Matt Marchiando ('10) has been watching his father work on cars for years. Coming from such a background, he discovered early that he was mechanically inclined and has always enjoyed working on cars.
Since coming to Davis, Marchiando has enhanced his skills and knowledge both in and outside the classroom. Through classes like vehicle design, as well as his senior design project on an intake manifold, Marchiando has acquired the tools and theories he needs to achieve his dream of becoming a racing engineer for a NASCAR team. But he says he gained most of his practical knowledge as a part of Formula SAE, a team that designs and prototypes a racecar for competition.
As a member of Formula SAE, Marchiando has logged countless hours in the student shop, a resource unique to UC Davis. Marchiando and other students use the shop to complete projects for classes as well as for design competitions.
As he nears graduation, Marchiando is already paving his own way and working to achieve his dreams, and in the summer of 2008, he won a highly coveted internship as an engineer with the Red Bull NASCAR team.
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