Andy Matthews

TechnologyAdvice - Nashville, TN 2020 - 2023

Senior Software Engineer / Interim Web Development Manager (2022 - 2023)

Based on previous experience with the WordPress platform at TechnologyAdvice I was asked to become interim Web Development Manager; from December 2022 - July 2023.

• Worked with product team to create epics, determine requirements, and assign work to the developers on the team.
• Created regular reports for management team to highlight progress.
• Contributed to the high level discussions for the in-progress hosting platform development.
• Acted as team scrum-master: running planning, standups, and retros.

Technologies: Google Analytics, PHP, WordPress.

Senior Software Engineer (2020 - 2022)

Served as a senior software engineer. Trained and mentored junior engineers, and partnered on the planning, architecture, and building of the Intent Clicks ad platform, which has earned over $8 million in revenue since 2021.

• Design and implement unit and integration tests, leading to decreases in production bugs and ensuring a more reliable product for end-users.
• Collaborate cross-functionally to translate business requirements into technical specifications, ensure alignment, and drive the successful delivery of feature-rich releases ahead of schedule.
• Conduct code reviews and provide mentorship to junior engineers, fostering a culture of continuous learning and improvement.
• Research and remain current on emerging technologies and trends. Partner with cross-functional team members and leadership, providing SME advisement on enhancements and development opportunities.
• Served as a bridge between internal technical and non-technical teams as well as other key stakeholders. Utilized user feedback and internal metrics to deliver improved user experiences and scalable process improvements.
• Presented software solutions to senior leadership and key stakeholders. Ensuring alignment, shared expectations, and successful delivery.
• Worked within a microservice framework to help build a web-based ad platform to service international clients.
• Managed content migration for almost twenty websites into WordPress.
• Built and developed WordPress tools and plugins to drive the suite of content sites.

Technologies: Laravel / Lumen, MySQL, Vue.js

Meeple Mountain - Nashville, TN 2015 - Present

Founder / Editor in Chief / Author

Serve as managing editor for a team of 12 current and 50+ previous writers, and oversee all operational, technical, and creative execution.

• Grew Meeple Mountain from nothing to one of the most well-known board game media outlets, with an average monthly traffic of over 130,000 visitors.
• Design and build multiple website features to improve site stickiness and increase organic traffic.
• Graphic designer for written content, social media posts, and event assets.
• Arrange and plan the content strategy for MeepleMountain.com and associated properties.
• Create, and implement social media campaigns for Meeple Mountain (Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, etc.)
• Schedule/edit online content for publication; currently 10+ written and video articles a week.
• Organize events, including monthly Nashville Game Night, yearly Nashville Tabletop Day, and assorted private events.

Technologies: Buffer, Google Analytics, Google Search Console, Illustrator, In Design, MySQL, PHP, Photoshop, WordPress.

Eventbrite - Nashville, TN 2014 - 2020

Senior Software Engineer

Served as senior software engineer, responsible for driving traffic & SEO successes, and designing and releasing new features. Mentored junior and mid-level software engineers.

• Led the SEO team to triple-digit YoY organic search growth through a combination of new feature development and laser-focused experiments on existing functionality.
• Architected and released several new features on the Eventbrite platform including Venue Profiles, Things to do in your city, Artist profile pages, Dynamic localized breadcrumb trails to increase intersite deep-linking, JSON-LD-based Schema.org microformat markup, and trending search pages that aggregated user generated searches to increase search engine crawling.
• Contributed to a 44% YoY increase in directory pages, a 320% YoY increase in artist pages, and a 39% YoY increase in event pages.
• Partnered with team product owner to lead technical discussions and decisions.
• Acted as team scrum master after receiving certification.

Technologies: Django, Google Analytics, Google Webmaster Tools, MySQL, Python, Redis, SASS, SEO.

Emma, Inc. - Nashville, TN 2012 - 2014

Software Engineer

Served as software engineer, responsible for various web applications at the company.

• Worked with a team of engineers to develop a cutting-edge social media posting platform called EmmaSocial.
• Helped develop a drag-and-drop interface for client email builder.

Technologies: Django, Google Analytics, Google Webmaster Tools, MySQL, Python, Redis, SASS, SEO.

Goba.mobi. - Nashville, TN 2010 - 2012

User Experience Lead

Served as user experience and user interface lead.

• Wrote HTML, CSS, and JavaScript for the Goba.mobi website and mobile application.
• Designed and developed rich, compelling user interfaces.
• Architected the user flow for the Goba.mobi website.
• Designed the Goba.mobi iPhone, Android, and mobile website applications.

Technologies: CSS, HTML, JavaScript, jQuery, jQuery Mobile, Object Oriented Perl, SASS, Template Toolkit.

Dealerskins - Nashville, TN 2007 - 2010

Senior ColdFusion Engineer

Played a key role in the entire software design process for application development including scoping and timelining, design and development, business deployment, and marketing.

• Partnered on the establishment of enterprise-level architecture decisions and policies.
• Assisted in solidifying application security across the entire Dealerskins codebase.
• Wrote detailed technical and user documentation.
• One of two authors of the Dealerskins coding guidelines and best practices handbook.
• Served as a liaison between the development team and other departments.
• Co-architected a complete rewrite (from Flash to HTML/JS/CSS) of our front-end inventory application.
• Designed and developed an AJAX application that integrated with third-party web services to allow car dealerships to post vehicle classified ads on Craigslist.
• Lead architect and designer of a custom Flex application for statistical reporting.
• Saved Dealerskins $224,000 per year in licensing fees by writing an AJAX-based coupon application.
• Wrote an HTML/JS/Blaze DS-based AIR application that allowed management to instantly broadcast messages to all employees.
• Improved employee record storage and retrieval by designing and developing an employee directory AIR application written in Flex and AS3.

Technologies: AIR, ActionScript, Blaze DS, CSS, ColdFusion, Flash, Flex, HTML, JavaScript, jQuery, SQL, XML.