Engineers are often temperamental nerds who work behind-the-scenes in basement dungeons in between WoW or Civ V marathons, and our head engineer Andy McCurdy is no different!   Years ago, Andy championed our transition from PHP to Django and continuously evaluates new technologies.  Being something of a mystery of evolution himself, he shows no fear in evolving out technology stack. 
  
We met Andy way back in 2004 when many of us worked at Cnet together.  In 2007 he became a founding member of Whiskey Media.  Andy is our VP of Technology and is one of the most patiently helpful engineering tutors I have ever met.  

Fun Facts (supplied by Andy)

• Identifies with Dexter the titular serial killer.
• Loves NFL and refers to Raven's players as his own. 
• Refuses to poop at work, in favor of his commode at home. 

   
    

 
For this investigative report, I recently spent an afternoon with Andy in his home town of Walnut Creek, California.  At Urban Outfitters Andy modeled a jacket. Next he took me to a wine bar where we drank wine.  Later that day he grilled a mean tri-tip steak. Renaissance man!

Other Fun Facts

• Married to a woman (sorry ladies).
• Has a mentally handicap yellow lab named Titan.
• HIs dog, Titan, once sprayed my house with the fish sauce stench of anal glands. I moved my family shortly after.
• Loves WoW and Settlers of Catan.
• Andy's Giant Bomb profile: Andy
• Andy's Twitter profile:  AndyMcCurdy 

 

Gallery

Awesome beard

I miss Titan.         :(

" Awesome beard "

Why is Andy rarely mentioned as a contender for best beard in Whiskey Media?

Will vs. Ryan vs. Andy in a Triple Threat Beard-off, first to get a beard-out wins!

" Why is Andy rarely mentioned as a contender for best beard in Whiskey Media? "

Huh, is it hard working with a potential serial killer?

He is a god among men

Andy! Super awesome dude, and <3 Titan. He'd be all, "HI WHAT'S UP DON'T PET ME THOUGH".

I am so with him on the toilet thing.

" I miss Titan.         :( "

we need a feature on Titan. I want to know his hobbies and for you to follow him around for a day.

i dont see why i should be interested in some guy 
 
he does good work for the websites, i respect and appreciate that. i dont care where he poops or what he wears

Top men

" i dont see why i should be interested in some guy  he does good work for the websites, i respect and appreciate that. i dont care where he poops or what he wears "

If you look at the second picture in the gallery, I think a certain well-known meme has a challenger.
 
Sad Keanu, meet Sad Civil War-Era Dave.

Fuckin' A, I always thought Titan belonged to Dave.
 
Also, @Video_Game_King:  you have 8888 posts.

" I miss Titan.         :( "

 NFL and NASCAR? Andy and I have more in common than I thought. 

Sounds like the American Man, living the American Dream. 
Playing WOW in his basement. NICE. 

Amazing pic of Andy and Dave.  Should be framed.

Hells yeah for Andy.

Titan. What a fantastic name for a dog.

What a beard!

" Huh, is it hard working with a potential serial killer? "

" i dont see why i should be interested in some guy  he does good work for the websites, i respect and appreciate that. i dont care where he poops or what he wears "

TO BEARD, OR NOT TO BEARD? 

" i dont see why i should be interested in some guy  he does good work for the websites, i respect and appreciate that. i dont care where he poops or what he wears "

" i dont see why i should be interested in some guy  he does good work for the websites, i respect and appreciate that. i dont care where he poops or what he wears "

Andy truly is a Cadillac of Men.

" Awesome beard "

" we need a feature on Titan. I want to know his hobbies and for you to follow him around for a day. "

Why not just do full video features on each Whiskey Media Staff member?  It is clear that Whiskey is trying to separate itself by highlighting it's staff and giving character to it's employees.  We're eating it up.  Give it to the next intern.

" I miss Titan.         :( "