Andy Sigler

I use technology to create novel connections between things in the physical world


Work

Founder 2026-Present
@ Blue Pretzel
  • Still figuring it out but it's gonna be awesome.
Systems Architect / RnD / Software / Electronics 2014-'19, 2021-'26
@ Opentrons Labworks
  • Initially hired as a frontend engineer, I ended up responsible for and leading the entire pipetting and volume verification stack of the Opentrons platform
  • Created initial factory and production processes in Opentrons' Shenzhen factory, growing from two employees in 2016 to greater than fifty in 2019, and in 2025 a marketted 1uL spec of <5%CV for all Flex 1ch and 8ch pipettes tested in our factory
  • Designed all electronics for the OT2 rev1 machine, including thermo-electric devices like the Temperature and Thermocycler modules
Hardware Lead / Firmware 2019-2021
@ Oda Inc
  • Led mechanical, electrical, and production of 1k speaker systems
Research Fellow 2020
@ ITP-NYU
  • Developed software tools and experiences for ITP's robotic arms
Electronics Design Engineer 2015-'16
@ Tomorrow Lab
  • Designed and tested production-ready electronics and firmware prototypes and small batch runs of wireless devices
Adjunct Professor 2015-'22
@ ITP-NYU
  • Tought a course of my own design, entitled Homemade Hardware, where graduate students from all types of backgrounds learned to design and fabricate DIY circuit boards
Resident Researcher 2014-'15
@ ITP-NYU
  • Research focusing on internet-of-things design tools, as well as circuit board fabrication techniques

Education

Graduate 2012-'14
@ ITP-NYU
  • Self-led focus on interaction design, through emerging hardware and internet technologies
Undergraduate 2006-'10
@ Hamilton-College
  • Music and political science