As a kid, Matt grew up spending time at the N.A.L. Company plant with his brother on the weekends. “We used to play hide and seek with the radios while [our dad] Tom was working.” During that time, the machinery fascinated Matt and he developed an itch to see how everything operated. As he grew, he started to understand more of the machinery and he developed an interest in building and designing machines, just like his father.
Like original founder and current principals, Matt started his history at N.A.L. pushing a broom during his high school summer breaks. After celebrating his 18th birthday, Matt’s father Tom, N.A.L.’s Chief Technology Officer, offered him a full-time position during breaks from his college career at the University of Cincinnati. He quickly realized if he was going to excel in his career at the company, he needed to learn more than how to operate the machinery.
It was Matt’s dream at a young age to work with his father as a fellow engineer, but he knew it would take a strong business background to do so. He pursued a degree in Operations Management with a minor in Management from The University of Cincinnati, while working at N.A.L. part-time. Upon receiving his diploma, Matt was motivated to pursue a full-time career at N.A.L., to carry on the value of strong packaging heritage the company’s foundation is built upon. From custodian to machine operator, Matt was able to advance his role as N.A.L. Company’s Manufacturing Engineer.
Today, Matt works passionately to develop machines rooted in quality and efficiencies to help solve NAL and customer’s problems. He knows that the appearance of all N.A.L. material and products is a direct representation of how well the machines are doing their job. That’s why Matt is dedicated to making machines run efficiently while continually improving performance.
What’s next for Matt? “I always have plans to make improvements around the company,” he says. “Every day I am thinking of new ideas that could improve what we currently do.” Currently, Matt is throughly involved in the design, assembly, and implementation of two new machines. Stay tuned to our Facebook page for photos of the final stages of assembly and for the big reveal of what these new machines can do!
