J. Stott Matthews took the route less traveled when he came to Metro Detroit. The self-described gear head grew up and went to school out East in places like Philadelphia and New York, but came here to make a life for himself in the auto industry.
He ended up doing financial analysis for the Big Three before starting Spectrum Computer Forensics five years ago. The Franklin-based firm continues to capture Matthews' interest in computer forensics and now employs four people after recently adding one more staff member.
"What really got me into this field is that technology is always evolving," Matthews says. "I thought that would be an exciting place to spend the rest of my career."
The company does most of its work for law firms and corporations. The idea is to find out if someone has been gaming the system from outside or inside the company.
"If we have been called they have a pretty good feeling something has gone awry," Matthews says.
More and more of those companies have been calling Spectrum Computer Forensics. The company now has clients both inside Michigan and across the country in places like New York and Chicago.
Matthews sees good prospects for future growth as more and more emphasis is being placed on technology for things like storing information and communications. He points out the recent text messaging scandal as an example of how his firm's services will continue to be in demand; enough so that he sees it growing more this year.
"I would love to add one more head in Michigan and grow our presence out East," Matthews says.
Source: J. Stott Matthews, principal of Spectrum Computer Forensics
Writer: Jon Zemke
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