Mortaza Rezae

Mortaza Rezae has extensive work experience in the field of data and insights. Mortaza is currently working as a Principal, Data & Insights at the Minderoo Foundation. Prior to this role, they served as a Principal, Data Science at the same organization. Mortaza also worked as a Research Associate at the Minderoo Foundation.

In addition to their work at the Minderoo Foundation, Mortaza has worked at The University of Western Australia as a Lead Instructor. Mortaza also has experience working at Curtin University, where they held various roles such as University Associate, Training Coordinator, and Postdoctoral Research Associate. As a Postdoctoral Research Associate, Mortaza managed and co-founded ExteND Testing, a software and data quality engineering enterprise. Mortaza led successful projects with organizations like Rio Tinto, InteliCare, Spectrum Space, SAI Global, auticon, and Curtin University.

Mortaza's prior experience includes working as a Ph.D. Research Scholar in Software Engineering and as a Sessional Academic, where they tutored software engineering units and assessed student assignments. Mortaza also worked as a Software Engineer, leading a team and developing mobile applications and web applications funded by the Australian Government Office for Learning and Teaching.

Additionally, Mortaza has worked as a Lead Software Engineer at the WA Dementia Training Study Centre, where they led a team to design and develop HDS-R, an evidence-based tool for assessing dementia severity and creating customized care plans. Mortaza collaborated with occupational therapists and implemented agile software development methodologies.

Earlier in their career, Mortaza worked as an IT Service Desk/Analyst at Austindo IT Solutions, providing technical support and maintaining computer systems.

Overall, Mortaza Rezae has a diverse background in data, software engineering, and technology, with experience in both research and industry settings.

Mortaza Rezae has a solid education background with a Master of Business Administration degree from The University of Western Australia (2021-2023), a Doctor of Philosophy in Software Engineering from Curtin University (2016-2019), and a Bachelor of Engineering in Software Engineering also from Curtin University (2011-2015). Prior to university, they attended Kent Street Senior High School, where they completed their secondary education up until 2010. In addition, Mortaza has obtained a certification in Machine Learning from Coursera in 2020.