Matt Dew is a VP Engineering at Prelude. They possess expertise in software design, amazon web services, systems engineering, agile project management, ruby and 22 more skills. Colleagues describe them as "When I met Matt, I was struck by his engineering prowess, but it wasn't until much later that I uncovered what really makes him exceptional. It was obvious that he has a broad mastery of hands-on engineering and software creation, and is equally comfortable architecting modern cloud-scale applications. He can transition seamlessly between discussions of framework internals and the relative merits and tradeoffs of different datastores, but that's not what makes him great at what he does. He can build and manage a team from scratch, from recruiting, to day-to-day administration, to long-term roadmaps that (miraculously!) come in on time, but that's still not the whole story. That stuff is all important, and it's part of what makes Matt invaluable, but what really makes him exceptional is his ability to leverage all those skills in the context of the business need. He's able to make the tough tradeoffs that maximally benefit the organization, without putting on the blinders that so many other great engineers and engineering managers wear. He develops a clear vision of what the *customers need* from the product, and then engineers to that, while maintaining a vision of the product within broader market trends and forces. Having that kind of vision and the chops to make it a reality is why Matt is one of the greatest people with whom I've ever had the privilege to work."