Summary
Andrew Winstead is a Scrum Master II and former full‑stack developer with eight years of experience blending agile delivery, education, and maker‑centered innovation. He transitioned from teaching physics, robotics, and AP Computer Science to building makerspaces and curricula for schools and nonprofits, later founding education programs that trained over 100 teachers. At Accruent he moved from software engineer to Scrum Master, and he now leads agile teams at American Specialty Health, pairing hands‑on technical fluency in JavaScript with process coaching. His background as a maker and podcast host (Maker Bayou) gives him a rare ability to translate creative prototyping into repeatable, scalable product practices. Based in New Orleans, he is known for building sustainable learning environments—like a makerspace still operating years after he founded it—and for bringing project‑based learning principles into software delivery.
9 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
Southside High School
Advanced Software Engineering, Computer Software Engineering, Advanced Software Engineering, Computer Software Engineering at Operation Spark
Master of Arts - MA, Secondary Education and Teaching, Master of Arts - MA, Secondary Education and Teaching at University of Arkansas
Spanish