Kent City High School Alumni
Kent City, Michigan (MI)
Andrew Hendershot
Kent City High School
Class of 1987
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ANDREW'S PROFILE
| First Name | Andrew |
| Last Name | Hendershot |
| Graduation Year | Class of 1987 |
| Gender | Male |
| City | N/A |
| State/Province | MI |
| Country | United States |
| Occupation | Manufacturing Engineering/Software Developer |
| Married | No |
| About Me | In 1987 I was sponsored by a Grand Rapids tool and die firm for apprenticeship training administered by the National Tooling and Machining Association. Upon completion, I began working as a machinist and apprentice die maker. Shortly after beginning full time work I pursued my childhood dream to become a pilot. In 1990, I earned my wings and seriously considered a career in aviation, but decided against it. After my apprenticeship, in tool and die manufacturing I received journeyman credentials and continued to work in the trade, eventually ending up in the engineering department where I toiled away on UNIX mainframes doing computer aided design (CAD), and computer aided machining (CAM), as well as IT work for the shop. It was around this time that I began learning computer programming, something I quickly absorbed and became totally enamored with. In my trade, programming had hard and fast practical applications, and allowed me to open the creativity faucet. Throughout this period I was haunting the halls of GRCC, soaking up mathematics, physics, information technology, and electronics. A goal in this endeavor never really materialized. For more than a decade, I took courses simply for the thrill of learning something new and expanding on the experiences I was living. Eventually I realized that building plastic injection molds for cup holders and dashboard bezels, installed in the latest model offerings from Detroit, was taxing my spirit and sense of worth. In 2004 I left the industry for more fulfilling work in medical manufacturing. Here, I reasoned, my labor could help save lives, instead of helping to prevent your morning coffee from soiling your trousers. At the same time I started a side business, Custom Interface LLC, doing mainly automation programming. In this role I took on small programming jobs around the Midwest in material handling, product test and validation, and scientific instrumentation. I pursued anything that required a PC to interface with hardware, data, and humans. This is something I continue to this day. In the medical manufacturing front, I provide engineering support to the manufacturing processes of various catheters and drug delivery systems that we specialize in. This involves process development for new products, fixture design and machining, and of course, PLC and computer programming. In most all this time I never really cultured a social life. Foremost, I was happy, and had far too many things clinking around in my head that I thought required my attention. Needless to say, I have no family, but I am quite at ease with that. I did however, cross paths with a gal named Sena, during the dawn of the new millennia. Although a simple computer issue brought us together, I found that in her presence I was utterly confused. Undoubtedly it was all the wafting pheromones and what not, for I learned later that she was affected in kind. We are still side by side, trying to sort things out today. I truly believe that we each have the end of the other's ribbo...(read more) |
Class of 1987 Alumni and Other Nearby Classes
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Class of 1992
Gail Gail Mccullough
Class of 1977
Edelmiro Gaytan
Class of 1990
Brendan Geldersma
Class of 1999
Natasha Ballard-schuler
Class of 2001
Christal Phillips
Class of 1988
Jackie Kruger
Class of 1973
John Stanley
Class of 1963
Greg Bond
Class of 1984
Leann Jazwinski
Class of 1997
Steve Buckner
Class of 1986
Jeff Johnson
Class of 1979
Aaron Wiersum
Class of 1996
David Carrozza
Class of 1975
Thom Longcore
Class of 1972
Chris Ritzema
Class of 1987
Daniel Cunningham
Class of 1974
John Baas
Class of 1995
Scott Nelson
Class of 1983
Deanna Verduin
Class of 1982
Katlin Flanagan
Class of 2009
Lacie Heethuis
Class of 2001
Leah Klein
Class of 1988
Peggy Beeman
Class of 1979
Recent Class of 1987 Reunions
Plan a Class of 1987 Reunion for Free
25th Class Reunion
Invited Classes: 1987
Date: Aug 24, 2012
Description: Kent City High School ~ 25th REUNION ~ Class of 1987 English Hills Country Club AUGUST 24TH, 2012 FRIDAY ~ Date moved up...(read more)