Poradnik przetrwania w sytuacjach kryzysowych
A crisis survival handbook: blackouts, floods, fire, contamination, broken supply chains, financial crisis, armed conflict.
Matthew Halaba
Technologist. Drones, security, energy, AI.
I advise companies and institutions that deploy technology where failure costs more than the deployment.
I have worked with unmanned systems since 2010 — from flying in the field to designing procedures and the data flow behind them. On the business side I own the technology: choosing it, deploying it, keeping it running, and preparing the people who have to operate it.
I test the theory outside the office: volunteering in disaster-hit areas and observing armed conflict zones. Hence the bias towards self-sufficiency, hardware that does not fail, and solutions that still work with no signal, no power and no support.
Scope
- Unmanned systems
- Platform selection, operating procedures, mission data pipelines, operator training, regulatory compliance.
- Security and continuity
- Risk analysis, blackout and supply-chain plans, team exercises, organisational crisis readiness.
- Energy and infrastructure
- Aerial inspection and monitoring, power redundancy, site vulnerability assessment.
- AI and data
- Process automation, models for image and document analysis, data hygiene and privacy.
Engagements
- Technology advisory
- Fractional CTO work, architecture review, procurement decisions, rescuing stalled deployments.
- Drone operations
- From pilot project to standing procedure: audit, rollout, team training, documentation.
- Training and workshops
- Crisis readiness for companies, drones in the organisation, practical AI adoption.
- Media and speaking
- Expert commentary, talks, editorial consulting.
Books
Drony cywilne w konflikcie. Technologia, taktyka, perspektywy
How consumer hardware changed reconnaissance, logistics and the documenting of armed conflict.
In brief
- Focus
- drones · security · energy · AI
- Drone practice
- since 2010
- Based in
- Poland — Silesia and Warsaw
- Working languages
- Polish, English
- Community
- Ukrainian Drone Pilots Association — GNIZDO
Contact
Email is fastest — I answer the phone reluctantly and email reliably.
Questions
Who is Matthew Halaba?
A Polish technologist and advisor working on unmanned systems, security and business continuity, energy infrastructure and applied artificial intelligence. A drone operator with field practice since 2010 and the author of books on crisis preparedness and on civilian drones in conflict.
What does he do professionally?
Technology advisory for companies and institutions: solution selection and deployment, operating procedures, crisis readiness audits and team training. He also works as a fractional CTO.
What has he written?
“Poradnik przetrwania w sytuacjach kryzysowych” (Bezdroża, 2026) and the e-book “Drony cywilne w konflikcie. Technologia, taktyka, perspektywy”. Both are in Polish.
How do I reach him?
By email at [email protected]. Professional profile: linkedin.com/in/mhalaba.