Bruce Mckenzie is a Teaching Associate at California State University, Fullerton. He possess expertise in software development, software engineering, agile methodologies, perl, databases and 45 more skills. Colleagues describe him as "Bruce is a collaborative and creative engineer who knows how to think outside the box. He shares ideas, collects feedback, works well across teams, and is open minded. He inspires members of his team and is always open to opportunities to address feedback, both good and bad. He has an amazing work ethic and good values that work well in the workplace and in encouraging and supporting teamwork. I recommend Bruce highly and without reservation." and "I worked on a team that Bruce managed at A2Z. The team had to overcome many technical hurdles which at the outset seemed like they might not be solvable in the time available. Any one of these could have been potential launch blockers, and each required significant research by the team. Bruce skillfully coordinated the development of these tasks, enabling us to launch on time and synchronize with the launch of another product. This was achieved by maintaining focus on the important technical problems, assigning ownership in a way that best leveraged the skill-sets of team members, and promoting a rich environment of thought and discussion amongst the team. One of Bruce's major strengths is his technical ability and experience. He's able to lead the discussions on technical issues and has good instincts for where problems may lie and potentially fruitful areas of investigation. This also makes him very effective at communicating issues across the team, thereby reducing individual communication overhead, and aiding productivity. Bruce has a very strong theoretical background and detailed knowledge of many areas of computer science and software engineering. He clearly takes time to learn about different development and management methodologies, and keeps abreast of advances in these areas. Rather than rigidly applying techniques from a book, however, he prefers an empirical data driven approach to determining what does and doesn't work in a given situation for a particular team. Bruce is very personable and universally well-liked and is able to nurture a strong sense of ownership in team members which drives high levels of engagement and self-motivation. Based on his experience and demonstrated expertise in implementing solutions and managing teams, I wouldn't hesitate to recommend him for both senior engineering and senior engineering manager positions."