About Keith

Keith Pitty is a software developer with more than 20 years of professional experience on a diverse range of platforms. Having commenced working in the industry in 1983, Keith currently works as the Principal Consultant for his company Cockatoo Software Pty Ltd.

Peopleware, Requirements Exploration, Agile Project Management, Ruby on Rails, Java frameworks, OS X and Linux are among Keith's current professional interests. The longer he works in the industry, the more passionately Keith believes that working relationships are more crucial than technology to the success of software development projects.

Keith holds a Bachelor of Science from Sydney University and is a member of the Australian Computer Society and the Association for Computing Machinery.

Keith lives on the NSW Central Coast with his wife and two children whilst his extended family has spread, and continues to spread their abodes to various parts of Australia. Cricket is a life-long passion for Keith. A former First Grade player with Sydney University, he is a Level 2 coach who has enjoyed success coaching junior representative teams in recent years. Golf, sport in general, music, social justice, bushwalking and conservation are all strong interests.

All of the above may sound serious, but Keith likes to think he has a sense of humour too!