Andrew Conroy

Head Of IT Applications at Weightmans

Andrew Conroy has extensive work experience in the technology industry. Andrew has held various leadership roles in reputable companies, including Weightmans, wejo, moneyguru.com, UNSHACKLED.com, Bentley Motors Ltd, The Hut Group, bet365, Angel Solutions, 2020 Mobile Group, and Capital One Home Owner Loans.

At wejo, Andrew served as the Head of Product Engineering. Andrew led a team of 10 engineers and 3 engineering managers, overseeing a high-performing engineering department of 75 employees. Andrew successfully launched multiple innovative products, resulting in delivering 50% of quarterly revenue. Andrew also developed and implemented a robust product engineering strategy, increasing product development efficiency by 30%.

During their tenure at moneyguru.com, Andrew was the Head of Development. Andrew recruited and onboarded a high-performing development team of 6 members. Andrew implemented an agile development methodology, reducing project delivery time by 30% and increasing overall team efficiency by 20%. Andrew also developed and launched a cutting-edge platform, boosting user engagement by 40% and revenue by 25%.

At UNSHACKLED.com, Andrew took on the role of Head of Development. Andrew recruited and assembled a team of 10 developers, implementing agile patterns and best practices to efficiently build a finance checkout SaaS platform. Andrew streamlined development processes, resulting in a 50% reduction in time-to-market for new features. Andrew also mentored the team in agile delivery methodologies, increasing productivity.

During their time at The Hut Group, Andrew served as a Tech Lead and a Software Solution Architect. Andrew played a crucial role in the development of a Warehouse Management System for a major warehouse investment project, utilizing Scala, Akka, CQRS/ES patterns, Cassandra, and AWS. Andrew designed the WMS architecture as a highly available, fault-tolerant, and reactive system.

Andrew has also worked in prominent positions at bet365, Angel Solutions, 2020 Mobile Group, and Capital One Home Owner Loans, where they demonstrated their expertise in software architecture and development.

Overall, Andrew Conroy has a strong background in technology leadership, product engineering, development, and architecture.

Andrew Conroy earned an MPhil in Computation from The University of Manchester from 2000 to 2002. Andrew also holds an MSc in Psychology from the University of York, completed between 1997 and 2000. In addition, Andrew has attained several certifications including ITIL Foundation, MCITP Database Developer, MCPD Enterprise Application Developer, Prince 2, SOA Certified Architect, and SOA Certified Professional. The specific years of obtaining these certifications are unknown.

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  • Head Of IT Applications

    October, 2023 - present

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