Andy Hopper

About Andy Hopper

I’m a visionary builder with a hacker’s mind and a pastor’s heart. I blend deep technical expertise—especially in TypeScript, Next.js, Supabase, and AI—with a passion for human flourishing, family, faith, and systems thinking. I move fast, think deeply, care hard, and I’m always hunting for truth, meaning, and practical impact.I\'ve been in tech since before I could tie my shoes—starting on computers at age 5 and coding by 7th grade. My entrepreneurial journey began in high school, building web applications and developing novel SEO strategies and content management systems.As a founder, I\'ve built and bootstrapped multiple successful companies to acquisition, including. After one acquisition, I served as Global Tech Lead at PUMA, managing a team of 30 across international markets.Today, I synthesize the firehose of AI advances to identify practical applications that solve real business problems at scale. I leverage my technical and leadership experience to consult with many of the world’s fastest growing startups, VC firms, accelerators, and consultants.My specialty lies in demystifying complex technologies and translating them into tangible business impact. I\'m passionate about teaching others how to effectively leverage AI in their own work and organizations.I\'m a creative innovator and humanist at heart, with a mind that never turns off and constantly lives in the future. My passion for understanding human behavior drives everything I do—I love helping people find what truly energizes them and unlocks their potential.When not envisioning tomorrow\'s technological landscape, I\'m in Boston with my wife, three boys, and our German Shepherd.Always looking to connect with like minded polymaths wondering how we ended up on this spinning ball of molten lava in a universe of 2x10^22 stars.

Experience

1. Startups Team, Solutions Architecture (Business Development & Generative Ai Expert)

   Amazon Web Services (AWS)

   Jul 2020 — Present · Boston, MA, US

Education

• Virginia Tech

  Engineering

  2001 — 2002

• Eckerd College

  Computer Science, Mathematics

  2003 — 2006

Skills

• Web 2.0
• Agile Methodologies
• Online Advertising
• Management
• Scalability
• Soap
• Jquery
• Web Applications
• Subversion
• Mysql
• Distributed Systems
• Jsp
• Drupal
• Sql
• Linux
• Hibernate
• Xml
• Rest
• Open Source
• Git
• Tomcat
• Business Intelligence
• Cms
• Junit
• Php
• Css
• Email Marketing
• Cloud Computing
• Spring
• Apache
• Soa
• Google Analytics
• Javascript
• Ios Development
• SEO
• Wordpress
• Jira
• Mobile Applications
• Groovy
• Postgresql