Matthew Koon
Designer
Location
Chicago, IL, United States
Toptal Member Since
December 18, 2017
Matthew is a user experience and solution architecture consultant focusing on creating and improving his clients' digital products. He started his career as a developer and quickly became more involved in user experience as it evolved. Matthew now works to design technically sound products that excite users.
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Work Experience
2022 - PRESENT
Engineer and Founder
Workplace Engineering
- Designed cloud solutions for customers utilizing Microsoft Azure technologies.
- Architected system integrations consisting of several lines of business applications and services.
- Implemented workflow automation for existing business processes and systems.
Technologies: Azure, SharePoint, Workflow, Integration, APIs
2013 - 2022
Founder and CEO
Zooma
- Led client engagements providing user experience design services.
- Developed company-wide best practices and design standards for the user experience team.
- Provided technical project oversight to ensure the integrity of developed solutions.
Technologies: Node.js, Office 365, SharePoint, Drupal, Axure, Balsamiq, Adobe Suite
2009 - 2013
User Experience Consultant
SusQtech/Protiviti
- Designed SharePoint add-ons and products for Microsoft SharePoint.
- Created intranets, custom web applications, and public facing sites for clients using Microsoft SharePoint.
- Designed and maintained internal marketing assets such as print materials, websites, and newsletters.
- Presented at various conference and webinars on the value of User Experience in the enterprise.
- Developed company best practices and standards of design related to User Experience and Interface Development.
Technologies: Microsoft
2007 - 2009
User Interface Developer
Parsons Brinkerhoff
- Designed the mobile application for recording housing inspection damage following disasters for FEMA.
- Created a web application for managing disaster relief efforts related to residential housing inspection using GIS.
- Developed database and integration points for disaster management efforts for FEMA.
- Designed an intranet using Microsoft SharePoint for managing enterprise content for both internal and government use.
Technologies: Microsoft
2006 - 2007
User Interface Developer
British Petroleum
- Redesigned a custom manufacturing management system from the ground up to track solar production metrics with the Process Engineering team.
- Designed a touch screen application for manufacturing employees to track production metrics and defects.
- Integrated data collection from assembly line machinery with information management system.
- Created a reporting interface and business intelligence platform for assessing manufacturing related metrics.
Technologies: Microsoft
2005 - 2006
Software Developer
Enterprise Database Corporation
- Designed the intranet in SharePoint 2003 for Virginia Port Authority.
- Developed a custom inventory management application for the largest electrical contractor in Washington Metro area.
- Supported several large custom database applications for services based customers to track resources.
- Maintained company web site and designed marketing materials.
- Led the migration of several customers from Microsoft Access databases to custom web application and MSSQL Server.
Technologies: Microsoft
Education
2001 - 2005
Bachelor of Science Degree in Computer Science
Radford University - Radford, Virginia, USA
Experience
SharePoint - 16 yearsSolution Design - 14 yearsInformation Architecture (IA) - 12 yearsTaxonomy - 8 yearsWireframing - 8 yearsOffice 365 - 8 yearsAzure - 6 yearsWorkflow - 6 yearsLocation
