Andy Jenkinson

Andy Jenkinson has a diverse work experience in the technology field. Andy is currently serving as the Chief Technology Officer at Varda - Field Data Exchange, where they lead the technology function. Prior to this role, Andy worked as the Chief Technology Officer - ODX (Varda) at Yara International.

Before joining Yara International, Andy was employed at Arm, where they held multiple roles. Andy started as a Principal Integration Architect, responsible for standardizing integration approaches and evolving the IT organization's Data Fabric framework. Later, they took on the role of Product Owner - Integration/API, leading a team in the development and operation of an API-led connectivity approach to integration.

Andy also has experience working as the Head of Technology at Agrimetrics, overseeing the development and operation of their big data semantic technology platform. Andy was previously a Data Coordinator at ELIXIR, contributing to the establishment of a distributed architecture for distributing data to ELIXIR nodes and cloud centers.

Prior to that, Andy worked at EMBL-EBI in various roles, including Technical Projects Lead, Information Integration Specialist, and Scientific Programmer. In these roles, they contributed to various technology projects, conducted software architecture, and development work.

Additionally, Andy served as the Vice Chair of the Staff Association at EMBL and worked as a Software Developer in the Cancer Genome Project at the Sanger Institute.

Overall, Andy Jenkinson has a strong background in technology leadership, integration architecture, big data platforms, and software development.

Andy Jenkinson obtained a BSc in Human Genetics from the University of Nottingham between 2000 and 2003. Andy then went on to complete an MRes in Bioinformatics & Computational Biology at the University of Leeds from 2004 to 2005. Prior to their university education, Andy attended Merchant Taylors' Boys School, although specific dates or degrees were not provided. In terms of additional certifications, Andy earned a SAFe 4 Certified Agilist certification from Scaled Agile, Inc. in December 2017. Andy also obtained a Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO) certification from the Scrum Alliance, although the specific month and year were not mentioned.