Tom is a scientist and expert witness on water quality in New Zealand, building on strong background in tertiary research, industry and local government agencies. His technical expertise is centred on freshwater and coastal science, resource management policy and integrated catchment management for rural pand urban stakeholders including mana whenua, pastoral and horticultural sectors and central government.
Matt has over 13 years of experience within multi-disciplinary consultancies as an Engineering Geologist, predominately focusing on linear civil infrastructure, slope stability assessment and design, landfill design, ground investigations and construction supervision. Matt has also been involved in contaminated land assessments, dam investigations and assessments, full subdivision investigations and individual residential site investigations.
Matt was involved in various stages of the Kaikoura Earthquake and Canterbury Earthquake Sequence responses from initial emergency response assessments, engineering geological mapping, and slope stability assessments through to detailed design and construction supervision working alongside design teams, the client and contractors to deliver effective solutions.
Matt enjoys working with clients to develop practical solutions for their projects and working alongside them to deliver a successful outcome. In particular, he enjoys projects that require thinking outside the box and looking at alternative solutions.