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Matt Finlay

San Antonio

Summary

Creative professional with expertise in web and digital interface design, focusing on user-friendly and responsive solutions. Proficient in HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and Adobe Creative Suite, effectively translating client requirements into engaging digital experiences. Proven track record of enhancing website usability and accessibility across diverse projects. Dedicated to continuous learning of emerging technologies and design trends for innovative digital solutions.

Overview

10
10
years of professional experience

Work History

UX Architect

Golden 1 Credit Union
05.2024 - 07.2025
  • Acted as a strategic UX partner across business and technology teams to define user-centered solutions aligned with business objectives and technical constraints.
  • Led the UX design and research for a new digital banking platform (mobile + desktop), launching in 2025.
  • Developed high-fidelity rapid prototypes using AI-enhanced methods to accelerate alignment and approvals.
  • Conducted remote and in-person user research sessions; synthesized insights and created an interactive digital interface to present findings to leadership.
  • Collaborated with product owners, engineering, and marketing in an Agile environment to implement UX improvements through biweekly sprints.
  • Redesigned the online account origination experience, cutting application time from 15+ minutes to under 5.
  • Designed UI for a federated search system, reducing friction and dramatically improving content discovery.
  • Resolved accessibility/ADA compliance issues and developed best practice documentation for sustainable UX governance.
  • Balanced multiple workstreams from discovery to delivery, coordinating cross-functional efforts and vendor collaboration.

Sr. UI Designer

Security Service Federal Credit Union
06.2018 - 05.2024
  • Built, refined, and tested UI/UX for the SSFCU website and mobile app.
  • Designed new Deposit Origination platform and UX architecture using live high-fidelity HTML/CSS/javascript prototyping.
  • Created interactive tools and dashboards to track performance of site features and visualize competitors’ UX choices.
  • Formatted product & campaign pages using SEO best practices and fully responsive, lightweight, ADA compliant code.
  • Conducted user research for iterative improvements to mobile app & website.

Sr. Designer

Vysk Communications
06.2015 - 06.2018
  • Led creative team at a startup building a microphone-jamming smartphone case.
  • Designed and maintained corporate website and worked on mobile app UI/UX and micro-animations.
  • Built brand guidelines and style guides, wrote sales and marketing copy, created technical illustrations, designed packaging, implemented design automation, formatted presentations for clients/investors, and conducted product photoshoots.

Education

BA - Creative Writing, Minor in History

Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh, PA
05-2014

Skills

  • Responsive web design
  • HTML and CSS
  • JavaScript and jQuery
  • Sitecore CMS and Bootstrap
  • Prototyping and wireframing
  • User research and study design
  • Information architecture
  • Visual design and layout
  • Adobe Creative Suite expertise
  • Technical writing skills

Awards

Nielsen Norman Group UX Certificate, SSFCU Emerging Leaders 2023 Program graduate, Mars City Design 2nd place in Architecture category of international design competition

Timeline

UX Architect

Golden 1 Credit Union
05.2024 - 07.2025

Sr. UI Designer

Security Service Federal Credit Union
06.2018 - 05.2024

Sr. Designer

Vysk Communications
06.2015 - 06.2018

BA - Creative Writing, Minor in History

Carnegie Mellon University

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