Andrew
Walpole
Principal Web
Developer &
Engineering
Manager
Designer
Leader
Teacher
Learner
Maker
Hello and welcome!
I’m a principal software engineer, focused specifically on web development and engineering leadership.
Based in San Diego, I’m currently a Director of Web Development at Fingerpaint and formerly the Director of Web Development at Traina and Manager of Experience Design at Jack in the Box.
I have an A.E. in Software Engineering from Oregon Tech and a B.S. in Web Design & Development from AiCASD.
Beyond development, I love design, art, leadership, teaching, making, learning and problem solving. When I get a free moment I love to create generative art as well as explore robust-first computation and artificial living-systems via my MFM.rocks project.
Latest Blog Posts
May 3, 2024
Surprise for a programmer on BirthdayIn 2010, my then girlfriend, now wife, reached out to stack-overflow for coding advice. This is that story.
April 17, 2024
Takeaways from a Weekend ProjectA few musings and insights from a short bit of work conducted over the weekend.
April 12, 2024
Thoughtful CommunicationAs a person ingrained in technical details I've come to value the ability to communicate with others in an effective way.
April 8, 2024
The Showy / Hidey Navigation BarAn in-demand pattern distilled – a navbar that hides as you scroll down a page, but then instantly reappears and follows you when you scroll up.
Featured Work
- Velsera.com
A static landing page for a new brand built with Astro and gsap.
- Secretrad.com
An interactive map of secret San Diego establishments
- MFM.rocks
A personal project exploring robust-first computation, built in TypeScript.
- 3D Printing and Prototyping
A composited look at my professional history with 3D printing.