Matthew Lee

Experience

• 

  Monash University

  Jan 2008 - Jan 2012

  Environmental Science Student

  My study at Monash University in my bachelor degree consisted predominantly of 4 main areas of study. Those being: Ecology and Conservation Biology,Geography (GIS),The General Application of Science and Hypothesis Testing, andEnvironmental Governance.

• 

  Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences

  Dec 2009 - Feb 2010

  Intern

  This internship with ABARES in Canberra, I was responsible for the initial alpha testing and population of a database containing information on the Australian best practice control techniques of weeds of national significance (WONS) for upload to an online weed portal. My experience then informed design direction for the webdesign team.

• 

  City of Port Phillip

  Dec 2009 - Jan 2010

  Intern

  In this position I participated in the council’s sustainability strategy to deliver on their sustainable recycling objectives as a part of their Sustainability and Environment team. Through a data analysis project of the council’s purchasing data, I was able to inform management of areas of low hanging fruit and those that required more strategic planning.

• 

  Milanos Bistro and Bar

  Jan 2010 - Dec 2010

  Restaurant manager
• 

  Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences

  Dec 2010 - Feb 2011

  Summer Intern

  I assisted in the design and population of a database pertaining to the best practice management techniques used to control weeds of national significance. The intention of which was to be uploaded to the internet for public access.

• 

  Ecoregen

  Feb 2011 - Jul 2015

  Natural Resource Management Officer - Site Supervisor

  Technical• Vegetation Identification and nomenclature.• Vegetation Quality Assessments (VQAs).• Land rehabilitation ground works.• Spatial data collection and manipulation.• Spatial Database management.• Land rehabilitation works.• Hazardous chemical use and disposal.• Environmental monitoring• The application of Project Management training to scheduling, resourcing and budgeting of contracts. • Staff management and team leadership in day to day activities.• Reporting to management of project progress and performance.• Client and sponsor liaison. Show less

• 

  Department of Transport, Victoria, Australia

  Jan 2014 - Feb 2014

  Intern

  My team and I were responsible for various projects under the transport logistics area. In cooperation with each other, each team member both led and contributed to a number of projects. My principal responsibility was for the auditing and updating of data in the transport achieves database for upload to the Moving Victoria website (http://movingvictoria.vic.gov.au). Through the management of priorities, workload and strengths, my team and I worked seamlessly to repeatedly deliver quality outcomes. Show less

• 

  Uaviation

  May 2015 - Jul 2020

  As Partner and Principal Technical Specialist I lead the development of 2D and 3D Spatial products, Data acquisition methodologies and technical processes, and Imagery analysis solutions, whilst also engaged in general business development, project management and consulting. • Solution development• Spatial data analysis• Accounts management• Map production• UAV Aircraft maintenance• UAV Pilot• Product development (Land management, vegetation surveys, precision agriculture, compliance, pipeline leakage detection, infrastructure and wildlife surveys).• Strategic planning and project management.• Policy development• Infrastructure surveys

  • Director and Principal Technical Specialist

    Feb 2019 - Jul 2020

  • Operations Manager

    May 2015 - Jul 2020
• 

  Native Seeds Pty Ltd.

  Jul 2015 - Jan 2016

  Graduate

  • Experimentation – R&D of native seed products• Giving advice to customers on best practice rehabilitation techniques by seed (mining, road sides, bushland, pasture, lawns)• Conducting community engagement programs during field days• Provision of contracting services for the Royal Botanical Gardens• Native Grass Crop management and harvesting

• 

  Ecology and Heritage Partners

  Oct 2017 - Feb 2019

  Botanist

  Matthew has also been a lead author and/or co-author on a variety of projects and has provided expert advice to a range of private and government clients. Some of these projects include a large number of mining developments in Victoria, and long-term flora and fauna monitoring throughout the Greater Melbourne region. In addition, Matthew has completed numerous offset assessments, flora and fauna surveys, environmental weed mapping projects, unpermitted vegetation clearance assessments and audit reports for remnant vegetation condition in urban and rural areas. Show less

• 

  Monash University

  Mar 2020 - Apr 2020

  Platform Pilot
• 

  AUAV: Drone Services and Data Solutions

  Jul 2020 - Jul 2021

  National Processing Co-ordinator & UAV Project Manager
• 

  Monash University

  Jul 2021 - Sept 2022

  Platform Manager | Monash Drone Discovery Platform

  The Drone Discovery Platform brings drones together with advanced sensing technologies and smart analytics. Our state-of-the-art sensors and innovative data handling pipelines provide unique interdisciplinary opportunities across sectors including the STEM disciplines and the Arts. Our platform has a national scope to meet the emerging needs of federal and state agencies, to enable industry partnerships and maximise the impact of University research and education.

• 

  AGL

  Sept 2022 - now

  Chief Pilot and Robotics Engineer

  As Chief Remote Pilot (CRP) I am responsible for the overall management and supervision of remote pilot aircraft system (RPAS) operations across all of AGL's electric power generation sites. These include gas, coal, and renewable plants.Beyond managing drone operations I also lead the 3D geospatial services team at AGL who are responsible for the IT systems, data processing, and quality assurance of digital twins and 3D reality data.