A long time aviation enthusiast, Matt grew up in Livermore but later moved to San Francisco to pursue a career in teaching. What was supposed to be a few years in the city to at San Francisco State, turned into 14 years; which, would eventually result in meeting his [now] wife Arianna. Through a small twist of fate, and a lot of support from Ar, he decided to make a huge career change and become a commercial pilot. Over the past three years, Matt has trained all over the SF Bay Area, joined the Flying Particles community, became a CFI, and is now a full time pilot at ATI, where he flies a Lear 60. He spends most of his time flying, but when he’s not in the air he enjoys finding new parks with his son Aiden, a rigorous game of Paintball in the Santa Cruz Mountains, and adding stamps to his passport!