What is your occupation?

[red p]

engineer,Norfolk Southern

[Big_Boy_4005]

I guess the best way to describe my occupation is retired, though I am about 20 years from traditional retirement age.

[novacoach]

Health Service Planner mainly working on new hospital developments and procurement in Wales so I'm very sad about planning my layouts...

[lupo]

I forgot to answer in my earlier post:
I am a screenprinter and I design (silly) t-shirts ,

[twhite]

I was going to say 'retired' (even put it in the little box) then I realized that musicians don't retire. Okay, I have been a professional vocal and choral accompanist for the past thirty years, many of which were spent conducting choir at a girl's Catholic High School here in Sacramento. Also worked with several professional choral groups here in the US and Europe. Retired from teaching last year, just held on to my Music Ministry positions at my Parish and a Retreat Center, and now there's a professional male chorus that wants me to accompany them. Thinking about it, if there's not

[twhite]

#^&@ing TAB key--! My next keyboard is going to have one well out reach of my little finger!! Anyway, I might take the position if there's not TOO much touring involved, right now I don't want to get too far away from my model railroad.
TStage--Bachelor's in Music Performance? How very COOL! Instrument or voice? Inquiring minds want to know!
Tom [:D][:D]

[Anonymous]

Student

Right now I'm in grade 12 (counting down the days till school's over) and next year I'm headed for university in Regina where I will be studying acting.

[cheese3]

Full time student. Pay stinks ($0) but I get to learn new stuff every day.

[Anonymous]

I've been roofing for 16 years and a bartender for 8

[Virginian]

I've been in industrial production, engineering, and/or maintenance management for 25 years. Mechanical Engineer by education and license. I like to troubleshoot. (you make trouble, I shoot you.)

[MisterBeasley]

Software Engineering. These days, I'm working on big military radars. (Well, at least I know my job's not moving offshore.)

[Anonymous]

I couldn't answer your poll because you left out "Computers/Information Technology" - a HUGE field (at least before many of the programming jobs got outsourced to India[:(] ).

[Anonymous]

QUOTE: Originally posted by twhite

#^&@ing TAB key--! My next keyboard is going to have one well out reach of my little finger!!

You can go back and edit your own personal messages, no need to get upset![:D]

Bob Boudreau

[SilverSpike]

I selected other!

I am a Network Administrator for the Technology Department at a large national restaurant company.

Ryan

[tstage]

QUOTE: Originally posted by FundyNorthern

QUOTE: Originally posted by twhite

#^&@ing TAB key--! My next keyboard is going to have one well out reach of my little finger!!

You can go back and edit your own personal messages, no need to get upset![:D]

Bob Boudreau

Tom,

Bob's right. If you click on the EDIT button, in the top right corner of your post, you can change or edit your post to your heart's content. [:)]

QUOTE: Originally posted by twhite

#^&@ing TAB key--! My next keyboard is going to have one well out reach of my little finger!! Anyway, I might take the position if there's not TOO much touring involved, right now I don't want to get too far away from my model railroad.
TStage--Bachelor's in Music Performance? How very COOL! Instrument or voice? Inquiring minds want to know!
Tom [:D][:D]

Tom, I knew YOU would be the one who asked. I graduate from the Cleveland Institute of Music, with a Bachelor of performance degree n trombone - actually, bass trombone.

Moving from musician into a technician's role isn't really as far removed from music as some might think. In order to be a good musician, you must "wood shed" a passage or piece until you "perfect" it, or at least know it to the point where you can play it consistently without error. As a technician in research, we develope or perfect an idea, process, or protocol to the point where it can be fabricated consistently "without error".

As a trombonist, I sometimes had to move my slide ever so subtly in order to be precisely in tune with the rest of the musicians or orchestra. As a technician, I work often under a microscope on devices that will be implanted in the human body. Therefore, I have to utilize "subtle" hand and finger movements in order to precisely manipulate a tweezer or scalpel blade to perform my task correctly.

How did I get involved in Biomedical Engineering? I had three Biomedical Engineers as roommates. One day, one of them asked me if I was interested in interviewing for a technician job that had opened up. Truthfully, I was a bit weary from freelancing and working 3 other part-time jobs just to make ends meet so I did. They saw my hand skills and hired me. That was almost 16 years.

All my training has been on the job - so I have had NO other schooling to be where I am at right now. It's been a good job and I have very few complaints. I do miss the day-to-day musical interaction and camaraderie with other professional musicians though.

Well, Tom, does that satisfy your "inquiring mind"?

(Midwest) Tom

[tatans]

Retired human cannonball.

[Favrefan04]

I am in the Iowa National Guard. My unit was activated March 2003 for Operation Iraqi Freedom. There were some changes and instead my unit was split into 3 groups, 1 went to Afghanistan, 1 went to California and did Maintenance work there, and 1 went to Washington state and did Maintenance work there. I was in the group that went to Afghanistan. I was there for 9 months (we were originally scheduled for 6 months) and was lucky enough to be in the last rotation that wasn't going to be there for 12-18 months. My interest in trains was rekindled while I was there.

As a civilian I am a full time guardsman the works on Iowa's equipment. In both functions I am an Electronics Technician.

I am proud of my service and would not change any of it. Well maybe except for my rank ( want more money for Trains)

[howmus]

Retired music teacher here!!!!!!! (Musical Genius RETIRED) LOL. I love it, I love it, I love it.......... Actually I still have my part time business of: on location recording, live sound, DJ, desktop publishing, design, video, etc, etc, etc. Still work at school on occasion doing sound (brand new 40 channel Soundcraft Board and a 16 times 2 Digital Board and all sorts of neat stuff to play with) and other stuff. I also donate time to the Boy Scouts of America, the local Martin Luther King Committee, The Presbytery of Geneva, serve as a Deacon in my Church, play in the Bell Choir (specialize currently in F#4, G4, G#4, and.... A4. It takes some practice but I can get it ) AND!!! once in great while actually do some work on the Seneca Lake, Ontario, and Western Railroad (SLO&W). [bow]

[Anonymous]

Oil & gas attorney. Before that Navy Pilot. Combine the two and you have Harmon Rabb from TV's JAG. Of course, I was only a prop puke, no F-14 on my resume.

John
Austin, Texas

[medic_149]

medic/ 911 dispatcher. I get to tell everyone where to go and how to get there...lol. Very stressfull job, but great pride in knowing you helped someone.

[camarokid]

I make Vise Grips. The world's most useful hand tool.
Archie

[mloik]

Assistant Professor of Plant Physiological Ecology.

[selector]

Retired after 29+ years in the Canadian Armed Forces, much of which was as a Military Psychologist.

[tstage]

QUOTE: Originally posted by camarokid

I make Vise Grips. The world's most useful hand tool.
Archie

So, Archie. If someone yells at you to "get a grip"? You CAN! A great tool you make, Arch! I have 3 of them. [:)]

Tom

[bogp40]

General Contractor, carpenter of 35 years. Specialize in kitchen/ bath remodel, stairs and ballustrade, doors and finish. At the club I don't want to look at benchwork- let others have at it- I prefer scenery and trackwork.
Bob K.

[Jetrock]

I work at a transitional program for homeless mentally ill adults. Sometimes I'll slip into my favorite Boris Karloff voice and tell people "I work in a maaaadhouse..."

[Anonymous]

QUOTE: Originally posted by Favrefan04

I am in the Iowa National Guard. My unit was activated March 2003 for Operation Iraqi Freedom. There were some changes and instead my unit was split into 3 groups, 1 went to Afghanistan, 1 went to California and did Maintenance work there, and 1 went to Washington state and did Maintenance work there. I was in the group that went to Afghanistan. I was there for 9 months (we were originally scheduled for 6 months) and was lucky enough to be in the last rotation that wasn't going to be there for 12-18 months. My interest in trains was rekindled while I was there.

As a civilian I am a full time guardsman the works on Iowa's equipment. In both functions I am an Electronics Technician.

I am proud of my service and would not change any of it. Well maybe except for my rank ( want more money for Trains)

I know what you mean I was in Bosnia for 10 1/2 months we were only supposed to be there for 6! I was lucky to get home then, only because I ETSed!

[dharmon]

QUOTE: Originally posted by csxmu

I know what you mean I was in Bosnia for 10 1/2 months we were only supposed to be there for 6! I was lucky to get home then, only because I ETSed!

Tuzla...TF Eagle?

Yuck ......I was with the NATO guys...we had beer!

[dharmon]

QUOTE: Originally posted by JSoule

Oil & gas attorney. Before that Navy Pilot. Combine the two and you have Harmon Rabb from TV's JAG. Of course, I was only a prop puke, no F-14 on my resume.

John
Austin, Texas

A forward of the FS 288 bulkhead guy?

[twhite]

Who says musicians don't have great taste when it comes to hobbies, right? Ray, TStage and myself. Any other musicians out there (you listening, Jetrock?)
Tom [:P][:P][:P]