About

I'm Andy Vanosdale, an independent software engineer and architect based in Seattle, WA. I operate through my consultancy, WAVIISoft, LLC.

I've spent 15+ years building and running software systems — from early-stage product code to large-scale cloud platforms, at Microsoft, Amazon, and startups in between. My deepest expertise is event-driven supply-chain and warehouse integration: across five years (2018–2023) I architected Nordstrom's warehouse integration — 3P dropship, WMS integration across 22 microservices, an omnichannel warehouse launch, and WMS platform evaluations — first as a consultant through PeloTech, then full-time. Since 2023 I've been fully independent, consulting through WAVIISoft and building products of my own. The full history is on the resume page.

I work as a true independent: when you hire me, you get me. I write the code, draw the diagrams, sit in the design discussions, and stay accountable for outcomes. I'm comfortable as the most senior technical person in the room and equally comfortable embedding in an existing team.

How I work

I believe in boring technology, small reversible steps, and writing things down. Architecture should be explained in plain language the business can follow. The measure of an engagement isn't hours billed — it's whether your system, your team, and your roadmap are in better shape when I leave than when I arrived.

Outside of consulting

I build open-source tools under @waviisoft — currently pr-triage, loami, and git-heatmap — and I co-own and operate 26 rental units, which keeps me honest about what it means to run systems, software or otherwise, over the long term. In winter, I teach skiing.

Elsewhere

Find me on GitHub and LinkedIn, or email andy@waviisoft.com.