TConf 2017
Software Quality

Andrew Hatch DevOps Manager, SEEK

Hailing from a background predominantly based in IT consultancy roles working on small through to large scale IT solutions in roles spanning across Architecture, Development, Testing, IM and DevOps in Australia and India, Andrew has based himself at Seek since 2014.

Initially focused on evolving a traditional IT operations team to adopt and follow software engineering principles and automation to deliver better outcomes for the business, Andrew then helped guide the migration and delivery of production applications and systems into the cloud.

Currently managing a team of 12 highly skilled engineers working with all of Seeks Product delivery streams and IT teams, Andrew has a real passion for working in dynamic, innovative and challenging environments building high-performing teams of talented and unique people while still enjoying getting his hands dirty with code.
A life-long inhabitant of the Mornington Peninsula, Andrew loves spending time with his wife and two kids, surfing waves down the coast and fiddling with old Datsun’s.

Harini Rao Senior QA, Carsales.com.au

Harini has over 9 years experience in the QA and testing space. She is fanatical about test automation, mobile innovations, continuous delivery and loves working in a fast paced Agile environment. Currently she is working for Carsales, with a focus on ensuring Quality is baked in from the on-set. She believes in encouraging women to choose information technology as a career and raise the status of women in Australia within the IT industry in particular.

Agustinus Nalwan AI Group Leader, Carsales.com.au

Living to innovate to make people’s life easier and with over 25 years of experience in software development, Gus has been working in various industries from 3D/Animation, Games Development, Desktop Software, iOS and very recently Computer Vision and Machine Learning. Well-known for unorthodox ways of solving difficult problems, Gus currently works at Carsales as the AI Group/Technical Leader inventing and building many cool AI projects such as Cyclops Image Recognition.

Theresa Neate Lead QA, Realestate.com.au

Theresa Neate is a career tester and test consultant who loves lean and agility and advocates for holistic system quality and systems thinking – and therefore all things DevOps. She has 2 decades of IT and non-IT testing and QA experience, the last decade spent between the ThoughtWorks consultancy stable, Australia Post’s Digital Delivery Centre and since February 2016 has been at digital media icon REA Group. Theresa also co-organises and contributes at DevOps Girls, and is a freelance blogger for Tech Target’s DevOpsAgenda. She’s a lifelong and eternally curious sceptic and learner. You can find Theresa at https://twitter.com/TheresaNeate and at http://theresaneate.com.

Jagannath Vaikuntham Automation Engineer at Australia Post, Australia Post

Jagannath loves technology and the value it creates. Currently he is working on improving his expertise on Test Automation, Devops (Docker, AWS), Machine Learning and NodeJs; and figuring out how these multiple disciplines can be amalgamated.

Julian Berton OWASP Melbourne chapter lead, application security dude, SEEK, OWASP Melbourne

Julian is an Application Security Engineer at SEEK and a chapter lead of the OWASP Melbourne chapter where he volunteers his time to organise application security events. He also regularly gives application security related presentations aimed to educate developers and the wider security community. A few recent presentations have been at WAHCKon, DDD Melbourne, ASIA, OWASP Melbourne and Node.js meetups.

Guy Gershoni Head of Engineering, Silverband

Guy is a Technical Leader with diverse experience in assembling and driving high performing teams, utilising cutting edge technologies and methodologies, to efficiently and effectively achieve positive business outcomes.

Melissa Ngau Customer Solutions & Delivery Consultant, Cevo

Melissa is a technologist with over a decade of experience in helping companies achieve success through continuous improvement. She encourages and builds cross-competency collaboration within teams, recognising that this is a key factor in unlocking individual and organisational potential.

Andrew Lawrence Software Development Consultant, Stratton Finance

Andrew Lawrence has worked in software development for 17 years, including a stint as Chief Technology Officer at Stratton Finance. Beautiful code is his passion, but by relentlessly focusing on tools and techniques to get to production fast, and helping teams operate at their full potential, he manages to maintain a range of other interests, from running marathons to playing a number of music instruments.

Mike Jeffcott Senior Software Engineer in Test, Zendesk

Mike is a big advocate for cross-team collaboration. He is a passionate software engineer with a strong drive for exploring innovative ways for teams to become more efficient. Mike’s creative approach for using existing testing frameworks and reshaping them to support quality engineering opens new opportunities for including testing in the software engineering process.

Michelle Gleeson Development Team lead, Xero

Michelle has been a software developer for a few decades and is passionate about growing people and teams, building strong cultures and coaching better technical practices. She loves clean code, pair programming, test driven development and enjoys passing on her knowledge and experience to the next generation of developers. A passionate advocate for diversity and inclusion, you may find her speaking about all these things at tech events in and around Melbourne.