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Hi, I’m Andrew 👋🏾 An engineer, educator, and entreprenuer living in Alameda, CA.

I grew up with legos, Toy Story, and wildberry toaster strudels. It makes sense why I love building things, compelling stories, and flaky pastries of every kind. 😅 At my core, I’m a problem solver that values using the right tool for the job, software or otherwise. Those who know me know I value process, quality, and creativity.

Beyond the computer screen, I’m a man of faith and foodie on a quest to collect more passport stamps. Thanks for checking out my site.

Featured Projects

Name TBD - Mobile App

Currently under development. A mobile app to help you stay organized in your ministry.

SwiftFirebaseMongoDB

Lit Food Tours

www.litfoodtours.com

A little experiment to play around with AI and some new technologies. Built using Azure Container Instances, Python, and Grop API. Let the Lit Food Tour planner dream up a full day of eating for you and one of your favorite characters. What would Garfield the Cat eat in Japan? How about Iron Man when he’s vacationing in Thailand? Imagine Willy Wonka in Mexico?

AI / Groq APIPythonAzureDockerGithub Actions

Currently

Full-Time Minister

I participate in a Christian volunteer work where I love people and make disciples by living by, preaching, and teaching Bible truths.

Freelance Digital Consultant

I'm available for Web Design, Development, and Digital Marketing work on a project basis. I can also help with building producitivity setups with tools like Notion, implementing automation for your business, and mentoring up-and-coming engineers.

Previously

Engineering Management @ Workday

Led a distributed team of engineers to deliver an interactive video player enabling enterprise experiences for use cases like learning and recruiting, in partnership with quality assurance, product, and design stakeholders.

Product Engineering @ FinTech Startup

Worked on growth-focused features like interactive quote builders and internal tools to improve loan servicing reliability and customer experience

Agile / Software Consulting @ ThoughtWorks

Developed a loyalty program web portal for a global retailer. Created course content for educating sales professionals on cloud native offerings for a Fortune 500 technology company. Actively contributed to recruiting, community-building, philanthropic, and professional development sessions across multiple US offices.

Quality Assurance @ Huge

Performed manual and automated testing across a variety of agile teams and projects, including a first-of-its-kind interactive web experience on gaming console for a global food brand. Also, led testing efforts for an internal tool used by senior leadership to analyze project staffing and budgets.

Quality Assurance @ Ultimate Software

Automated tests for an enterprise software feature enabling location-specific tax capabilities as part of a formal agile team.

Education & Professional Development

B.S. in Computer Science; ongoing professional development in agile software development, software engineering, software testing, leadership, project management, 3d modeling, and modern web technologies. Former Certified Scrum Master. Certificates in Business Management (HBX CORe), Food & Beverage Management (eCornell), User Experience (Parsons), and Intuitive Leadership (IDEO)

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Sometimes I write about life, technology, and productivity. Check out my journal, The Ampersand Report.