Matt West
Matt West has been guiding Aaron since August 2002. Matt and Aaron first met at the 2002 Waterloo (Michigan) triathlon where the race director (Jim Donaldson) announced that Aaron was competing in the field and to use caution because he was legally blind. In that race Aaron would finish in front of Matt, but that result sparked a long term friendship. Aaron and Matt have traveled the world to places such as New Zealand, Mexico, Canada, Switzerland and several states throughout the United States competing in high profile races. Matt attempts to guide Aaron in as many races as his schedule and budget will allow.
Matt is an Eastern Michigan Graduate earning a Bachelor and Masters Degree in Communication. Matt is employed at Thomson Reuters where he's spent the last 10 years consulting on Tax & Accounting Software & Services. Athletically, Matt's background is running and has competed in both College and High school in Varsity Track and Cross Country. Matt is married to Kimberly Ann (wedding date 8/19/00). An interesting note about Matt is he loves anything related to aviation. He earned his pilot's license on 5/23/08.
