Andy lives on a small farm in Decatur, TX with his wife, Amanda where they raised their 3 sons. The family left suburban life in Denton in 2010 to pursue their dream of living in the country. They had a rough start while trying to figure out how to corral Limousin cattle, but eventually got the hang of the farming thing. The farm currently has a pecan orchard, fruit orchards, large gardens, laying hens, and seasonally is home to pastured chickens and turkeys.  The family has also bred and raised Nubian dairy goats and Barbados Blackbelly sheep. Raising sheep taught them to prefer cows.

Andy joined the Texas State Guard in 2014 as a way to serve Texas. He is currently a Chief Warrant Officer (CW3) assigned to T6 in the TXSG HQ in Camp Mabry in Austin. Andy uses his background as a software engineer to develop recruiting, retention, and readiness management software currently in use by the Texas State Guard, and is in the process of being deployed to the Texas Army and Air National Guard. The T6 Software/Cyber Team has won three consecutive Best of Texas awards (2017, 2018, 2019).