Matthew Sahagian

Experience & Skills

- Present

Primd Cooperative

Technical Architect,
Founder
  • Remote
  • San Jose, CA
Linux Debian LDAP OAuth Docker Caddy HTMX AlpineJS Tailwind PHP Nim Memgraph Redis PostgreSQL Kafka
  • Architected and led implementation for mobile Progressive Web Application (PWA) with an asynchronous, AI-integrated, event-driven data layer and a modern no-build component-based UI.

  • Designed and deployed an integrated stack of open source tools to build a cost-effective and privacy-oriented collaborative infrastructure, including shared documents, video conferencing, and a centralized identity provider with SSO across all tools.

  • Established a four-person founding team and operating guidelines in accordance with cooperative principles.

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Jobs For the Future

Technical Solution Architect,
Director II
  • Remote
EC2 S3 API Gateway Terraform Cloudflare React Vite PHP Meltano DBT Python PostgreSQL REST n8n MongoDB Entra ID Cognito
  • Delivered rapid application prototypes for data-oriented workforce, education, and climate-focused tools, meeting or exceeding 6-week (or less) delivery times.

  • Led technical implementation team for Job Corps' (US Department of Labor) nationwide career planning platform: MyPACE, serving 150,000+ students — automating compliance reporting, optimizing feature pages for >80% reduction in wait times, and creating proof-of-concept RAG-based AI support systems.

  • Partnered with cross-organization stakeholders, executing on IT consolidation efforts for consecutive monthly reductions in cost and developing turn-key data systems for an internal Research and Analytics initiative, beating the projected budget by ~75%.

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Imarc

Lead Web Engineer,
Operations Architect
  • Remote
  • Santa Cruz, CA
  • Newburyport, MA
Linux Ubuntu CentOS BASH Git EC2 Autoscaling Apache NGINX MySQL PostgreSQL PHP Symfony Doctrine JavaScript Webpack HTML CSS Sass
  • Proposed and led the development of a consolidated product platform, Fuse, to serve disparate client CPA societies, creating an annual sustainable revenue model and reducing client onboarding from ~6 months to ~6 weeks.

  • Executed on-site contract work for Motorola, building and maintaining external developer systems and an application review pipeline for an early non-US app store alternative.

  • Co-led developer operations, designing and maintaining internal tooling, defining operational procedures, and automating server infrastructure deployments that met the flexibility requirements of diverse client needs.

  • Performed comprehensive full-stack development of client websites and web-based applications.

Education

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New England Institute of Technology

Graduated with an associate's degree in Computer Information Systems; cumulative GPA of 3.93.

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University of Massachusetts, Lowell

Attended classes in English (writing), philosophy, and political science.

Hobbies & Interests

As an avid DIYer, I have a wide variety of interests and self-taught skills. If something needs doing or grabs my attention, I want to learn it.

  • Motorcycle repair, maintenance, and modification.
  • Digital art, music, and video editing.
  • Philosophy, political and economic theory.
  • Archery, nature, and self-sustainability.