Matt grew up in Hammonds Plains, Nova Scotia. He completed a Bachelor of Science at Dalhousie University in 2010, during which he studied abroad at l’Université de Bourgogne in Dijon, France. Following this, Matt returned to the School of Architecture at Dalhousie University to complete a Bachelor of Environmental Design Studies in 2013 and a Master of Architecture in 2015, graduating from both programs with distinction. Matt has worked as a project architect in Halifax since 2015 on a variety of private residential and larger scale public projects.