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Andre' DuPra

Engineer/ Machinist/ Mechanic/ Artist (Engineering)

204 Cole Ave Rochester NY 14606

Biographic Sketch Professional Preparation; 1. Undergraduate Monroe Community College Major in Engineering Science No degree 3 years attendance 1991-1994 2. US Air Force Academy Helicopter Technology 852 hrs Graduated 93 % 1987-1991 Appointments; 1. Greece Central School District School Bus Technician 1997-2013 2. Farside Construction Home Remodeling 1992-1997 3. US Air Force Helicopter Inspection Branch 834 EMS Special Operations Branch 1989-1991 4. Served Gulf War Saudi Arabia 1990-1991 Liberation of Kuwait Award 5. US Air Force 38th ARRS (air rescue recovery squadron) inspection branch 1988-1989 Publications; 1. Calculus Fourth Edition (Larson/ Hostetler/ Edwards) copyright 1990 2. Differential Equations with Boundary Value Problems Third Edition (Zill &Cullen) copyright 3. Modern Technical Physics Fourth Edition (Arthur Beiser) copyright 1983 4. College Physics Third Edition (Serway & Faughn) copyright 1992 5. Physics Fourth Edition (Resnick/ Halliday/ Krane) copyright 1992 6. Engineering Mechanics Dynamics (Riley & Sturges) copyright 1993 7. Engineering Mechanics Statics (Riley & Sturges) copyright 1993 8. Engineering Analysis of Flight Vehicles (Holt Ashley) copyright 1974 9. Basic Electronics Fourth Edition (Bernard Grob) copyright 1977 10. General Chemistry Principals and Modern Applications Sixth Edition (Petrucci & Harwood) copyright Synergistic Activities; 1. Present project involves the design and construction of propose project CHORE. The design of which (cad program SharkLT) took a year and two years into the cutting and assembly of components resulting in a robotic skeletal structure prototype which is at the point of one more go around with the next final redesign modifications. 2. Designed and built electric guitar for use by amputees of one arm which operates by completing a circuit when string touches fret which triggers solenoid device that strikes the string thus eliminating the need for another arm to strike or strum strings. 3. Design and construction of four wheel independent suspension vehicle of which high school students from Gates Chili High School Participated in the testing of on a closed track.1998-1999 4. Built 2 Model Houses for Architecture class Greece Arcadia High School for which the second one I received New York State wide Grand prize in architectural studies. 1985-1987 Designed and Built 1/8 scale radio control vehicle which involved design of a forward and reverse capable transmission controlled by servo and driven by small 2 cycle motor from grass trimmer, and tested on small test track with the assistant of Gates Chili High School students.

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