Ivan Andrus
Senior Software Engineer at Adobe
Saratoga Springs, Utah, United States
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Top SchoolIvan Andrus is a Senior Software Engineer with 16 years of experience building high-performance analytics and distributed systems, currently contributing statistical capabilities to Adobe's analytics product. He has a strong backend and C++ systems background from his work on Omniture's distributed data insertion servers and brings deep mathematical rigor from a PhD in Mathematics (Summa Cum Laude). An active open-source contributor, he has improved developer ergonomics in Emacs for projects like expand-region and Cython, showing attention to both tooling and language-specific workflows. Based in Saratoga Springs, Utah, he combines production-grade engineering with a teacher’s clarity—evident from his earlier role as a mathematics instructor—making complex systems more reliable and easier for teams to understand.
16 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Science (MS), Mathematics, Master of Science (MS), Mathematics at BYUDoctor of Philosophy (PhD), Mathematics, Summa Cum Laude, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Mathematics, Summa Cum Laude at Central European UniversityBachelor of Science (BS), Chemical Engineering, Bachelor of Science (BS), Chemical Engineering at Montana State University-BozemanAssociate of Science (A.S.), Chemical Engineering, Associate of Science (A.S.), Chemical Engineering at Ricks College
English, Spanish
Stackoverflow
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Github Skills (23)
python10
emacs-lisp10
cython10
emacs9
latex9
refactoring8
text-processing8
refactor8
xml7
build-process6
shell6
elisp6
mercurial6
auctex6
latexmk6
Programming languages (19)
Github contributions (5)
magnars/expand-region.el
Jan 2012 - Oct 2012
Emacs extension to increase selected region by semantic units.
Role in this project:
Full-stack Developer
Full-stack DeveloperContributions:17 commits in 8 months
Contributions summary:Ivan primarily contributed to the `expand-region.el` Emacs extension by adding expansions for various modes. Their work involved creating new functions to expand the region based on the syntax of different programming and markup languages, including Python, text, LaTeX (AUCTeX), and Nxml. The user also refactored code by implementing prefix arguments and fixing bugs. These additions expanded the tool's functionality, making it more adaptable to different programming languages and document types.
elispspacemacsunitsregionemacs
cython/cython
Jun 2013 - Jun 2013
The most widely used Python to C compiler
Role in this project:Backend Developer
Backend DeveloperContributions:7 commits in 1 day
Contributions summary:Ivan primarily contributed to the `Tools/cython-mode.el` file, indicating a focus on enhancing the Cython mode for Emacs. Their work involved adding features like autoload cookies, implementing the `cython-current-defun` function, integrating outline-regexp, and making the compile command customizable. These changes show a focus on improving the development experience within the Cython ecosystem.
cpython-extensionscpppythonpython-bindingsbig-data
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