{"summary":"Andrew is an experienced engineering manager, currently working in the cloud security and compliance space. Having led the transformation and sale of private software development firms, he is currently with Amazon, leading large technical security programs. Andrew solves ambiguous technical challenges, makes high velocity data-driven decisions, hires and develops engineering talent, and is an expert executive communicator. Andrew is well-rounded, with a combination of technical expertise, empathetic leadership skills, and a proven track record of delivering successful software products and projects.","education":[{"degree":"Bachelor of Science","majors":["Computer Science","Cyber Security"],"institution":"Mount St. Mary's University","additional_info":"Class President"},{"degree":"Diploma","field_of_study":"Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies","institution":"The Heights School"}],"experience":[{"title":"Senior Technical Program Manager","company":"Amazon Web Services (AWS)","location":"Herndon, VA","dates":{"start":"November 2023","end":"Present"},"responsibilities":["Led global security and compliance program, delivering reports to Amazon’s board of directors twice a year, covering 8,000+ controls","Led engineers in developing self-service artifact retrieval mechanisms, resulting in 1,000+ hours saved per year for builders","Invented new mechanisms for representing Amazon’s security landscape, enabling 3x faster consumption by Amazon senior leadership","Directed the development of business metrics across AWS Security Assurance, ensuring senior leadership can measure progress effectively","Built automation mechanisms, resulting in 2,000+ hours saved per year"]},{"title":"Technical Program Manager","company":"Amazon Web Services (AWS)","location":"Herndon, VA","dates":{"start":"April 2021","end":"November 2023"},"responsibilities":["Built and delivered various AWS security and compliance campaigns, advancing AWS’s pursuit of continued compliance monitoring","Developed and delivered TLS deprecation plan to Joint Authorization Board (JAB), enabling AWS’s continued FedRAMP authorization ($100+M)"]},{"title":"Director of Technology & Engineering Manager, Matching Gift Products","company":"HEPdata","location":"Leesburg, VA","dates":{"start":"November 2017","end":"April 2021"},"responsibilities":["Built and led high-performing engineering and product teams, resulting in $15M+ sale of HEPdata to SSB (now Affinaquest)","Grew software sales >20% YoY through architecture and development of a net new product line","Implemented identity and access management platform at zero cost to HEPdata, enabling 5x scalability","Architected and developed online search engines and sold them to the largest NPOs in North America generating $1M+ in ARR","Integrated and fostered technical B2B SaaS partnerships with corporate partners resulting in growth of software sales","Hired, mentored, and promoted software and systems engineering teams (14+ engineers)"]},{"title":"DevOps Engineer","company":"HEPdata","location":"Leesburg, VA","dates":{"start":"November 2016","end":"November 2017"},"responsibilities":["Stabilized and safeguarded over $15M of SaaS infrastructure","Analyzed and responded to security threats, mitigating >$2M in damages","Led cloud migration from Ubuntu to CentOS infrastructure"]},{"title":"Software Engineer","company":"HEPdata","location":"Leesburg, VA","dates":{"start":"April 2016","end":"November 2016"},"responsibilities":["Rebuilt desktop website, wrote mobile website, resulting in 127% increase in traffic YoY","Developed extract, transform, load (ETL) data processes, resulting in 130% faster completion for data jobs"]}],"skills":{"Leadership and Management":["Leadership","People Management","Team Building","Mentoring and Coaching","People Development","Executive Communication","Stakeholder Management","Budgeting and Resource Allocation","Conflict Resolution","Decision Making","Continuous Improvement","Cross-functional Collaboration"],"Technical Expertise":["Software Development","Software Development Management","Product Development","Technical Roadmap Planning","Technical Program Management","Data Analytics","Cloud Security","Security Engineering Management","Security Protocols","Product Security","Vulnerability Management","Compliance and Regulatory Requirements","Risk Management","Risk Assessment and Mitigation","API Development","App Development","Data Privacy"],"Methodologies":["Agile Methodologies","Scrum","Kanban","Lean","SDLC"],"Tools and Technologies":["Azure","AWS","NodeJS","Postgres"],"Additional Skills":["Strategic Planning","Problem Solving","Asset Inventory","Compensation Structure"]}}