Work With Me

Sleeping Bear Labs builds small, focused tools for organizations doing public-facing work — nonprofits, public health advocates, journalists, libraries and civic institutions. Tools that explain something complicated in plain language. Tools that help people find what they need without getting lost. Tools that work on a phone, in a waiting room, without a login.

My background is in logistics operations, journalism and hands-on software development. I understand how information moves through institutions — and where it breaks down for the people who need it most.

If your organization has a problem that a well-built, lightweight tool could address, I'd like to hear about it. I'm not a large agency. I'm one person who builds carefully and explains what I'm doing along the way.

Current areas of focus: public health access, food insecurity, civic data, field safety and plain-language guides for navigating government systems.

Email matthew@sleepingbeardev.com and let's talk.