Kayleigh De Mello
About Kayleigh De Mello
Kayleigh De Mello is an Engineering Manager at Stavvy with a background in quality assurance and project coordination, holding a BA in Creative Writing from Emory University.
Company
Kayleigh De Mello is currently serving as an Engineering Manager at Stavvy, a position she has held since 2022. Stavvy is based in Boston, Massachusetts, where Kayleigh contributes her engineering expertise to improve efficiencies and product efforts.
Previous Roles at Rue Gilt Groupe
Before joining Stavvy, Kayleigh De Mello held several roles at Rue Gilt Groupe. She was an Engineering Manager from 2021 to 2022, an Engineering Lead from 2020 to 2021, a Lead QA Engineer from 2019 to 2020, and a Senior QA Engineer from 2018 to 2019. In these roles, she focused on enhancing product development processes and resolving engineering issues.
Education and Expertise
Kayleigh De Mello graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Creative Writing from Emory University, a degree she completed between 2006 and 2009. She also studied at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, for one year from 2005 to 2006. Her educational background contributes to her well-rounded abilities in communication and project coordination.
Professional Background
Kayleigh’s early career includes significant experience with Equal Exchange, where she worked in various roles such as Community Sales Project and Marketing Coordinator, Community Sales Systems Coordinator, and Fundraising Sales Representative between 2009 and 2013. Her work focused on sales coordination and marketing efforts to bolster community engagement and fundraising.
Engineering Leadership Philosophy
Kayleigh De Mello believes in prioritizing people over processes and values collaborative intelligence. She engages proactively across different roles and stakeholders to enhance product efforts and engineering efficiencies. Her approach includes removing impediments and coordinating issue resolution within and across teams, acting as a force multiplier to fill necessary roles and step back when appropriate.