What's everyones background?

[wagonman76]

Mechanical design engineer for a metal fab shop that builds dust-free loading equipment. Been doing that for 9 years, I also wrote instruction manuals and drew up 3d exploded parts views. Before that I worked at an engineering shop that designed engine block boring/facing machines for the GM/Ford/Chrysler. Associates degree in design engineering, been around metal fabrication my whole life. Always been saver rather than a spender, I would think most of us here are. I like working on my cars, and other odd projects like trailer disc brake conversions, a snowplow for a pontiac 6000 wagon, etc. My daughters mom moved downstate in 03 so I do a lot of running back and forth, but my little girl is worth it. Plus she loves working on things with me, and absolutely loves going to the junkyard.

[sickpuppy318]

Wow, lots of higher education...

I'm a student at Pasco-Hernando Community College here in central florida. Summer is half over, i am looking for a job that'll justify paying a babysitter. I have two children, with one on the way, and they dominate right now. I have 39/60 credits, so that makes like two semesters left before the university, but i can only attend class while my fiance works. So with the new one on the way, i need to work for now.

I'm studying architecture, but automotive engineeering would be my second love.

So here's a question, engineers, what's it like to finally make it through all that school?

[88CRX]

Originally Posted by AXMonster

I started off studying Automotive Engineering Design for 4 years at university, then worked in engine design & development for Ricardo, Ford, Daewoo, Opel, Aston Martin, Jaguar etc

Then became a police officer and I'm now on a firearms team at a certain high security place.

Wow you've have a very interesting background...

[88CRX]

Mechanical Engineer
Jobs:
1st - Project Engineer Construction - Renovating buildings
2nd - Aloha Airlines - Airplanes
Now - Navy Shipyard - Submarines

[cwarnar]

Executive Director for a Sport, Culture and Recreation Organization... but I am currently applying for a Police Officer in Regina and Saskatoon for Jan 09.

[Vince-HX]

Professional Fabricator, I specialize in high end forced induction applications.

Also a full time student studying Manufacturing Technology and Management.

[BBsGarage]

UNIX admin, but really Im a car geek that just does computers for a living.

[3wheeled]

Electrical Engineer - Hardware and Software design and develpment
Instrumentation and Controls
C-Programming

[3wheeled]

Originally Posted by sickpuppy318

Wow, lots of higher education...

I'm a student at Pasco-Hernando Community College here in central florida. Summer is half over, i am looking for a job that'll justify paying a babysitter. I have two children, with one on the way, and they dominate right now. I have 39/60 credits, so that makes like two semesters left before the university, but i can only attend class while my fiance works. So with the new one on the way, i need to work for now.

I'm studying architecture, but automotive engineeering would be my second love.

So here's a question, engineers, what's it like to finally make it through all that school?

An engineering education is simply awsome. It will help you to just plain function better in life. Engineers tend to make most decisions based on the available data - not on pure emotion.

Another thing an engineering education helps with is (in general) seeing through scams and false advertizing. The old lady used to say "Where's the beef?"....we say "what are the facts?" Salesmen hates us.

Best of all, when you see break throughs in science, you really appreciate them for what they are.

Long live the Hubble

Once you get that engineering degree, you find that almost nothing is impossible. You have been trained to figure out what you don't know and how to aquire what you need to know.

Of course the pay isn't bad either.

Did I miss anything fellow engineers?

[Blue07CivicEX]

Nope sounds like you hit it pretty good I like seeing another EE on here too. The type of engineering isn't as important as what you learn and the piece of paper isn't as important as knowing how to build things with your own hands. The best engineers I know were given that title by the company after proving a good working knowledge and ability to problem solve.

Its nice to see all the different backgrounds.

And SVO I was just teasing but yes multivar.:-)

Please excuse typos I am typing on a blackberry.

[NeilBlanchard]

Hello,

I work with DataCAD for architects, and I do some computer building and support.

[metroschultz]

I work as a Lead Truck Technician for the United States Post Office,
Been earning a living repairing automotive products since 1977,
Got my first "Gently Abused" Metro in 1997,
Re-Built and sold over a hundred cars, and a few trucks,
Learned about P&G in 1999, They didn't call it that then though.
Benn stretching Gas Dollars ever since.

[SVOboy]

Blue - I knew we'd taken something in common, . I used to be a math nerd.

[RH77]

Originally Posted by Blue07CivicEX

Also, I currently work with two way radios, not much use in our current subject unless it is to recommend a radio that doesn't have a 10' antenna so we can talk to each other lol.

Do you do HAM stuff? I'm very much a rookie at Amateur Radio. Current equipment 2M/440 Icom HT and a ~75W Kenwood mobile unit with mag-mount. I can generally hit a repeater with the mobile.

Rally Racing is a big hobby -- got me into HAM, then into Storm Spotting and local ARES groups.

Right now, HF is a bit out of my price range and skill level

RH77 (KC0WPM)

[superchow]

Landscape architect here. It's the job of a landscape architect to know a little of everything - engineering, architecture, horticulture, planning and people skills. Yeah - gotta work on that last one ^_^

I have a knack for efficiency... make the most with what you've got. For those who didn't read it - I was the dum-dum asking what a 8.0L V-10 Dodge Ram 2500 4x4 would yield if modded. But that would be too easy! Blue07CivicEX's results give me renewed hope to reach 50 mpg in my 07 (Alabaster Silver, manual) Civic EX sedan. Must try more P&G, now that I've read about the "gentle way" to restart the engine.

[ajax_6531]

US Marine
Aviation Ordnance Technician
F/A-18 Hornets

Hobbies-
Fixing my cars (because I have too much to fix and not enough money to mod)
woodworking

But, above everything else, I'm a family man - 1 wife (more than enough) and 2 little girls.

[SuperTrooper]

OMG, look at all the engineers! I couldn't help but think about today's Dilbert:





I'm an aircraft technician who somehow got lured into environmental engineering. I'm still not sure how that happened.

[regor]

Let's see, I'm a former night club owner, former National Park Ranger, former politician, former school bus driver (Had to do something after losing the election!), now County Park Ranger.

[sickpuppy318]

I guess that the "Modder" part of "ecomodder" attracts all the tech people and scares away all the veterinarians...

[azraelswrd]

Best mod I've done since I found this place was adjusting the nut behind the wheel. 37mpg... I can almost taste it. The veterinarians will come around in due time...