Drew Westrick
Chief Technology Officer & Co-Founder at Powderkeg
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States
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Top SchoolDrew Westrick is a technology executive and serial founder with 11 years advancing electric vehicle, energy management, and hardware product development from concept to market. As CTO and co-founder of Glassboard and former CTO roles at Spir Bikes and EVC Racing, he blends power electronics, firmware, and systems engineering to deliver patented drive systems, custom BMS, and high-power motor controllers. He leads cross-disciplinary teams and advises CTO peers through a Powderkeg advisory circle, helping executives balance innovation, technical debt, and product delivery. Based in Indianapolis, he also produces The Hardtech Podcast, applying audio/video production skills to amplify hardtech stories. Drew’s background in computer engineering and hands-on racing wins (Purdue/IMS Grand Prix sweeps) reveal a practical, competition-proven approach to solving energy and mobility challenges. He favors integrated solutions across software, hardware, and grid management rather than single-point answers.
10 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor's Degree, Computer Engineering, Bachelor's Degree, Computer Engineering at Purdue UniversityAcademic Honors, Academic Honors at Bishop Dwenger High School
Github Skills (112)
rsa-cryptography10
smartcard10
remote-access10
gnupg10
r9
javascript9
digitalocean9
golang9
swift9
pgp9
ruby9
python9
security9
yubikey9
micropython9
Programming languages (12)
Github contributions (5)
drewwestrick/spike-contentful
Aug 2017 - Oct 2018
:paperclip: Plugin to consume content from the CMS Contentful's API
Contributions:8 pushes in 1 year 2 months
cmsapicontentfulcontentful-cmsapi-s
drewwestrick/micropython
Jan 2019 - Mar 2019
MicroPython - a lean and efficient Python implementation for microcontrollers and constrained systems
Contributions:4 pushes in 2 months
pythonpython-implementationconstrainedpython3microcontrollers
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