Andrew Jawitz
Passenger Conductor at Amtrak
Maine, United States
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Top SchoolAndrew Jawitz is a transportation and civic-technology professional with 13 years of hands-on experience in rail operations and community tech organizing, now working as a Passenger Conductor at Amtrak. He blends operational expertise in freight and passenger rail with a background in interaction design, ITS, and transit data tools (Python, node.js, OpenWRT, Arduino), and has presented at conferences like TransportationCamp and Open Source Bridge. A proven volunteer leader and founder of Code for Maine, he excels at motivating diverse volunteers and matching community contributions to practical projects. His academic training in oral history and qualitative-to-quantitative interpretation gives him an unusual edge in translating community narratives into data-driven insights. He’s also an educator and maker who has run school makerspaces and led community wireless and mapping projects, combining storytelling, video production, and technical prototyping. Based in Maine, Andrew brings a mix of operational rigor, civic engagement, and creative technical curiosity to transportation challenges.
13 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Arts, American Studies, Oral History, Folklore, Ethnomusicology, Master of Arts, American Studies, Oral History, Folklore, Ethnomusicology at Columbia University in the City of New YorkBachelor of Arts, American Studies, Folklore, Social Ecology, Bachelor of Arts, American Studies, Folklore, Social Ecology at Goddard College
Github Skills (24)
jekyll8
web-application7
documentation6
react6
home-assistant6
home-automation5
wifi3
animation3
nodejs3
sparkfun2
typescript2
linux2
windows2
adafruit2
macos2
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
Cribstone/humblehacker
Jul 2015 - Nov 2015
Contributions:1 PR, 228 pushes in 4 months
reactweb-application
Cribstone/Arduino-Sketchbook
Jul 2013 - Apr 2016
Contributions:31 commits, 20 pushes, 2 branches in 2 years 10 months
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