Our Team

Matt Lachowitzer

Owner & Founder

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About Matt

Matt is a father of 3, an avid fishermen and Minnesota Vikings fan, and owner and founder of Matt’s Automotive Service Center. A Herman, MN native, Matt started this company as a two-bay shop back in 2009. He has expanded the company into 10 locations with beautiful, state of the art facilities serving the Fargo-Moorhead & Greater Twin Cities areas. Matt enjoys being a pillar in the community, giving back in any way he can, and providing knowledge and education in the biggest ways possible. As a result of being a continuous educator and an amazing pillar in the community, Matt won Entrepreneur of the Year in 2015 through the Fargo-Moorhead West Fargo Chamber of Commerce and was named the top shop operator in the country by Ratchet & Wrench magazine in 2021. Matt’s Automotive has been recognized as a top 1% shop in the country. When Matt’s not working, he enjoys being outdoors, riding side by side, boating, playing buck hunter, and spending time with his kids.

Meet The: Service Team

Chris


Service Manager
Chris is a father of 1 human and 2 pets. He enjoys watching football, trading in the stock market and being at the lake in the summer spending time fishing and swimming with his daughter. Chris grew up in a small farm town in West Central Minnesota for the majority of his childhood before moving to the F/M area. He graduated from MSUM with a degree in finance and portfolio management in December of 2021. Chris applied for a job with Matt’s Automotive Service Center in July of 2022 and became the new Service Manager for our North Moorhead location in August of 2022. He enjoys the environment Matt has provided here as a place to learn and grow. As someone who has never been a part of the automotive industry, Chris is thankful his first steps are here at Matt’s Automotive Service Center.
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Maresa


Service Advisor
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Haley


Service Manager
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Jace


Service Manager
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Jenni


Service Manager
Jenni is a mother of 2 boys from West Fargo, ND. She is passionate about connecting with people, which is why she really loves her job as the Service Manager at our Fargo location. Jenni has been in the customer service industry for over 20 years. After living in California for a few years, she really enjoys getting back and visiting family and friends there. When Jenni isn’t working, she enjoys hosting dinner parties, happy hour with friends, entertaining her husky and spending time with her two sons.
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PJ


Service Advisor
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Sam


Service Manager
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Tom


Service Manager
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Dustin


Service Manager
Dustin is the father of 4 amazing kids, 2 boys and 2 girls. If there is one thing you need to know about Dustin is that he loves sports, coaching, playing, and officiating. Dustin was born and raised in Willmar, moved around a bit, but settled back in the Willmar area. Originally working in the restaurant and hospitality business, Dustin decided to move to the automotive business and has found a knack for it. In his spare time, Dustin is the manager of the Willmar Rails amateur baseball team, he umpires high school and college baseball, and he referees high school and college football.
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William


Service Manager
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Meet The: Technicians

David


Company Foreman

Wes


Technician

Sophie


Tire Tech

Lucas


Technician

Austin


Shop Foreman

Wyatt

Technician

Andrew


Technician

Zach


Technician

Jaden


Shop Foreman

Derek


Shop Foreman

Tyler

Apprentice Technician
Michael


Shop Foreman

Michael


Technician

Robert

Technician

Cole


Technician

Eric


Shop Foreman

Jager


Technician

James


Technician

Josh


Shop Foreman

Andrew T.


Technician

Zach


Technician

Alex


Shop Foreman

Anthony

 
Shop Foreman

Brian


Shop Foreman

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Meet The: Office Team

Christina


Graphic Design
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Katelynn


Administrative Assistant
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Vern


District Manager
Vern is an enthusiastic coach for our team that loves helping people and teaching what he has learned to as many people as possible. He enjoys getting disappointed by the Vikings every Sunday during football season and hopes that one day, he might see his team in the Super Bowl. He is an avid gamer that loves a good adventure and hates online multiplayer games. He enjoys spending time with his fiancée Brita, his dog Blue, and family and friends in his free time. You can also catch him binge watching almost any TV show imaginable and catching every Marvel movie or show as it is released (he might have a little bit of FOMO). Vern has aspirations of becoming an automotive business coach for the industry so that he can start to fulfill his dream of helping to change the perception of the automotive industry.
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Ambrose Z


HR Generalist
Ambrose is originally from a small town in Rochester MN and moved to Fargo/Moorhead in 2011. She is an avid animal lover and has two Guinea pigs and one cat who has quickly become the love of her partner’s life. Her favorite animals are giant fox bats and rabbits, particularly the lop-ear variety. She enjoys volunteering for a local non-profit organization to help give back to charities and the community. When Ambrose is not at work, she enjoys weekly board game nights, monthly brunch plans with friends, working through her ever-growing pile of to be read books, and crafting with her partner on whatever new projects he happened to think of that week.
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Chris

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