Cathy Mcbride
Sr. Director Of Software Development at Breville | Sage
South Bend-Mishawaka Region United States
Summary
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RockstarCathy Mcbride is a seasoned software leader with over 15 years in development and more than a decade of hands-on management, currently serving as Sr. Director of Software Development at Breville | Sage. She has deep expertise in quality engineering and platform delivery, having led test and QA strategies for products ranging from Microsoft Office visualization engines to consumer hardware and mobile apps like the Joule. Known for bridging disciplines—product, marketing, support and engineering—she builds device labs, hires and mentors high-performing teams, and drives measurable automation efficiencies. Cathy combines a persistent, results-oriented mindset with strong communication skills and a customer-first focus, and she has a track record of rapidly reorganizing and scaling teams to meet aggressive shipping deadlines. An underappreciated strength is her history of translating complex device and firmware challenges into reliable, production-ready software ecosystems.
6 years of coding experience
27 years of employment as a software developer
English, Spanish
Github Skills (17)
javascript10
wordpress-themes10
wordpress10
redux10
plugin10
wordpress-plugin10
nodejs10
react10
js9
php8
gutenberg8
jetpack8
security7
woocommerce6
swift5
Programming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
Automattic/wp-calypso
Jan 2021 - Mar 2021
The JavaScript and API powered WordPress.com
Contributions:38 reviews, 4 commits, 10 PRs in 1 month
javascriptwordpressreactes6es6-javascript
Automattic/wp-e2e-tests-for-branches
Sep 2020 - Sep 2020
(Archived) Automated e2e tests for Calypso Branches
Contributions:1 review in 1 day
e2e-test
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