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Engineer. Builder. Founder.

Andrea Mackie, photographed by Al Torres Photography for Modern Luxury

I like making ideas real.

I started my career as an engineer. Over time, I realized the part I loved most was figuring out what should exist in the first place, then working through everything it takes to build it.

Since then, I’ve launched products across commerce, payments, loyalty and AI for brands used by millions of people. Today I’m building props. and selectively partnering with founders and operators on ambitious digital products.

University of Pennsylvania
Master of Computer and Information Technology (MCIT)

Colorado School of Mines
B.S. Petroleum Engineering · EIT

Modern Luxury · Dynamic Women 2026

The path here.

2026 to Present

Founder

Founder & CEO

props.

  • Launched a luxury talent marketplace with a $560 average transaction and a five-star App Store rating.
  • Own product, engineering direction, and go-to-market end to end.

2025 to Present

Product

Director of Product, AI & Machine Learning

Independent Consulting

  • Defined 0→1 product strategy for a computer-vision trading platform, validated through 20+ user interviews and a phased roadmap.
  • Led ML architecture evaluation across XGBoost, LSTM and YOLO in Python, turning technical tradeoffs into a clear product call for the C-suite.

2021 to 2025

Product

Product Manager

Hathway (Acquired) / Bounteous

  • Reduced digital refund requests by 27% by diagnosing manual order-fire friction and shipping iPhone Live Activities as the real-time fix, exceeding the 20% target.
  • Selected by the VP of Product to own the internal Core platform, the shared codebase powering ordering across 15+ client brands.

2019 to 2021

Engineer

Controls / Software Engineer

Schlumberger

  • Built a new PLC-based control system central to landing a $3M contract, from architecture through delivery.
  • Created a product-owner function on a 15-person team, owning the backlog to bridge engineering and business.

2018 to 2019

Engineer

Software Implementation Consultant

Peloton Computer Enterprise

  • Migrated 10 energy operators from on-prem to SaaS (~1,000 licenses), lifting revenue 20% per client.
  • Onboarded and migrated 5 clients from a third-party platform at 100% retention.

2018

Engineer

Project Engineer

Ampelmann

  • Drove 3 contract extensions and $40K/month incremental revenue per customer as the sole Americas engineer.
  • Executed offshore projects across Trinidad, Mexico, Venezuela and the Netherlands, keeping costs ~95% on track.

2017 to 2018

Engineer

Global Operations Engineering Intern

Baker Hughes, a GE Company

  • Redesigned global freight-charge calculations, cutting profit leakage through systematic analysis.
  • Internship extended from 6 to 8 months for performance.

University of Pennsylvania

Master of Computer and Information Technology (MCIT)

Colorado School of Mines

B.S. Petroleum Engineering · EIT