---
title: "Matthew Tift"
url: "/about/matthew-tift"
type: bio
date: 2015-06-23
updated: 2026-02-23
---

# Matthew Tift

#  Matthew Tift 

 Lead Engineer

 Minneapolis, MN

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Dr. Matthew Tift is a lead engineer at Lullabot, where, since 2014, he regularly serves as the technical architect on large-scale web projects for organizations such as the state of [Maryland](https://www.linkedin.com/posts/lullabot_marylandgov-activity-7414353918618529792-3C2-/), [UMass Amherst](https://www.lullabot.com/our-work/umass-amherst), and [Georgia Public Broadcasting](https://www.lullabot.com/our-work/georgia-public-broadcasting).

A committed open-source contributor, Matthew co-maintained the [Drupal 8 configuration system](https://www.drupal.org/about/core/policies/roles-and-responsibilities/past-core-maintainers#s-configuration-api) for a decade and played a key role in organizing the [Olivero initiative](https://www.drupal.org/project/olivero), which became Drupal’s default front-end theme. He has been [contributing to Drupal core](https://www.drupal.org/u/mtift) since 2010, has helped organize Twin Cities DrupalCamp since it started in 2011, and is a regular speaker at conferences such as DrupalCon, All Things Open, Open Source Summit, and GitLab Commit.

Outside of work, Matthew is a [yoga and meditation teacher](https://matthewtift.com) with a Ph.D. in musicology from the University of Wisconsin–Madison. He lives near Minneapolis, where he enjoys cycling and playing string quartets with his wife and two children.

 

 ##  Did you know? 

 Matthew has attended every North American DrupalCon since 2010.

 

  ##  More about Matthew 

###  Drupal Contributions: 

 

- [Drupal 8 Configuration AP](https://git.drupalcode.org/project/drupal/blob/HEAD/core/MAINTAINERS.txt#L126https://git.drupalcode.org/project/drupal/blob/HEAD/core/MAINTAINERS.txt#L126)[I](https://git.drupalcode.org/project/drupal/blob/HEAD/core/MAINTAINERS.txt#L126https://git.drupalcode.org/project/drupal/blob/HEAD/core/MAINTAINERS.txt#L126)
- [NPR](https://www.drupal.org/project/npr)
- [PBS Media Manager](http://PBS%20Media%20Manager)
- [Accelerated Mobile Pages](https://www.drupal.org/project/amp)[ ](https://www.drupal.org/project/amp)[(AMP)](https://www.drupal.org/project/amp)
- [Olivero](https://www.drupal.org/project/olivero)
- Organizer of Twin Cities Drupal Camp (since its inception in 2011)
- ... and more.

###  Projects Worked on at Lullabot: 

 

- State of Maryland
- [Ames Laboratory](https://www.lullabot.com/our-work/ames-laboratory)
- [Georgia Public Broadcasting](https://www.lullabot.com/our-work/georgia-public-broadcasting)
- Evergreen State College
- National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM)
- [Accelerated Mobile Pages](https://www.lullabot.com/our-work/accelerated-mobile-pages)
- NBC
- New York University
- NewsBank
- American Booksellers Association

###  Education & Certifications: 

 

- Doctorate of Philosophy in musicology, the University of Wisconsin-Madison

 

  ##  Featured resources ... 

 [  More ...   ](/resources) 

 [### From Lando to DDEV: Replacing Custom Shell Scripts with Drainpipe 

  Read    ](/articles/lando-ddev-replacing-custom-shell-scripts-drainpipe) 

 [### Yvette Erasmus on Building Healthy Relationships with Nonviolent Communication (NVC) 

  Listen    ](/podcasts/hacking-culture/yvette-erasmus-building-healthy-relationships-nonviolent-communication-nvc) 

 [### Dori Kelner on Workplace Mindfulness Programs 

  Listen    ](/podcasts/hacking-culture/dori-kelner-workplace-mindfulness-programs) 

  ##  Featured work ... 

 [  See all our work   ](/our-work) 

- [ ###  The NAMM Foundation 
    
     A Purpose-Driven Redesign Celebrating Music Education

    

     
    
       ](/our-work/namm-foundation)
- [ ###  Google 
    
     AMP-ing up Drupal

    
     Google        

    

     

    
       ](/our-work/accelerated-mobile-pages)