Turo
Mackenzie Bligh is a highly experienced Senior Engineering Manager at Turo since November 2018, known for achieving an 82% improvement in the reliability of the Scheduled Messages System and managing a team of 12. Responsibilities include leading a project to re-architect vehicle authorization and launching connected car services in Canada, alongside mentoring engineers within the organization. Previous roles at Turo include Engineering Manager and Staff Software Engineer, where significant contributions were made to UI/UX re-architecture and database optimizations. Prior experience at Copia PBC involved backend development for a food recovery solution and managing a transition from Java to Kotlin. Mackenzie began a career at Testbirds GmbH as a Project Management Intern, focusing on crowd testing and quality assurance. Mackenzie holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science from the University of Alberta.