Matteo holds a degree in Communication Sciences and has specialized in German language, literature, and society at the University of Erfurt. He has earned certifications in German from the Deutsche Institut and in Slovenian from the Filozofska Fakulteta in Ljubljana. Matteo began his career teaching Italian to foreigners in various private language schools in Ljubljana in the late 1990s. His teaching expertise is further enhanced by his certification as an Italian language mentor from Berlitz, which has taken him to Ljubljana, Milan, and New York City.

From 2000 to 2008, Matteo played a pivotal role in organizing Italian language courses at the Italian Cultural Institute in Ljubljana while serving as an official translator for the Slovenian government, translating from Slovenian to Italian. He currently teaches Italian at the Jezikovni center of the DOBA Private University in Maribor, offering online courses, and in-person at the LUNG (University of Nova Gorica).

In addition to his language teaching career, Matteo is an accomplished theater actor and acting instructor, with training from the Barica Blenkuš School of Drama in Ljubljana, NYFA, and currently the Acting Studio in Chicago. His diverse background allows him to integrate elements of NLP and communication techniques from theater into traditional language teaching methods. His extensive managerial experience in international sales also enables him to offer specialized language courses and public speaking training.

Born in New Jersey and holding dual citizenship, Matteo was raised in Milan and now splits his time between Trieste and Chicago.