Gavin Matthews
Who Am I?
Hello! I'm Gavin Matthews, a seasoned Product leader, professional writer, technical advocate, and habitual project starter located in Colorado Springs, Colorado! At work, I focus on developing highly engaged product teams that solve complex problems and build 0->1 products. I'm passionate about Product Led Growth, coaching and development, customer discovery, strong triad relationships with design and engineering, and truly knowing your product. I'm also familiar with a wide range of products, including cybersecurity, EDR/MDR, content and CMS, AI/ML, and marketplaces. At home, I'm drowning in dogs while taking on projects across home improvement, gardening, technology, and media preservation.
I own Matthews Editorial, LLC and would love to work on your next ebook, build professional content, or any content need you have! Reach out!
Education

Tufts University

2009-2013, B.A. Russian Studies, B.A. Archaeology, Minor in Geology

Experience

Staff Product Manager, Vanta

March 2024-Current, San Francisco, CA

Helping the Vanta team expand cloud, vulnerabilities, and automation expertise!

Group Product Manager, Contentful

June 2022-March 2024, Denver, CO

People manager responsible for Contentful's global integration Marketplace, Developer Experience, and integration framework. At Contentful, I focus on connecting the world's largest brands to apps and integrations that make it easier than ever to manage content at scale. I manage two teams covering topics as broad as integration frameworks, developer tooling and experience, AI and ML, and hyper-personalization. As a product leader at Contentful, I also participate in continual process improvement, customer feedback processes, and educating and enabling our field, customers, and broader market.

Product, 1build

December 2021-June 2022, Los Angeles, CA

Served as a Product lead for 1build's construction price and takeoff software.

Senior Product Manager, Red Canary

September 2020-December 2021, Denver, CO

Served as the product lead for Red Canary's Linux EDR and detection platform! Over my time at Red Canary, I participated in product leadership, security advocacy and public speaking, response, and 0->1 growth of our Linux EDR product.

Freelance Product Manager, Private

April 2020-September 2021, Denver, CO

Freelance product lead engaged on several very well known brands! Message me for details on who I worked with!

Senior Product Manager, Automox

April 2018-April 2020, Boulder, CO

Product lead focused on the platform, software patch availability, Linux, and Product Led Growth.

CommercialTribe, Enterprise Product Manager and Privacy Specialist

September 2015-May 2018, Denver, CO

Product lead for CommercialTribe's sales training and assessment products and privacy and security specialist.

Certifications
Volunteering

Broadmoor Information & Security

Board Member

Member of the board and volunteer for BIS, the Broadmoor area's security organization.

Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment

Emergency Medical Technician (EMT)

State and nationally registered EMT.
Publications

Anthropology & Archeology of Eurasia

Volume 51, 2012 - Issue 1 - Graffiti on the Walls of Buildings in Scythian Neapolis

Translated the original work by Ol'ga D. Dashnevskaia from Russian to English.
Skills
  • Product Leadership
  • Product Led Growth
  • AI/ML Products
  • Scrum/Agile
  • Technical Product Management
  • Marketplaces and Integrations
  • 0 -> 1 Product Growth
  • APIs