Matthew J. Nestor
Product Design Leader

Summary

Nestor

Product design leader with over 15 years of experience crafting and scaling products in the health-tech, food service and manufacturing industries. Proven track record building engaging and effective apps and experiences using modern design methodologies and processes. Empathetic and thoughtful individual, skilled in turning complex problems into easy-to-grasp experience flows.

Work Experience

Staff Product Designer (Consultant)

2024 - Present  •  Remote & Atlanta, GA

Aflac, Inc.
Chick-fil-A, Inc.
Lumity, Inc.
  • (Chick-fil-A) Led design on a key modernization initiative, successfully transitioning one of their most crucial applicationsto a new design system and technology stack
  • (Chick-fil-A) Designed features for flagship back-of-house inventory application
  • (Aflac) Designed multi-sensory experiences for 3 major events in conference itinerary
  • (Aflac) Collaborated across departments to redesign key end-of-coverage campaigns, increasing success rate by 12%

Lead Product Designer

2020 - 2024  •  Remote (Seattle, WA)

Clarent Technologies, Inc.
  • Led design team for a suite of health-tech products which brought numerous innovations to resident care, policycompliance, and financial reporting to the senior living industry in the United States
  • Crafted UX and visual design on Binder and Resident 360 apps, which saved customers in the senior living space anaverage yearly $2 million in labor and compliance costs
  • Implemented design systems and research frameworks which led to a 55% improvement in product cycles and 40%increase in product adoption rate

UX Designer

2019 - 2020  •  Atlanta, GA

Chick-fil-A, Inc.
  • Crafted the user experience and design system of two internal inventory management applications, leveraging userresearch and design systems to double efficiency
  • Built detailed prototypes to accurately demonstrate early functionality with our high ranking stakeholders and users
  • Partnered with cross-functional and executive stakeholders, cultivating very positive relationships and surpassingmanagement’s metrics and expectations

UI/UX Designer

2015 - 2019  •  Columbus, GA

Masterbuilt / Kamado Joe Grills
  • Designed and managed eCommerce and marketing websites for category-leading consumer cooking appliance brand,achieving an average 44% user retention rate
  • Crafted and maintained design system which was implemented across multiple brand touchpoints, speeding up designproduction and decreasing delivery times by almost half

Skills + Strengths

Craftsperson

  • Accessibility testing
  • AI assisted workflows
  • Conversational design
  • Figma / Figjam / Make
  • Information architecture
  • Interaction design
  • Notion app
  • Prototyping
  • Sketch app
  • Stakeholder management
  • Usability studies
  • UX research
  • Visual design
  • Wireframing
  • Workshop facilitation

Leader

  • Design management
  • Design mentorship
  • Product strategy
  • Meeting facilitation




Education

Columbus Technical College

2008 - 2011

Completed 40 credits towards an Associate of Applied Science in Web Design

About Me

Who I am

I'm a husband and father of two, originally from Dominica. I enjoy design, composing music and international football.

I have always been curious about how people think and this helps drive me try to anticipate user needs.

It's me, Matthew

My Strengths

I love people. I enjoy working with my team as we serve our users.

I am an expert with interactions and enjoy being able to bring Figma designs to life in a short space of time.

I am a systems thinker and I'm highly-skilled at creating frameworks and strategy around the products I design.

Team Zoom @ Clarent, Inc.

Mission

I credit much of my career growth to great mentorship. I was lucky to have brilliant design and business leaders invest in me over the course of the last 15 years.

My mission is to build products that move the needle, lead by example and to keep evolving.

Design Workshop @ Masterbuilt, Inc.

Who I am

I credit much of my career progression to great mentorship. I am lucky to have had some brilliant design and business leaders invest in me over the course of the last 15 years.

My goal at this stage is to lead by example and give design mentorship as I continue to practice my craft.

Design Workshop @ Masterbuilt, Inc.
Zoom banter with Clarent team

Strengths

At my core, I love people. I enjoy working with them and serving the users I design for.

I am a master prototyper and enjoy being able to bring Figma mockups to life in a matter of minutes.

I am a systems thinker and I'm highly-skilled at creating frameworks and strategy around the products I design.

Journey & Mission

I credit much of my career progression to great mentorship. I am lucky to have had some brilliant design and business leaders invest in me over the course of the last 15 years.

My goal at this stage is to lead by example and give design mentorship as I continue to practice my craft.

More about Matthew...

Who I am

I'm a husband and father of two little adventurers. I love maknig music and experimenting with new ways to create.

I have a passion for understanding how people think and this drives me to try to anticipate user needs. I enjoy working with the people around me to help serve the user.

My Strengths

I am a systems thinker and I'm highly-skilled at creating frameworks and processes to support the products I design.

I know when and how to use cutting edge AI tools and workflows to speed up the product cycle, but I am also savvy enough to create crafted products that ace the quality tests.

Mission

I was lucky to have brilliant design and business leaders invest in me over the course of the last 15 years.

My mission is to give back my knowledge, build products that move the needle and to keep evolving.

Who I am

I credit much of my career progression to great mentorship. I am lucky to have had some brilliant design and business leaders invest in me over the course of the last 15 years.

My goal at this stage is to lead by example and give design mentorship as I continue to practice my craft.

Design Workshop @ Masterbuilt, Inc.
Zoom banter with Clarent team

Strengths

At my core, I love people. I enjoy working with them and serving the users I design for.

I am a master prototyper and enjoy being able to bring Figma mockups to life in a matter of minutes.

I am a systems thinker and I'm highly-skilled at creating frameworks and strategy around the products I design.

Journey & Mission

I credit much of my career progression to great mentorship. I am lucky to have had some brilliant design and business leaders invest in me over the course of the last 15 years.

My goal at this stage is to lead by example and give design mentorship as I continue to practice my craft.

Get in touch

I am currently exploring new opportunities. Please reach out and let's chat!

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