About Me

I'm Matt Klein, a Staff Product Designer based in New York City.

Most recently I was the sole designer on a construction analytics platform at Hexagon Geosystems. After Hexagon acquired the startup I'd joined (Avvir), I stayed on as a two-person product team with one PM, building AI review workflows, native chart components, and a unified platform across five acquired products. Before that I spent time in adtech, pharma (a patient-facing app I helped build won an Appy Award), and fintech.

I studied Graphic Design at the School of Visual Arts and started out at small studios in New York doing print layouts, marketing materials, and UI work. While working on the Hooked on Phonics app, I got pulled into how digital products were actually built, and that led me to General Assembly's UX Design Immersive in 2014. I've been designing enterprise tools since.

I try not to separate the business work from the creative work. Figuring out the right question to ask, getting five teams to agree on what the product should actually do, scoping something down so it can ship in six weeks instead of six months. To me that's all design. The screens are just where it becomes visible.

Outside of work you'll find me in Prospect Park with my partner and my dog Spud, checking out local bands, or trying to figure out what the best pizza in NYC is.