Howdy! I’m Mat, (an aspiring engineer focused on open protocols, embedded systems, and rapid prototyping[1].)
:where to find[2] me
A decade of technical experience has shaped me into an indie maker who builds engaging, accessible, and secure tools[3] for real people. I am especially passionate about search UX, decentralized infrastructure, and a safer internet.
Outside of computing, I’m also a guitarist, competition aficionado[4], and linguaphile. (English, Spanish, and Esperanto)
Recently, I've been shipping, (expand for stats!) but also:
pointmaxx- The right card at every checkout. (1 day ago)betterbill- Don't pay what you don't owe. Snap your hospital bill, finds questions, and advocates for you (5 days ago)marmalade- 🍊 is a permissionful api access and administration layer for 🍓 (1 week ago)slacker-news- Official News from Hack Club (1 week ago)slacker-news-rss- __ (1 week ago)indigest- privacy-concious slack bridge for api, webhook, rss, and pub/sub 🪠 (1 week ago)callcoach- Operating system for nonprofit outreach coordinator observability, capture improvement + private, on-device copilot for outreach (1 week ago)dots- dotfiles for my various machine setups (Nix, Arch, and Windows) (1 week ago)
pointmaxx- The right card at every checkout.betterbill- Don't pay what you don't owe. Snap your hospital bill, finds questions, and advocates for youcallcoach- Operating system for nonprofit outreach coordinator observability, capture improvement + private, on-device copilot for outreachyinzone- Operating System powering the burgh's build chain. Made for AI Horizons 2026 Hackathon
📡 My hackatime stats from this week
💾 Languages:
unknown 21h 2m 17s ███████████████░░░░░░░░░░ 56.94%
Markdown 6h 48m 31s █████░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░ 18.43%
TypeScript 2h 45m 50s ██░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░ 7.48%
YAML 2h 19m 15s ██░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░ 6.28%
Shell 1h 27m 19s █░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░ 3.94%
💼 Projects:
matmanna 7h 21m 8s ██████░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░ 20.31%
lahacks 5h 30m 28s ████░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░ 15.21%
cardmax 4h 51m 48s ████░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░ 13.43%
betterbill 4h 31m 52s ████░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░ 12.52%
omnifork 4h 24m 52s ████░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░ 12.19%
Total: 22 hrs 13 mins
auto updates on the hour via taciturnaxolotl/markscribe
- reverse-engineering electric and bass guitar amplifiers to build:
- contributing code and technical support for Hack Club programs incl. Hackatime and HCTG.
Since being exposed to computer programming on Scratch a decade ago, I’ve:
- made videogame submissions within 48hrs-2wks for ~7 game jams
- built a life-sized board game using industrial tech which supports community outreach & won:
- 1st in the 2025 PLCNext Innovation Contest Nationals
- 1st at the 2026 Pennsylvania Invention Convention
- a Hack Club X Congressional App Challenge Open-source Certification
- ran AV systems (livestreams and sound mixers) for funerals and weddings
- discovered and disclosed vulnerabilities and data leaks within my school and Hack Club
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other miscellaneous things (not that interesting)
- Participated in the selective PennApps XXVI college [hackathon](https://pennapps.com)
- Received recognition for Integrity and Sportsmanship within academic competitions.
- Earned ~$1k in grants and prizes for personal projects submitted to Hack Club programs incl. High Seas, Summer of Making, CMD-K, and Magazine.
Thanks for stopping by! footnotes and :extra stuff
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