Born and raised in Charleston, South Carolina, André went to the University of South Carolina, where he received my B.A. in Classical Studies, before he was commissioned in the U.S. Army as an artillery officer in 2001. After leaving active duty in 2005, where he'd served as a Quick Reaction Force Platoon Leader in the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) and as a Firebase Commander in Iraq during Operation Iraqi Freedom II, André returned to South Carolina and attended law school at his alma mater.

Upon graduation, he went back overseas and worked as a Air Operations Coordinator and Prime Contract Administrator for the Fluor Government Group in northern Afghanistan. After his return from Afghanistan, André worked for one of the largest personal injury firms in the state, both as an attorney and in a managerial role, before leaving to found the Rembert Law firm. The Rembert Law Firm helps people who have been injured through no fault of their own receive the medical care they need and the monetary compensation they deserve.