Andy Brown

Andy Brown has a diverse work experience spanning over several years. Andy is currently working as the Director of Software Engineering at Astra, where they serve as the Tech Lead for all launch system 2.0 software programs. Additionally, they directly manage teams responsible for building ground software for testing engines, enabling checkouts during manufacturing, and launching Astra's rockets.

Before joining Astra, Andy held the position of Senior Software Engineer at VMware and Pivotal Software, Inc. (acquired by VMware). At Pivotal Labs, they worked on balanced teams alongside clients to build software for a variety of industry and government organizations. Andy has experience working on various platforms and technologies, including iOS apps, Java Spring/Spring Boot web apps, react/redux single page apps, Rails back ends, Go services, and Infrastructure migrations and deployments on AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud. Andy is proficient in using tools like terraform, docker, puppet, Cloud Foundry, BOSH, and Bash.

Andy also has entrepreneurial experience as the Co-Founder of Fighting Walrus LLC, where they built an iPhone accessory and companion app for personal drones. Andy successfully navigated Apple's MFi accessory program and brought a limited run of hardware to market. Additionally, they collaborated with a national cellular carrier to study the impact of streaming video from drones on the cellular network.

Furthermore, Andy has worked as an iOS Engineer at VMware, a Software Engineer at Tiny Mobile, and a QA/Automation Engineer at Apple Inc. During their time at Apple, they were responsible for functional testing of the Apple Wiki Server product, QA automation using internal Apple tools, and troubleshooting *NIX systems. Andy developed tools in Python and Ruby for these purposes.

Prior to their roles in the tech industry, Andy worked as a Senior Network Engineer at COBALTIX, managing networks and technology for small to medium-sized businesses in diverse industries. Andy administered Exchange deployments, Active Directory, Blackberry Enterprise servers, and on-site and off-site backup systems. Andy started their career as an MIS Specialist at First Republic Bank.

Overall, Andy Brown has a rich background in software engineering, management, entrepreneurship, and network administration, making him a well-rounded professional in the tech industry.

Andy Brown attended San Francisco State University from 2000 to 2003. No information is provided about the degree pursued or the field of study.