Andre was born and raised in Switzerland where he trained to become a full UIAGM Mountain Guide and also completed a degree in agriculture. After immigrating to Canada, his career path was changed when he saw a helicopter fly by his farm. He was hooked. Andre has in excess of 7000 hours of helicopter time in a variety of flying situations, including many years of high altitude rescue work. He is clearly in his element when flying in the mountains. Andre has been flying at Crescent Spur since 1996.

Andre lives in Valemount, BC, a neighboring community to Crescent Spur.