Conrad Yacat

Conrad Yacat has extensive work experience in the field of software development and engineering. Conrad is currently working at Shift as the Engineering Team Lead since June 2022. Prior to this role, Conrad served as the Technical Lead from April 2020 to June 2022 and as a Senior Full Stack Developer from June 2019 to April 2020 at Shift.

Before joining Shift, Conrad worked at FlexTrade, where they held multiple roles. Conrad was an Associate Software Architect from January 2019 to June 2019, an Engineering Team Lead from September 2016 to December 2018, and a Senior Software Developer from April 2014 to September 2016.

Conrad also gained valuable experiences at Barclays, where they worked as a Senior Software Developer (AVP) from January 2012 to April 2014 and as a Senior Software Developer (Analyst) from August 2007 to January 2012.

Additionally, Conrad had brief experiences at Regilent as a Software Consultant from April 2007 to July 2007, at Cognitive IT Solutions, Inc. as a Software Analyst / Developer from October 2006 to April 2007, and at Trend Micro as an IS Engineer from January 2005 to October 2006.

Conrad Yacat completed their Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science with a major in System Software Engineering at the FEU Institute of Technology from 2000 to 2004.

In addition to their formal education, Conrad has obtained various certifications throughout their career. Conrad earned the certification of Professional Scrum Developer I (PSD I) from Scrum.org in August 2016. In March 2015, they obtained the Exam 483: Programming in C# certification from Microsoft. Conrad also holds the certification of Professional Scrum Master I (PSM I) from Scrum.org, which they obtained in March 2014.

Moreover, Conrad has achieved numerous certifications through online platforms. In 2022, they obtained certifications in "Frontline Leadership" from the Australian Institute of Management, "Becoming an Impactful and Influential Leader" from LinkedIn, "Learning Data Science: Understanding the Basics" from LinkedIn, "Managing High Performers" from LinkedIn, "Advanced Azure Microservices with .NET for Developers" from LinkedIn, "Agile at Work: Planning with Agile User Stories" from LinkedIn, "Communicating in the Language of Leadership" from LinkedIn, "How to Fix Bad Agile" from LinkedIn, "Scrum: Advanced" from LinkedIn, "Software Architecture: Breaking a Monolith into Microservices" from LinkedIn, and "Strategic Thinking" from LinkedIn.

Lastly, Conrad acquired the Microsoft certifications of Microsoft Certified Solution Developer: Microsoft .NET in March 2006, and Microsoft Certified Professional in September 2005.