Metechi

Before designing interfaces, I immersed myself in how commercial real estate loans are originated, syndicated, and acquired. I mapped the journeys of bank originators, brokers, investors, and loan buyers and sellers. Across every conversation, the same issue surfaced. The process was fragmented, opaque, and overloaded with manual documentation.

Designing trust through sequence
The key breakthrough was reframing the platform as a guided process rather than an open marketplace. I designed the system around role based visibility, document trails, approval checkpoints, and transparent status updates. Nothing was ambiguous. Users always knew where a deal stood, who needed to act next, and why.

This structure allowed complex actions like posting deals, reviewing documentation, submitting bids, and approving participation to unfold in a controlled, auditable way.

Information architecture
The product architecture was designed to be modular and resilient. Core activities such as loan posting, deal review, document exchange, bidding, approvals, and transaction tracking were separated into clear functional areas. This ensured that new features could be added over time without destabilizing the system.

UX and dashboards
User flows were documented in detail to align business logic with interface behavior. Dashboards were designed so each user type only saw what was relevant to their role. There was no noise and no unnecessary data. The focus was on actionable information and clear next steps.

Iteration and validation
To reduce risk, the product was built in small, validated increments. Each segment went through its own prototype, review, and approval cycle before moving forward. This approach maintained accuracy, controlled complexity, and kept stakeholders aligned throughout the build.

Outcome
Metechi launched its MVP within six months. The platform went on to support over one billion dollars in active assets and played a key role in enabling a five million dollar fundraising round. Banks, brokers, and investors were able to use the system with confidence from day one.

The MVP became the operational backbone of the company, enabling growth, scale, and future iterations without needing to rebuild the foundation.

Reflection
This project reinforced a core belief in my work. In complex systems, design is not about simplification through reduction. It is about precision through structure. When workflows are clear, permissions are explicit, and sequencing is intentional, trust follows.

Metechi’s early product did not just validate a business idea. It demonstrated that even the most regulated, high stakes systems can be transformed through thoughtful, disciplined design.