Matt has the rare ability to work across the very human and the highly technical, creating psychological safe spaces that inspire everyone - from engineers to senior leadership to new hires - to grow and achieve their best.

He is the co-founder and Chief Growth Officer of the Up Next Company and a sessional academic with the Tokyo City University Program at Murdoch University, where he teaches data science with a humanities flavour.

He gets transformative results as a speaker, facilitator and consultant by bringing together his 21+ years experience in systems engineering and 10+ years in business improvement with his award winning work as a psychological safety expert and mental health advocate.

Born in Australia to Burmese and English parents, Matt has extensive lived and professional experience (10+ years) in creating the conditions to enable mental wellness, belonging, safety and diversity to thrive in organisations and teams.

Matt has worked with a variety of clients across a number of industries, including The Pharmacy Guild of Western Australia, CyberWest Summit, NOPSEMA, Sentient Computing and StartupWA.

He is an accredited Mental Health First Aid Instructor, Past Chair of the City of Cockburn’s Multicultural Reference Group and an instructor with Perth Meditation.

He is a Professional Member of the Australian Institute of Training and Development and a Certified Facilitator of LEGO® Serious Play® and SUPERCONNECT®.

He was the Community Citizen of the Year in 2022 and a finalist for the WA Mental Health Awards.