Matthew Nichols

• Architected and developed a logistics platform for NGOs coordinating donated lodging, including GIS search, property mapping, distance calculations, APIs, databases, and operational workflows.
• Designed isolated, containerized public-facing applications that retain minimal sensitive data and communicate with an authoritative internal system through authenticated APIs. The architecture held up through independent security review without major redesign.
• Built an internal operations application for Holo, translating fragmented business processes into a coherent system for managing daily operations and coordination.
• Rebuilt and maintained the Holochain developer portal using Eleventy, TypeScript, and SASS, with attention to performance, privacy, and maintainability.
• Developed SaaS applications, multi-tenant systems, stakeholder portals, financial dashboards, and other operational tools across direct client engagements.
• Applied test-driven development, automated integration testing with containerized dependencies, and CI/CD across application development and deployment.
• Integrated AI coding agents into architecture, prototyping, implementation, testing, and refactoring workflows while retaining responsibility for technical decisions, review, and software quality.

• Led frontend architecture for a compliance SaaS platform, developing reusable JavaScript and CSS systems adopted across product teams.
• Worked directly with product and UX to improve complex workflows, interaction design, and engineering practices.
• Developed the Conflict of Interest module using .NET, JavaScript, and CSS. It became an important revenue-producing product.
• Co-designed and built a data-grid interaction that replaced an inefficient workflow and evolved into a reusable pattern across the product. Related work won the company's 2018 Hackathon.
• Mentored developers and helped establish consistent frontend architecture and development standards.

• Developed and modernized simulation platforms, HR systems, and enterprise applications across JavaScript, .NET, SQL, APIs, and Azure.
• Worked across existing systems and new development, adapting to different architectures, technology stacks, and business requirements.

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