Stu Mc Kenzie
About Stu Mc Kenzie
Stu McKenzie serves as the Principal Technologist and a member of the Regional Leadership Team at LAB3, where he focuses on strategic initiatives for growth and market expansion in New Zealand. With extensive experience in cloud consulting and technology leadership, he has held various roles across multiple companies, including Dimension Data, Mazda Australia, and Revera.
Current Role at LAB3
Stu McKenzie serves as Principal Technologist and is a member of the Regional Leadership Team at LAB3 since 2023. In this role, he supports Client Executives in opportunity pipeline growth and develops strategic initiatives for growth and market expansion in New Zealand. He focuses on enhancing delivery capabilities for complex work programs and provides governance and support to Principal Consultants, Engineers, and Project Managers. Additionally, he adapts or develops new portfolio services, tools, frameworks, and practices as part of the technology roadmap.
Previous Experience in Cloud Consulting
Stu McKenzie has extensive experience in cloud consulting, having worked at Leaven as Senior Cloud Consultant and later as Consulting & Advisory Practice Lead & Principal Cloud Consultant from 2019 to 2022. During his tenure at Revera, he held positions as Principal Cloud Consultant & Cloud Team Product Owner and Solution Consultant from 2017 to 2019 and 2016 to 2017, respectively. His roles involved identifying market themes and opportunities to enhance market awareness and exploring strategic partnerships to foster business growth.
Career Background in IT and Networking
Stu McKenzie began his career in IT and networking at Mazda Australia Pty Ltd, where he worked as a PC Support Specialist, Systems & Networking Specialist, and Systems & Networking Administrator between 2009 and 2012. He also held positions at Dimension Data as a Systems Engineer and Senior Consulting Engineer from 2012 to 2016. His diverse roles in these organizations provided him with a solid foundation in systems engineering and networking.
Educational Qualifications
Stu McKenzie holds a Bachelor of Information Technology from Swinburne University of Technology, where he studied Multimedia with a co-minor in eCommerce and Communication from 2005 to 2009. He also completed a Certificate II in Interactive Multimedia at the same institution from 2001 to 2003. Additionally, he achieved his VCE (High School Certificate) from Wantirna College in Victoria, Australia, from 1998 to 2003.