Summary
Andy Miller is a seasoned technology leader and Platform Engineering Manager specializing in enterprise integration and distributed systems. He is a hands-on architect, designer, and implementer who excels at shaping microservice and messaging patterns while maintaining product quality and team health. Over roughly 12 years of leadership across Thrivent, Gravie, Ameriprise, Target, and more, he has built high-performing teams, driven agile delivery, and steered strategic planning and process optimization—tailoring solutions for finance, healthcare, and retail. His technical breadth spans Java, Groovy, Spring, Kafka, Redis, React, AWS, and modern CI/CD pipelines, enabling him to connect complex back-end ecosystems with responsive front-ends. Based in the Minneapolis–St. Paul area, he holds a BA from Gustavus Adolphus College and an MS from Kent State, and he has a proven track record of delivering large programs from concept to production with focus and urgency.
13 years of coding experience
29 years of employment as a software developer
M.S., M.S. at Kent State University
B.A., B.A. at Gustavus Adolphus College