I'm Andrew Benkert a software engineer based in Orlando, Florida.

I have always been around computers and technology wether it be going into work with my dad or joining him as an eight year old at his LAN parties in 2003. When I first started playing games I wasnt really interested in programming. My family tried to help me out and let me learn but I wasnt really interested.

Fast forward to my first years in college at the University of Central Florida and I decide that I wanted to go to pharmacy school so I begin majoring in Biomedical Sciences. Towards the end of my degree and after completing an internship in a pharmacy I realized that this is not fully what I want to do outside of school. Something was missing when going to class and working in the pharmacy. That something missing was simple...I lacked the creative expression that I needed. The simple answer I gave was that I wanted to build something... anything I just wanted to work and build something. Shortly after graduation I began to learn coding on my own and instantly fell in love. Programming gave me that sense of accomplishment when I tackled a new problem.

I soon graduated with a degree in Computer Science 4.0 GPA Summa Cum Laude from the University of Arkansas - Grantham. Before finishing my degree I began the job search and landed an internship at a non-profit company called Getaboard. Helping underpriviledged kids get free skateboards and lessons to give them the fun and escape from reality they deserve. Immediately following this internship I was hired by Plansource as a software engineer working with Ruby on Rails. I have been with Plansource for a little over 3 years absorbing all possible knowledge and contributing to building an awesome application for all of our clients to use.