Andrew joined NBN in Dec 2021 and leads the key functions that bring together the technology and architecture decisions for the future of the NBN network.

Prior to this, Andrew was based in Silicon Valley, California for 6 years, where he was Meta's Global Group Engineering manager responsible for leading the research, design and delivery of highly scalable and reliable backbone network solutions to connect Facebook's Datacenters to over 4 Billion global users.

Andrew brings extensive experience in scaling and optimising complex networks and systems through automation, webscale software solutions and deep technology expertise.

Andrew has degrees in Electrical Engineering (Hon) and Finance from the University of Melbourne, Australia and is constantly active in driving industry research and has even achieved a Guinness World Record for building the longest terrestrial optical link.