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FlightService
FlightService MegaDork
4/4/17 7:57 a.m.

What is on your resume? What is your background? Be as specific or as general as you are comfortable with.

Ian F
Ian F MegaDork
4/4/17 8:00 a.m.

Electrical Designer. I design/engineer building electrical systems. It's been my career for the past 21 years with two companies (current one for 16 years). Amusingly, I went to school for journalism. Life can be weird. Prior to that, I managed a comic book store and worked in auto parts.

ProDarwin
ProDarwin PowerDork
4/4/17 8:02 a.m.

Mechanical Engineer. I currently work in aircraft seating.

Past engineer jobs include aircraft galley products, mobile command centers, a UAV defense contractor, and hydraulic engine mounts.

FlightService
FlightService MegaDork
4/4/17 8:03 a.m.

Newest to Oldest.

Patent Examiner, Technical Services Manager (Engineering product design and production as well as customer trouble-shooting), Quality/Product Engineer (transmissions, CVT, pumps and motors), Manufacturing engineer (Tier 1 automotive), College-Engineering (College project-Haptic Steering system and simulator for American Honda-Full drive by wire set-up) and car salesman, Bartender, Manager Rent to own store, repo man, mechanic.

Somewhere in there I was on an F2/F3 race boat team.

I am old, engineering is my second career,

Matt B
Matt B SuperDork
4/4/17 8:07 a.m.

I design user interfaces for applications and do a little front-end development along the way. Most of them are web apps, although I get a chance to work on native mobile once in a while. I've been called a lot of things , but lately it's user experience designer. My background is in commercial graphic and web design, usually for marketing purposes.

Dusterbd13
Dusterbd13 PowerDork
4/4/17 8:07 a.m.

Mental health services. For almost 20 years.

tuna55
tuna55 MegaDork
4/4/17 8:09 a.m.

In order of importance

Father

Husband

Engineer (productivity on heavy duty (really big) gas and steam turbines and generators)

singleslammer
singleslammer PowerDork
4/4/17 8:11 a.m.

Legislative Budget Analyst. This isn't where I planned to end up (I say that like I am retiring, I am only 31) but the benefits are great and, for my area, the pay is pretty good. The only reason I see myself leaving this job is a really great offer from a small company landing in my lap or I managed to be self sufficient.

This job has it's "benefits" though. We only really work a few months a year and the rest of the year I just have to be in the office. Leaves lots of time for gaming, CAD work, and GRM!

singleslammer
singleslammer PowerDork
4/4/17 8:12 a.m.
tuna55 wrote: In order of importance Father Husband Engineer (productivity on heavy duty (really big) gas and steam turbines and generators)

Damn, that is a good answer.

KyAllroad
KyAllroad PowerDork
4/4/17 8:13 a.m.

Locksmith.

Formerly carpenter, CNA, civil engineering technician, painter, medic, and for a few miserable months in the '90s: a car salesman (horrible job).

slowride
slowride Dork
4/4/17 8:14 a.m.

Started out copyediting, moved on to layout (Quark/Indesign), now sort of a cross between production manager and graphic designer.

mtn
mtn MegaDork
4/4/17 8:24 a.m.

Husband to an awesome wife
"Dad" to two awesome dogs

Bank Risk Analyst. BS in Mathematics. Not my dream job, but I like the company and coworkers.

No clue what my dream job is.

RossD
RossD UltimaDork
4/4/17 8:26 a.m.

HVAC and plumbing Professional Engineer in about a dozen states or so.

Huckleberry
Huckleberry MegaDork
4/4/17 8:29 a.m.

I do what I want.

FlightService
FlightService MegaDork
4/4/17 8:32 a.m.

To all answering father and husband.

Might not want to ask your significant other if they are something you "do". They tend not to be looked at as a job/chore/burden. (I worded my title a certain way for a reason )

NBraun
NBraun New Reader
4/4/17 8:33 a.m.

Just graduated college so I don't have too much history, but right now I'm a research manager for a university, i take care of the crops. Before that I drove truck/ran a terragator/rogator for a local coop.

z31maniac
z31maniac MegaDork
4/4/17 8:33 a.m.

Technical Writer. Spent the last 9 years working on the Mechanical side (MerCruiser, winches/hoists, naval stuff)

Now have made the switch to software/online help (Finally!!), you may have heard of this small company named Oracle. Work from home at least 1 day per week, wear jeans/shorts/tshirt to the office. Great benefits/pay/sign-on bonus.

GameboyRMH
GameboyRMH MegaDork
4/4/17 8:51 a.m.

Full-stack web developer, programmer, Linux sysadmin, VoIP admin. I also do graphics, video and audio editing. For last 10 years I've been wearing many hats in IT at a government agency (while working all the side-jobs I can get), before that I was doing PC repair from home.

Klayfish
Klayfish UberDork
4/4/17 8:55 a.m.

Lie, cheat, steal and screw people out of money. At least that's what most people think I do.

My degree is actually in human biology, and I started my career in social work (long story). My teen/early 20 years, I had lots of jobs. Valet parked cars, worked for 3 major pizza franchises, telemarketer, camp counselor, worked at Macy's, worked at Woolworth (when they had restaurants), worked for a psychic 900 line (seriously....and no I wasn't a psychic), worked at grocery store fetching carts.

Bobzilla
Bobzilla UltimaDork
4/4/17 8:59 a.m.
Klayfish wrote: Lie, cheat, steal and screw people out of money. At least that's what most people think I do.

Oh, you work at a dealership? Or you're a lawyer.... I guess both apply here.

Me: Currently certified oil analyst for a large lubricant and coolant testing company.

Previously: 10 years slinging parts for an Acura dealership, before that 3 years of slinging Hyundai/Kia/Suzuki/Daewoo parts. Before that I ran a forklift for a John Deere warehouse pulling large orders. Before that a year loading/unloading semi's and running hugenormous forklifts/cranes at a steel mill. Before that 3 years working for Auto Zone. Before that I worked in an automotive parts factory that made plastic trim pieces. Before that I loaded freight aircraft for Kalitta and before that I spent 3 years working for Wally World in a myriad of roles.

You could say I've been around hte block considering I started out as a Music Education Major at Indiana State University and was a pretty decent French Horn player in the day.

petegossett
petegossett UltimaDork
4/4/17 9:00 a.m.

Data Analyst/SQL developer in insurance. Not at all where I intended to be, but it's a good job with a great company.

Duke
Duke MegaDork
4/4/17 9:02 a.m.

Been an architect for about 28 years for firms of a variety of sizes. I'll be at it for another 8-10 years. Less, if I can manage it.

calteg
calteg Dork
4/4/17 9:03 a.m.

Buy cars for a very large car company

MadScientistMatt
MadScientistMatt PowerDork
4/4/17 9:03 a.m.

Engineering and tech support for DIYAutoTune / AMP EFI.

Klayfish
Klayfish UberDork
4/4/17 9:04 a.m.
Bobzilla wrote:
Klayfish wrote: Lie, cheat, steal and screw people out of money. At least that's what most people think I do.
Oh, you work at a dealership? Or you're a lawyer.... I guess both apply here. Me: Currently certified oil analyst for a large lubricant and coolant testing company.

Nah, I'm too smart to be a lawyer.

Hmmm...didn't know you work for an oil analyst company. We don't use them often, but occasionally have the need for one, and I don't really have a good vendor for that right now. I'll PM you sometime.

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