Mat Avery

As a qualified Senior Engineering Geologist, Mat has extensive knowledge of the geotechnical industry as both a consultant and construction engineer. Mat's experience includes over 17 years working on geological and geotechnical infrastructure development, construction, and investigation projects throughout New Zealand, Australia, and the Pacific Islands. He spent six years as a consulting Engineering Geologist and over eleven in the specialist geotechnical construction industry, working in areas as diverse as Fiordland, the Central Divisions of Fiji, and the rainforests of Queensland, Australia. Mat has been instrumental in the success of many of New Zealand's major recent rockfall and landslide projects, including the Kaikoura and Christchurch Earthquakes, the Manawatu Gorge Landslide, the SH94 Milford Road Rockfall, and the SH6 Diana Falls Landslide. As Senior Project Development Engineer for GeoStabilization in New Zealand, Mat is responsible for sourcing, estimating, and winning new work, as well as design assistance on specialist projects.