Andy Abbott Email & Phone Number

San Francisco, California, Us

Eventbrite's business is expanding swiftly, hosting millions of live events worldwide. As we collaborate with event creators, our goal is to offer unique experiences for attendees through the development and integration of innovative AI-powered tools and interfaces.I'm currently building a team of creative problem solvers who enjoy exploring and working with new technologies such as LLMs and other GenAI. If you’re a talented full-stack engineer interested in contributing to a dynamic environment focused on innovation and problem-solving, I encourage you to reach out and connect with me.

After selling my company, I took a sabbatical to spend time with my family, enjoy the birth of our son, travel and relocate to Denver Colorado. The sabbatical provided invaluable rejuvenation, exploration, and family bonding.

Chicago, Illinois, Us

Acquired by Relativity in August 2022Heretik is an AI-powered software platform helping legal teams review and analyze large volumes of documents efficiently. It streamlines the review process, extracts key insights and provisions, and reduces costs and time associated with legal review.Technical Expertise:• Aligned tech roadmaps with company goals resulting in >100% YoY revenue growth• Built and led engineering/data science teams for creation of AI models used to analyze 10M+ pages of legal documents reducing review time by >80%• Managed sourcing and leading teams to create a corpus of hundreds of thousands of high-quality annotations of legal contract clauses/entities• Architected an automated 100B+ event telemetry system deployed to both cloud and on-premise clients • Automated financial back-office tasks, resulting in an 80% reduction in time to invoice, 100% on-time payments, with 90% reduction in costs• Led Salesforce CRM rollout including custom development and internal integrationsBusiness Acumen:• Successfully raised capital from top investors, co-led quarterly communications & board meetings.• Managed the overall company budget, forecasting, and pricing strategies• Developed relationships with top clients and successfully closed largest multi-million deal• Responsible for sale-side due diligence and deal room activities during the successful sale of the companyLeadership Experience:• Hired & led high-performing/agile technical teams that achieved significant milestones and delivered on-time, high-quality results• Managed multiple offshore technical vendors for domain-specific projects and ensured seamless internal collaboration• Collaborated effectively with sales, CS and product teams to address customer feedback, improve product offerings, and assist in contract negotiationPress:• Received US Patent (11,023,656)• Featured in Code Story, Bootstrapping in America, and Series A podcasts and published in LegalTech News, Forbes

Chicago, Illinois, Us

Acquired by Shiftgig - September 2016BookedOut revolutionized event staffing management. The all-in-one platform streamlined the booking process, reduced administrative overhead, and improved client satisfaction with real-time updates, automated invoicing, and powerful analytics.• Oversaw technology strategy and development for market leading event staffing software platform, providing event bookings to 20K+ gig workers, and serving 100s of brands across multiple industries/geographies.• Raised multiple multi-million dollar rounds of funding from top-tier investors, while aligning technical business strategies/financial goals via effective communication with investors and board members.• Led iOS/Android/platform engineering teams in creating cutting-edge solutions for event staffing, talent management, and business intelligence.• Developed a first-of-its-kind automated booking engine that minimized last-minute staff cancellations and increased fully staffed events by 90%.• Built and maintained a scalable, secure, and reliable infrastructure that enabled unprecedented real-time communication and event analytics for clients.• Managed multiple offshore technical vendor partnerships to complement and enhance internal capabilities and resources.• Implemented agile methodologies and best practices to optimize SDLC, ensuring platform stability, high performance, and uptime.• Fostered a culture of learning, collaboration, and diversity by attracting, retaining, and developing top talent, and promoting knowledge sharing and professional development opportunities.• Collaborated with cross-functional teams, including sales, marketing, customer success, and finance, to align technology initiatives with business goals and client needs.

Chicago, Il, Us

• Led technical due-diligence and presented analysis to executive team/board during successful acquisition of a logistics technology firm.• Directed technical design, development, and product release for various operational logistics applications, ensuring adherence to best practices and industry standards.• Spearheaded technical design and development for new purchase order web application.• Initiated and managed monthly lunch & learn program to help expose engineering staff to upcoming technologies, increasing team's technical proficiency and innovation capabilities.• Mentored and coached junior, mid, and senior level developers to foster growth and career progression.

Led design and development of cross-platform marketing and advertisement landing page project, including concept development, gathering specifications, and managing internal and offshore development teams. Successfully implemented new CPG product recommendation engine leveraging machine learning and emerging search research.

Chicago, Il, Us

Led development and design of multi-tier system to completely overhaul financial accounting system for unmanageable ticketing data. Implemented asynchronous, on-demand loading, and user-customizable ticketing and accounting web interface.

Seattle, Washington, Us

Client: Large Telecommunications CompanyLed development of a custom issue/status tracking portal to assist client with the verification of over 600 legacy applications prior to tech stack migration. Offered client leadership and guidance to rescue a faltering project, resulting in improved code reliability, restored collaboration between development and management teams, and the creation of a realistic deployment timeline in collaboration with the project manager.

Worked with stakeholders on analysis of newspaper's existing online edition and proposed an improvement strategy, then led project to implement proposal. Conceptualized, proposed, and led development on integrating newspaper's employment ads into a new custom local employment website. Received 2004 Employee of the Year award.