I’m a Software Engineer on the Scalability Team for Square Cash.

I graduated from University of Waterloo in April 2018 with a Bachelor in Computer Science.

I have 5+ years of experience solving problems with great code & copy at Atomic.vc, startups [1][2][3], for clients, side projects, & hackathons [4][5][6].

Want to learn more?

• Experience jobs, side projects, hackathons, freelance, & volunteer
• Projects personal, hackathon, & freelance
• Blog notes on startups, interesting books, optimizing user growth…

• Resume up to date Curriculum Vitae

• Need a new website? Wordpress, Squarespace, or custom
• Are you a startup founder? I can help pitch coaching or sales copy
• Any other questions? Email andrew at adrw.ch and we can talk!
• Check out my profile on any of the dev or social platforms below

My Stack

I have strong experience building with

• Web (HTML5, CSS3, SASS)
• Javascript (ES5 & ES6 & ES7)
• Node.js, Koa.js
• ReactJS with Redux
• Python (NumPy, Pandas, Django)
• C, C++, debugging with GDB
• Unix based systems, Bash, zsh, Git
• DevOps (Ansible, AWS, Docker)
• Blog Platforms (Wordpress, Squarespace, Jekyll)
• Google Analytics, Optimizely

I am familiar with

• AngularJS 1.4 & 2, EmberJS
• SQL, PostgreSQL, Neo4j
• iOS (Swift v3+, Objective-C)
• Ruby on Rails

…and I’m always excited to learn more!

Awards

• Final round interview at Y Combinator W15
  Mountain View, California - Nov 2014
• Google for Entrepeneurs Cohort 2 Alumnus
  Communitech, Kitchener - Sept 2014
• Bloomberg API Prize Winner
  Hack the North - Sept 2014
• 1st Place Canadian Business Model Competition 2014
  Dalhousie University, Nova Scotia - March 2014
• Semi-Finalist International Business Model Competition
  Brigham Young University, Utah USA - May 2014
• School of Business & Economics Rising Star Award
  Wilfrid Laurier University - April 2014
• 3rd Place Laurier Entrepreneurship Competition
  Wilfrid Laurier University - Feb 2014
• Semi-Finalist, PepsiCo Pitch Competition
  Wilfrid Laurier University - Feb 2014
• 97th Percentile Score on Bloomberg Aptitude Test
  Wilfrid Laurier University - Sept 2013
• Honour Activity Award for most involved male graduate
  Gordon Graydon MSS High School - June 2013
• Club Activity Award for 850+ hours of extra curricular activity
  Gordon Graydon MSS High School - June 2013

Press

• University of Waterloo Student Blogs
  The Waterloo Blogger - June 23, 2017
• Programming code on an iPad every day is possible
  Applesfera - May 6, 2016
• Featured Company Profile
  Ontario Centres of Excellence - March 17, 2016
• Great Study on Optimizing Growth
  CopyHackers, Joanna Wiebe - October 22, 2015
• Laurier Business School Highlights to Alumni for 2014-2015
  Wilfrid Laurier University - April 23, 2015
• Five Canadian startups turn to Google for their big push
  Financial Post - Oct 5, 2014
• Student entrepreneurs catch Google’s eye
  The Globe and Mail - Sept 19, 2014
• Google for Entrepreneurs Cohort 2 set to launch in Communitech Hub
  Communitech News - Sept 9, 2014
• #TechHour: The Inside Scoop on Google 4 Entrepreneurs at Communitech
  570 News - Sept 9, 2014
• Five New Startups Awarded Residency at the Google Innovation Space at Communitech
  BetaKit - Sept 2, 2014
• Student entrepreneurs make semi-finals at international competition
  The Globe and Mail - May 16, 2014
• Web analytics startup enjoys early success
  The Waterloo Region Record - March 22, 2014
• Young entrepreneurs recognized
  The Globe and Mail - March 20, 2014
• Laurier LaunchPad’s Teknically Wins 25K at Canadian Business Model Competition
  Laurier Entrepreneur - March 19, 2014
• Wilfrid Laurier University Startup Teknically Wins Canada’s Business Model Competition
  TechVibes - March 17, 2014
• Student Entrepreneurs Compete for Seat at Brigham Young
  BMC Canada - March 16, 2014
• Six commerce students with big business ventures
  The Globe and Mail - March 12, 2014