Andy Flisher
Chief Technology Officer at Surge
Stockton-on-Tees, England, United Kingdom
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Top SchoolAndy Flisher is a seasoned technology leader and CTO with a multi-decade track record of engineering and delivering pragmatic software across industries from manufacturing and retail to offshore oil and gas. He combines hands-on cross-platform development (PHP, C#, Perl, Xamarin) with product leadership, having led multi-timezone teams to build resilient applications that operate in harsh, constrained environments. As CTO of Surge he focuses on scaling technical capabilities—mobile apps, bespoke software and custom integrations—while running an independent consultancy that keeps him close to implementation details. Known for judging each challenge on its merits, he balances client-led delivery with technical accuracy and a knack for turning complex operational constraints into reliable, usable systems. Based in Stockton-on-Tees, he brings both entrepreneurial experience founding and directing multiple companies and a practical scientific background in maths and physics.
9 years of coding experience
19 years of employment as a software developer
Maths, Physics, Chemistry, Maths, Physics, Chemistry at Norton KnatchbullChemistry, Physics, Biology, Maths, Latin, History, Art (3D Studies), French, English, Chemistry, Physics, Biology, Maths, Latin, History, Art (3D Studies), French, English at Sutton Valence School
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Github Skills (34)
xamarin10
xamarin-forms10
dotnet9
user-interface9
uwp9
maui9
android9
frontend9
react8
cross-platform8
expo8
ios8
javascript8
mobile8
microsoft8
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
Xyroh/XyrohLib
Feb 2018 - Apr 2021
A cross platform app support framework, interfacing to ticket systems, crash reporting, and logging frameworks
Contributions:3 releases, 35 PRs, 62 pushes in 3 years 2 months
logging
Xyroh/WorstUrlShortener
May 2020 - Mar 2021
Mobile and Desktop apps to interface with the AzUrlShortener project
Contributions:3 releases, 167 commits, 67 PRs in 9 months
mobile
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