Andrew is HDG’s CEO and founder. Andrew has led HDG’s growth from a three-person start-up to 140+ employees providing technical, cybersecurity, foreign military sales, logistics, and program management support to US Department of Defense and Department of State agencies and select foreign governments and militaries.
In addition to leading HDG, Andrew also provides technical and engineering support to the Department of Navy as well as other DoD services and agencies. Andrew is currently the PEO C4I PMW 150 Maritime Tactical Command and Control (MTC2) Product Owner. His prior roles included PEO C4I PMW 150/157 Lead Technical Agent and System Architect for Global Command and Control System – Maritime(GCCS-M), Lead Technical Agent for PEO C4I PMW 740 and recognized technical expert called upon by the Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) and Navy International Programs Office (NIPO) as technical lead for international engagements, and Lead Cybersecurity Engineer supporting PMW 130, the Navy’s Cyber Security Program Office.
A 1989 graduate of the US Naval Academy, Andrew served as a Surface Warfare Officer for eight years; his final tour was a Personnel Exchange Program (PEP) with the UK Royal Navy. Andrew holds a BS (Engineering) from the US Naval Academy, an MSc (Engineering) from the University of Southampton, UK, and a CISSP certification.