#57: Michael Zavattaro | Frontend Engineer @ Koala

The Young Professionals Podcast (TYPP), proudly brought to you by ADAPT Careers (https://adaptcareers.com.au) and co-hosted by Luke Marriott and Nicholas Sargeant (Sarge). Today we speak with Michael Zavattaro, frontend engineer at Koala (https://au.koala.com), one of Australia's fastest growing online retailers. Michael started his career as an environmental consultant, having completed a Bachelor of Science (Environmental Forensics) and a Masters of Science (Environmental Science) at the University of Technology Sydney (https://www.uts.edu.au/future-students/find-a-course/bachelor-science). Michael soon decided his skills might be best applied elsewhere, and took the leap into the startup world, starting his own company Moruya, a compliance platform empowering the new generation of digital laboratories. Now working in a completely different field to that of his studies, with a broad range of experiences working in companies of all sizes, Michael is a big advocate for taking calculated risks when you’re young and challenging the status quo of different industries. If you have a career story you would like to share, a role you would like to learn more about or any questions you would like us to ask young professionals, you can reach us through any of our social media that can be found at TYPP.com.au. We would love to hear from you!