About Andrew Roth

Building Alongside Early-Stage Founders

I'm a hands-on technical partner with 20+ years of software engineering experience, with the last decade focused on startups. I don't just advise - I roll up my sleeves and build alongside founders who are still figuring out what to build and how to build it.

My approach is simple: become part of your team, make smart technical decisions from day one, and establish foundations that support your growth without breaking. Whether you need someone to write code, design architecture, or provide strategic technical leadership, I adapt my involvement based on what you need most.

Professional Experience

Chief Technology Officer | Strongsuit

July 2022 - March 2025

Led platform rebuild increasing member-to-specialist ratios from 10-15 to 25-30+ through AI automation
Improved business margins toward SaaS-level profitability (60-70%+)

Vice President, Engineering | Olive

2020 - 2022

Scaled engineering team from 30 to 80+ engineers while establishing multiple product lines
Contributed to technical diligence for $50M Series E funding and two $100M+ acquisitions
Led innovation team focused on healthcare technology exploration and rapid prototyping

Director & Chief Engineer | Olive

2017 - 2020

Led development of Node.js-based RPA platform for healthcare automation
Established technical standards and architecture governance
Built data capabilities including Spark clusters on AWS EMR, identity resolution systems, and data streaming with Kafka and NiFi

Software Engineer | Olive

2013 - 2017

Designed scalable biometrics engine processing 3M+ templates with sub-3 second identification
Built identity resolution service resolving 70M medical records in approximately 45 minutes

Founder & CEO | The Unison

2009 - 2014

Founded and operated successful technology consulting business
Managed client relationships, project delivery, and business operations

Senior Internet Development Engineer | The Columbus Dispatch

2011 - 2013

Led architecture for 25+ public websites using Java and C#
Developed high-performance systems handling 1M+ daily views using Node.js, MongoDB, and AWS

Integration & Development Engineer | WBNS-TV

2005-2010

Designed, built and maintained various internal applications that supported business and on-air production needs including systems for automated video transcoding, automated live video streaming, hardware asset tracking, and schedule management of satellite feeds for on-air programming.
Developed automated on-air systems that delivered vital information to millions of viewers across Ohio including, but not limited to, severe weather alerts, school closing announcements and election results.
Planned and implemented the station’s gigabit network upgrade including installation of approximately $300,000 in equipment and rewiring of over 1,000 network connections.

Education

The Ohio State University
B.S., Electrical and Computer Engineering

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