Matt has been at Sanger since 1997 and has worked in both the science and management operations teams. During the Human Genome Project, he manually processed more of the images generated by the sequencing machines than anyone else in the world. Since 2013 he has specialised in data visualisation using Tableau and runs the Tableau COE, providing support, training, guidance and administration of the Tableau platform right across the institute.

He has been recognised externally as a Tableau expert and has held the title of Tableau Zen Master and Tableau Social Ambassador.