# Andrew Reese > Generalist Developer • Full-Stack, loT & Legacy Systems Rescue - I stabilize, refactor, and deliver MVPs for startups and small teams. Location: Dallas, Texas, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/andrewreese I help projects survive chaos and scale, bridging legacy systems, modern stacks, and connected devices. Curious and hands-on, I’ve been tinkering with tech since 2010—from graphic design to full-stack development and IoT prototypes. I work comfortably with TypeScript/JavaScript, React, Ruby on Rails, Python, Node.js, and a variety of databases (PostgreSQL, MongoDB, and ORMs like Prisma). I enjoy building clean APIs, designing or migrating architectures—monoliths, microservices, event-driven systems, or whatever best fits the project—and creating tools that just work. On the cloud side, I’m familiar with AWS, Terraform, Kubernetes, and modern CI/CD practices. Beyond my main stacks, I like exploring other languages and frameworks—Zig, Go, Java, Rust—learning by tinkering and experimentation. Outside work, I’m into IoT projects, 3D printing, philosophy, cinema, tabletop/video games, oddities, and music. If you’re tackling messy code, building quirky tech, or experimenting with ideas, let’s connect—I love turning chaos into something that works. ## Work Experience ### Senior Software Engineer - R&D @ thinaer Jan 2023 – Jan 2025 | Richardson, Texas, United States * Adaptable skill set and prior experience in Frontend, Backend, and DevOps allowed me to collaborate effectively across teams. * Key contributor in prototyping and integrating new device capabilities into Thinaer’s IoT ecosystem.
 * Regularly collaborated with vendors and conducted independent research to solve complex hardware/software challenges and deliver tailored solutions.
 * Built AWS and Azure Marketplace frontends to support product distribution.
 * Developed a custom WordPress plugin that connected marketing site lead forms with cloud-based marketplace systems via AWS Lambda and Azure Functions.
 * Implemented MQTT capabilities within microservices to enable communication with next-generation devices.
 * Integrated new hardware into the existing architecture using AWS Kinesis, MQTT brokers, and other supporting infrastructure.
 * Led research and low-level embedded development with Zephyr and C on Nordic chipsets.
 * Designed and built a beacon relay that scanned, captured, and rebroadcasted nearby device data in timed advertising packets with power-optimized logic.
 * Performed firmware flashing via UART and J-Link for production deployment.
 * Integrated Impinj RAIN RFID readers into Thinaer’s ecosystem—the company’s first use of RFID—by developing services that routed reader data through MQTT to the ingest microservice, enabling real-time updates in the Sonar dashboard.
 * Conducted a comprehensive audit and refactor of the gateway codebase: removed deprecated logic, enforced SOLID/DRY principles, upgraded dependencies, optimized build processes, updated Linux distributions, and improved overall performance and security.
 * Contributed to the web frontend, supported infrastructure efforts using AWS and Terraform, helped organize the engineering backlog, and maintained the company’s WordPress site, troubleshooting issues as needed. ### Senior Software Engineer @ Unsupervised Jan 2022 – Jan 2023 | Remote Our web application engineers did everything from the DB models (including GraphQL) to the server-side code (Python/Flask, Go, Rails) to the HTML/JS (React). Primary language is Python/Go but migrated to Rails. A test-first and quality mindset was critical. Worked on cutting edge AI work in the data science field, scaling distributed systems, etc. * Soloed a project using Terraform as an IaC layer to build Kubernetes clusters * Utilized Helm charts for package management * Implemented Oauth2-Proxy for authentication * Managed CI/CD flow with GitHub Actions * Used ArgoCD for GitOps * Assisted team in rebuilding backend Go micro-services into a Ruby on Rails monolith ### Senior Software Engineer @ Teaching Strategies, LLC Jan 2021 – Jan 2022 | United States * Develops new features, components and modules to support organizational growth. * Implements a robust set of services and APIs to power high-trafficked SaaS platform * Contributes client application development for modern browsers and mobile platforms * Participates in planning, analysis and design of new software solutions * Investigates, troubleshoots and remedies performance bottlenecks in the application flow  * Learns new technologies and keeps up with both traditional and emerging best practices  * Works independently and collaborates with other members of the team to ensure successful delivery of projects ### Senior Software Engineer @ Boulder Heavy Industries Jan 2020 – Jan 2020 | Boulder, Colorado, United States * Architect efficient and reusable front-end systems that drive complex web applications, * Collaborate with Product Managers and Software Engineers to deliver value to our customers, * Provide Level of Effort estimates for requirements * Track project tasks, provide status updates and ensure completion on schedule * Troubleshoot defects and code resolutions * Contribute to process improvements, including researching and introducing new development tools * Strong Agile work ethic – Ability to contribute productively to a fast-paced development team, delivering demonstrable code in 2-week increments * Comprehensively unit test code * Contribute to a healthy and collaborative development team with a “Get it Done” work ethic. ### Lead Software Architect @ 270B Jan 2019 – Jan 2020 | Frisco, Texas Planning, architecting, building, and maintaining websites used by our clients with the purpose in mind of a positive user experience, ease-of-use for clients managing from the dashboard, and site stability & scalability. accomplished via coding, communicating intentions/issues with staff or clients, and “shipping” code for promised website deliverables in a timely and practical manner. ### Lead Software Architect @ Produce Results Jan 2017 – Jan 2019 | Denton, Texas Planning, architecting, building, and maintaining websites used by our clients with the purpose in mind of a positive user experience, ease-of-use for clients managing from the dashboard, and site stability & scalability. accomplished via coding, communicating intentions/issues with staff or clients, and “shipping” code for promised website deliverables in a timely and practical manner. ### Senior Full-stack Developer @ DFW New Beginnings Jan 2014 – Jan 2017 | Bedford, TX responsible for the daily workings of the Larry Huch Ministries / New Beginnings Church / Tiz Huch corporation's websites and mobile app. Collaborating daily with the other Senior Full Stack Developer and Graphic Designers to bring the best UX/UI experience for the consumer. Ruby on Rails for the front end and dashboard, PostgresSQL for the database, and collaborating with the other Senior Developer on building a LHM mobile app in React Native. ### Web Developer @ KISS Wedding Books Jan 2014 – Jan 2014 | Remote Creating PHP/JS elements, constructors, listeners, and more for the improvement of KISS Books' UI and UX. Improving, adding, and editing code, fixing bugs, and adding features to the site's CodeIgniter and Zencart based MVC site via CSS, vanilla Javascript, MooTools, jQuery, and PHP. Managing files via a Linux Server accessed with SFTP. ### Web Developer @ Layers Media, Inc. Jan 2013 – Jan 2014 | Ada, OK Customizing WordPress themes, adding/customizing existing plug-ins, creating custom plug-ins, and custom HTML/CSS/JavaScript, suiting their clientele's needs. ### Graphic Designer @ Alan Ritchey, Inc. Jan 2011 – Jan 2011 | Valley View, TX Managing, creating, and troubleshooting multiple Rapidweaver sites. Managing and editing custom jQuery and CSS code. Creation and editing of Logo Design, Website Development, Website Design, Business Cards, Flyers, Banners, Print Ads, and more. The Technical Support of staff in new updates to Designs. Hands-On and over-Email Training of new and existing Marketing Team staff with information of new websites and programs. During my time employed, I made close to 20 print ads using Adobe Photoshop CS5 and Adobe Illustrator CS5, 5 complete Websites using Adobe Dreamweaver CS5 and Rapidweaver 5, 5 Logos using Adobe Photoshop CS5 and Adobe Illustrator CS5, and 3 complete out-of-office Photo-shoots for Print-ads and Website usage, using my personal DSLR camera. Also 4 months experience working and creating vectors for use on cutting and printing machines used to make Vinyl Graphics for Semi-Trucks, Signs, and more with Adobe Illustrator CS5 and other programs. Published/Finished Sites: AlanRitchey.com MartindaleFeed.com Trans-Environmental.com ## Education ### Associate of Arts and Sciences - AAS in Computer and Information Sciences, General North Central Texas College Jan 2010 – Jan 2012 ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/ganonbit --- Source: https://flows.cv/andrewreese JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/andrewreese/resume.json Last updated: 2026-03-22