Forward thinking. Customer-focused.

We are engineers, scientists, designers, inventors and problem solvers. We are community leaders, moms and dads, athletes, artists, dancers, veterans, musicians and so much more.

Above all, we are committed to our mission. We care about our environment and one another. We are motivated to make our world safer, healthier and more productive. 


Matt Bartoe

President, Universal Air Filter

Matt served as a Civil Engineer Corp Officer in the US Navy. He graduated from the Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland before serving in New Orleans, Louisiana during and after Hurricane Katrina. He then led a detachment of Seabees to Cameroon to build an anti-piracy boat facility for the Cameroonian Special forces while they received training from the US Navy SEALs.

Matt later graduated with an MBA focused in Supply Chain Management from the University of Wisconsin – Madison before holding multiple leadership roles in manufacturing companies.

Email: [email protected]

Phone: +1 (218)-349-1199


Jeff “Dr Evil” Rothstein

Director of Defense and Government Programs, Universal Air Filter

Jeff served 24 years as a Marine Corps Naval Aviator flying electronic warfare missions in the EA-6B Prowler. He is an expert in Electronic Warfare (EW); as a practitioner, a trainer, developmental tester and NAVAIR Deputy Program Manager. Before Joining Universal Air Filter, Jeff was working as an Engineer in the defense aerospace industry.  

Jeff has a Mechanical Engineering degree from The State University of New York (SUNY) at Buffalo, a Master’s in Systems Engineering from The Naval Post Graduate School, and is Class 131 graduate of United States Naval Test Pilot School.  He is DAIWA Level III certified in Program Management and Test Evaluation.

Email: [email protected]

Phone: +1 (240)-538-6935