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Pinehurst, NC, USA

Andrew M.

Crafting Future-Ready Products and Strategic Leadership

Andrew Magruder, with a wide-ranging career in product development across sectors like Health Care, FinTech, Gaming, and Government, stands as a seasoned product leader dedicated to making a tangible impact. His journey spans from developing foundational technology components like SDKs and APIs to leading multifaceted teams and pioneering products that enhance lives. Andrew thrives on collaboration, aiming to tackle complex challenges that yield direct benefits to users. His unique blend of technical acumen and strategic foresight, coupled with a commitment to rapid innovation, positions him as a catalyst for transformative change.

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Andrew M.

Experience

Apr 2023 — Present
Mindfully

Mindfully

Head of Product

At Mindfully, we believe quality services for our clients starts with compassionate care for our providers. Mindfully offers the benefits of a large agency with the work environment of a private practice.

  • Saved thousands of hours by consolidating systems across eight recently acquired companies, streamlining operations and enhancing efficiency.
  • Reduced Insurance Claim processing time through significant improvements to a Java-based system, contributing to faster client service.
  • Successfully performed a HIPAA compliance audit, ensuring all business processes, workflow, reporting, security, and privacy met strict regulations.
  • Designed a user experience focused on the principle of humans helping humans, enhancing the service delivery approach.
Jan 2020 — Mar 2023
PayTile

PayTile

Head of Product

PayTile leverages the power of location to create seamless and intuitive payment experiences, making transactions quick, safe, and private.

  • Designed a “privacy first” wallet and person-to-person payments app, integrating GPS/Wi-Fi geolocation, Bluetooth LE, NFC, and Apple AppClips.
  • Eliminated passwords through a location-centric user experience, significantly reducing fraud.
  • Successfully passed multiple compliance audits (MSB, KYC/AML, OFAC/PEP, SOC, PCI), ensuring operations met regulatory standards.
  • Built and led a cross-functional Agile team, fostering collaboration and driving product development efficiency.
Feb 2011 — Jul 2011
Visa

Visa

CTO of PlaySpan

Visa (NYSE: V) is a world leader in digital payments, facilitating transactions between consumers, merchants, financial institutions, and government entities across more than 200 countries and territories.

  • Passed a VISA-led PCI audit of credit card processing, ensuring secure and compliant financial operations.
  • Transitioned operations, UX, currency FX arbitrage, and core business mechanisms to 15 VISA Team Leads, enhancing efficiency and integration.
  • Migrated cloud infrastructure into VISA's self-hosted data centers, optimizing performance and security.
Mar 2004 — Feb 2011
PlaySpan, Inc. & PayByCash.com

PlaySpan, Inc. & PayByCash.com

CTO & Co-Owner

PlaySpan provides a monetization platform for developers and content producers in online games, social networks, and cloud applications, offering in-app purchases with over 100 payment methods in 180 countries.

  • Processed over $200 million USD across multiple currencies and languages, establishing PlaySpan as a truly global payment platform.
  • Enabled 1,000+ merchants, including giants like Facebook and Microsoft, to accept payments via 85 non-credit card methods, generating significant incremental revenue.
  • Designed a universally compatible 'integrate-once/run-forever' API enhancing payment processing efficiency, fraud prevention, and user experience.
  • Instrumental in growing the company's revenue 1000x through strategic initiatives in business model definition, sales strategies, and currency arbitrage systems.
  • Expanded market penetration by distributing Ultimate Game Cards to 75,000 retail locations across six countries.
  • Led a development team of 30 as the Product Owner, contributing to software development and strategic product management.
Jan 2002 — Jan 2004
LucasArts

LucasArts

Principal Engineer

LucasArts, a division of Lucasfilm, is known for transforming Star Wars and other iconic IPs into award winning video games.

  • Transformed the Star Wars IP into massively multiplayer online (MMO) and console games, expanding the franchise's presence in the gaming industry.
  • Streamlined development and rapid prototyping processes using a designer-friendly scripting language tailored for AI, enhancing efficiency for Xbox and PlayStation console projects.
  • Engineered a cross-platform client/server framework, facilitating seamless integration and functionality across varied gaming platforms.
Apr 1998 — Dec 2002
Electronic Arts

Electronic Arts

Chief Architect

Electronic Arts (EA) is a global leader in digital interactive entertainment, known for developing and publishing a wide range of video games including The Sims, EA Sports, and Ultima.

  • Vaulted EA.com into the “Internet Top 10” by launching 45 diverse games simultaneously and on time, showcasing project management and leadership excellence.
  • Led an Agile team of 36 with a $6 million budget, demonstrating strong leadership and budget management skills.
  • Provided technical direction to over 200 developers, focusing on SDKs, APIs, and cloud services, significantly contributing to the development ecosystem.
  • Built reusable client-server frameworks, reducing time-to-market for new games from months to weeks and enhancing productivity across EA and AOL Games.
  • Expanded EA’s global reach by enabling new business models for Korean Game Rooms, showcasing innovation and market expansion skills.
Apr 1986 — Nov 1999
NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory & CSC

NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory & CSC

Principal Engineer

NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory & CSC are renowned for designing, implementing, and deploying space technology solutions that enhance the operational effectiveness of major U.S. Military operations and facilitate significant interagency communication and collaboration.

  • Enhanced operational effectiveness for U.S. Military operations including Desert Storm and 30+ other missions through technology solutions, leading to significant advancements in operational capabilities and efficiencies.
  • Led as the primary liaison between the U.S. Military and NASA/JPL, overseeing a $10 million budget, enhancing interagency communication and collaboration.
  • Achieved daily cost savings of $650,000+ by implementing process and system changes, increasing operational capabilities during ongoing operations.