Young talked with pride and teary-eyes at times about his mother and father and the kind of company they created 31 years ago, before their passing.
The key to the company’s success, he said, is the continuation of his father’s insistence to foster strong relationships with customers “from day one.”
Senior Territories Operations Manager Joe Jenkins talked about working with Young’s father, well before Matrix ever existed.
“He had no limits,” said Jenkins, choking back tears.
Matrix makes, sells and services access control and security products. Its 200 customers include General Electric, U.S. Steel, Kodak, airports in Cincinnati, Miami, Fort Lauderdale and San Antonio, as well as Texas A&M, the Cleveland Clinic, Ohio State University Medical Center, Miami Valley Hospital and Kettering Medical Center.
Young said Matrix outgrew its facilities along Paragon Road in Washington Twp., prompting the relocation to a new 16,000-square-foot building in the Byers Business Park.
The park is in a fast-developing area with planned access to the new Austin Pike interchange at Interstate 75 — something Matrix Chief Operating Officer Dave Schellin described as “an attractive access point for us.”
Matrix has a local payroll of $3 million, employs 90 and plans to add up to 12 positions within five years. Miamisburg granted Matrix a $25,000, five-year forgivable loan, said Chris Fine, city economic development director.
“We are pleased to have Matrix Systems as part of the business community,” Fine said. “They are a solid, technology based company with plans for future growth. We look forward to working with them for many years to come.”
Contact this reporter at (937) 225-9338 or kmcallister@DaytonDailyNews.com.
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