Summary
Andrew Cotterell is a Lead Engineer with two decades of hands-on experience designing, building, and shipping web and mobile solutions across retail, cruise, and education sectors. He combines strategic project leadership with deep technical skill in modern stacks—Blazor (WASM), .NET Core, Xamarin, React/Angular, Docker, and Azure—having led rewrites of legacy apps and guided teams through full SDLC using Agile/Scrum. Notable achievements include architecting a Blazor frontend deployed in Docker, converting C++ scanner integrations to C# via Mono to support Verifone devices, and delivering mobile apps integrated with backend WebAPIs and private app store deployments. As an owner of a software consultancy and current Lead Engineer at Nation Safe Drivers, he blends product-focused engineering with entrepreneurial delivery. Peers recognize him as a pragmatic problem-solver who prioritizes continuous improvement and mentoring across distributed teams.
10 years of coding experience
15 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Electrical, Electronic and Communications Engineering Technology/Technician, Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Electrical, Electronic and Communications Engineering Technology/Technician at University of Hartford