Matt is responsible for sales targets and strategies, identifying new business within niche markets, and management of large clients and strategic partnerships. Matt has over nine years of experience specific to the food and beverage industry. Throughout his career, he has taken a consultative approach to working with clients. He remains focused on proper facility and material handling layouts to increase productivity and profits to the client. Excellent organizational, resource management, and communication skills have been the foundation for Matt’s success within the industry. Matt remains dedicated to building long term customer relationships.Matt’s education in Mechanical Engineering and Operations Management gives him a unique technical and analytical approach toward projects. He has great experience in complete management of turn-key project efforts, with attention to budget and critical deadlines.

As area chairman for the Atlanta Alumni Chapter, I am excited to assist in connecting metro Atlanta’s MSOE Alumni. Atlanta continues to be one of the country’s top economic platforms for a wide range of industries. Atlanta offers huge market potential for MSOE graduates to pursue their careers. I hope to assist in organizing networking opportunities for established area alumni, establish recruiting channels for upcoming graduates, and organize social events for alumni to reconnect. Responsibilities: •Identify opportunities in their geographies to support networking and alumni programs, activities, and events•Coordinate programs and events with the Office of Alumni Development•Establish and manage the regional online network; including use of social networking tools•Stay connected with the university

International Programs Commitee:Examines all issues in effort to guide and assist in the development and expansion of the Global Cold Chain Alliance’s International Programs activities in markets not served and to increase market penetration in existing markets under development with measurable returns to our members. Committee members are concerned with marketing, recruitment of personnel, dissemination of information, and developing the focus of the program.

Regional Sales Manager for a specialty door manufacturer. Working in our food & beverage door division, product line is Enviro Doors. Covering both the upper mid-east and southeast territories for ASI - Enviro Doors. Responsibilities included direct selling, establishing and maintaining distributor/rep network. Project management when installation is involved. Specialty door system design work is done at both the architectual level as well as under end user direction.Management responsibilities included many of the companies key national accounts. Such key accounts included United States Cold Storage, Atlas Cold Storage, Kroger, Tyson Foods and Wal-Mart.