Summary
Andrew Hale is a seasoned principal software engineer and technology leader with over two decades of experience building scalable, secure distributed systems and leading cross-functional teams for government and enterprise clients. Based in Sunnyvale, he combines hands-on full-stack development—React/Redux SPAs, Node.js, LoopBack, MongoDB, Java/J2EE and PostgreSQL/PostGIS—with operational expertise in CI/CD, Docker, and failure/recovery architectures. He has a long track record delivering mission-critical DoD and Navy portals, single sign-on and replication/failover solutions, often bridging network, application and database tiers while coordinating diverse stakeholders. As President of Nutrient Touch and senior developer at OpalSoft, he mixes technical leadership with hands-on delivery and mentoring. Notably, he has repeatedly shipped rapid prototypes under tight, changing requirements and helped operationalize research-facing microservices in GovCloud environments.
11 years of coding experience
11 years of employment as a software developer
MS Information Systems Management, MS Information Systems Management at University of Phoenix
Associate's degree Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies, Associate's degree Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies at Gavilan College
University of California Santa Cruz
Live Oak High School