Commander Andy Howell is the Coast Guard Innovation Program Manager, working in the office of Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation at Coast Guard Headquarters in Washington, DC. Andy has performed Coast Guard missions in ships, boats, and aircraft. He is a certified standard boat Coxswain as well as a Naval Aviator with qualifications in HU-25 and C-37 jets. Andy's staff tours also include strategic management, where he was on the writing team for top-tier Coast Guard and DHS strategy and policy documents. He's an English major, and has a Master's in Public Administration from George Washington University. Andy grew up in the marsh on the Eastern Shore of Maryland, and now lives in Alexandria, Virginia with an oncology nurse and three kids.