Mate Zec
Renewable Energy Siting Specialist For Southeast Europe at The Nature Conservancy
Zagreb, Croatia
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Top SchoolMate Zec is a biologist-turned-conservation data specialist with 11 years’ experience translating spatial datasets into actionable nature protection and renewable energy siting decisions across Southeast Europe. Based in Zagreb, he currently shapes low-impact renewable planning at The Nature Conservancy and previously led data-driven conservation programs and analysis at Association BIOM. A Conservation Standards coach and CCNet Europe member, he bridges rigorous ecological science with stakeholder-ready tools and guidance to make conservation more logical and auditable. Known for enjoying deep dives into complex spatial data, he combines technical data fluency with practical program management to deliver solutions that balance biodiversity and development.
11 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
Engineer's degree, Biology - Ecology, Engineer's degree, Biology - Ecology at University of Zagreb/Sveuciliste u Zagrebu
Github Skills (2)
koji9
robot8
Programming languages (1)
Github contributions (5)
udruga-biom/puobot
Feb 2017 - Sep 2018
Web robot koji radi katalog PUO i SPUO postupaka nadležnog ministarstva za zaštitu okoliša i prirode RH
Contributions:56 commits, 25 PRs, 38 pushes in 1 year 6 months
kojikatalogrobot
udruga-biom/puo-arhiva
Feb 2017 - Nov 2017
Contributions:151 pushes, 3 branches in 8 months
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