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Born in Rochester, New York, Matt Spetzler grew up in Roanoke, Virginia. Newly displaced among the Appalachin Mountains, Matt spent his free time hiking in the hills and forging his engineering spirit by, what Matt calls "taking things apart." These two loves of Matt's led to his founding of GT Off-Road, an organization dedicated to designing, building, and racing a single-seat off-road vehicle in competition against other schools in the nation. When not building cars or studying for his mechanical engineering degree, Matt enjoys traveling and participating in intramural sports. After graduation, he plans to work in strategy consulting before attaining an MBA and starting his own capital company to fund new engineering concepts.

Matthew Steven Spetzler
4th-year Mechanical Engineering Major, Economics Minor

Year of birth: 1979

Date accepted into ERT: Fall 2000

Extra-academic hobbies: Sports and outdoor activites. Matt played 9 intramural sports last year and has participated in many adventure trips including those to Mt. Kilimanjaro and Maccu Pichu

Co-ops or internships: Bain & Company, General Motors, General Electric, Strategic Decisions Group.

Matt, on why he joined ERT: I believe that life and knowledge is built upon experiences and what better forum to gain and learn from others experiences than ERT. It provides a great place to meet new people, learn from more experienced people, and develop good relationships both professional and personal.

Matt, on his favorite ERT speaker topics: I enjoyed the consul of Israel. I thought the question of how to win the media war was intriguing and thought provoking. And his speech shed a different light on the Israel-Palestine relationship