About

Andrew Dotson is a Senior Software Engineer at Manheim/Cox Auto, with a rich background in Data Engineering and a strong interest in Math, Physics, and Mandarin Chinese. With over 7 years of relevant experience, Andrew has a thorough understanding of Data Science and has worked on several projects involving recommendation systems, data analysis, and optimization of Spark jobs. At Manheim, Andrew developed and implemented a recommendation system for a leading cruise line, including test scripts to ensure results were within expectations. He also productionalized all Data Science code and optimized Spark jobs, reducing execution time by up to 80%. Andrew also served as a Product Analyst for a major multi-year microservice migration to AWS. Prior to joining Manheim, Andrew worked at Capgemini as a Data Analyst Lead, where he was responsible for developing and implementing a recommendation system for a leading cruise line, productionalizing all Data Science code, and optimizing Spark jobs, reducing execution time by up to 80%. He also served as a Product Analyst for a major multi-year microservice migration to AWS. Andrew holds a Master’s Degree in Computer Applied Technology from Huazhong University of Science and Technology, a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from Georgia Southern University, and a Chinese Language degree from Central China Normal University. He also attended East Georgia State College. Andrew’s technical expertise includes Software Engineering, AWS, Recommendation systems, Data Science, Spark, test, Microservices, and Data Engineering. He is a highly skilled professional with a passion for data and technology, and a proven track record of delivering results.