About the Author
Andrew Welch is a speaker, facilitator, disaster management leader, theatre director, designer, experiential educator, town crier, and SAR instructor, to name a few of his (mostly volunteer) pursuits. He formed his first company (Caduceus Medical Software) in 1984, and now operates Intellact, an entity whose projects are as diverse as Andrew's interests. He was most widely known for creating WattPlot, a software suite sold around the world for monitoring renewable energy systems (now free).
He is a Guest Lecturer to the Masters of Development Practice program at the University of Waterloo's School of Environment, Resources, and Sustainability, and also sits on the Board of Directors for the esteemed Canadian Association for the Club of Rome.
Andrew 'retired' just before reaching 40, when he learned from his father and others that retirement does not mean you have to stop working. Instead, it can mean that you stop doing what you don’t want to do, you no longer take on long-term work commitments, and you are free to do your own thing for extended periods. Like writing a book. Or two.
“A world class speaker, celebrated author, a riveting teacher, a learned
environmentalist, and much more, Andrew Welch succeeds in captivating
his audience and holding every single attendee in his thrall without
waver, for well over an hour. It was my privilege to recently
attend a lecture given by Andrew concerning human values and the
escalating degradation of the Earth.
Andrew has the rare persona
of that charismatic, caring and well-informed teacher, that most students
see only once in their lifetimes if ever, and whom everyone wishes could
have been their teacher. One comes away from an evening with Andrew,
enlightened with new understandings, skillfully persuaded to amend
destructive behaviours, and powerfully influenced to take on the mantle of
a Global Guardian to save our planet.”
- Susan M., CFUW Headwaters
“I just wanted to say how much I enjoyed
Mr. Welch's topic. It sure makes one think
of alternatives to math. The high point
was his ability to give examples so we, at
our level could understand a point.”
- Bob A., Transition Bay St. Margarets