# Matt Derkach

> DoorDash Labs | Joby Aviation | Moonware | Uber Elevate | Corvette

Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/mattderkach

I believe that if something should exist, we should find a way to make it. 
By prototyping desirable products and experiences we can show the world what ‘could be’ and how to make it a reality.

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## Work Experience
### Head of Product @ Moonware
Jan 2020 – Present

### Industrial Design & User Experience, Labs @ DoorDash
Jan 2024 – Present

### Advanced Industrial Design & User Experience Lead @ Joby Aviation
Jan 2021 – Jan 2024 | San Francisco Bay Area

### Uber Elevate: Sr. Industrial Design and User Experience Lead II @ Uber
Jan 2020 – Jan 2021 | San Francisco, California, United States

### Uber Elevate: Sr. Industrial Design and User Experience Lead I @ Uber
Jan 2018 – Jan 2020 | San Francisco, California, United States
• Lead User Experience through the development of hardware features and concepts 
• User test customer facing features
• Drone and eVTOL vehicle and infrastructure design

### Studio & Product Development Lead: Hardware Product Design @ General Motors
Jan 2016 – Jan 2018
• Co-founded iHub, GM’s internal consultancy for new product, process, and business.
• Created and lead the only open-access prototyping studio for GM employees to develop new
ideas by building, user testing, and iterating. Initial studio success prompted cross-campus
growth resulting in the construction of three new studios.
• Lead new product initiatives and concept creation through rapid prototyping. Present and demo
prototype experiences to transition concepts to production program roadmap.
• Managed and Lead a multidisciplinary design team to build autonomous vehicle experience prototypes to drive product decisions for Cruise Automation and GM’s executive leadership.

### Corvette Aerodynamics Design & Test Engineer @ General Motors
Jan 2015 – Jan 2016
• Designed and tested aerodynamic features to increase next-generation Corvette’s top speed,
down force, lap times, and performance.
• Utilized rapid prototyping tools to quickly iterate design features based on test results.
• Optimized wind tunnel test cycle time by replacing traditionally manual processes with modular
test fixtures designed to accommodate an array of pre-fabricated test components.

### Corvette Advanced Design Integration and Prototyping Engineer @ General Motors
Jan 2014 – Jan 2015
• Collaborated with the Design Studio to design and integrate the initial interior environment into
a full-scale model to user test experiences and interactions.
• Introduced key aesthetic features to prevent compromise between design theme and
engineering functionality.
• Balanced requirements from several stakeholders by introducing bold and unique solutions to
enable the best products and experiences.

### Manufacturing Design Engineer @ Alpha Products Inc.
Jan 2012 – Jan 2014 | Greater Chicago Area

### Project Lead: Automated Manufacturing Design Engineer @ ATF Inc.
Jan 2011 – Jan 2011 | Greater Chicago Area
• Determined root causes of failures by an automated assembly machine and implemented
the minimum viable solutions while developing the permanent solutions.

### Manufacturing Design Engineering Intern @ Alpha Products Inc.
Jan 2006 – Jan 2010 | Greater Chicago Area


## Education
### Bachelor's degree in Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering
The Ohio State University
Jan 2008 – Jan 2013

### Minor in Industrial and Product Design (focus in 3D CAD)
The Ohio State University
Jan 2012 – Jan 2013


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/mattderkach
- Portfolio: https://www.mattderkach.com/

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Last updated: 2026-03-25