Founder & President
Matthew is the driving force behind Step 7 Consulting. He brings more than 25 years of experience in engineering team leadership, SaaS architecture, systems development, and agentic AI workflow automation. Having founded two software-focused companies and spent a decade as a partner in a third, he’s had the opportunity to scale technology teams, lead delivery of mission-critical platforms, and provide guidance to clients across multiple industries.
His passion for using technology to solve real-world challenges has shaped Step 7’s mission — to help organizations optimize, modernize, and grow through digital transformation. A strategic thinker, he’s known for bridging the gap between business and technology — someone who dives deep to understand an organization’s operations, then develops a roadmap and execution plan to move it forward.
What clients appreciate most is Matthew’s ability to make complex problems feel manageable. He brings clarity to fast-moving projects, listens closely, and builds solutions that fit both the strategic and technological goals of an organization. Whether he’s leading a technology team, designing system architecture, or guiding a business through an AI initiative, he approaches the work with a focus on long-term value.
Prior to founding Step 7, Matthew served as VP of Software Development at J Street Technology for a decade, leading the engineering team that delivered bespoke software for many well-known organizations — including Microsoft, IKEA, Teck Resources, and others.
Before J Street Technology, he was President of Ceviant, a venture-backed e-commerce startup that he founded and later sold to J Street. There, he architected and wrote the initial codebase for the CartGenie E-Commerce System, a B2B/B2C SaaS platform that powered hundreds of online businesses. Earlier in his career, Matthew held roles at Nextel, Boston Scientific, and Raleigh Bicycles, gaining valuable insight into enterprise operations.
An active contributor on client projects, you’ll often find him engaged in:
- Agentic AI Architecture
- Engineering Team Leadership
- Strategy & Planning
- Roadmap & Execution Definition
- Software Architecture
Matthew holds an MBA from Seattle Pacific University. Outside of work, he is a father of two, an avid cyclist, and a volunteer at FareStart.
