--- title: Employee Spotlight - Matt McDonald description: Get to know the Fullerton Tool Company team through our employee spotlights that feature team members from our manufacturing, customer experience, production support, sales, administration, technical, creative, and executive teams. 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Check out this month's employee spotlight, which features one of our machinists and our 2022 employee of the year recipient - Matt McDonald. ![Featured-MattMcDonald](https://blog.fullertontool.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Featured-MattMcDonald.png?width=752&height=422&name=Featured-MattMcDonald.png) ### Matt McDonald Get to know Matt McDonald, a Machinist in our Regrind & Saw Cells. Matt has worked at Fullerton for 2 years and is responsible for regrinding tools and machining saws. He is currently learning how to quote out regrinds. His favorite thing about working at Fullerton is the people. Everyone is always willing to help each other out. He also likes flexibility that Fullerton offers.  Matt has been married to his wife Jennifer for 27 years, they have 2 sons, Brendan, who lives in Grand Rapids, and Tyler, who works here at Fullerton as well. They have 2 dogs, Leroy and Josie, and a cat named Cocoa. ### Q&A with Matt ![Matt-McDonald](https://blog.fullertontool.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Matt-McDonald.png?width=223&height=702&name=Matt-McDonald.png) *If Hollywood made a movie about your life, who would you like to see cast as you?* Harrison Ford. *If you had to eat one meal every day for the rest of your life, what would it be?* Tacos. *What skill would you like to master?* Playing the bagpipes. *If you won the lottery, what is the first thing you would do?* Retire. *What are your top three life highlights?* **Getting married, having my children, and watching my children succeed.** *If you could witness any historical event, what would you want to see and why?* **The signing of the Declaration of Independence. It is what made this country.** ***What is your hidden talent?* Woodworking.** ***What is your favorite line from a movie or book?* May the force be with you.** ***What is your favorite outdoor activity?* Hunting and fishing.** ***If you could live anywhere, where would it be?* In the UP.** *Would you rather go back in time or in the future? Why?* **Back in time - life was simpler back then.** Tags: [People in Manufacturing](https://blog.fullertontool.com/topic/people-in-manufacturing), [Employee Spotlight](https://blog.fullertontool.com/topic/employee-spotlight), [Sales Spotlight](https://blog.fullertontool.com/topic/sales-spotlight) [Back to Blog](https://blog.fullertontool.com) ## Related Articles ## [Employee Spotlight - Bruce Miller](https://blog.fullertontool.com/employee-spotlight-bruce-miller) Get to know our the Fullerton Tool Company team through our employee spotlights that feature team... 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