Andrew was working as an electronics technician at Flextronics before his injury. Injured on Sept 6, 2006 when he was 28 years old, Andrew was riding a motorcycle, on his way home from the gym, when he had a head-on collision with a car that had run a red light.
He was injured at C6-C7, sustained a broken right femur and lost part of his right thumb in the accident. Andrew was the third person to be implanted with the epidural stimulator, which took place in Nov, 2012. He resides in Louisville, Kentucky with his wife and son, and is employed with the University of Louisville as an electronics technician.