UAW Skilled Trades Electrician for the Prototype Lab of Delphi Delco Electronics-World Headquarters.I am the sole electrician left maintaining and reparing the several hundred million dollars of hi-tech production equipment in the lab(actually a small start to finish factory in the factory).I maintain all types,X-ray and ultra-sound micro-imageing systems,surface mount chip placement systems that can place 100 diff parts at a rate of 164,000 parts an hour!,solder pots,ovens,chambers,freezers,gold wire IC bonders,robotic parts placers and goop shooters,board and canister loaders and handlers,solder paste printers,about 100 PC's tied into 8 different info/comm systems,vacum testers/chambers,6 diff types of hi-speed configurable electronics test systems that can simulate any vehicle or load on it,and a bunch of other stuff (like the 400W lights 20ft in the air)that i forget. Peace WildBill
I'm a Certified Latent Print Examiner with the local Sheriff's Office. Basically I spend time trying to figure out who touched something relative a crime. Kinda like CSI, but absolutely nothing like it - I do the real thing.
Former tissue/ cell culture technician (skinning people to extract collagen and growing mouse teste's- don't ask). Flight Paramedic for LifeFlight of Maine. Left it for the wife :ball: . Critical Care Transport Specialist for Northeast Critical Care Team. Now working as a regional Paramedic for Milford Regional Hospital. Basically, a broke ambulance monkey.
im a union jouryman electrician mostly commercial and industrial i spend most of my day complaing about the electrical engineers and architects that draw up the prints ,seems nothing ever fits the way they say its suppose to :laugh: prior to this i spent about ten years doing body work but i needed better benifits and pay when i got married. hey its hard to raise a family and keep your addictions and hobbies(my cars)
Wow, a nice selection of careers on the board. I'm the owner / general manager of a Cleveland area insulation co. started by my dad 36 years ago. I do everything!! sales, accounting, & installing in new & existing homes. Have 6 great employees who make my job easy (sometimes) were busy now. I may need a secretary soon... Renee' are you available??? Randy
I have worked at a Buick dealership for 35 years. Last 18 years as the service manager Dave Hutchins 1948 Pro street Packard with a 462 Buick
I am a Vice President for Bank One in their Sourcing group. We write/negotiate all of the Bank contracts for goods and services. Been doing it there now for the last 8 years.
I make trash for a living... Well sort of.....I'm a process engineer and I design, build, and install plastic blow molding machines. So keep drinking all the soda and water products from the "plastic" containers because your keeping me employed !!! Oh yeah, I forgot to mention, my company also produces all the "glass" containers for your favorite alcholic beverages !!! Did I mention free samples :beer
I have a dream job ( I dream of making more money!!) I run a Buick GMC Dealership Body Shop. Been in the body repair business since 1982. Painted my wifes GS in 1984 and havent looked back since!!!:TU:
I work for a PPG paint jobber who has 3 automotive and 1 industrial paint stores.Been there for over 20 years now and share time between both the auto and industrial stores so I don't deal with same thing every day.Pay could be better but I do enjoy the job and that counts for something I guess.Before that I grew up on a farm and learned to work hard early,spent a couple years out of high school at a farm implement dealer doing new equipment prep and mechanic helper,and a year at a spring factory but that wasn't for me.Also worked a second job for 4 years as a bank ATM machine first line service tech but after almost getting shot by a police officer decided to give that up!! I have also always done some bodywork and paint,and buy wrecked cars and rebuild and sell them as a second job.Looks like I ought to some be able to work just one job like normal folk but ex-wife sees to it I can't for about six more years at least!!
I heard that Scott!!!! :moonu: I don't have any fingerprints on that car. Steve bought it before I ever got to breath on it. Of course if it had sat without a buyer...:grin:
Still trying to keep up with this board is a full time job, only 2441 post since my last visit, ugh. I need a Massage. Well I am a Massage Therapist and have also Been with Roadway Express , Claims, OSD and CSR for almost 10 years. Financing Al's hobby is a biggie! :TU:
Sr. Fiber Optic Field Engineer on the backbone route of a famous (or infamous) LD company for the past 18 yrs. Fancy name for maintenance guy... protect FO cable on railroad ROW, or splice it if I fail to protect, or in the event of derailment. Maintain and repair FO electronic equipment/regenerators, 45-75kw AC generators, HVAC units.. janitor, landscaper (weed-puller), etc., etc. Ultra Long Haul is the upcoming fiber technology.. incredible capacity... keeps the 'puters haulin' the mail. Personally responsible for 180 miles of cable and Sr. over 400+ miles with 21 regenerator sites. Packing a pager 24/7 for 20+ years. Good news.. my boss is 450 miles away.. we speak monthly. :grin: .. and he just bought a '69 R/T 440 4spd.
What do I do for a living? I'm a respirator, I breathe. :laugh: Right now, I'm employed as a driver for a large trucking company. My job is to keep the SoCal stores supplied with toilet paper. Talk about job security! ou: The view is pretty good from my corner office and as a plus, my boss is 1500 miles away! :TU:
Wow! I go to hockey for an hour or two and this is what the result is when I come back. Keep the posts coming.
Driver Examiner. Ages 15 to 96, cars to semis, roadtests, written tests, interviews, high school talks, and "related duties as assigned". Hours of boredom with the odd moment of sheer terror thrown in.:eek2:
