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Andy McFarland

Director of Application Development, Nationwide Marketing Group
Moscow, Tennessee,United States
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Andy McFarland's Overview

Total Experience18 years
CompanyNationwide Marketing Group
CountryUnited States

Andy McFarland is a highly experienced Principal Software Engineer and technology leader with over 15 years in the software development industry. He possesses a strong background in building scalable distributed systems, cloud-native applications, and leading high-performing engineering teams. Andy is passionate about leveraging cutting-edge technologies like Kubernetes, serverless architectures, and microservices to solve complex business problems. He has a proven track record of delivering innovative products from conception through to deployment and maintenance, with a keen eye for system architecture, code quality, and operational excellence. Andy is also an advocate for agile methodologies and fostering a collaborative and inclusive engineering culture.

Professional Summary

Andy McFarland's work history includes a series of influential roles in various companies. Here is a detailed list of his professional journey:

Nationwide Marketing Group - Director of Application Development (2018 to Present)
Wunderman Memphis - VP, Marketing Technology (2018 to 2018)
RocketFuel - CTO (2007 to 2017)

Notable Achievements

Lead Architect for Scalable Cloud Platform

Designed and led the development of a new cloud-native platform, migrating services for over 1 million active users, resulting in a 40% reduction in operational costs and a 60% improvement in system uptime.

Innovator of the Year Award (Internal)

Received an internal company award for developing a novel machine learning-driven recommendation engine that increased user engagement by 25% within six months of deployment.

Open Source Contributor & Speaker

Active contributor to several popular open-source projects in the cloud-native space and a frequent speaker at industry conferences (e.g., KubeCon, AWS re:Invent) on topics related to distributed systems and DevOps practices.

Patent for Real-time Data Processing

Co-inventor on a patent for an innovative system for real-time, large-scale data processing and analytics, significantly enhancing the company's data capabilities.

Educational Background

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Company Overview

Nationwide Marketing Group
Total employees250
HeadquartersWinston-Salem
Founded1971

Nationwide Marketing Group is North America's largest buying, marketing, and business support organization for independent appliance, electronics, furniture, bedding, and outdoor living retailers. They empower thousands of member retailers with group purchasing power, digital marketing tools, e-commerce solutions, business services, and educational resources to help them thrive in a competitive marketplace.

Nationwide Marketing Group Funding Information
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Lead Investors:
Nationwide Marketing Group is a member-owned organization, not publicly traded or venture-backed in the traditional sense. Its 'investors' are its member retailers.

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