Andrea Suarez Gellatly is a well-known face in robotics engineering, she is the co-founder and Captain of Team Witch Doctor of the show BattleBots aired on Discovery and Science Channel. She is the 2019 season finalist and BattleBots all: STARS Champion at Amazon re MARS. Andrea is also the co-founder of MakeMIA Makerspace which is a nonprofit organization that promotes STEM(Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) education. She is also the author of B Is for BattleBots which is the licensed children’s book.
Andrea Gellatly Age, Birthday, Parents, Siblings
How old is Andrea Gellatly? Born in the year 1988 in Miami Florida to her Cuban parents Andrea Gellatly is 32 years of age. She was born as Andrea Beatriz Suarez, at the time of birth, and celebrates her birthday on the 10 of May.
As a kid, Andrea used to weld stuff in her father’s garage, she used to use power tools as a teenager. Though the concept of their daughters making robots was new to them; but Andrea’s parents always supported her in her every endeavor.
She was provided every opportunity in her childhood and was never compared to boys. She was an engineer before she even knew what she was doing.
Andrea Gellatly Education
Talking of Andrea Gellatly’s education, she attended Carrollton School of the Sacred Heart, an all-girls Catholic school in Coconut Grove in 2002 and graduated in 2006. Her high school played a major role in turning her into a robotic engineer.
While in high school, Andrea still didn’t know what she will do n the future, she used to paint and assumed, she would pursue her career in fine arts. But an exhibit by her high school girls on school robotic teams completely fascinated her. So Andrea took part in the Carrollton robotics team and won second place at a national competition her senior year.
In 2006, she attended the University of Miami to attain Bachelor’s degree in Biomedical Engineering and became President of UM Robotics, the Society of Women Engineers, Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers. Andrea graduated in 2010 as an honor student. She attained her Master’s degree in Biomedical Engineering from the same university in 2011.
Andrea Gellatly Career Biography: BattleBots
In 2002, Andrea competed in BattleBots as a national competitor with unique 250lb, 120lb, 3lb, 1lb, and 150-gram combat robots. BattleBots is a competition show airing on the Discovery channel where teams build 250lb robots and fight in a simply designed arena in a 3-minute match. She is now featured as a Tea Captain of Witch Doctor since January 2015. The team led by Andrea became Season 1 quarterfinalist and the number 3 seed for Season 2.
Andrea is also working as Senior Development Engineer II for Zimmer Biomet since 2008. She also co-founded MakeMIA Makerspace along with her husband in 2017. Gellatly was featured in the 2009 mini-series of BattleBots for CBS College Sports with our 120lb robot, Category 5.
Moreover, for her skills, Andrea has also won multiple awards and won first place for Best Engineered, Coolest Robot, and Outstanding Sportsmanship.
Who is Andrea Gellatly Husband: Age, Birthday & More
For those who are keen to know who is Andrea Gellatly’s husband; we are here with the answer. Andrea Gellatly Suarez’s husband is Michael Anthony Gellatly.
She met Mike during her high school when Andrea was competing with light-weight robots. Her now-husband, Mike, was on UM’s robotics team at that very time. After dating for years since 2002, Andrea and her beau took their relationship further by getting married.
Andrea exchanged her wedding vows alongside her husband on September 17, 2018.
Andrea’s husband Mike Gellatly is 37 years old and celebrates his birthday on December 8. Mike graduated from Stranahan High in Broward and Studied Cars at the University of Miami. He also shares the same passion for engineering as his wife since his childhood.
He also co-founded MakeMIA Makerspace and works alongside his wife in Zimmer Biomet.
Andrea Gellatly Net Worth, Earnings 2021
Andrea is competing for ABC’s BAttlebots leading Witch Doctor team, as a competitor the channel gives them a stipend and the winner gets the prize money of $50,000. She started making things and robots as her hobby and today it has turned into a full-time profession.
Her team Witch Doctor is sponsored by VEX Robotics, Kalamazoo Waterjet, Zimmer Biomet, MaxAmps, Mastercam, Southern Manufacturing Technologies. She has won several awards for an outstanding job. Andrea has also co-founded a non-profit organization as well. It is fair to assume that she has earned and accumulated quite a fortune that allows her to build robots costing thousands of dollars.
From her fascinating career as a robotic engineer, Andrea has earned quite an impressive income to date. And with all her hard work put together, Andrea boasts a net worth of $700,000 in 2021. Similarly, Andera’s husband, Mike, who is a Biomedical Engineer also has a net worth in the same range.
Andrea Gellatly Social Media
Andrea is active on her Facebook account Andrea Gellatly posting stories, pictures, and videos of her trip to various states regarding her competition in BattleBots.
Meanwhile, although Andrea has not made her personal Instagram account but she posts on Witch Doctor Instagram which has 13.4k followers to date.
With the same name Witch Doctor, she has a YouTube channel created on 22nd June 2011 where they post videos of their shows. The channel till today has received 587,067 views and 7.43K subscribers.
Quick Wiki Facts and Information on Andrea Gellatly
| Full Name / Real Name | Andrea Beatriz Suarez Gellatly |
| Birthday / Date of Birth | 10th May 1988 |
| Age | 32 |
| Birth Sign | Taurus |
| Born Country | USA |
| Nationality | American |
| Hometown | Miami, Florida |
| Ethnicity | Cuban |
| Parents | Cuban parents |
| Siblings | N/A |
| Profession | Robotics engineer |
| Education(college/university) | University of Miami |
| Marital status | Married |
| Husband | Michael Anthony Gellatly |
| Children | N/A |
| Social Media | Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, and Instagram |
| Net Worth | $700,000 |
| Hair color | Black |
| Eye color | Black |
