVPs. During this time, I successfully launched 4x start-ups that gained strong user adoption, attracted funding, and continue to operate successfully today.

05.2021 - 05.2022

Modus Create

UX Manager

In this role, I managed cross-functional teams while continuing to serve high profile clients and deliver impactful and useful products. I also mentored a team of 8+ designers by setting regular check-ins and to improve the service delivery and design quality of the company.

03.2016 - 04.2021

Modus Create

Senior Product Designer

Served a number of high-profile Fortune 500 clients and delivered more than 12,000 hours of client work. Having navigated every type of design challenge from startups to enterprise giants while owning the complete design process, I bring proven experience from working on countless different projects.

01.2014 - 03.2016

Bonial GmbH

Product Designer

Redesigned the entire kaufda.de portal, transforming it into a fully responsive web experience while also launching and maintaining new products like Meinprospekt, Retale.com, and Bonial.com. Additionally, I led the successful launch of the Kaufda app on the Apple Watch during its first release in 2015.

10.2012 - 01.2014

NetRefer

Digital Designer

As the sole in-house designer, I delivered continuous feature improvements for their web affiliate marketing software used by major casinos (William Hill, Bet365, Betfair, Betsafe), while also building white-label solutions, and all online and print marketing materials.

Mentorship

Looking for 1:1 Mentorship?

I’m here to help!


With over 14 years of experience in design, I’ve guided people through building scalable design systems, leveling up their visual design skills, running user research, and navigating UX challenges.


Maybe you’re just starting out in the field, stuck on a tricky design task, or looking for better ways to create complex Figma components. Whatever the case, I’m here to support you.

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