Andrew Wachs

Andrew Wachs has a diverse and extensive work experience in the field of software engineering. Andrew currently holds the position of Senior Software Engineer at VIZIO, starting in February 2021.

From 2018 to 2020, Andrew worked at Healthcare Management Administrators as a Lead Developer. During their time there, they were part of a tiger team that developed a critical software solution for claims, which earned him the CEO's annual award for outstanding achievement. Andrew also implemented CI/CD for the company for the first time by configuring multiple builds on a newly-implemented Jenkins server. Additionally, Andrew mentored all developers on the team, contributing to the establishment of standards and best practices.

Prior to that, Andrew worked as a Senior Software Engineer at Alere Wellbeing from 2012 to 2018. Andrew gained broad exposure to various areas of software development by working on numerous projects across the business. Andrew also led a small team in maintaining a critical back-end system and provided mentorship to developers throughout the organization.

From 2011 to 2012, Andrew worked as a Software Developer at Wizards of the Coast. During this time, they refactored game windows to function on multiple threads, introduced test-driven development to the project, and improved code performance using Profiler.

Andrew's professional journey also includes their tenure as a Software Development Engineer at Free & Clear from 2007 to 2011. Andrew successfully led a team in designing and developing an in-house telephony application and was appointed to lead the WCF Standards Committee for service development and deployment.

At Washington Mutual Bank, Andrew served as a Senior Data Architect/Software Engineer from 1999 to 2007. Their notable accomplishments include designing and developing a learning datamart for the retail division, creating an automated test registration and data collection application, and developing a compliance validation application.

Lastly, Andrew began their career at Ekono, Inc. in 1997 as a Technician.

Overall, Andrew Wachs has consistently demonstrated strong technical skills, leadership abilities, and a passion for mentoring throughout their work experience in the software engineering field.

From 1993 to 1998, Andrew Wachs pursued a degree in Pulp and Paper Science at the University of Washington. No specific information about their field of study was provided.