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This website was created (and is currently chiefly authored) by Ydna also known as Andrew L DuBuc of Adrian, Michigan USA. The site is maintained by me as well as my gang of ZDS thugs. I've been involved with the industry since the year 2000 and have amassed many associates and connections throughout the myriad of developers in that time. However, I hold no specific "allegiance" to any one company in particular (although I'm obviously acquainted with Smart Parts). I do not work for Smart Parts and the website isn't sponsored by them nor anybody else. I firmly believe all products out there have their own distinct advantages and disadvantages, and I make a point to avoid quantifying anything as being wholly better or worse than anything else. Is a Shocker better than a DM? Who knows; they're both very good products. You won't find many generalized opinions like that on this website, regardless of what I might personally think. As an engineer myself I respect the opinions and experiences of others, and am fully aware that not many people want to hear babblings about personal experiences nonstop, so I leave them absent. I provide the facts and you can make your own opinions. Beyond that, I'm more than happy to share my thoughts and experiences if asked. I consider myself an independent and enjoy helping others regardless of their background or alleged affiliation. I consider myself friends with all tinkerers, players, airsmiths, and anybody else out there with little exception. About Me: I'm a student in industrial manufacturing and robotics, with a specialty in machining and factory automation. In addition to those, I have extensive experience in the following trades: machining, welding, and general metal fabrication, electronics theory and design, fluid power concepts (pneumatics, hydraulics), computer-aided drafting including design, drafting, and computational design analysis (FEA), mechanical engineering, and general research and product development in all of the above. My background is an industrial setting which lends itself to many theories and concepts applied to paintball as well, on a slightly smaller scale of course. By trade I work as a contratual design engineer, mostly in the paintball industry, designing both new products and modifications for existing ones. To this end I operate my own business full-time out of my home with the occasional assistance of a few other individuals. My website is zdspb.com, which exists half as a business ad in the store section, while the rest is a technical resource for advanced paintball equipment in the tech section. Accordingly, the site has become a support resource for thousands of people each day. See the site statistics page for more information. In addition to this website I am also administrator for shockerowners.com and ionowners.com, moderator for nerveowners.com and smartpartsowners.com, and moderator for several pbnation.com forums (DLX, PGi, Michigan regional, and all Smart Parts forums). Contact me using the contact page if you have any questions or comments.