Andrew Lorek

Andrew Lorek has a diverse work experience in the field of software engineering. Andrew started their career as a Software Engineer at Infoscape in 1999 and then worked at Bitlocker as a Senior Software Engineer. At Bitlocker, they played a crucial role in developing a web-based database creation and access application.

After that, Andrew worked as a Software Engineer, Contractor at LegalMatch for a brief period in 2002. Andrew then joined Plumtree Software as a Senior Software Engineer where they worked on enterprise applications for the Plumtree portal. Andrew'sresponsibilities included writing UI, application logic, and data access code for content management, collaboration, and page layout applications.

In 2005, Andrew joined BEA Systems as a Senior Software Engineer and solely designed and implemented a suite of UI controls for the JSF and ASP.NET platforms. Andrew utilized AJAX requests to allow JSF and ASP.NET applications to have dynamic UI controls.

In 2008, Andrew was hired as a Technical Lead at Twitter and became the 15th employee of the company. During their tenure at Twitter, they worked on multiple projects including homepage and entire-site redesigns, search integration, verified-user badges, i18n application, third-party widgets, mobile web app, A/B testing platform, OAuth implementation, and various APIs. Andrew also managed and implemented analytics gathering infrastructure.

In the same year, Andrew also worked as a Senior Software Engineer at Oracle, which had acquired BEA Systems. However, they left shortly after joining.

From 2014 to 2015, Andrew worked as a Software Engineer at Pushd, a mobile app startup founded by ex-Twitter engineers and executives. Andrew'swork primarily focused on iOS and watchOS app development, with some Android development as well. Andrew also maintained the Rails backend and the MySQL database.

In 2015, Andrew took time off from professional work to take care of a family medical emergency. During this time, they worked on personal projects, specifically an iOS and watchOS fitness app. Andrew gained knowledge in CoreData, HealthKit, watchOS, iOS graphics, and acquired application design and graphic design skills.

Finally, in 2016, Andrew joined Seesaw Learning as a Software Engineer. No end date is provided for this role, suggesting that they are currently employed there.

Andrew Lorek attended Yale University from 1993 to 1997, where they obtained a Bachelor of Science degree in Physics.