About Us
The Team
Mobile Crisis Construction has assembled a team of experts with decades of experience across construction, resources, logistics and professional services.
Board & Management
Nic Matich
Founder and Director
BE Mech (Hons), BSci, GDip(Finance), GAICD
Nic graduated in 2005 from the University of Western Australia and holds a Bachelor of
Engineering (Mechanical) with Honours, Bachelor of Science (Phys/IT), a Graduate
Diploma in Applied Finance and is a graduate of the Australian Institute of Company
Directors.
Nic’s rare blend of engineering and finance experience with 12 years of professional
experience specialising in fire and natural hazard risk consulting means he’s uniquely qualified for emergency relief construction projects. Nic has worked in the financial services sector with start-ups including innovative manufacturing technology firms.
His background and experience along with a strong social conscience allowed him to play
a pivotal role in transforming Mobile Crisis Construction from an idea into reality.
Nic is a founding director.
Blake Stacey
Director
BE (Hons, Materials), Dip Ed GAICD
Blake graduated from the University of New South Wales in 1988 with a Bachelor of Engineering (Materials) and is a graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.
Blake is one of Australia’s leading brick technology experts with over 30 years’ experience in materials science, manufacturing operations management and product development.
Through his firm Real Material Solutions Pty Ltd, Blake consults to industry on a varied array of projects.
He has worked with over 10 international companies and developed bricks and roof tiles in 6 countries during the past 15 years. He recognised the need for mobile, containerised factories capable of building better structures. The work of Mobile Crisis Construction fits well with Blake’s passion for developing and making brick products and his passion for improving the welfare of those in need. The first mobile factory sent out was funded entirely by Blake’s Christian contacts through his church ministry work.
Blake is a founding director and is the driving force behind Mobile Crisis Construction.
Grant Pierce OAM
Director
Dip Eng Mining, BE Mining, FAusIMM
Grant graduated with a Bachelor of Engineering (Mining) from the Ballarat College of Advanced Education, Australia in 1985. He worked in the Australian mining industry until 1998 at which time he commenced working on the ground in developing countries including Tanzania, Democratic Republic of Congo, Zambia and Ghana. More recently he has served as both Executive Director and Non-Executive Director of ASX listed companies.
On a personal level he has worked with the Tanzanian Women’s Lawyers Association, successfully building a legal aid clinic for impoverished women and their children in Dar es Salaam. He has been associated with Wheelchairs for Kids since 1999, coordinating the distribution of over 1,000 wheelchairs to impoverished children across Tanzania, Zanzibar, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Mozambique and Ghana. Grant actively promotes
human rights and was an Ambassador for the White Ribbon Foundation for the elimination of violence against women. He was also a founding director of the not-for-profit Bridge2Aid Australia.
Grant was one of only two non-Tanzanians at the time to have been awarded Tanzania’s
Zeze Award, the Country’s highest accolade for promotion of Tanzanian culture. The award was a result of a children’s choir project which culminated in the choir performing at various international world music festivals in Australia and Europe and the subsequent building of a secondary school in their village from funds raised on the tours. In Zambia, Grant was one of the founders of Vision of Hope, a refuge for girls living on the streets of Lusaka.
He has been a member of numerous Rotary Clubs through the years and is a Paul Harris
Fellow.
Grant is a committed advocate of meaningful social development and was awarded the
Medal of the Order of Australia in 2003 for his personal contribution to social
development in rural Tanzania.
Alexandra Matich
Director and Company Secretary
BA, LLB, GAICD
Alexandra graduated from the University of Western Australia with a combined Bachelor of Laws (Distinction) and Arts (French Studies & Linguistics) and was admitted to practice in New South Wales and Western Australia in 2008. She has also completed the Australian Institute of Company Directors Course. Alexandra has over 10 years’ experience as a corporate and commercial lawyer, having spent nearly six years working for top tier international law firm King Wood Mallesons. During this time was also joint coordinator of their pro bono and community projects program. Subsequently she started her own Perth based private practice.
Alexandra’s experience includes leading complex contractual negotiations, negotiation of
international and local supply arrangements, drafting and advising on a broad range of
commercial contracts, due diligence investigations, advising on corporate governance issues, undertaking the company secretariat function for a group of Australian exploration
and production companies and providing legal support to the group’s supply chain
function.
She was fundamental in obtaining Mobile Crisis Construction’s donated goods recipient status so donations by Australian tax residents are tax deductible. Alexandra ensures the organisation operates in full compliance with all statutory requirements pertaining to not-
for-profit organisations.
Manfred Hin
Ukraine Representative: Head of International Affairs and Technical Advisor
Manfred is a qualified builder with over 40 years’ experience in Queensland building
sector. Having grown up in post-war Germany he has a deep understanding of the devastation civilians in conflict zones experience and the huge need for assistance that results.
Since the outbreak of the Russia Ukraine conflict, Manfred has been actively involved on the ground rebuilding over houses and schools in numerous Ukraine Oblasts.
Manfred has a Ukraine residency permit and is actively involved with councils and rebuilding organisations. His first understanding of the nuances of the situation and his ability to simply get things done makes him an extremely valuable addition to the Mobile
Crisis Construction team.