Summary
Andy White is a veteran software architect and director of web development with over 30 years of experience and 13 years in senior leadership roles, specializing in high-performance, simple architectures for large data flows. He blends deep expertise in MUMPS/noSQL databases with Java and SOA design to build message-oriented systems that prioritize speed and scalability—work he’s been packaging into the DivConq framework for open source. As a longtime founder and hands-on developer, Andy has delivered products from Chronologica (an interactive historical map) to enterprise file-transfer platforms, and has repeatedly modernized legacy systems for web-farm and SQL Server deployments. Based in Madison, WI, he pairs pragmatic engineering with academic-style documentation and teaching, having authored extensive course material and practical conversion utilities. An uncommon strength is his commitment to bringing performance-first thinking to distributed SOA systems, an area he continues to research and productize.
13 years of coding experience
20 years of employment as a software developer
BS Applied Computer Science, BS Applied Computer Science at Illinois State University