What do you do for a living?


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JT

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I am a Senior Piping Designer for and engineering firm who mainly services the oil and gas industry, some food and beverage experiance. Softwares used are AutoCAD, Solidworks, Inventor, PDMS, ect.
 
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JSP

Super Moderator
I build and test surface analysis equipment for ultra high vacuum test chambers.

Sputter ion guns, water desorption systems, Picoammeters, and other such equipment.

Basic concept is that you put in a non organic material such as metals, or other items. It gets hit with a sputter ion gun which knocks off the carbon layer that everything has on it. It is then hit with another high power gun and an x-ray analyzer/microscope or other analyzes and can measure exactly what elemental compounds are in that material. This way when someone says this is 99.99% copper, we make and service the stuff that can prove or disprove that claim. Lots of colleges and universities have this equipment and large businesses and labs. Pretty interesting stuff.
 
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Marthy

World Most Bad A$$ 6R
Elite Member
I tough we had a thread similar to this a while ago...

I'm currently a personal mechanic taking care of a classic cars collection. So basically I'm taking care of someone toys! Very nice Gentleman by the way.

I use to work as a lead mechanic on a Indycar, Champcar, Formula Atlantic, Formula Ford, Porsche GT3 Cup, Daytona Prototype... about everything but Nascar. I miss those days like crazy, but the traveling and racing schedule were starting to get tiring. So I decide and also had the opportunity to pull out.

On the upside I have a normal life now and can enjoy my weekends. My Boys are in Edmonton, Canada for the weekend. Some others in Road America testing. I'm home.

I also, in my early days was a machinist/CNC programmer, quality control inspetor and was in charge of the QC dep of a machine shop of about 50 employes. (that was by age 25!) Then I decide to drop it all and live the dream... in racing. I have no regrets.

Life as been great for me so far. Turn 40 this year and looking forward the a better second 1/2. LOL
 
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Rabbitman109

Lumen Junkie
Elite Member
Senior Mechanical Designer. I design industrial refrigeration packages featuring the Frick screw compressors. I do the custom packages, typically have a lot of specs (B31.3 Piping code, explosion proof, air purging, etc) I use AutoCAD, and Inventor. Typically for food and beverage, sometimes oil and gas industry.
 
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Brock Kickass

New Member
I currently work at tire shop, doing some shop work, but mostly supervising and front-counter sales. It is as boring as it sounds. I am currently in a hiring competition with the Canada Borser Services Agency. As with Government, North or South of the border, it is a slow process. So for now, tires tires tires...
 
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JT

Monster Member
Elite Member
jspansel said:
I build and test surface analysis equipment for ultra high vacuum test chambers.

Sputter ion guns, water desorption systems, Picoammeters, and other such equipment.

Basic concept is that you put in a non organic material such as metals, or other items. It gets hit with a sputter ion gun which knocks off the carbon layer that everything has on it. It is then hit with another high power gun and an x-ray analyzer/microscope or other analyzes and can measure exactly what elemental compounds are in that material. This way when someone says this is 99.99% copper, we make and service the stuff that can prove or disprove that claim. Lots of colleges and universities have this equipment and large businesses and labs. Pretty interesting stuff.
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great start to this thread very interesting but sill way over my head. ha


Marthy said:
I tough we had a thread similar to this a while ago...

I'm currently a personal mechanic taking care of a classic cars collection. So basically I'm taking care of someone toys! Very nice Gentleman by the way.

I use to work as a lead mechanic on a Indycar, Champcar, Formula Atlantic, Formula Ford, Porsche GT3 Cup, Daytona Prototype... about everything but Nascar. I miss those days like crazy, but the traveling and racing schedule were starting to get tiring. So I decide and also had the opportunity to pull out.

On the upside I have a normal life now and can enjoy my weekends. My Boys are in Edmonton, Canada for the weekend. Some others in Road America testing. I'm home.

I also, in my early days was a machinist/CNC programmer, quality control inspetor and was in charge of the QC dep of a machine shop of about 50 employes. (that was by age 25!) Then I decide to drop it all and live the dream... in racing. I have no regrets.

Life as been great for me so far. Turn 40 this year and looking forward the a better second 1/2. LOL
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I too would like to travel but im sure it would get borring quick so I stick with jobs in town maybe when my daughter is older I will take one of these overseas opertunities.

FZwhite said:
Senior Mechanical Designer. I design industrial refrigeration packages featuring the Frick screw compressors. I do the custom packages, typically have a lot of specs (B31.3 Piping code, explosion proof, air purging, etc) I use AutoCAD, and Inventor. Typically for food and beverage, sometimes oil and gas industry.
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Frick is very well known screw around here atleast. Thanks for showing me your models the other day


moreno12 said:
I work for whirlwind music analog video and also work on weekends at the flat iron as a Dj.
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sounds fun music buiss sound fun all hell but not for me haha
 
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MNGreg

waiting out winter
Elite Member
I was going to school to be an airline pilot (childhood Dream). But 9/11, the airline industry (pilot layoffs) and student loan debt got to be too much. I tried changing and couldnt find anything that interested me at all... Until about 4 yrs ago being an Air Traffic Controller would have been cool too, but you have to be hired on as one by the time you are 31 (BS RULE)... So thats a no go.. Becoming a Police Officer would also be cool (since childhood), but I have no idea when I would finish my degree, get POST certified and then the the Practical skills part of the program and still afford home/car and life in general during that time..

Now I am working for Optum Health (part of United Health Group) in their health improvement/management services. Not great, but the pay is Great! Hopefully get to keep my job at the end of the year.. Rumors both ways.. they say we are just going to get moved to a new account, but I am an extremely analytical and strategic thinker... I keep hearing things that make me think... *This is just being said to cover your butts and keep us here so you have the workers until the end.. I want to stay in UHG so I might start looking at other positions and applying just in case. Plus cant afford to go without a job or take a pay cut.
 
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DubiousDrummer

New Member
I'm a soldier in the US Army. A linguist to be specific. I speak Dari (Afghani). I work in the commo field, bit details about my job are kinda classified... :p
 
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Michael Wilson

New Member
I'm a motorcycle tech. Yamaha, suzuki, and kawisaki certified incase you were wondering. So I get paid to make things go faster and watch them blow up on occasion!
 
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Blue-Sun

Elite Member
Controller for Commercial Real Estate Investment company.

Can I add I have a great boss who doesn't micro manage. He allows me to do my job and gives me the resources to complete necessary tasks.
 
RooKie

RooKie

New Member
I'm a web designer/developer for a travel advertising company. I use HTML, CSS, JavaScript, PHP, ActionScript 3, Photoshop, and Flash. It's not as cool as I thought it would be before I started, but it pays the bills, haha.
 
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JT

Monster Member
Elite Member
Michael Wilson said:
I'm a motorcycle tech. Yamaha, suzuki, and kawisaki certified incase you were wondering. So I get paid to make things go faster and watch them blow up on occasion!
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man that sounds like a fun job

RooKie said:
I'm a web designer/developer for a travel advertising company. I use HTML, CSS, JavaScript, PHP, ActionScript 3, Photoshop, and Flash. It's not as cool as I thought it would be before I started, but it pays the bills, haha.
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So does this.

but then agin I love what I do.
 
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LS6TT

Member
I'm the head of e-Commerce operations for the largest jeweler in North America. Responsible for customer service, customer experience, fraud, fulfillment, etc.
 
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MNGreg

waiting out winter
Elite Member
Michael Wilson said:
I'm a motorcycle tech. Yamaha, suzuki, and kawisaki certified incase you were wondering. So I get paid to make things go faster and watch them blow up on occasion!
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That would be a cool job!

And of course Mathys also!!
 
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bobby bo bonsin

New Member
I have an airframe and powerplant license and have been working as a uh60(blackhawk) helicopter mechanic at fort rucker alabama for the last 10 years. Pretty much since ive been out of high school. I was 21 when i started. Man its crazy how the years pass by so quickly!
 
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Marthy

World Most Bad A$$ 6R
Elite Member
MNGreg said:
That would be a cool job!

And of course Mathys also!!
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I would have thank you way earlier... But I had to take the Jag for a ride then I decide to go around the block with the Cobra... LOL

Done for the day. Mopping the floor now and thinking about leaving around 3pm for some riding...
 

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r0ar

New Member
I am an Armed Security Officer working for sweet pay to just sit and watch an empty building on nights and weekends. I get to catch up on all movies and tv shows while getting paid from your tax dollars :)
 
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