What do you do for a living?

[ccheese]

Since this past Feb. 3rd, I'm office manager for Tidewater Marine Electric,
LLC. Right now I'm handling both accounts payable receivable. That will
change shortly, because the boss-lady is going to take one of them. It's
different for me... since 1971 I've been in the automotive industry, both as a
tech and as a warranty administrator. We work 8 to 4:30 !!!! And no week-
ends...

Charles

 

[evangilder]

I'm one who rarely sleeps, which is good because I have some crazy hours. I am a Senior Network Engineer for a financial processing company. I also own my own aviation photography business (since 2005). One office has no windows, is usually cold and has lots of fans making noise. The other office has a LOT of windows, is usually cold and has only 1 to 4 fans making noise.

I'm usually up between 3 and 4 every morning to do business work before going to do the network thing, come home, hang with the fam and have dinner. Once the kids are asleep, the missus and I hang out for a bit before I catch up on the rest of the business stuff before going to bed. I can't normally sleep more than 5 hours, or I feel groggy.

I can't remember the last time I was bored though.

 

[Njaco]

Charles, you left the Mazada (or Nissan?) dealership?

 

[RabidAlien]

I have officially thrown off the shackles of retail and am an IT guy now. Woohoo! Maybe not the greatest, but you can fix anything with the help of Google!

 

[ThunderThud]

I'm an ASE certified master auto technician that works for a GM dealership in LongIsland, NewYork.I also have 29 years of transmission rebuilding experience!

 

[Heinz]

I'm still moving stock around at a big chain store.

Hours vary between 7:30pm - 2am or 3am.
Then the big nights are 8:30pm till 6:30am or later.

Crap hours but hey the electric pallet movers are fun

 

[Glider]

Currently I am an IT Senior Project Manager/Programme Manager for EDS working on whatever project comes my way. Unfortunately I am between projects at the moment which is not a good place to be in the current environment.

 

[mkloby]

Currently I am an IT Senior Project Manager/Programme Manager for EDS working on whatever project comes my way. Unfortunately I am between projects at the moment which is not a good place to be in the current environment.

Would this happen to be the same EDS that services part of the Navy Marine Corps Intranet (NMCI) contract? It is more appropriately labeled the Non Mission Capable Intranet

 

[Glider]

Almost certainly, as they do have a number of defence projects in the USA and UK. Most of my projects have been non defence Government Projects in the UK.
All Projects have alternative titles.
However in defence of IT people the normal reason for a problem is that the Client wants everything, but wants it done on the cheap. For obvious reasons I cannot go into details but I can say that I spend a lot of my time getting the client to define what they need to be done and not want they want to be done. A senior manager will want everything but often only need something smaller.

 

[wheelsup_cavu]

Been a machinist since I was in High School in 1980.
Started a Screw Machine business with family in 1984 and worked in it until 2008.

I have built component parts for several projects in the medical field including Hyperbaric chambers, Infant and Adult Ventilators, Blood Spinners, and electrical contacts for Heart Monitors.

Built First and Second Stage regulators components for Scuba diving.

Built seat belt reels for most of the aircraft in the inventory including the Space Shuttle, Second Stage regulator components for the navy (face mask regulator), and other component parts I really don't know their final usage.

I also built some general aviation components but not very many and I never knew their final usage.

I have been in involved with building things in the electronic, medical, military, and commercial fields.

Hope this doesn't sound to much like a resume.
Been sending to many of them out lately with no return interest.

Wheelsup

 

[nathan owens]

A-10 warthawg painter hafb ut

 

[DFM+BB]

All of you have very interesting jobs!

I'm currently finishing my "licence" (don't know the equivalent in english,it is BAC +3 years) in technical product commercialisation.
since April the 6th I'm in training cursue in EADS for 3 months.

 

[SX2002]

Hi Guys,
I'm a retired Mechanical Engineer. Retired early at 55 due to some pretty severe spinal injuries.
I like mostly WW11 planes and most cars from veteran to modern and am heavily involved with the Sporting Car Club of South Australia.
Cheers,
Ron.

 

[Colin1]

Nice car Ron
what is it?

 

[dmeephd]

I'm a QA Engineer working in the Pharmaceutical industry, and an avid model railroader since 1979. I recently joined this forum to seek out information regarding Messerschmitt as I am considering replicating - with what we model railroaders refer to as "selective compression" - the assembly factories for the Me 109 and the Me 262.

Not to be outdone, here's my baby on four wheels:

 

[GrauGeist]

Just recently outfitted Redding Fire Department's new ladder truck (110 foot ladder) with a headset system and Redbeard grabbed a photo of me in the "office" during testing.

 

[Njaco]

Surprised with the recent fires they had time to let you do that - but then again my geographical knowledge of California is nil. You're probably 500 miles away!

 

[GrauGeist]

Just getting caught up on stuff, NJ...this was a little over a month ago, and it wasn't in service yet

The fires in Santa Barbara are about 400 miles south of me (you were close!), and after the fires we had last year, I don't want to see another one for a long long time...

 

[Airframes]

Tasty truck Dave, and one heck of a long ladder. Stairway to heaven!

 

[muller]

Never posted what i do for a living and I've been a member here for nearly a year! I work for Intel, equipment tech in a wafer manufacturing plant. Been with them nearly 16 years. I work in a cleanroom (have to wear a body condom!) I maintain and repair machines that should have been retired 20 years ago.