Matt Chinander
CTO, Co-Founder at Chinander Technology Services, LLC
Iowa City, Iowa, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolMatt Chinander is a seasoned software leader, CTO and co-founder blending design sensibility with pragmatic engineering to ship accessible, flexible code. Based in Iowa City, he leads Allison as CTO/Co-Founder while running Chinander Technology Services, LLC since 2008, bridging startup momentum with small-business reliability. With nine years of experience and a full-stack toolkit centered on React, Next.js, GraphQL, and Node.js, he designs and builds modern frontends and robust backends with an eye for performance and accessibility. He has held senior roles at ButcherBox and other teams, bringing end-to-end delivery, architecture, and mentoring across teams. His formal training is a BBA in Management Information Systems from the University of Iowa, complemented by an AA from Kirkwood, underscoring a business-technology mindset. Outside core work, he pursues side projects like Backfield and GetAllison, reflecting a drive to turn ideas into usable, shipped experiences.
9 years of coding experience
11 years of employment as a software developer
Associate of Arts (AA), Management Information Systems, General, Associate of Arts (AA), Management Information Systems, General at Kirkwood Community CollegeBachelor of Business Administration (BBA), Management Information Systems, Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA), Management Information Systems at University of Iowa
Github Skills (200)
postgres10
html-editor10
http-client10
browser10
mongo10
api10
shopify10
nodejs10
text-editing10
mongodb10
timeago10
user-interface10
typesafe10
orm10
frontend10
Programming languages (9)
Github contributions (5)
chinanderm/portfolio
Dec 2020 - Dec 2023
Contributions:9 pushes in 3 years
chinanderm/Useful-Sass-Mixins
Jul 2018 - Aug 2019
Contributions:3 pushes, 1 branch in 1 year 1 month
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