So... what do all of you fellas do in the "real world."

[joel]

Fellas,
Just out of curiosity, what companies do you work for, what do you do, job titles, etc (as much as you are comfortable with)?

This being my final month or so of school, I am kinda curious what all fo you fellas do in the real world!

[rtaylor61]

I "sell cars like candy bars" on the Internet for Larry H. Miller Honda, in Salt Lake City, Utah. I have one partner in my department, and we are almost always the top two salesmen in the store. Unfortunately, selling cars on the internet is mostly about price, so we move a lot of volume, but don't make the gross that other salespeople make. Howver, we are treated like managers in most respects, and are left alone "to do what we do best", which is move metal. Last year we sold over 500 cars, and our General Manager was invited by Honda to speak at one of their meetings about our department.

Randy

[Austin]

I am a self-employed Healthcare Consultant. I mainly work with physicians and hospitals. I concentrate on start-ups and financial management.

[HlSheppard]

I'm an area sales manager for AT&T (the old SBC) yellow pages. I manage a sales crew of approx. 9 folks (give or take 1). We service basically all of the major metropolitan areas of Southeastern Michigan.

[Kyle]

I'm a college football coach. Not big-time yet but give me a couple of years.

[Rik]

Founder and president of an IT services firm.

[htownmmm]

I'm a counselor working with the mentally ill/mental retarded and substance abuse.




Marty

[PoshRichM]

I'm a programmer/analyst (primarily doing AJAX-style intranet development) for a bookstore chain.

-Rich

[Indy]

I'm am a transportation supervisor for a local school district.

[rtaylor61]

I'm a college football coach. Not big-time yet but give me a couple of years.

For the third or fourth time last night, I watched "Friday Night Lights". Nothing like football in Texas!

Randy

[mark the shoeshine boy]

i am a mild mannered shoe shine boy........:thumbup1:

[Kyle]

For the third or fourth time last night, I watched "Friday Night Lights". Nothing like football in Texas!

Randy
Not quite like the movie, but it is a god here.

[obsessis]

I'm a part-time graduate student and looking for a new job in the IT industry. Currently work at Paypal doing minor IT work.

[crackstar]

I'm in the fur business, I'm a skin dealer and broker.

Jeff

[TomH]

I work in the town-hall of our little city as an administrative officer.
Processing of incoming mail, prepay outgoing mail and deliver it to the post office.

Regards

Thomas

[Scotto]

I manage a large R&D organization in the semiconductor industry

[AACJ]

I work in the energy supply department of an electric utility company.

[SteveL]

I'm a network administrator for a trade association for electronic circuit boards.

[rschumacher1]

I am a medical student at the University of Kansas.

[mantic]

I fired (http://www.shavemyface.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=78451&#78451) Austin. :lol:

--Mark

[murchmb]

I'm an electrical engineer and do mostly software development in a military R&D lab.

[Austin]

I fired (http://www.shavemyface.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=78451&#78451) Austin. :lol:

--Mark

:biggrin: :biggrin: :biggrin:

Yep, he sure did.

[SSLStudio]

Im Part-time doing stuff for a Satellite Telecom Company working for the
Network Operations Centre.

Part time Piano student, last 5 years used to practise like crazy.

Gotten the recording Engineer diploma of SAE but getting a job as a recording engineer aint lying around many jobs for that besides I focused more on the musical part after the exam hence the crazy practising 6 hours a day.

Why did the piano get a bit into the background, because I focused more becomming the Samurai , Training 3 days a week about 6-7 Hours of Aikido.

Then I went to Sweden and Hurt my Neck/shoulder pretty bad its still not healed and I actually restrain from all training now because my Sensei goes Seagal style when he sees me because I only weigh 70 Kilo its flying thru the air time :mad: normally I wouldnt mind but not when your not 100% recoverd so im taking time to heal in the meantime hang with my Shave buddies at B&B.

Ill get back to it all you dont throw away 6 Years training and I want my Black belt ! :biggrin:

[rschul2]

I'm currently finishing up my Ph.D. in Microbiology. I'll be done by Dec. of this year. After that, going to run clinical microbiology labs at hospitals.

[stanmog]

Cardiologist.

[teamacacia]

I am a recent med school grad. Went back and forth between derm and anesthesia before deciding on anesthesia. I am currently finishing my internship and will be starting three years of clinical anesthesia training in another two months.

[Dripp]

I am in the investor relations department of a large, super-regional bank in the midwest. In my spare time I still run internal projects for them as well.

[CraigK]

I'm a Texas State Master Electrician; specializing in commercial, industrial, residential service work and mid size contract work. My title is Service Team Manager, basically another way of saying "supervisor". I work in Houston Texas.

[Pilfer]

I am a games programmer with Atari. Since I have been doing it for about 16 years I do all the low level straight to the hardware stuff, assembler, DSP programming, rendering pipelines, graphics shaders, math libraries, that sort of thing.

[KUJO]

I am a games programmer with Atari. Since I have been doing it for about 16 years I do all the low level straight to the hardware stuff, assembler, DSP programming, rendering pipelines, graphics shaders, math libraries, that sort of thing.

Hence the excellent Vitruvian Badger as your Avatar!:thumbup1:

Great job mate, welcome aboard!

[guenron]

Hence the excellent Vitruvian Badger as your Avatar!:thumbup1:

Great job mate, welcome aboard!
Just remember, Vitruvius' response was completely out of proportion!:ihih:

[KUJO]

Just remember, Vitruvius' response was completely out of proportion!:ihih:

But I believe his treatise, De_Badgeratura (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/De_architectura), is still used in China today and was the definitive Roman work on breeding small farm animals for use in the cosmetic industry. :a41: :badger:

[JMT]

I am a full time college student pursuing a degree in Education. I hope to teach science and/or math at the Junior High level. Before I went back to school I was an service advisor/manager at 2 different car dealerships. I finally got tired of people being mad at ME because their car broke down, and I got tired of technicians complaining to me because they actually had to work on cars, so I went back to school to get a different degree. It will be a cut in pay but I think I will be a much happier person.

[philosophyandrew]

I'm an academic: a professional philosopher. I work for an online University, where I teach research methods and data analysis to graduate students.

Right now I'm working in a school of criminal justice, so many of my colleagues are "intellectual cops," and so are great fun to work with. My institution has grown from 100 students to over 20,000 in just five years, and this tremendous growth has brought many rewarding challenges.

The best part of my job is working from home; I get to spend a lot of time with my three-year-old daughter.

Andy.

[Hoss]

My PhD is in theoretical medium energy physics (nonperturbative quantum chromodynamics at finite temperatures and densities), but I left the field a couple of years ago.

I currently work at a small (but rapidly growing) employee-owned sci-tech company, doing largely theoretical/phenomenological research and modelling/simulation in a variety of topics of interest to our customer base.

Hoss

[rtaylor61]

My PhD is in theoretical medium energy physics (nonperturbative quantum chromodynamics at finite temperatures and densities), but I left the field a couple of years ago.

I currently work at a small (but rapidly growing) employee-owned sci-tech company, doing largely theoretical/phenomenological research and modelling/simulation in a variety of topics of interest to our customer base.

Hoss

What did he say??? :lol:

Randy

[drP]

An apple a day keeps the doctor away....

But not me from B&B.....:smile:

doctorP, physician

[Austin]

What did he say??? :lol:

Randy

I think he said that he likes what he does. :biggrin:

[letterk]

During the day I am a mechanical engineer/technical lead for a large medical company. At night, I am CEO of an internet startup which has nothing to do with mechanical engineering, medical devices, or shaving!

Randy, happy to see another Red Sox fan on the board.

[Kyle]

What did he say??? :lol:

Randy

I think he said that he's currently holding down a job to support his many shaving related aquisition disorders.:lol: :lol: :lol:

[mark the shoeshine boy]

i'm a porn star waiting to happen.


That's my new t-shirt.....

mark the shoeshine boy

[KUJO]

Whatever I do now, means nothing compared to the job this guy has got:

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5383844

[roughrider]

Whatever I do now, means nothing compared to the job this guy has got:

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5383844


I wonder if his establishment had one of these signs hanging out the window? :biggrin:


http://www.goemerchant-commerce2.com/StoreData/b/bobthefishinc/Images/BuymeBannerImage.jpg

[woodbane]

I'm the Executive Director of a Court Diverison Program. We take first time offenders out of the court system and deal with them in a community setting. It's a non-profit, but it's good and interesting work, my first managerial post!:biggrin:

[Austin]

i'm a porn star waiting to happen.


That's my new t-shirt.....

mark the shoeshine boy

Mark, be prepared for a long wait. :biggrin:

[mark the shoeshine boy]

Mark, be prepared for a long wait. :biggrin:

just wait till I POST THE PICTURES !!!!!

mark the shoeshine boy

[rtaylor61]

just wait till I POST THE PICTURES !!!!!

mark the shoeshine boy

I'll be waiting...finally something to moderate...or is that some "thing" to moderate??? :lol:

Randy

[mark the shoeshine boy]

I'll be waiting...finally something to moderate...or is that some "thing" to moderate??? :lol:

Randy

hey hey hey...you moderate somewhere else don't you ??? Check who the "MOD" is in the Barber shop !!!! :w00t: Everyone is in trouble !!!!

:lol: :lol: :lol:

mark the shoeshine boy

[JohnP]

Active Duty, US Navy enlisted.
Worn a lot of hats, been in 12 years.
Helicopter rescue swimmer, Door gunner (combat vet-never thought I'd be one of those...) HH60H, SH60F crewman,
And lately....I fight fires and catch torpedoes, as a crewchief on the last UH-3H helicopters in active US service...
When not flying, I'm also the command training coordinator. which is boring admin type stuff.
Perhaps officers have more fun, but I hope not. The Navy spends mllions training pilots, so they can fly us enlisted crewmen around....
John P.

[RWelch76]

I'm a pharmacist, but I manage 28 pharmacies in the Southeast US for a small pharmacy chain, rather than "practicing" in the traditional sense.

[mark the shoeshine boy]

I'm a pharmacist, but I manage 28 pharmacies in the Southeast US for a small pharmacy chain, rather than "practicing" in the traditional sense.

welcome aboard....

you run a bunch of pharmacies....Randy is going to love you...he's really into drugs...:lol: :lol: :lol:

Perhaps we can get you started in the wetshaving tradition as in England, where the pharmacies carries all the shaving supplies.:001_rolle

Mark the shoeshine boy

[mrob]

I'm an associate professor of music education at a large Midwestern university. . .can you guess which one?

[guenron]

I'm an associate professor of music education at a large Midwestern university. . .can you guess which one?
Ohio State?:lol:

[Austin]

Ohio State?:lol:

No I would say Indiana. :biggrin:

[mark the shoeshine boy]

No I would say Indiana. :biggrin:

arizona ???? :bored:

[guenron]

arizona ???? :bored:
Sheesh, the first liar doesn't stand a chance!:w00t:

[mark the shoeshine boy]

ron...he said it was a ....MID WESTERN state....I didn't know of any other western states except arizona and nevada...

mark tssb

[Sinatra]

I am a high school student, I have been breathing a sigh of releif for the past week due the AP exams ending, thus closing the courses. But in a few weeks Regents and Finals will be upcoming, Regents are fairly easy, but my teachers enjoy finals that are some very obnoxious brain teasers.

Pat

[Xert]

I'm currently pursuing my MA in Political Philosophy, while still working in aquatics on the side. From being a private swim instructor and lifeguard to building, servicing, and demolishing pools and spas, to landscaping ponds and waterfalls, if there's water involved I've done it. Except bathtubs.

[Riffdiver]

I'm a Programmer Analyst for a medical Insurance company in NY.

[Kalypso]

I'm a parachute repairman.

[billyjeff2]

I'm an attorney in Atlantic City, NJ

[LX_Emergency]

Student learning to become a Facility Manager.

[mrob]

Ohio State?:lol:

Uh. . .that's "THE" Ohio State University.

Um, no. . .not exactly. ;)

[brailsmt]

I'm a software engineer at a large healthcare software firm located in Kansas City, MO. (Guess which one) :) I specialize in C/C++ Unix/Linux server development. I have a passion for all things Linux, been using it for seven years now.

[surfanimal]

Right now, as far as the billpaying goes, I'm a junior financial analyst for a firm in torrance, ca that handles healthcare facilities. Other than that, I'm a student trying to edge towards graduating with degrees in accounting, business marketing, and minor in political science. Recently, I've started to train for surf contests again, I put that way on the backburner for school and work a couple years back.

[rAZor]

I'm a high school English teacher. I also edit dissertations and theses for graduate students on the side. Basically I read student writing all day long until I'm nearly blind, then come home and start reading what everyone writes on this forum. I'm impressed with the breadth of all our backgrounds and the general satisfaction with their jobs and education you all seem to express. Like Joseph Campbell said, "Follow your bliss!" :biggrin:

-Casey

[JohnP]

Just realized what I want to do for my next career...I'm getting a little old for the whole rescue swimmer bit, (I like the jump from the helo, but all the other crap you have to keep up is pretty intense) so when I get free from Uncle Sam's clutches, I want to be one of those resort "testers" like you see on the Hotels.Com advertisements....:biggrin:
Man, now THAT would be a racket...
John P.

[zachster]

Lawyer. I head up a small firm that represents businesses with respect to financing and general corporate matters -- about 70% of our clients are high-end restaurants. I eat well :biggrin:

[doctorsimon]

I am the autocratic head of state for a small insignificant Eurpoean Country with a population of 748 men, 822 women, 2,249 children, 197 elderly, and 2,099,817 goats. We are a tax haven for the wealthy and currently have over 9,700M USD held in my vault. I like to spend all the money that these fools deposit on fast cars, shaving products, hallucinogenic drugs, audio-visual entertainment systems, loose women with large breasts and low morals, and private jets. We boast a beautiful coastline where all women must bathe topless. Obese women are banned from the beach. We like our water sports here. We also have a fine mountain region where snow sports are enjoyed by the wealthy few (mostly my family.) Children are encouraged to leave school at the age of eight and sweep chmineys or support the industrial effort by working in factories producing cluster bombs and other munitions for various other nations. I have 366 wives (one extra for the leap year) and 1,872 children (do not ask me for all their names, I don't know what half of them even look like.) I seized power in 1982 at the age of six in a bloody coup d'etat. I am an anaesthetist in my spare time for the world's second largest employer (the NHS, second only to the Chinese Army.)

[ratcheer]

I'm an Oracle database administrator in the finance department of a very large bank.

Tim

[Mottern Man]

I shine shoes like mark. But I do it for the Navy

[mark the shoeshine boy]

I shine shoes like mark. But I do it for the Navy


hang in there baby...and you can make a good career out of it...like me !!!!!

mark

[kozulich]

Civil Engineer, heavy highway and bridge construction

[rikrdo]

Train Dispatcher

AKA: Railroad Traffic Controller
for Metrolink Operations in Los Angeles CA

[peacefrog]

I do acquisition integration, restructuring, and outsourcing for a large, multinational corporation.

[BroJohn]

I am a "Defense Contractor" in the DC area.

-- John Gehman

[James707]

Wow, I am highly impressed with you gents. Been kind of hesitant to post in this thread, but what the heck. I've been a cop for 25 years. I've done some neat things during my career, but I think I saved the best for last. I've been a bomb technician for the last 6 years. To be honest though...I'm gettin to old for this.

[moses]

Lawyer. I head up a small firm that represents businesses with respect to financing and general corporate matters -- about 70% of our clients are high-end restaurants. I eat well :biggrin:

In San Francisco, too. You DO eat well. I think I would put that city almost up with NYC for food in this country.

Sometime I might want to talk to you about what small firm life is like. I think I will grow weary of megafirm eventually, and I have often considered what it might be like to move to a smaller setting and eventually have my own firm.

-Mo

[Austin]

I do acquisition integration, restructuring, and outsourcing for a large, multinational corporation.

I too do this with grooming supplies! :biggrin:

[Kyle]

I too do this with grooming supplies! :biggrin:

:lol: :lol: :lol:

[Razorlite]

I have been doing this (http://www.army.mod.uk/reme/soldier/recovery.html) for the last 16 years. :biggrin:

[castlecraver]

Predoctoral candidate in Pathology (research, not clinical) studying the molecular immunology of cell-based cancer therapies.

[Ashe]

I'm a regional director within a company that positions itself in the Managed Security Services (MSS) space. Our direct competitors are keyplayers such as ISS, Unisys, Symantec.... I have teams in different countries within the EMEA region consisting of security professionals who work around the clock keeping our customers networks safe from both outside and inside attacks. We primarily focus on the major pharmaceutical companies and financial institutions of the world as our customers.

[Amyn]

Recently finished my MBA.
Currently a Senior Software Developer using .NET (Microsoft) based technologies concentration in web based apps.
Used to be a Java Developer coming out of college but sold out to the evil empire (Microsoft) :biggrin: as a Consultant.

[Tony Miller]

By day I am manager of a non-Destructive Testing Lab and do process engineering for www.dankoarlington.com , an Aerospace foundry in Baltimore.


By night (and weekend and every other free moment), I am, a strop maker.

Tony

[Chagidiel]

Wow, I almost feel ashamed to tell you what I do.. You all have titles I cant even read out loud... :biggrin: I work as a seller/assembler at IKEA.. You guys make me feel small in the world.. But I like my work..

Keep shaving Gentlemen (and women)

[Austin]

Wow, I almost feel ashamed to tell you what I do.. You all have titles I cant even read out loud... :biggrin: I work as a seller/assembler at IKEA.. You guys make me feel small in the world.. But I like my work..

Keep shaving Gentlemen (and women)

Thomas, we all have jobs and for the most part enjoy what we do. Just like any community it takes people of all walks of life to make this forum interesting. You are important here just like anyone else.

[Mottern Man]

Wow, I almost feel ashamed to tell you what I do.. You all have titles I cant even read out loud... :biggrin: I work as a seller/assembler at IKEA.. You guys make me feel small in the world.. But I like my work..

Keep shaving Gentlemen (and women)

Nothing wrong with that.

The wold need endtables.:biggrin:

[Monks]

I am the network administrator for a medium-sized engineered wood manufacturer. Have you seen the giant Coke bottle in SBC Park? We built that.

Great idea for a thread, by the way. These are fun to read.

Mike

[180gVinyl]

Telecommunications Controller in the IT department of Royal Doulton

[soulshine]

i am a partner in an independent lighting rep agency. i speak with architects, engineers, specifiers & national account types all...day...long...

s~s

[moses]

i am a partner in an independent lighting rep agency. i speak with architects, engineers, specifiers & national account types all...day...long...

Ever work with Lutron products? (Just random curiousity - My old roomie is a research engineer there).

-Mo

[madmedic]

Telecommunications Controller in the IT department of Royal Doulton

Do they do anything suitable for shave bowls:smile:

Brian

[moses]

Do they do anything suitable for shave bowls:smile:

Possibly with the face of a wizzend old gnome on it.... :rolleyes:




Sorry, couldn't resist.

-Mo

[MJB]

Private practice gastroenetrologist with special interest in liver disease. And volunteer as instructor and two local medical schools.

[madmedic]

A Biomedical Scientist....Bacteriology by profession. Somehow I have morphed through bacteriology to clinical chemistry...to Blood Transfusion. Currently in the middle of my masters in Transfusion Science. In my spare time......in charge of a Reservist Medical Squadron....with loads of actual and potential 'trips' to the Middle East and anywhere else deemed necessary. In reality I know a little about everything....and b****r all about anything. Shaving included!

Brian

[soapee01]

I'm a programmer/analyst (primarily doing AJAX-style intranet development) for a bookstore chain.

-Rich

Please tell me it's for Half-Priced Books, and it some kind of lash up with all of the stores inventory to be posted internet wide :smile:

I'm an Electronics Engineer on paper, in the aerospace industry. I spend more time doing computer engineering related tasks and sometimes I get paid to have fun with Linux.

[Groomer Monkey]

Hi Letterk looks like we have a lot in common - I am a mechanical Engineer too - primarily automotive, but got tired of the desk job.
Now I do tech drawing part time to help fund the internet business my wife and I have started; it's a real shock having practically halved my income, but I feel much more alive being in charge of my time (even though I work twice as many hours) and being able to do all sorts of things - marketing, programming, artwork, customer contacts etc...

[rschul2]

A Biomedical Scientist....Bacteriology by profession. Somehow I have morphed through bacteriology to clinical chemistry...to Blood Transfusion. Currently in the middle of my masters in Transfusion Science. In my spare time......in charge of a Reservist Medical Squadron....with loads of actual and potential 'trips' to the Middle East and anywhere else deemed necessary. In reality I know a little about everything....and b****r all about anything. Shaving included!

Brian

Not many people claim to be bacteriologists anymore. That either means you've been around for a while :001_tt2: , or you happened to study under an old bacteriologist like myself.

I'm a bacteriologist/microbiologist who just finished my Ph.D. work and will be heading for more schooling in clinical microbiology in a couple of months.

[rikrdo]

I am a mechanical Engineer too - primarily automotive......

UM...
is that the same as a Mechanic ? :wink:

[zachster]

In San Francisco, too. You DO eat well. I think I would put that city almost up with NYC for food in this country.

Sometime I might want to talk to you about what small firm life is like. I think I will grow weary of megafirm eventually, and I have often considered what it might be like to move to a smaller setting and eventually have my own firm.

-Mo

We definitely have some good eats in this town :thumbup1:

Being in s small firm has it has its ups and downs, but at times iit can be fun being my own boss. Feel free to email or PM me about it.

[Tribe]

I am a Wildland Firefighter for the US Forest Service ... Fighting Forest Fires across the Western United States ... but I am continuing My Education and attending a University in Paris, France this coming spring semester to major in International Media/Communications with a concentration on Film Production .... I am going to make Documentaries ...

[Dave Keith]

I am pastor of a small rural Baptist church in central TX, but subsidize that by working full time at Howard Payne University (a small Baptist Liberal Arts university) in Brownwood TX. I am associate director of their learning center.

[mrob]

I do acquisition integration, restructuring, and outsourcing for a large, multinational corporation.

I still have no idea what you do. :rolleyes: :smile:

[italianotigre]

I'm a college football coach. Not big-time yet but give me a couple of years.

What school? I'll root for you guys.

[italianotigre]

hang in there baby...and you can make a good career out of it...like me !!!!!

mark

Will u teach me that wonderful ART?

[italianotigre]

Im an electrician. and im scared of heights :eek: Good job choice for me uh. My brother is too and we are looking into starting our own company. Why work for the man when you can be the man?

[vespergo]

stockbroker, self-employed

[peacefrog]

I still have no idea what you do. :rolleyes: :smile:

You know all the talk about jobs going overseas? I make that happen.

[mark the shoeshine boy]

i used to be a banker teller during the day and a porn star at night....but i got fired for small deposits and early withdrawals...:glare:

:oops:

mark tssb

[brailsmt]

You know all the talk about jobs going overseas? I make that happen.

So do you take complaints? :/

[mmp13]

Mechanical Engineer at a relatively large OEM for LARGE compressors used in the oil industry and such. They are used in the refining process and gas transmission. I was a design engineer up until recently and now I am on the project side of things. We will see how that goes.

[italianotigre]

i used to be a banker teller during the day and a porn star at night....but i got fired for small deposits and early withdrawals...:glare:

:oops:

mark tssb

:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: I cant stop laughing :lol: :lol: :lol:

[catatonic]

I work for Jabil Circuit, as an electronic process technician.

What that means is I'm a guy with electronic and software background who is in charge of designing, implmenting, and maintaining test equipment for the lines I support. I coordinate my efforts with the test engineer in charge of me.

I have to provide initial failure analysis if a unit does fial test, to verify if it's the test, the unit itself, or something else that caused it.

Another task is to also provide input on how to improve our testing of our products. Whether it is how to reduce time spent on test, how to improve our yields, or how to reduce cost in implementing a test solution.

It's mostly a desk job, but goes the whole gamut from paper shoveling to helping load 2,000lb thermal chambers onto pallets to be shipped out to some of our other facilities. Sometimes, just somtimes...I get to pull out the old soldering iron and actually make something! :smile1:

All in all, it's a pretty nice job. At the end of the day I feel my input mattered, and that's the best thing I could ask for. Nothing is worse than feeling like just another "cog in the machine".

[Duggo]

I'm in the fur business, I'm a skin dealer and broker.

Jeff

That wouldn't be badger fur now would it? I know a bunch a guys you could sell to.:lol:

Duggo

[MJB]

I'm also part owner of a fitness club--forget to mention that. Take a look.

http://www.1stclassclub.net/index.html

[scruffyv]

I am an IT manager with a specialization in IT architecture, business intelligence and data warehousing for a Global Financial Services firm. I also serve on the board of a local college.

[tim8557]

Well, my career has been anything but your normal linear path.

I started as a Pharmacist through all of the 70's. In the 80's, I migrated to a major Building Materials Manufacturer as an Architectual Sales Rep (go figure?). There I worked myself into Management. In the 90's I joined the world of Credit Reporting with one of the 3 national Bureaus as a Vice President.

Presently, I am back home in the Midwest, as Managing Partner of a building materials distribution Branch and absolutley loving every minute of it.

I am very fortunate to have never had a job that I disliked and was always working when someone came to me with an "opportunity" (hence the non-linear path) that they though that I might be interested in.

I do wish that I had kept my Pharmacist's License current as it would be the perfect part time job when I finally slow down.

[dszpiro]

I have a faculty appointment with the S.C. Johnson Graduate School of Management at Cornell University as a Senior Lecturer of Accounting. I spend most of my time, however, fulfilling my administrative role as Director of the Cornell-Queen's Executive MBA program (http://www.johnson.cornell.edu/academic/cqemba/index.html).

Cheers,

[tim8557]

I am a Wildland Firefighter for the US Forest Service ... Fighting Forest Fires across the Western United States ... but I am continuing My Education and attending a University in Paris, France this coming spring semester to major in International Media/Communications with a concentration on Film Production .... I am going to make Documentaries ...

Thanks for providing a great service to the country. I've watched enough docs to know that it is incredibly hard and dangerous work....and you're obviously not in it for the tremendous pay.

Let us know when your first doc comes out. Maybe the Discovery Channel.

[JCMH]

I am a part owner of a building supply company in central Pa...we have 8 branches and compete with the big boxes of the world, quite successfully I might add. (Knock on wood)!