Matt grew up with native plants and has a passion for New Zealand’s natural environments. As a professional botanist, he has fourteen years of experience both privately and in the public sector, particularly in the areas of environmental assessment, vegetation monitoring, and habitat restoration. He has worked with New Zealand’s indigenous flora in most of the different ecosystems (including high alpine, volcanic, and limestone), but has a particularly good knowledge of coastal wetlands and estuarine habitats.Major PublicationTodd, M.; Kettles, H.; Graeme, C; Sawyer, J.; McEwan, A.; Adams, L. 2016. Estuarine systems in the lower North Island/Te Ika-a-Māui: rankings of significance, current status, and future management options. Department of Conservation, Wellington.Other PublicationsConfidential outputs between customer and clients covering such topics as reserve management plans, restoration projects, pest plan management, ecological assessments etc. LUCAS SchemeLand Use in Carbon Assessment Schedule. Team member- travelling to remote sites across NZ, working in teams of four, setting up plots and measuring parameters for carbon sequestration - in the field for a duration of 16 months. Team LeaderWhanganui National Park measuring plots for deer browse. Managed a team of four people in the field for a period of three weeks at a time for a duration of three months. Overseas workBotany travel included Switzerland, Germany, Scotland, NZ, Australia, Sri Lanka, Canada (1996 - 2005) Work involved included observation, investigating flora in Europe to understand the unique identifiers between Austral and European floral biology. Teacher Worked as Science Outreach teacher and Laboratory / Field Tutor in Christchurch (1996 - 2005)Experience and Skills: - Extensive experience in ecology- Botanical Tutoring (1997 - 2001)- High Alpine Experience (NZ & Global) Botany - Customer interaction and professional services - Health & Safety, First Aid & Remote Site First Aid- Chemical Spills - Handling & Containment of Dangerous Goods- Environmental monitoring - Botanical assessment (LUCAS)- Team Leadership - Mentoring - Conflict resolution- Documentation - Communication