Andy focuses on providing clients with corporate strategy, transaction, finance and auditing services. With more than 35 years of accounting experience, including 20 years with a Big Four accounting firm, his extensive background includes significant work with public companies and merger and acquisition transactions in the financial services, franchise and software industry sectors. As an audit partner, Andy served numerous public company clients and was the partner for more than a dozen public offerings.

Andy also served as chief financial officer for a publicly held company and two large private companies. In this capacity, he was responsible for all financial areas including accounting, acquisitions, budgeting, forecasting, credit, cash management, borrowings, information systems and stock offerings for these companies. Andy participated in the completion of an initial public offering and a secondary offering for the public company which owned numerous retail stores, and then negotiated the sale of the company. He also participated in the acquisition of a large operating subsidiary in the aviation service industry where he was actively involved in the completion of an $80 million underwritten bond offering and subsequent registration of those securities. For the third company, he was responsible for the reorganization and ultimate sale of the company which was involved in sale of hardware and software development and integration services for national retail chains.

Since joining Elliott Davis, Andy has been responsible for the formation and development of the firm’s transaction services practice. As an Assurance partner, he also serves several of the firm’s public reporting clients.

Education, Credentials and Special Training
Certified Public Accountant (SC License #1722)
B.B.A., Accounting, University of Cincinnati

Professional Affiliations
American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
South Carolina Association of Certified Public Accountants
Ohio Society of Certified Public Accountants