Alongside his work as a designer, Andrew is continually active in the San Diego design community where he has served as a speaker, panelist, workshop facilitator, and volunteer.

Andrew has spoke at several conferences and meetup’s including: AIGA Y! Conference, UX Speakeasy, San Diego Experience Design (SDXD), Design @UCSD, A11y San Diego, San Diego Startup Week, WordCamp Orange County, and WordCamp Los Angeles.

Andrew sitting on a desk speaking to a classroom of students at UCSD

Digging deep into accessible UX design topics with students at Design @ UCSD

(photo: Design @ UCSD)

Select Speaking Highlights

A11y San Diego
October 17, 2023
Presentation - Desiging Accessible Voting Systems

San Diego Experience Design Professional Network - SDXD
May 15, 2019
Panelist - Design Systems

San Diego Experience Design Professional Network - SDXD
February 20, 2019
Panelist - Strategic Interviews from 2 Perspectives: Hiring Managers + Candidates

San Diego Startup Week
June 28, 2018
Panelist - The Value of Design in Every Stage of the Business

UX Speakeasy - San Diego
May 5, 2018
Panelist - UX Uncensored

WordCamp Orange County
June 16, 2017
Speaker - Common Sense and Accessibility

Y! Conference - AIGA San Diego
April 16, 2017
Workshop - Accessibility and Voting

Design @ UCSD
February 22, 2017
Speaker - Accessibility and Voting

UX Speakeasy - San Diego
November 2, 2016
Speaker - Common Sense and Accessibility

Y! Conference - AIGA San Diego
April 01, 2016
Workshop - Web Anatomy for Designers

WordCamp - Los Angeles
September 26, 2015
Speaker - Showing Off, The Art of the Portfolio

WordPress (WP) Tavern
December 3, 2015
Interview (podcast) - Creating memorable logos.

WordCamp Orange County
2015
Speaker - The Value of Logos