Andrew Hedges is a seasoned engineering leader and operator with over two decades of hands-on web development experience and 11 years in senior roles, now serving as COO and co-founder of Assistiv Labs where he builds tools to make the web more accessible for assistive technology users. He combines deep front-end and mobile-web expertise—from shipping high-profile, traffic-driving marketing sites at Apple to leading design system and acquisition teams at Zapier—with a commitment to inclusive hiring and mentorship. As founder of The Collab Lab and a former instructor, he specializes in teaching collaboration practices that help early-career developers from underrepresented groups succeed on real software teams. Known for shipping high-visibility projects and improving engineering processes, he also runs a small press publishing his poet father’s work, revealing a creative side that complements his technical leadership.
11 years of coding experience
25 years of employment as a software developer
MEd, College Student Personnel, MEd, College Student Personnel at University of Maryland
BA, French Language, BA, French Language at Washington State University
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