Matt joins the Austin Viking office with eight years of experience across early stage and mature organizations in the Automotive and Commercial Vehicle industries. He has held a range of sales, engineering, and operations roles with an emphasis on technical selling and key account management.
Most recently, Matt dedicated five years to Hyliion, an Austin-based electric powertrain manufacturer seeking to disrupt the heavy-duty trucking industry. Matt assumed various Sales and Operations leadership roles, contributing to the organization’s journey from an early-stage start-up through a successful $560M SPAC merger in 2020. A member of the transaction core team, Matt led all Sales and Customer diligence as investors weighed the pre-revenue nature of the business.
Matt has a track record of championing the customer voice, building meaningful client relationships, navigating complex sales cycles, and managing dynamic environments, a unique perspective that will offer value to Viking clients transitioning to new chapters in their professional and personal lives.
Prior to his industry experience, Matt spent four years playing professional soccer in the US and Canada, including Toronto FC of Major League Soccer. Matt studied Mechanical Engineering as a student-athlete at Ohio State University and later completed his MBA at Ohio University with a Finance concentration. Matt and his wife Lauren reside in Austin, Texas where they enjoy Lake Austin, Mexican food, sports and the outdoors.
