Person - Warner College of Natural Resources

About Matt

After a decade in the aerospace & defense industry, a few years founding and running a climbing gym, and few years as an arborist, I am compelled to pursue a career where I can help to restore a balance between society and the environment. I am most well versed in mechanical, electrical and manufacturing process engineering and documentation as well as supply chain management, and quality control processes. As a business owner and manager, I have gone through design, permitting, construction, and operation phases with 35 employees to manage and support. I am most proud of the business culture, standards, and practices that are still in place today. Working outside in trees was a natural extension of a life spent in parks and among wild places on cliff sides. After 13 years at a desk, arboriculture solidified a sense of obligation to dedicate myself to combating global warming, climate change, ecosystem disruption and loss, and the suite of challenges that define our times. I will not have any children, but I plan to live for another 40+ years, and intend to do what I can to leave things better for those who pick up where I leave off.