Kate Mckenzie

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Engineering Leader, experienced in software delivery and leadership @ Save the Children Australia
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Geelong, Victoria, Australia, Australia
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About Kate Mckenzie

An experienced Software Engineer with 15+ years in software development and mid-level management. Specialising in leading team performance and ensuring customer focus with software delivery and operations support.Self-processed nerd who embraces continuous improvement of technology and processes including leading agile transformations and driving strategy through digital and modernisation changes.

Kate Mckenzie's Current Company Details
Save the Children Australia

Save The Children Australia

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Engineering Leader, experienced in software delivery and leadership
Kate Mckenzie Work Experience Details
  • Save The Children Australia
    Application Manager
    Save The Children Australia Sep 2022 - Present
    Melbourne, Victoria, Au
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  • Service Victoria
    Engineering Manager
    Service Victoria Jun 2022 - Sep 2022
    Footscray, Victoria, Au
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  • Service Victoria
    Head Of Engineering
    Service Victoria Dec 2021 - Jun 2022
    Footscray, Victoria, Au
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  • Service Victoria
    Engineering Manager
    Service Victoria Jul 2020 - Dec 2021
    Footscray, Victoria, Au
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  • Service Victoria
    It Delivery Director
    Service Victoria Oct 2018 - Jul 2021
    Footscray, Victoria, Au
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  • Tabcorp
    Delivery Manager
    Tabcorp Mar 2016 - Sep 2018
    Melbourne, Victoria, Au
    The technology teams at Tabcorp came together as one team, with myself the Manager of Wagering Host and Retail digital delivery. My teams (developers, testers and scrum masters) deliver host software for 5 brands at Tabcorp. Highlights: • Managed a team of 7 Delivery Team Leads, with a total of over 110 developers, testers and scrum masters, delivering backend host and digital front end software solutions for up to 6 brands across Tabcorp Wagering.• Development for three host systems which make a combined revenue of $1.873M with 1.2M regular customers and supporting over 4000 transactions per second during load times• Development of digital solutions in NSW, VIC and ACT across retail, on-course and phone betting with over 2500 retail outlets and 255 race courses.• Overseeing entire OPEX budget for my team ($500k OPEX of $8M labour cost team)• Managing 3rd level support teams for production of all the above systems
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  • Luxbet
    Software Development Manager
    Luxbet Aug 2013 - Mar 2016
    Due to demand by the business growing, my team at Luxbet also grew to 20 developers. This team all worked on the mobi, web front end and back end of the Wagerplayer system, running the fixed odds for Luxbet.Highlights: • Starting as Development Team Lead before being promoted to Development Manager, leading a team of 20 developers• Developing the mobile site, web frontend and backend host system for Luxbet business• Lead for technical decisions and priorities for development team• Looking after two main systems and the technical and architectural direction • Creating processes and delivery models for the team as it grew 5x times in size
  • Luxbet
    Development Team Leader
    Luxbet Mar 2011 - Aug 2013
    Luxbet (owned by Tabcorp) bought BEToptions software and I moved over to work for Luxbet as a Development Team Lead. I lead a team of four developers which increased to 8 in the first year.Highlights: • Developing the Wagerplayer software to include two new feeds• Coaching the team and setting performance goals for the year• Working closely with the Test team and business to achieve quarterly releases• Successfully hiring 4 new developers for the teamTechnical snapshot: PHP, GIT, Linux, MySQL, js, ember
  • Betoptions Pty Ltd
    Senior Software Engineer
    Betoptions Pty Ltd Oct 2009 - 2011
    Worked at BEToptions, working on the Wagerplayer (Wagering Fixed Odds), system which was sold to clients to run their fixed odds businesses.Highlights: • Implemented new payment processing messages into the system• Added the new product of Bonus Bet to the system• Worked on the front end of the system and increased my knowledge of javascriptTechnical snapshot: XML, PHP, Mercurial, Linux, MySQL, js
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  • Corus
    Software Engineer
    Corus Sep 2006 - Nov 2007
    London, London, Gb
    Worked at Corus (Europe's second largest steel producer) within a team of 8 people maintaining and enhancing the medium section mill software.Highlights: • Created webpages to view and search the messages in the database (PHP, MySQL)• Created new messages for the skyrouter process for new ADC Warehouse system• Enhanced the sykrouter process to include an external queue• Created new message formats, transport protocol and the send and receiving processes on the VMS box for messages to and from the MQ Server• Used Fortran 90 to read in an XML file and update config for the system ‘on the fly’Technical snapshot: Fortran 77, Fortran 90, XML, PHP, CVS, MQ Server, VMS, MySQL
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  • Tabcorp
    Analyst Programmer
    Tabcorp Jan 2003 - Jul 2006
    Melbourne, Victoria, Au
    Worked for Tabcorp as part of a team of 15 people maintaining and enhancing the Bravo System. The Bravo System is a real-time VMS system written in a mixture of C, Fortran, Ratfor and Macro that runs the totaliser system for NSW and VIC. The totaliser runs the entire race day, controls the large network of terminals, calculates odds, winning bets and daily sales.Highlights: • Primary contact for support of the online system which was written in C, Fortran and Macro sitting on a GS-1280 HP VMS box• Involved in large migration of two totalisator systems, integrating their account customer base, adding new products and enabling around 3000 new terminals to talk to the system• Worked solely on projects including adding two new products (3up, First Four), Ageing account fees and integrating EFTPOS system, all written in C and Ratfor• Worked with the ITSP protocol for pooling between totalisersTechnical snapshot: C, Fortan, Ratfor, Macro, VMS, CMS, C++
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Kate Mckenzie Skills

Javascript Jquery Linux Web Applications Mysql Php Web Development Software Development Software Project Management Sql Ajax Software Design Object Oriented Design Design Patterns Databases Oop Team Leadership Scrum Agile Methodologies Software Development Life Cycle Git Management Programming Stakeholder Management Sdlc It Management Leadership Budgeting Project Delivery

Kate Mckenzie Education Details

  • Swinburne University Of Technology
    Swinburne University Of Technology
    Computer Systems Networking And Telecommunications

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Kate Mckenzie works for Save The Children Australia

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Kate Mckenzie attended Swinburne University Of Technology.

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