Chief Technology Officer

Matthew
Rappard

Digital Identity  ·  Cryptographic Infrastructure  ·  Government Technology

Location|Toronto, ON
LinkedIn|linkedin.com/in/matthew-rappard-61b28817
Executive Summary

Who I Am

Startup CTO who rebuilt a non-functional identity verification platform into a government-deployed product, delivering pilots across three federal departments and $3M+ in funded programs. Proven track record taking products from zero — or broken — to production, scaling with small teams in high-constraint, regulated environments. Deep expertise in digital identity systems, cryptographic infrastructure, and government compliance.

Expertise

Core Strengths

Digital Identity & Cryptographic Systems
0→1 Product Development
Technical Architecture
Government & Regulated Markets
Startup Execution
Lean Team Leadership
Standards & Compliance
Full-Stack Engineering
Career History

Professional Experience

Chief Technology Officer

Vaultie — Toronto, ON

Jun 2021 – Present

Digital identity platform focused on secure identity verification and verifiable digital signatures.

  • ▸Rebuilt a non-functional IDV platform from the ground up into a production system, taking it from broken → pilot-ready → commercially deployable across three federal departments.
  • ▸Delivered $3M+ in funded pilots with Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada; Global Affairs Canada; and the Department of National Defence.
  • ▸Designed core architecture for identity verification, credential issuance, and cryptographic document signing — achieving LoA3-level alignment under DIACC standards.
  • ▸Scaled platform to support 60,000+ secure digital vaults at ~99% uptime.
  • ▸Built and led a high-output engineering team of 6, shipping production systems in a regulated environment.
  • ▸Landed enterprise clients including Stikeman Elliott; worked directly with government stakeholders to align product with operational compliance requirements.
  • ▸Authored technical contributions to the Content Authenticity Initiative (C2PA) provenance and verification standards.

Trust, Standards & Identity

  • ▸Achieved LoA3-level alignment under the Digital ID & Authentication Council of Canada (DIACC).
  • ▸Authored CAI-related technical work on text-based encoding for content provenance and verification.

Chief Technical Officer (Founder)

ThreeLefts — Toronto, ON

2016 – 2021

Startup-focused development studio.

  • ▸Built and shipped 10+ MVPs for early-stage startups across fintech, consumer, and B2B verticals — spanning web, mobile, and backend systems.
  • ▸Operated as fractional CTO across multiple companies, guiding founders from idea to market-tested product.
  • ▸Developed reusable tooling and component libraries that reduced average time-to-MVP by ~40%.

Interactive / Games / Media

Loopmedia, Autobotika North, March Entertainment — Toronto, ON

2008 – 2016

Interactive media, games, and broadcast production.

  • ▸Delivered interactive media, games, and broadcast production projects for CBC, APTN, and BlackBerry Limited.
Academic Background

Education

Bachelor of Applied Arts — Film Production

Toronto Metropolitan University — Toronto, ON