March 12 , 2008 Dave Andrews '63, speaker President, Washington Tool & Machine Company "David R. Andrews is the acting president of Washington Tool and Machine Company.  David has dedicated a large portion of his time contributing back to Thiel College.  He has been supporting Thiel for 39 years and on the board of trustees at Thiel for 24 years." ~ Ryan Terdle "Because his father was a chemist, he chose to major in chemistry, then switched to business administration after the first semester.  He fell in love with accounting.  He had 6 job offers upon graduation and went with Pricewaterhouse as a public accountant in West Virginia.  He acquired his CPA license which he still maintains.  He suggests we start our careers as public accountants because it will help us to know everything better and allow us to work wherever we want." ~ Xiaodan Tang "Dave Andrews believes being someone that everyone can count on is what makes you successful.  Working hard in your early years will setup a great future." ~ James Kara "After his work with Pricewaterhouse, Dave moved to J&L Steel for a short time because the market for the steel industry was spiraling downward.  After J&L he went to Mesta Machine Company where he was accounting VP then became President and CEO.  He currently is with Washington Tool and Machine Company where he started working part time for a friend, then after the death of his friend, he became full time." ~ David Dix "Lessons Learned: 1.  Networking helped him tremendously. 2.  Always introduce yourself to people, you never know what jobs could come after the handshake. 3.  Be careful in what you do, if you do it wrong you could get caught." ~ Eric Ester