Andy Vella

Energizer
DISC Type : I

CTO at Sunblink

Detroit Metropolitan Area, United States

Overview

Andy Vella is the CTO at Sunblink, with extensive experience architecting systems and scaling engineering organizations in the mobile gaming industry. A graduate of DigiPen Institute of Technology, he previously helped grow Self Aware Games from five employees to a business acquired for $990M. Colleagues describe him as an amazing, fast, and extremely productive programmer.

Andy is passionate about collaborating with his team and building products that bring joy. He finds it especially rewarding to see his work connect with his family, mentioning that seeing his two kids play the game he developed brings a smile to his face.

Unique fact: He co-founded Punch List, a FinTech startup that built a full technology stack to bring financial services to independent general contractors.

Personality Overview

Big Picture Person

Informal

Enthusiastic

They are always positive and upbeat, so take their promises with a pinch of salt.  They are friendly, approachable and love to make new connections. They are not always early adopters but can be pursuaded by leveraging strong relationships.

Topics They Care About

Scaling Engineering Teams
He has a proven track record of scaling engineering organizations, notably taking Self Aware Games from a small team to a major business and growing the team at Big Fish.
Mobile Game Development
His career is centered on mobile games, from leading a $250M+ social casino portfolio at Big Fish to his current work on "Hello Kitty Island Adventure" at Sunblink.
FinTech for Contractors
As co-founder and CTO of Punch List, he developed technology to provide financial services and tools for independent contractors, showing an interest in applying tech outside of gaming.

Media Appearances

Andy has no verified media appearances

Work History

1-2024
CTO at Sunblink
8-2021 - 1-2024
VP of Engineering at Sunblink
2-2019 - 5-2021
CTO and Co-founder at Punch List
9-2017 - 1-2019
VP and General Manager of Self Aware Games at Big Fish Games
12-2015 - 9-2017
VP of Engineering and Executive Producer at Big Fish Games

Education

2002 - 2006
BS from DigiPen Institute of Technology

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Exp : 15 Location : Detroit Metropolitan Area, United States Job Level : Leadership Designation : CTO at Sunblink
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Insights For Selling To Andy

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Speak enthusiastically with energy, maintain a clear and confident tone
  • Use phrases like ‘people will love’, ‘massive impact’ etc.
  • Be friendly and entertaining in your conversation

DONT's

  • Avoid overloading them with too much detail
  • Avoid ifs and buts, don’t talk too much about the risks etc.
  • Avoid cutting into their flow

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Andy is

  • Relationship and rapport can play an important role, sometimes more than the other factors.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Andy

  • They will probably never say no directly, you have to make that decision yourself.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Andy move?

  • They are not the quickest decision makers, their friendly attitude could be misleading.
  • Can Andy take some risk or not?

  • They can accept limited risks, ones that they think will not impact them personally.

You And Andy

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