Mat founded Ballast Point in 2015 with a view to creating a business built around empathy for clients, and has worked hard to ensure that their needs are the company’s key focus. He has more than 20 years’ experience in architectural construction, development, and project management.

Mat will always provide an opinion and analyze problems using the fundamentals of science, economics, or human psychology. He has established long-lasting relationships with tradespeople, consultants, and real estate agents and uses these connections to add value to every design and solve every problem.

Mat is a UTS construction graduate and spent 14 years as construction manager at Yuncken Builders, one of the top architectural home builders in Sydney, working with some of Australia’s leading architects and executing award-winning projects. Mat considers the ability to live, work, and walk his dog on the Balmain peninsula as one of life’s great privileges.

When not working, he reads widely about building, design, and technology and spends his spare time embarking on outdoor adventures, such as bushwalking, mountain biking, and canyoning, with his four kids and wife, Rita.