Andrew Veliksar

Andrew was born the year HTML 4 became the standard, and he grew up in Bolhrad, a historic town in southern Ukraine. His curiosity about technology showed up early — he'd spend hours studying how PC hardware worked, then just as happily sit down to write his first lines of code. When HTML5 came along and reshaped the modern web, he taught himself web development almost on instinct. That early drive eventually took him to Mykolaiv, where he spent five years at V. O. Sukhomlynsky National University, earning both his bachelor's and master's degrees in Computer Science. While finishing his master's, he also led lab sessions and taught foundational courses to younger students. Andrew's commercial career began in Mykolaiv, working on template development and early e-commerce projects, before he moved to Odesa to push his career further. Over the years that followed, he grew into technical leadership — managing development teams on-site in Odesa, remotely mentoring a small engineering team in Georgia, and taking on contract roles for clients across various European countries as well as the US and Canada.

In 2026, Andrew joined Darien Group as a Web Developer. Working closely with creative directors and designers, he turns corporate brand identities into digital experiences that actually build credibility and trust with clients and investors. His approach is business-first: he builds bespoke, lightweight websites that client teams can update themselves — publishing reports, managing assets — without wrestling with technical complexity. He likes to add subtle, thoughtful front-end animations that give interfaces a polished, premium feel without getting in the way of how intuitive they are to use. But above all, he cares about long-term stability: fast load times, dependable performance, and solid security, so that each client's digital flagship simply works, on every device, every time.

Outside of work, Andrew lives in Odesa and loves exploring its food scene — always up for trying something new — and spending time with loved ones. He unwinds with movies and series across all kinds of genres, and gets pulled into story-driven RPGs, with The Elder Scrolls standing out as his all-time favorite universe. His long-running enthusiasm for PC hardware hasn't faded either; these days it shows up in building custom PCs as well as customizing mechanical keyboards. He also keeps a close eye on where tech is heading, particularly AI — experimenting with new tools, testing out different approaches, and figuring out practical ways to fold emerging technology into everyday work.