Mat Chavez
IS Risk, Compliance & Quality Manager at Synlait Milk Limited
Christchurch Metropolitan Area New Zealand
Summary
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Top SchoolMat Chavez is an IS Risk, Compliance & Quality Manager with 11 years of technology and governance experience, currently leading risk and quality initiatives at Synlait Milk in Christchurch. He progressed within Synlait from Software Quality and Release Manager and SAP Environment and Release Manager into a broader IS risk and compliance role, blending release engineering rigor with audit-ready controls. Mat’s background in finance and business administration gives him a pragmatic lens on risk, change management, and cost-effective controls. He holds dual citizenship and applies a cross-border perspective to regulatory and operational challenges in New Zealand. Known for translating complex technical processes into auditable, repeatable practices, he focuses on resilience, traceability, and continuous improvement across software delivery and IT operations. Outside the role-focused profile, his steady internal progression suggests a talent for aligning technical teams with enterprise risk objectives.
11 years of coding experience
The University of ArizonaBachelor of Science, Business Administration, Finance, Bachelor of Science, Business Administration, Finance at Northern Arizona University-The W. A. Franke College of Business
English
Github Skills (103)
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Programming languages (13)
Github contributions (5)
matchavez/matchavez.github.io
Jul 2024 - Apr 2025
Public Web
Contributions:139 PRs, 237 pushes, 139 branches in 8 months
matchavez/mc
Feb 2019 - Oct 2021
Contributions:30333 pushes, 1 branch, 2 comments in 2 years 9 months
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