Born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, in 1974, Andre's talent for creating artwork became apparent very early on, as one of his crowning achievements included winning first place in a nationwide drawing contest at age 7 for Cricket Magazine, beating out many kids years older than him. This event pretty much left no doubt for Andre as to what he wanted to do when he would grow up.

This passion transgressed throughout his childhood and early adult years, as Andre would often succumb to the temptations of daydreaming and doodling in class, missing out on practical matters, such as the quadratic equation.

In 1992 Andre attended AIU (American Intercontinental University), in Los Angeles.
He graduated in 1996 with a Bachelor's of Fine Arts with emphasis in Illustration & Design.

Following his school years, Andre moved to beautiful Monterey, California, where he began freelancing for newspapers, magazines, greeting card compnaies, ad agencies, local art directors and companies worldwide, taking on a wide range of projects, from children's books and photorealism to trifold brochures and corporate logos, using traditional pen & ink media to digitally rendered compositions using Photoshop, Illustrator, Quark, Flash, etc.

Andre also contributed political cartoons to local newspapers, volunteered to do artwork for local community events (such as First Night Monterey 2002), launched a comic strip entitled The Adventures of Dr. Bob (a medical malpractice themed cartoon), and of course continued his doodling. He is actively involved in the artist's community, being a member of the AIGA and the National Cartoonist's Society. He also has attended the world famous ComiCon in San Diego and various animation festivals.

In 2002 Andre worked full time as a Graphic Designer for Excelligence Learning Corporation (www.excelligencelearning.com), a children's educational company, where he designed ads, catalogs, cover comps, templates, and worked closely with the marketing & product development teams. He has also worked for an entertainment magazine in San Jose,
The Wave (www.the wavemag.com), where he desinged ads, and most recently as a 2D/3D animator for L3 Communications, where he created animated talking avatars that served as teaching tools for the government.

In 2007 Andre launched The Cartoon Express, a clip art resource website, offering hundreds of raster and vector cartoon illustrations, covering all themes-business, sports, office, humor, animals, people, nature. The cartoons are ideal for magazines, newspapers, books, ads, spot art, greeting cards, Flash cartoons, newsletters, invitations, and more. A CD collection of all the images is also available for only $20.

Today Andre lives in France with his wife Perrine and 2 boys, Sasha and Luka.