Matt Figdore

Hi, I'm Matt

Matt Figdore -

I'm currently focused on e-commerce software. In the past, I've had the privilege of working with amazing people on some exciting projects, including:

  • Building SelfieWiz, a custom AI avatar maker (350+ paid users)
  • Compiling a database of great movies that's easy to sort and filter
  • Building an iOS app to help individuals learn and practice parts work therapy (1500+ users)
  • Writing introductory guides to NFTs and decentralized finance
  • Creating a clothing brand
  • Building gene networks and network evaluation methods using statistical machine learning with the Battle Lab
  • Making community resources accessible with CovidSMS (2000+ users)
  • Connecting Baltimore as a Head of Family at Thread
  • Helping students learn machine learning as Head Course Assistant for CS475 and CS482, Hopkins’ graduate-level intros to machine learning and deep learning
  • Developing Brainlit, a tool to help neuroscience researchers analyze large, three-dimensional brain volumes, with NeuroData
  • Solving dyslexia as an engineer, product manager, and engineering team lead at Speechify (20M+ users)
  • Developing silk fibroin-based tissue engineering scaffolds with the Brown Lab
  • Various projects like a machine learning-based histopathology tool, a gratitude-focused journaling system, and machine learning models for bacteriophage-host detection

I enjoy lifting weights, running, swimming, hiking, grappling, books, and deep conversations.

I always enjoy meeting thoughtful, driven, and considerate people. Please don't hesitate to shoot me an email at matt.figdore@gmail.com or connect with me on Twitter @mattfigdore. I'm also happy to jam on startup ideas or discuss freelance engineering.