 Curious ... what do you people do for a living?, How do you support your habit? |
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 Jun 16 2004, 11:57 PM
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Member  Group: Advanced Members Posts: 66 Joined: 8-February 04 From: Tampa, FL Member No.: 184  |
Thanks for the link, Absolut Speed.
And anyone who didn't post in that thread (or if you want to post again (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) ), please feel free to do so. Thanks. |
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Jun 17 2004, 12:51 AM
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Experienced Member Group: Advanced Members Posts: 1,427 Joined: 12-February 04 From: Huntingtown, MD Member No.: 193 |
I'm a PHD student at the University of Maryland studying Mechanical Engineering. I pick up experimental research contract's to make money, just finished with a contract looking at different safety concerns with nuclear reactor's when coolent pipes break and now I'm starting on a contract for the Navy looking into sediment transport in pulsing flow. I'm 25, no kids, and I'm getting married on October 23rd 2004.
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Jun 17 2004, 01:08 AM
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CMCer Group: Moderators Posts: 2,932 Joined: 12-February 04 From: the sticks near VIR Member No.: 194 |
That link was a great read, nice to see the diverse backgrounds! Lots of interesting jobs, and some not so interesting, sometimes a job is just a job.
The last 11 years I have run Gecko Ranch - I breed and sell exotic geckos and accessories like books, vitamins and t-shirts. I ship 'em all over the continental USA and Alaska twice now. I do consulting with the UC Davis Veterinary School and write articles for reptile magazines. I also do public speaking about geckos with various slide shows I have produced. I have a background in counseling psychology at the MA level, decided to give it up at the end of my thesis work. It was not for me. I like that geckos do not tell me about their problems! (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/wink.gif) I think my Dad is responsible for me liking performance cars as much as I do although he drove nothing sexier than a Chevette during his life. He was an aeronautical engineer who worked for every major company in that business. I was fascinated with his work on the space shuttle control systems as that program was being conducted by Rockwell for NASA. He showed me that tech stuff was kewl! (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) |
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Jun 17 2004, 01:43 AM
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Advanced Member Group: Advanced Members Posts: 951 Joined: 2-January 04 From: Austin, TX Member No.: 88 |
I work as a 'Device' Engineer at a semiconductor fab in Round Rock, TX.
Basically work on transistor level issues with semiconductors, have a B.S./M.S. Physics background. Its interesting at times but the last 3 years have been tough on the industry. |
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Jun 17 2004, 01:44 AM
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Advanced Member Group: Advanced Members Posts: 951 Joined: 2-January 04 From: Austin, TX Member No.: 88 |
Julie, your job sounds like fun. I've always been interested in Herpatology.
Anyway, I went ahead and posted in the other thread. Most others have already posted there, might was well keep that one goin'! |
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Jun 17 2004, 02:10 AM
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FRRAX Owner/Admin Group: Admin Posts: 15,432 Joined: 13-February 04 From: Ohio Member No.: 196 |
I spent a few years working as a tech for Jegs High Performance. Before that I was an avionics technician, I installed weather radar systems, storm scopes, GPS, autopilots, radios, navigation instruments, antennas, transponders, altimeters, did fabrication work, etc. If it had wires, we installed and serviced it.
I am currently employed by SBC (Ameritech) and work as a support person for our customer service reps. When they have an order that "won't go", I help them fix it. Before that I did circuit design work. I designed ATM networks, digital data circuits, alarm circuits, and about anything else you can think of. Before that, I tested the circuits that I later designed. I've got part of a Psychology degree started (why?). |
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Jun 17 2004, 02:16 AM
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Advanced Member Group: Advanced Members Posts: 384 Joined: 4-February 04 From: Birmingham, AL Member No.: 176 |
I've always been interested in engineering but somehow ended up in medicine. I'm an anesthesiologist mainly at a freestanding outpatient surgery center.
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Jun 17 2004, 02:54 AM
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Advanced Member Group: Advanced Members Posts: 256 Joined: 13-January 04 From: Tucson, AZ Member No.: 123 |
It would be fair to call myself a rocket scientist.
I'm a systems engineer on a cruise missile program at Raytheon Missile Systems. I work with pretty much every group except the software coding - materials, mechanical, some avionics, little bit of low observables. Lots of project management work mostly. I'm also one of the few engineers who is allowed to go out and bang on the hardware - I've done body work restoring dented missiles, fixed dinged wings and fins, and currently developing procedures to fix damaged aluminum honeycomb structures. -Jeff |
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Jun 17 2004, 03:13 AM
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Member Group: Advanced Members Posts: 40 Joined: 10-February 04 From: Bakersfield, CA Member No.: 187 |
Sounds like most of you have some pretty interesting jobs. Mine is boring. Support tech for a very large school district in SoCal. I think it's one of the biggest in the state. Been there for 5 years but I really do not like it anymore. Currently I'm trying to get my own web design/hosting business going, and I also build and fix computers for people as side work. I don't currently race because I can't afford a second car right now, and I will not race the SS as long as it's a daily driver. Actually I probably could get a second car, but I've been putting most of my free money into my house. I've been in this house for just over a year and I'm just now getting my backyard done.
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Jun 17 2004, 03:27 AM
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Grumpy Group: Advanced Members Posts: 2,722 Joined: 1-January 04 From: Bakersfield CA Member No.: 81 |
just a service tech, if you bought anything from a major retail store(except walmart) bike, BBQ, fitness ....... nation wide my CO. did it (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/dry.gif)
how you doing i960? WOW 2 from b-town (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) |
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Jun 17 2004, 03:32 AM
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Storm Chase Director Group: Advanced Members Posts: 111 Joined: 11-January 04 From: Chicago, IL Member No.: 119 |
I am an Environmental Meteorologist for a private meteorological consulting firm. The majority of my work focuses on radiological dispersion and release from nuclear power plants (this is a routine thing...(IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) ) But I also do work on thermal models for the reactor cooling ponds. I also do dispersion modeling for coal-fired power plants. Oh yeah, I am also the an IT assistant and an operational forecaster when I have time. (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)
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Jun 17 2004, 04:30 AM
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Member Group: Advanced Members Posts: 40 Joined: 10-February 04 From: Bakersfield, CA Member No.: 187 |
QUOTE (firehawkclone @ Jun 16 2004, 07:27 PM) just a service tech, if you bought anything from a major retail store(except walmart) bike, BBQ, fitness ....... nation wide my CO. did it (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/dry.gif) how you doing i960? WOW 2 from b-town (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) hehe, never thought I'd find anyone from Bakersfield on this or any board! Wanna come over this weekend and help me turn wrenches? (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/wink.gif) I have a craptacular amount of stuff planned. I'm going to be taking some pics of all the stuff I've been accumulating over the past 2 weeks and I'll post em up soon. Because of my work schedule I've had very little time to do anything to my car, so I'm trying to cram in as much as possible this weekend. Do you happen to know anyone in town that can weld in some SFC's for me? I've had a set of Hotchkis SFC's since I bought the car almost 2 years ago, and they still aren't installed. |
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Jun 17 2004, 05:01 AM
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Experienced Member Group: Advanced Members Posts: 1,086 Joined: 16-January 04 From: Chandler AZ Member No.: 130 |
Active Duty Navy - Chief Yeoman going over 20 years this November. Will finish up with 22 years in December 2006, then have to get a real job. (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/sad.gif) Majority of career has been serving aboard submarines or assigned to support components.
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Jun 17 2004, 05:20 AM
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Member Group: Advanced Members Posts: 231 Joined: 26-December 03 From: Texas Member No.: 47 |
QUOTE (Trance @ Dec 27 2003, 05:23 PM) I work for Southwestern Bell, ASI. I've been there about 3 years now. I also work for SBC, in Dallas. 6 years this past March. |
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Jun 17 2004, 06:10 AM
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North of the border Group: Admin Posts: 2,307 Joined: 4-February 04 From: Montreal, CANADA Member No.: 177 |
software configuration management for Autodesk... or computer geek, for some.
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Jun 17 2004, 08:00 AM
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Advanced Member Group: Advanced Members Posts: 715 Joined: 29-May 04 From: Cincinnati, Ohio Member No.: 352 |
I work for Fifth Third Bank as a Third Shift Operations Manager. I manage a department called Network Control. Pretty boring really.
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Jun 17 2004, 09:58 AM
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Advanced Member Group: Advanced Members Posts: 297 Joined: 14-February 04 Member No.: 203 |
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Jun 17 2004, 11:31 AM
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Apex? What apex? Group: Advanced Members Posts: 245 Joined: 7-January 04 From: Portland, OR Member No.: 106 |
I also fall into the geek catagory.
I am in Unix Support. |
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Jun 17 2004, 11:51 AM
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Seeking round tuits Group: Advanced Members Posts: 5,522 Joined: 24-December 03 From: Kentucky Member No.: 33 |
QUOTE (ESPCamaro @ Dec 30 2003, 12:19 AM) I'm gonna start using the excuse 'since I drive around a deisel powered 60,000lb fork truck all day it effects my driving' Yeah thats it. thats why I am so bad... There's some truth to that. When I first started autocrossing, I was having trouble with not driving hard enough. I just couldn't make myself get aggressive enough. I was wondering if I had really gotten THAT old, because when I was younger .... Then one Memorial Day, as I was making my third trip to Home Depot that day pulling a heavy trailer behind a truck that was too small for it, it all became clear (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) For several months I avoided pulling a trailer for the last day or two before an event. Of course now I pull a trailer TO the autocrosses (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) I once had to tell a musician friend that he really shouldn't listen to Bob Dillan in the week before a performance (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) |
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Jun 17 2004, 12:23 PM
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Nothing says 'I love you.' like a box of Hydroshoks Group: Moderators Posts: 5,284 Joined: 23-December 03 From: Granbury, TX Member No.: 4 |
QUOTE (mitchntx @ Dec 24 2003, 12:22 PM) I work at a Nuke Power Plant in a Overview organization. I'm surprised at the number of nuke related jobs ... |
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