Mathew Smith 🚀🌋⚡

building the first 100MW Tesla battery in Aotearoa. also a science nerd. Space is cool, so are rocks. Opinions my own

[Mathew Smith 🚀🌋⚡ @MathewRSmith91]

Time for a few days to reflect and recharge

[Mathew Smith 🚀🌋⚡ @MathewRSmith91]

darn those upper level solar winds

[Rocket Lab @RocketLab]

While we wait for the geomagnetic storm to pass, let's at least admire the light show it creates

[Emily Lakdawalla @elakdawalla]

I just got 10 copies of my book for resale as signed and arted copies. Just boxed up this one with its sketch of a confused rover. It’s pretty awesome to be able to get paid for doodling in textbooks, something I’ve done all my life! https://t.co/bpLDpjhpHG

[Mathew Smith 🚀🌋⚡ @MathewRSmith91]

Rawr

[Mathew Smith 🚀🌋⚡ @MathewRSmith91]

Good ole Taupo. come for work, end up going for a run

[Mathew Smith 🚀🌋⚡ @MathewRSmith91]

Time for another Sunday adventure

[Mathew Smith 🚀🌋⚡ @MathewRSmith91]

Nothing like a 15km walk to round out the week! Tired, but quietly pleased with myself for doing it!

[Mathew Smith 🚀🌋⚡ @MathewRSmith91]

Am I a food blogger yet? 😋😂

[Mathew Smith 🚀🌋⚡ @MathewRSmith91]

@MahimaEthWldArt Here's my attempt 😂

[Mathew Smith 🚀🌋⚡ @MathewRSmith91]

Dinner tonight ain't too shabby

[MBIE Science @MBIEsci]

Our Innovative Partnerships team has signed an agreement with United States commercial space company Axiom Space Inc that will help New Zealand researchers advance world-leading space science and technology https://t.co/c4NNvmrbcB

[Tim Ellis @thetimellis]

Just lit all 9 engines for first time coming up to full power… that was freaking cool 😎 goosebumps. More to go, but our team is awesome.

[New Scientist @newscientist]

The robot hands have been trained to peel a banana, by @tomgauld

https://t.co/mKUJYfgfEY

[Mathew Smith 🚀🌋⚡ @MathewRSmith91]

@parsley72 Would you like the cookie time cookie or the gluten free fudge?

[Mathew Smith 🚀🌋⚡ @MathewRSmith91]

@MahimaEthWldArt It should, I was eating at a restaurant 😅

[Mathew Smith 🚀🌋⚡ @MathewRSmith91]

Renewable energy is cool. In one photo we can see a 60 year old station providing renewable, reliable energy to Aotearoa. In another we can see a wood pellet plant harnessing clean heat from under our feet.
#geothermal #engineeringiscool #aotearoa

[Mathew Smith 🚀🌋⚡ @MathewRSmith91]

@parsley72 Isn't this the fourth water? The forbidden water?

[Mathew Smith 🚀🌋⚡ @MathewRSmith91]

@kanocarra was nice bumping into you last night 🙂

[Mathew Smith 🚀🌋⚡ @MathewRSmith91]

haha if I had a dollar for everytime I said I wish I could clone myself

[Mathew Smith 🚀🌋⚡ @MathewRSmith91]

All that said, this isn't new - and I think it's something that we all grapple with in the first few years of being focused on outcomes than on the individual deliverables.
It's important to empower and develop the team & give them the room to thrive within their contribution

[Mathew Smith 🚀🌋⚡ @MathewRSmith91]

The most interesting factor about being mostly project delivery focused, and very much not responsible for the technical decisions anymore, is trying to find the right intersection between guiding the success of the projects whilst giving the team the freedom to own their....

[Mathew Smith 🚀🌋⚡ @MathewRSmith91]

decisions, and come up with the solutions. Sometimes I can see a certain outcome happening, but it all comes down to being able to steer it in a better direction whilst not overstepping boundaries.
It can be easy to fall back to a technical mindset and do the things.