Andrew Sayre

SmartThings

Responsibilities

• Directed 5 product engineering teams (approx. 37 members), managing managers and principal engineers, for IoT (Smart Home) products serving 300M+ users in AWS using Java, Kotlin, Scala, Go, Python, and Node.js.
• Attracted, retained, and nurtured top engineering talent to build diverse, high-performing, engaged teams.
• Directed the architecture, design, development, and support of globally available products, ensuring reliability, scalability, performance, and security.
• Established and optimized engineering and operational processes, fostering a culture of innovation, continuous improvement, and engineering excellence.
• Drove program and project execution, defined and implemented technical roadmaps, and aligned engineering efforts with business outcomes and company goals.

U.S. Bank

Responsibilities

• Promoted to lead an engineering modernization strategy across a 12,000 person IT organization and oversaw a platform team providing modern internal developer products and services using Java, C#/.NET and Go.
• Defined and communicated a clear vision, mission, and strategy to transform people, technology, and process into a modern, high-performing engineering organization.
• Persuaded and influenced senior and executive leaders by leveraging data-driven insights and storytelling to secure buy-in and support for strategic initiatives.
• Directed the design and development of bootstrap projects and prototypes that enhanced the developer experience and accelerated adoption of modern technologies.

U.S. Bank

Responsibilities

• Promoted to lead 4 cross-functional teams (32 members) developing software and APIs used by 100+ internal teams to power account opening, loan underwriting, and mission-critical business operations written in Java.
• Recruited, retained, and developed top talent and led an agile transformation to increase performance, engagement, and business goal alignment.
• Directed architecture, design, development, and support of software, ensuring compliance with stringent regulatory, security, and compliance requirements.
• Ensured predictable project and program delivery, consistently meeting deadlines and budgets.
• Managed a $10MM departmental budget and up to $50MM capital project finances, maintaining forecast accuracy within 1% variance.
• Oversaw complex vendor relationships, from RFP to selection, contract negotiation, risk assessment, and ongoing management.

U.S. Bank

Responsibilities

• Hands-on leader for a 14-person full-stack team building FinTech products and enterprise APIs for document generation and e-signature using C#/.NET, JavaScript (AngularJS, Node.js) , HTML5, CSS3, and MS SQL Server.
• Directed architecture, design, development, and support of enterprise software while ensuring engineering excellence and continuous improvement.
• Ensured project and program delivery were aligned with business goals and outcomes.
• Attracted, retained, and developed talent and fostered a culture of learning and collaboration.
• Optimized and improved the software development lifecycle and processes to improve efficiency and quality.

U.S. Bank

Responsibilities

• Built and maintained enterprise APIs for document generation, e-signature, and document processing, ensuring scalability and reliability.
• Mentored a team of 7 engineers, fostering expertise in modern technologies and best practices.
• Conducted code reviews and implemented CI/CD pipelines to improve development efficiency.

Magenic Technologies

Responsibilities

• Designed and developed software solutions for financial services clients, ensuring scalability, security, and compliance.
• Served as on-site lead, overseeing project execution, status reporting, and personnel management to ensure on-time and on-budget delivery.

PC-One, LLC

Responsibilities

• Founded and led a software development and web hosting company, delivering 20 custom web applications and achieved 99.99% hosting uptime for 32 clients.
• Owned end-to-end business operations, including sales, marketing, product development, finance, and customer relationships.
• Designed, developed, and maintained software solutions tailored to client needs, ensuring reliability and scalability.

Samsung Developer Conference

SmartThings Build: Bringing connected living experiences to multi-family

Oct 25, 2021

Andrew Sayre and Jenny Brandmaier present SmartThings’ vision for builders, property managers, and multi-family markets to delight residents and improve efficiency. Watch the video

Samsung Developer Conference

IoT as a Service: How SmartThings Is Embracing Enterprise

Oct 28, 2019

Andrew Sayre and colleagues present how SmartThings evolved beyond consumer smart homes to support enterprise use cases through flexible access, policy-based permissions, and developer-friendly APIs. Watch the video

Home Assistant Meetup

Keynote Speaker and Facilitator

Aug 19, 2019

Andrew Sayre organized and hosted the first Twin Cities Home Assistant Meetup fostering community and collaboration in the IoT space.

University of Minnesota--Twin Cities

• Studied organizational psychology, adult learning, research methods, advanced statistics, group psychology, and counseling.

Augsburg University

• Studied computer science, scientific writing, research methods, business writing, expository writing, management information systems, social psychology, developmental psychology, and Japanese (language)
• Hired as Director of the Student Activities Council, managed a team of 6, a $90,000 budget, and planned over 30 campus-wide events
• Won the Senior Leadership Award, Outstanding Organization Leader Award, and Behind the Scenes Leader of the Year Award