Summary
Andy Stone is a Senior Software Engineer based in Minneapolis with 11 years of experience blending embedded electrical engineering and full-cycle software development. He transitioned from leading hardware design, testing, and regulatory-compliant solutions at Emerson to building end-to-end custom software and CI/CD pipelines for clients at Foundry, and now contributes software expertise at Target. Andy is strong at taking projects from architecture and infrastructure decisions through documented, testable code and product launch, and he has a track record of mentoring teammates and leading cross-functional workshops. His background in Cadence tools, EMC compliance, and a patent disclosure demonstrates an ability to solve hardware-rooted problems that few software engineers can. Comfortable across domains, he brings a pragmatic systems perspective—optimizing for manufacturability, reliability, and maintainability—while adapting quickly to shifting timelines and stakeholder needs.
11 years of coding experience
12 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Electrical and Computer Engineering, Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Electrical and Computer Engineering at University of Minnesota Duluth