Andrew Hawks
Director of Drupal Engineering in Arvada, Colorado
Andrew Hawks
Director of Drupal Engineering in Arvada, Colorado
I am the Director of Drupal Engineering at CivicActions, progressively transforming government through agile web development (andyhawks on drupal.org). Working primarily with Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Dept. of Veterans Affairs, and Dept. of Education. Former VP of Tech at SpireMedia and Technical Architect at Acquia. Early web developer with book mentions of work dating back to 1996.
I am a climber, alpinist and former outdoor educator with the Colorado Mountain Club where I co-led the adult education rock climbing program and taught ice climbing and mountaineering for 10 years.
Married to Valerie Hawks, photographer and head of sustainability and production at Interact. We're parents of an English cream golden retriever (Rose Nylund) and Persian cat (Sophia Petrillo), and active in the Burning Man community.
You man know me as Hawker, Denver-based progressive house / organic house / playatech DJ with former residencies on Digitally Imported, Proton Radio, Pure.FM, Dance Radio Global, Ensonic Radio, and Insomnia FM. Employee #3 at Beatport, built the initial CMS.
Started the FutureCulture community in high school in 1992, one of the Internet's first public email communities and early home of all things cyberculture. Early contributor to Mondo 2000 and WIRED.
Into: impactful progressive change, equity, empathy, autonomy, self-actualization, building amazing high-performing teams, living/teaching Burning Man 10 Principles, raising autism awareness, normalizing neurodiversity, doggos, shopping in London and Paris, adventures with friends, house music that moves, climbing projects, cycling, Mercedes F1, England test cricket, Chelsea FC, Star Wars, genealogy, VR. I like nice things, good friends, goodest dogs, deep connections, fantastic adventures and extraordinary experiences.