Skip to content
Andrew Van DykeAndrew Van Dyke

About.

I’m Andrew Van Dyke — a full-stack engineer who spent four years wiring up factory automation before moving to software, and it shows: I care about systems that keep working after the demo ends.

These days I build LLM agent systems (LangGraph, AutoGen, CrewAI), algorithmic trading infrastructure (TCN and RL models trading live across four venues), and production web apps in React/TypeScript, Python, and Clojure. Before contracting I shipped SaaS features at TeamGantt for three years on a React/Laravel/Clojure stack.

The controls-engineering background is the throughline: instrumentation first, hard limits on the dangerous parts, and honest measurement of whether the thing actually works.

Andrew Van Dyke smiling in an autumn forest

Experience

  1. Jan 2025 — present

    AI/ML & Full-Stack Contractor · Upwork

    Freelance contractor specializing in AI/ML development, full-stack web applications, and algorithmic trading systems. Building agentic workflows, multi-agent systems, and data-driven applications for clients.

  2. 2024 — 2025

    Controls Engineer II · Extol Inc.

    Designed and programmed control systems for plastics manufacturing equipment. Developed PLC systems and collaborated with engineers to implement reliable automation solutions for customers.

  3. 2020 — 2023

    Software Engineer · TeamGantt

    Built and maintained features for a SaaS project management platform using a React/TypeScript frontend and PHP/Laravel backend services. Contributed to the Clojure codebase for data processing, in a fully remote agile team.

  4. 2016 — 2020

    Controls Engineer · Altron Automation

    Designed electrical schematics and programmed PLCs for manufacturing automation systems — routing, adhesive dispensing, and material handling. Integrated robots into production lines alongside mechanical engineers.

Skills

AI & agent systems
LangGraph, AutoGen, CrewAI, OpenAI & OpenRouter APIs, schema-driven structured output, multi-agent orchestration, cost-guarded LLM pipelines
Frontend
React, TypeScript, Next.js, Redux, Tailwind CSS, Material UI, HTML5/CSS3
Backend
Node.js, Python, PHP/Laravel, Clojure, RESTful APIs, FastAPI
Data & infrastructure
PostgreSQL, MySQL, SQL optimization, Docker, Git, AWS, Vercel, Supabase
Specialized
Algorithmic trading (TCN, RL, walk-forward optimization), functional programming, test-driven development, geospatial visualization

Sound like the right kind of engineer?

Email meHire me on Upwork