Saturday Spotlight: Andrew Champlin

Last updated:
April 4, 2022
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Andrew is a tech at thomastech who works tech magic in the background, helping keep the wheels spinning. He is a friendly and versatile person with many skills and is often spotted in the halls with a steaming cup. To learn more about Andrew, we asked him a few questions. Here are his answers.

What’s your typical day at thomastech like?

Coffee and spreadsheets in the morning, and tea and everything technical in the afternoon!

What’s one thing on your bucket list?

Drive the Pacific coast from north to south in a convertible!

How would you solve problems if you were from Mars?

With a lot less oxygen than I do now.

What is your favorite hobby?

Traveling, photography, hiking, writing… wait, I have to pick just one?

In 5 Words or less what advice would you give to someone in your profession?

Never stop learning!

What do you like to do when you are not in the office?

It’s a 50/50 chance that you’d either find me searching for new trails to hike or new coffee shops to try.

Fill the blank: I once met…

Jeff Tweedy of the band Wilco. I was the monitor engineer at a show he was playing. Chill guy, interesting music, pretty great guitar player.

If you could switch jobs with someone else at thomastech, who would it be, and why?

Probably Zack Meinke, because he has crazy programming superpowers.

If you could have any superpower, what would it be?

See answer to question 8.

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