# Matthew Rhoads — Senior Sanity Developer & Official Sanity Partner

> Matthew Rhoads is a senior Sanity and Next.js developer and Official Sanity Partner. Zephyr Pixels is the studio name for his solo practice. He works with creative/digital agencies and enterprise teams — embedded senior capacity billed hourly or on retainer, fixed-price builds quoted up front, or consulting scoped per engagement. Based in Missoula, Montana; works with teams nationwide. Direct contact: hello@zephyrpixels.dev.

## Key facts

- **Who:** Matthew Rhoads, senior Sanity & Next.js developer — the same person handles every engagement start to finish
- **Brand:** Zephyr Pixels is the studio name for Matt's solo practice; hiring the studio means hiring Matt
- **Primary clients:** creative/digital agencies (embedded or white-label builds) and enterprise teams on Sanity
- **Where:** Missoula, Montana, USA — works with teams nationwide; meets in person in Missoula, Helena, and Bozeman
- **Credential:** Official Sanity Partner; author of the Sanity Resend plugin ([Sanity Exchange profile](https://www.sanity.io/exchange/community/matthewrhoads))
- **Performance standard:** 95+ Lighthouse score on every build
- **Stack:** Next.js, React, TypeScript, Sanity CMS, Tailwind CSS
- **Pricing:** quoted per engagement — embedded/retainer billed hourly or monthly; fixed-price projects quoted up front (tiers in [Sanity services](/sanity-services.md)); consulting scoped per engagement
- **Typical build:** 2–6 weeks for most projects
- **Building for the web since:** 2019

## Engagement models

1. **Embedded / retainer** — senior Sanity/Next.js capacity inside an agency or in-house team: overflow builds, migrations, architecture. Hourly or monthly retainer.
2. **Fixed-price project** — a whole build handed off at one price agreed up front. Includes 30 days of post-launch support.
3. **Consulting** — architecture and code review, stack/CMS selection and planning, performance and SEO audits, or ongoing technical advisory. Scoped and priced per engagement.

## Services

1. **Sanity CMS development & migration** — custom studios, live preview, structured content, plugin development, zero-downtime CMS migrations. See [Sanity services](/sanity-services.md).
2. **Performance-first web builds** — hand-coded Next.js sites, 95+ Lighthouse scores, no page builders or templates.
3. **Headless e-commerce** — Sanity + Shopify stacks with custom product pages and checkout flows.
4. **Integrations & technical SEO** — CRM, email, and analytics wiring (HubSpot, Salesforce, Resend, Algolia, and anything with an API).
5. **Technical consulting** — architecture and code review, stack/CMS selection, performance and SEO audits, ongoing advisory.

## Track record

- **Fortivex** (digital agency) — ongoing role as principal engineer.
- **Blue Cadet** (experience-design agency) — developed a full build alongside their producer, content, and design team, inside their process.
- **The Motley Fool** — ongoing senior software engineer contract on a content platform serving millions of readers.
- **Chipter** — Matt's own self-built product platform: Next.js, Sanity, Remotion video automation, AI assist ([case study](/case-studies/chipter.md)).

Direct-client builds include McKay Painting, Montana Wildlife Federation, Kiki Glass, MyWorkBalance, Hufford Homestead, Truthbomb Social, Quality Pump Service, Kootenai Organics, Copilot CBD, Transcend Mind & Body, and more. Detailed write-ups: [case studies](/case-studies.md).

## Learn more

- [About Matthew Rhoads](/about.md)
- [How I work](/process.md)
- [Sanity CMS services](/sanity-services.md)
- [Case studies](/case-studies.md)
- [Blog](/blog.md)
- [Full sitemap](/sitemap.md)

## Contact

- Email: hello@zephyrpixels.dev
- Contact page: https://zephyrpixels.dev/contact
- Book a 30-minute call: https://cal.com/matthew-r-vaobft/30min