Matthew Boyer — AI Engineering Leader

Portfolio // 03

Technical Philosophy
& Projects

A curated selection of high-impact engineering work spanning AI transformation, freight intelligence, consumer electronics, and enterprise SaaS — across 20+ years and 8 industry domains.

Selected Work
P.01Active
Boyer Impact Systems
Jan 2026 — Present

AI Transformation Framework

Built a proprietary AI Opportunity Audit framework and Agentic AI workflow system for small-to-medium businesses. Developed internal RAG pipelines, prompt engineering playbooks, and AI citation standards. Validated 15–30% efficiency modeling for future client deployments.

Agentic AIRAGMake.comOpenAIPrompt Engineering
P.02Delivered
Frontline Education
2022 — 2026

K-12 SaaS Platform Architecture

Architected and delivered scalable SaaS solutions for K-12 education serving millions of students and educators. Led technical strategy, system design reviews, and cross-team alignment across distributed engineering teams.

SaaSAWSMicroservicesReactSystem Design
P.03Delivered
Truckstop.com
2019 — 2022

Freight Intelligence Platform

Rescued multiple failing projects and drove a 15% engineering velocity improvement. Architected high-availability systems serving 100,000+ freight industry users. Promoted from Senior Engineer to Solutions Architect based on demonstrated technical and leadership impact.

AWS.NETReactDistributed SystemsHigh Availability
P.04Delivered
Amazon (via Experis)
Feb 2013 — Jun 2013

Amazon Fire Phone — GameCircle Port

Solo-delivered the GameCircle SDK port to the Fire Phone platform. Achieved a 75% performance improvement through profiling and optimization. Built a QA automation suite that identified 3 critical memory leaks in its first hour of operation.

AndroidJavaPerformance OptimizationQA Automation
P.05Delivered
Vizio (via Advantis)
Nov 2015 — Jul 2016

Smart Cast Platform

Led Android development for the Vizio Smart Cast platform, including the primary Smart Cast app and Kiosk applications. Managed hardware/software integration challenges unique to consumer electronics development.

AndroidSmart TVKioskHardware Integration
P.06Delivered
SpriteRE
May 2018 — Oct 2018

Real Estate Platform — Full Stack Rebuild

Replaced two previously failed contracting companies and delivered a full-stack real estate platform from scratch. Completed domain acquisition, architecture, and delivery within a compressed timeline.

Full StackReactNode.jsStartupRapid Delivery
Principles // 04

Technical Philosophy

The principles that guide every architectural decision, team interaction, and line of code.

Architecture-as-Code

Every architectural decision should be as version-controlled, reviewable, and reversible as the code it governs. Documentation is not a deliverable — it is a living artifact.

Speed Without Shortcuts

Velocity is a product of clarity, not urgency. I build systems and teams that move fast because the foundations are solid, not because corners were cut.

Integrity by Design

Ethical AI and honest engineering are not constraints on performance — they are prerequisites for sustainable systems. I build with integrity baked in, not bolted on.

Composable Systems

The best systems are built from composable, independently deployable units. Monoliths are a choice, not a default. Microservices are a tool, not a religion.

Culture-as-Architecture

The engineering culture you build is the most important system you will ever architect. It determines the quality of everything else. I design cultures with the same rigor I apply to distributed systems.

Career // 05

20+ Years Across 8 Domains

20+
Years Experience
8
Industry Domains
100K+
Users Served
15%
Velocity Improvement
Domain Experience
Freight & LogisticsK-12 EducationConsumer ElectronicsDefense / GovernmentRetail (Starbucks)Real EstateAI / AutomationEnterprise SaaS