About
With a broad spectrum of experience spanning E-commerce, Transportation, Oil and Gas, Healthcare, and Government sectors, Andrew has accumulated over 14 years of robust expertise in application development, project management, client relations, and deploying mission-critical solutions.
Demonstrating a keen ability for self-directed learning, he has adeptly acquired numerous programming languages as necessitated by project requirements. This adaptability, coupled with a profound understanding of technical intricacies, positions Andrew as an invaluable asset to any project, swiftly evolving into a βgo-toβ repository of knowledge.
Experience
[Acquired by Shopify July 2022]
[Acquired by Flexport Jun 2023]
π¦ Migrated key critical business logic out of an large workflow and stood them up as separate services so we could reuse the logic for future growth
π¦ Developed a project to allow merchants to purchase labels from a variety of carriers where we optimized by shipping speed and cost which leads to a reduction in label costs by 30%
π¦ Active participation in L1 / L2 on-call duties for transportation systems that typically see loads of about 30 label purchase requests per sec.
Launched Zone Skipping project which involved creating small package rates and determining which node-to-node configuration is optimal for performing a middle mile injection in order to save costs! This process was able to scale horizontally by utilizing AWS Lambdas and Gateway.
β’ Active software development and architecture of business application for large government client with a distributed project team
β’ Developed framework to create automated unit tests and setup environment to start automated test cases
β’ Main developer on back-end system for invoicing, billing and data extractions
β’ Assisted with contract proposals and setting up cloud based proof of concepts
β’ Developed solution to import data using robotic process automation
β’ Team Lead for data migration project from flat file data files to a normalized database environment
β’ Performed data analysis for clients to determine billing rates that was acceptable for Medicare/Medicaid
β’ Developed dashboards to assist with contract negotiations and day-to-day business management
β’ Active development on business class mainframes with an emphasis on data integration with clients and partners
β’ Created user interfaces to allow drivers to input fuel tax reports that eliminate outdate processes
β’ Developed data replication processes and performing software / hardware maintenance on a monthly and quarterly basis
Education
University of Louisiana at Lafayette
BSc Computer Science
2006 - 2010
During my time at ULL I learnt most of my key skills that have I have taken through my career such as teamwork and working to tight deadlines. I thouroughly enjoyed my time as university and learnt a lot about a healthy work life balance.
I spent a lot of my free time working IT Support at Lafayette Data Systems and Dupre Logistics doing early database cleanup and simple business programming.
A Little More About Me
Alongside my interests in networks and software engineering some of my other interests and hobbies are:
- Fishing
- Gaming & Board Gaming
- Camping