Recently from New York City, originally from Chicago, Matthew Lavin has been in production all his life. With 20 years Remote Operation experience, he is also ICG, LOCAL 600 and Chancellor of the Monterey Bay UAV Flight School for Cinematography. Schooled as a classically trained puppeteer, and having worked with such innovative tech-forward artists such as Blue Man Group, Disney and Jim Henson Productions, Matthew became an automation, robotics devotee and found his true calling manifest in the drone cinematography industry.
His professional background as an Aerial coordinator, Precision Pilot, and Drone Camera Operator/DP, encompasses years of safe, on set aerial operations working in NYC, LA, and abroad.