Kate Coffie

Kate Coffie has a diverse and extensive work experience in the field of software engineering.

Kate currently holds the position of Senior Software Engineering Manager at Direct Commerce, where they started in September 2021. In this role, they oversee all phases of product development and ensures on-time delivery of services. Kate also actively engages in coding, bug fixing, project participation, and creating proofs of concept.

Prior to their current role, Kate worked as a Senior Software Engineer at Direct Commerce from April 2015 to November 2021. Kate'sresponsibilities included overseeing the entire product development life-cycle, from design to validation. Kate also assisted in prioritizing and planning schedules to ensure timely delivery of services.

Before joining Direct Commerce, Kate worked at the Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco as a Software Engineer/SOA Development Lead. From June 2011 to April 2015, they developed new products and features in a robust and performance-oriented manner. Kate also led complex projects from concept to testing and production deployment, exceeding expectations in innovation and collaboration with business users.

In their earlier career, Kate held the position of Software Engineer at QinetiQ North America from June 2007 to June 2011. Kate worked as a Senior Computer Scientist and was responsible for redesigning, redeploying, and continuing development of the Vulnerability Remediation Asset Manager (VRAM) tool. Kate also completed the redesign, development, and deployment of VRAM ahead of schedule.

Prior to that, Kate worked as a Software Engineer at White Oak Technologies, Inc. from April 2004 to May 2007. Kate developed the WareX™ system, which enables analysts to run fuzzy batch match requests over large data sets. Kate utilized Python, SQL, JavaScript, and the MontyPy framework on a UNIX platform.

Kate began their career as a Software Engineer at L3 Technologies from September 2001 to April 2004. Kate worked on the STORM program, where they performed requirements analysis, design, coding, testing, debugging, and integration. The program aimed to provide in-depth analysis of air and space power contributions in joint military operations. Kate utilized C++ on a UNIX platform for this role.

Overall, Kate Coffie has demonstrated a strong aptitude for software engineering and has successfully managed projects while consistently delivering high-quality results throughout their career.

Kate Coffie completed their Bachelor of Science (BS) in Computer Science from George Mason University in the years 1995 to 2000. Kate then pursued a Master of Science (MS) in Computer Science from the same university from 2002 to 2005.