Our Journey: Building with Generative AI, Part II
In a recent article, I shared Revelry’s journey into building with generative AI. As a brief recap: since 2013, Revelry has been at the…
Daniel Andrews
Director, Engineering
About Daniel Andrews
Daniel Andrews has been leading teams to deliver custom software solutions since 2012. He has developed software for companies across a wide range of industries including logistics, healthcare, automotive, real estate and more – with clients ranging from small startups up to large enterprises.
Daniel has been constantly diving head first into bleeding edge technologies, adopting React as early as 2013 and Elixir back in 2018. More recently, he’s stepped into the realm of Engineering Management; he’s been coaching and mentoring since 2019, assumed management of Revelry’s Apprentice Program in 2021, and was promoted to Director of Engineering at Revelry in 2022.
Daniel began programming on the side while studying Cello Performance and Music Business at Loyola University New Orleans. Ultimately, he shifted his focus more heavily towards programming and web development around 2012. He still plays cello around New Orleans on a weekly basis in a variety of ensembles, and you can catch his identical twin brother playing jazz violin on Frenchman Street 3-4 times a week!
Our Journey: Building with Generative AI, Part I
Businesses of all sizes and industries are eager to take advantage of Generative AI right now, so I’m going to share some details of Revelry’s journey with this emerging technology over the past year.
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Concerns: Skinny Everything, Part II
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Decorators: Skinny Everything, Part I
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