User:Agammuto

A Soldier of Fortune, Conjurer, World Traveler, Evangelist, Author, Engineer, Daredevil, Libertine, and Scooter Collector, Andy admits to having done nothing of genuine interest to others and claims no contribution to the betterment of the human condition. But he has helped create some very cool software.

Attending the University of Maryland on the ten year plan, and having quit or been thrown out of some fine institutions of higher learning before that, Andy has worked since the age of fourteen as a dishwasher, software developer, mercenary, project manager, lot boy, electronics technician, videographer, press operator, industrial engineer, marketer, marine propulsion specialist, draftsman, IT professional, and grocery clerk. In no particular order. Combining all of those skills and experience, he joined Microsoft in 1995 and is now a distinguished member of its management team.

Andy knows precisely how many individual parts are on any 1950's European motorscooter and can recite service manuals from memory. In German or Italian. He can twist a fact in the service of his biased interests until it screams for mercy. A lifelong non-conformist, age and wisdom have taught him that if you think you are cool, you probably aren't.

Being a Pisces, he is drawn to water and resided in several waterfront areas but has never owned a boat and cannot swim a stroke. Andy and his stunningly beautiful wife now live happily on the shores of Lake Washington with their beloved pet Bugsy, a devilish Boston Terrier.

A collector of antique motor scooters from the 1950's, Andy isn't sure how many he has. His favorite foods are sushi, wine, and small batch bourbon. He knows (but is not telling) a plethora of alchemical and occult secrets known only to the Knights of Templar.