He is currently the principal investigator of a project aimed at the development of standard methods for the production of marine molluscan cell cultures, and is also involved in the evaluation of cattle vaccines and biological control of feral rabbits.

Andrew has a veterinary degree from Sydney University and a PhD from Melbourne University. He represents DPI on the Laboratories for Emergency Animal Disease Diagnosis and Response (LEADDR) network and the Rabbit Biological Control Scientific Committee. He is also the treasurer for the Australian Association of Veterinary Laboratory Diagnosticians (AAVLD) and the NSW liaison person for the National Avian Influenza Wild Bird Surveillance Program.

He has published articles on a variety of viruses including Equine Influenza virus, Rabbit Haemorrhagic Disease virus and West Nile virus in journals including Journal of Virology, Emerging Infectious Diseases and the Australian Veterinary Journal.