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Introducing our new Sales and Marketing Coordinator – Andrew Badgett!

Posted on: September 28th, 2021

Avantes Inc. is proud to announce a new addition to our team – Andrew Badgett! Andrew comes to us with a background in order processing and with a bright and positive personality. Please join us in welcoming Andrew to our Avantes team!

Background and Biography

Born in Arizona and raised Nevada, Andrew moved to Colorado with his family in 2006. Andrew had kidney problems growing up but was lucky enough to receive a Kidney transplant in 2011 before graduating high school. Andrew was involved in both Marching and Concert band through high school playing the Euphonium and enjoyed being a part of the band for all four years. After high school, Andrew attended Front Range Community College to obtain his Associates’s degree all while working at Papa Murphy’s Pizza starting from just an average crew member all the way up to an area supervisor. Andrew then started working towards his bachelor’s degree with Western Governors University while working at Kinsco, a police supply store where he again started as a retail sales member and worked up to the sales manager position. After obtaining his Bachelor’s in Business Management he worked at Adamson Police Products as a sales manager and got married to his wonderful wife, Toni. Wanting to improve his skills and move away from a retail floor Andrew found Avantes, where he hopes to leave an impact and be someone people can rely on.

Andrew Outside of Work

In his spare time, Andrew loves to play and collect video games which he has been doing since the late 90s. From handhelds to consoles and computer games, Andrew plays a wide variety of games. He and his wife love to play video games together and go for the occasional trip to a National Park. Andrew and Toni are trying to fill out their National Parks Passport as much as they can the most recent stamp being Mesa Verde!