Zachary McDonnell

Zachary McDonnell is a seasoned software engineer currently serving as a Staff Software Engineer at Hona, where responsibilities include transitioning the company’s initial product into a more scalable and customizable platform. Prior to this role, Zachary spent nearly nine years at Qualtrics, holding various positions including Senior Machine Learning Engineer, where expertise in model development and automation was applied, and Senior Software Engineer, contributing to cross-team initiatives involving machine learning and neural networks. Earlier in the career, Zachary developed foundational skills at Qualtrics as a Software Engineer and mentored junior engineers while managing stakeholder relationships. Zachary’s academic background includes a Master’s Degree in Management Information Systems from the University of Utah, a Full Stack Web Development certification from Free Code Camp, and a Bachelor’s Degree in Neuroscience from Brigham Young University.