An Orange County native and graduate of California State University at Fullerton, Andrew holds dual degrees in accounting and information systems. Ever since he was a teenager, his hard work ethic showed early and he always had a job – even before he could even drive a car. From flipping hamburgers at the local McDonald’s to stuffing envelopes in the corporate mailroom, no job was ever too good for him as he believed the chance do any type of work was an opportunity.
After graduating from college, Andrew started out his career working in the tax department of a large Fortune 1000 corporation, after three years he felt the need to work in a more entrepreneurial environment and spent the next eight years working for Haskell & White, a large CPA firm specializing in sophisticated tax work and complex tax structures. Before starting the firm, he served as the primary tax advisor for BCBG MAX AZRIA GROUP, Inc. a $1.2 billion dollar global fashion powerhouse.
Andrew holds an active CPA license (number 98497) and is currently a member of American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA), California Society of Public Accountants (CalCPA), and various local business chambers. In his spare time, Andrew is a frequent traveler and enjoys the outdoors, he also speaks Vietnamese and French.