Andrew was surrounded by music and the marching arts from a young age. He studied piano and trumpet and spent time at the Interlochen Center for the Fine Arts. His marching experience began with the Milford Marching band from Highland, MI and continued on to the DCI level with the Glassmen and Blue Devils. 

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Following his age-out season, he joined the staff of the Carolina Crown Drum & Bugle Corps and the Plymouth Canton Education Park Marching Band. He served in the role of visual caption head for both programs. Crown placed in the top 4 in visual each of his years as caption head (2007-2011) and the corps saw an improvement from 8th place to 2nd place in the span of 3 years.

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Andrew then began to expand his role as a designer in the activity with the Madison Scouts, Troopers, and currently the Crossmen. A few highlights include the Troopers 2013 season, which saw the corps go from 18th to 13th, and the Madison Scouts 2015 season, which saw the corps have it’s highest placement in a decade. Andrew started with the Crossmen in 2017.

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Andrew has been a part of programs all around the country including state champions, BOA Regional champions, BOA Grand Nationals class champions and medalists, and BOA Grand National Finalists.  Andrew has also served as a designer in the WGI world including multiple world class finalists in both PIW and PSW.

Andrew has a secondary education degree from Western Michigan University and lives in Greenville, SC with his beautiful wife and two children.