Andy Cooper
About Andy Cooper
Andy Cooper is a Software Development Engineer at Expedia with over 15 years of experience in various industries and expertise in multiple technologies.
Company
Andy Cooper is currently working at Expedia as a Software Development Engineer. He has been with Expedia since 2012 and is based in the Geneva Area, Switzerland. Expedia is a prominent travel company, and Andy Cooper contributes to its software development initiatives.
Title
Andy Cooper holds the title of Software Development Engineer. His experience and skills in software development have been applied in various roles across different organizations. His current position is at Expedia, where he continues to utilize his expertise.
Education and Expertise
Andy Cooper studied Electrical and Electronic Engineering and achieved a Bachelor of Engineering (Hons) from Coventry University, from 1991 to 1994. He is certified as an Oracle Certified Professional, Java SE 6 Programmer, and holds an ITIL Foundation v3 certification. Andy is experienced in full lifecycle software development using methodologies like RUP and SCRUM and specializes in technologies such as Java/J2EE, Oracle PL/SQL, XML/XSLT v 2.0, HTML, JavaScript, JQuery, and PHP.
Background
Andy Cooper has over 15 years of experience in industries such as Finance, Pharmaceutical, Insurance, and Retail. His career started at BAE Systems as a Software Engineer from 1995 to 2000 in Frimley, United Kingdom. He then worked at Chubb Insurance as a Senior IT Developer from 2000 to 2004 in London. Andy continued his career in the UK, where he served as an IT Consultant at Kingfisher from 2004 to 2005 and at the European Medicines Agency from 2005 to 2008. Following that, he moved to Switzerland, working as a Software Developer at Realtime Financial Technologies from 2008 to 2009 and as a Senior Consultant at Altran from 2010 to 2012, before joining Expedia.
Achievements
Andy Cooper's career includes several significant roles and certifications. His certification as an Oracle Certified Professional, Java SE 6 Programmer, and ITIL Foundation v3 certification highlights his technical expertise. His extensive experience with full lifecycle software development using RUP and SCRUM methodologies, and proficiency in a range of technologies underscore his capabilities as a software development engineer.