Just curious to know what folks on here do for a living. I know that some peoples profiles list their occupation but even that is vague. So, what do ya do to make the money to pay for the toy(s)? Be specific if you can... ie not just "im in the computer business" Just thought it would be interesting to know. I'll start: Im in medical sales. I sell operating room based products that surgeons (mostly urologists) use in the O.R. Spend time both selling to the urologist and working with them in the Operating Room.

I work for a paper mill in their maintenance depatment as machinist so some of the stuff we fix is huge and some is small so we never know what were going to get any given day , it keeps it interesting.

I work for Exxon/Mobil as an Active Directory Infrastructure Specialist and Network Administrator. I take care of over 530+ Active Directory Servers worldwide. For those that don't know what an Active Directory server is, it's a centralized server that authenticates logins for all users on a network. That's not all the servers do, but it's one of the primary functions. I basically sit around all day logging into servers remotely all around the world fixing issues and designing ways to make things function better :)

Certifications: MCSE 2003; MCSE + Messaging; MCSA; CCNA (Cisco); A+; MCP; etc.....

I am a manufacturing engineer. I am currently working a contract for Boeing developing the build plan for the new 787 airplane.

I'm retired :thumbsup:

I'm a computer programmer/systems analyst (UNIX is my speciality), in charge of the application that does patient billing for Baylor University Medical Center in Dallas, and all of it's satellite hospitals in the Metroplex. I also do alot of project management type work, alot of break/fix troubleshooting on several different kinds of systems, and I'm oncall 1 week out of every month for about 15 enterprise wide computer systems. Basically, I sit in front of a computer screen all day in my nice, comfy cucible in a downtown high rise and surf the web, which is why ya'lls medical bills are so high...............it pays good too! :D :D :D :D :D

Stay at home Dad.I take care of the house and a 5yr. old all day.

Im the king of Canada, although i dont have the paperwork to back that up.

This is a good thread!

I'm the Quality Manager for a Cincinnati manufacturing company that makes the best biodiesel in the world.

Mild Mannered Firewall Security Admin for EDS by day
I own/operate www.TruckTechniques.com by night :D

I sell industrial supplies. Mainly items for machining and production. If you want to cut, bend, form, weld, or grind steel, we sell the tools to do it.
CNC lathes & mills to screwdrivers & hammers. Pretty cool stuff. I wish I knew how to use all the things I sell. (I could make a lot more money)
My wife's a pharmaci$t. I married good.

Brichead

I am the Quality Director for an aviation safety restraint company. If you have ever flown you used the product, both main cabin and pilot/co pilot restraints. My background is manufacture engineering primarily with high precision machined stuff.

I'm an Aircraft Ordnance Systems Technician. I maintain the weapons systems on F16 Fighter Jets. 20 years technician/26 years military! Experienced in laser/gps guided weapons :D

Im an electrical engineer job shopper in the defense\aerospace industry. I could tell you more, but id have to kill you. Been involved in a lot of cool stuff from UAVs to spy satellites to tanker planes.

Right now, Im freezing in Burlington VT. Maybe the next gig will be warm. I miss California

I am a Global Project Manager for Whirlpool. Currently I am working on standardizing profitability analysis on a global basis so I am usually on a plane to some location where english is not spoken. It certainly limits the amount of time I can spend on my 68 (but its in pretty good condition now, just needs some interior work.)

I work for a company that reverse engineers structured finance products and writes software that allows investors to forecast cashflows on those securities...

Usually I just tell people that I write financial software but you wanted it not to be general. :)
I have a
B.B.A. in Finance
B.A. in Economics
M.S. in Computer Science
and a minor in math...

I am not as much of a nerd as you think I am though....

I'm unemployed at the moment. After 25 years with Honeywell(Aerospace) as a buyer, I was laid off last August and I have been enjoying it ever since. Now I am back in the job market and have been on several interviews. I turned down one job, did not think it was the right fit for me. I've got another interview today and several other prospects for next week.
Wish me luck!!!!!!

I am a manufacturing engineer. I am currently working a contract for Boeing developing the build plan for the new 787 airplane.

Small world. We've supplied the sleweing ring bearings for the AIT/Vought fuselage assembly cranes going into Charleston and Wichita.

I'm the Manager of Field Services for NSK Corporation. Our group is responsible for everything to do with the bearing after the sale. We work on some interesting projects. The first photo is a slewing ring bearing for an electric arc furnace. The second is the 2nd gen Camaro that was built up and then melted on Monster Garage.

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I am and have been for 22 yrs., the materials manager in the facilities department for one of the larger private universities in Boston. We have approx. 150 tradesmen and 450 custodians. I get to spend about $3 mill. a year making sure the tradesmen have the material they need to make building repairs. (plumbing, HVAC, carpentry, lock, electric, grounds, etc.) Also, maintaining our computerized inventory system. In addition, I am also manager of our emergency control desk which is open 24/7/365. This is for students and staff to call for emergency service, ie: toilet clogs, lock outs, no heat, no a/c, power outages, fire alarms, ceiling leaks, etc. for 350 buildings on campus. The desk handles approx. 25,000 calls a year for emergency service.

IT Manager. Work with all of the technology that goes into a Prudential Financial field office. Laptops, phones, LANS, wireless, video conference, distance learning, LAN printers, print servers, private desktops, Blackberry and TREO's. Do allot with Norton GHOST and Vmware Workstation.

Love technology, hate dealing with all of the people problems.

Well what do ya know....there are smarter people around here than most folks would first believe on a gearhead forum :D

i have a thankless job. one that noone wants to do but needs to be done.

a garbage man

angel

I'm a corporate pilot for GEICO Auto Insurance. We are now the third or fourth largest auto insurer in the US, depending on what you use to determine size (# of policies or revenue). :)

I'm our senior captain and the "standards" captain that develops policies and procedures to make us safer and more professional. I fly a Lear 31, Lear 35 and soon a brand spanking new Lear 45! I'll be in Dallas from April 17 to May 1 for initial training on the new plane....any good cruise nights or car shows anywhere near DFW?

I have a small 2-bay performance shop that specializes in classic GM cars and trucks, although we do the token Ford and Mopars from time to time.

Engines/trannys, and suspensions mostly. We can squeeze in 6 cars comfortably.

We have done complete restorations, farming out body and paint work, but the time those take is not "cost effective" LOL.

Before that I was a tech at GM dealerships for more than 25 years

This is our 8th year in business.

I'm a corporate pilot for GEICO Auto Insurance. We are now the third or fourth largest auto insurer in the US, depending on what you use to determine size (# of policies or revenue). :)

I'm our senior captain and the "standards" captain that develops policies and procedures to make us safer and more professional. I fly a Lear 31, Lear 35 and soon a brand spanking new Lear 45! I'll be in Dallas from April 17 to May 1 for initial training on the new plane....any good cruise nights or car shows anywhere near DFW?
I'm an Auto appraiser for Erie Insurance. No where near the largest insurance company, but truly the best one out there. You still need that flat hood Dave? I forgot the take the photos. Let me know, i'll send them to you. Phil

I teach HS Physics and Chemistry for an alternative school.

I am an Architect. My main design work is custom homes and some small commercial. I have my own firm with four designers and my wife running the front office. The problem with her in the front office is she can see every UPS package that comes in. Ha! Ha!
My car connection is that I raced foriegn stock cars with my dad on the west coast, WA, CA. Or. and Canada in the late 60's and early 70's.
But I still don't know how I can afford this hobby, Just love it!

Well, I can't talk about what I work on right now. But the coolest job I've ever had or will ever have was the one where I got to design and test one time specialty tools for the astronauts that will maintain the Space Station. The testing was the best part by far.....:D I'm on the right..... and yes it's a real picture.

http://www.chevelles.com/showroom/data/500/medium/Scott_and_me_thumbs.jpg
http://www.chevelles.com/showroom/data/500/medium/Overall_tank_2.jpg

I own and operate New Orleans Information Services. A network support consulting company. We are heavily into Linux these days (Nagios, Dan's Guardian, Shorewall etc) as well as the Microsoft and Novell NOS (yea, Novell is still alive and kicking). Our "impressive" customers include Mastercard, Several Banks and Hospitals, and a few global oil and gas support companies. Our real valued customers (and higher profit center) is the <50 user law firms.
Like I said in another post, I am one of the few people who make money off of lawyers! And yes, they HATE every time they have to write that check.

Our engineers are CCIE's, CNE's, MCSE's and CISSP's

Rich
CNE + a bunch o other junk...........

Just a real estate broker for 23 years in old home town. I also moderate a rowdy crowd in Team Camaro in Interior section and help admin. a website for a local band. :beers:

I own a small computer company that installs and support network servers; SQL, Exchange, IIS, along with the workstation side, for several local businesses.

I work in Quality Assurance for Greenway Medical Technologies. Greenway's solution, called PrimeSuite, is a Web Browser-based Ambulatory software suite that includes Integrated Practice Management (PrimePractice®), Electronic Health Record (EHR) (PrimeChart®) and Managed Care solutions.

In other words, if you go to the doctor, our software does everything the physican's office needs from electronic medical records to submitting claims.

I make sure it works the way it is supposed to and try to break it before it goes to our clients.

I am a Logistics Manager for a small company that distributes DC power products to Telecommunications companies and their vendors.

I am also growing my own business of selling and installing rural mailboxes to contractors and residential owners. Also into a little home improvement and odd jobs etc... on the side as well.

Hummm I wonder why I can't ever seem to find time to work on the Camaro. ;)

Great stuff...keep em comin. We got some pretty sharp folks on this site. One thing thats glaringly obvious...the computer/software/programming industry employs a LOT of people. Corporate Pilot...that sounds like a cool gig. Get to fly cool planes and not have to deal with 200+ annoying passengers.

I spent the last five years as a Sales Rep for Mercedes Benz, prior to that I was a PGA Golf Professional for 9 years. I left Mercedes Benz almost a year ago and am in early retirement @ 37...I am currently going back to school to get another degree and possibly go to Law School. We'll see.

When asked what I do, I usually use this quote from Ray Stevens "Haircut Song," It goes like this:

"I'm a logger - just up from Coos Bay, Oregon. Been toppin' trees - quite possibly the tough...(cough) toughest man in the entire world".

I'm actually substitute teaching (K-12) while I finish graduate school. I also own a business (commercial/industrial cleaning) that I have had for almost 17 years now. When finished with school, I will be a certified school counselor.

My plan is to drive the Camaro to graduation. (13 months away). :)

I am a student at Penn State university trying to get a degree in Mechanical Engineering:)

Trying to get my degree asap and hopefully start a career in the automotive field.

Also I need to start my classic car collection!!!


Any Mechanical Engineers out there? How do you like it?

Well, I can't talk about what I work on right now. But the coolest job I've ever had or will ever have was the one where I got to design and test one time specialty tools for the astronauts that will maintain the Space Station. The testing was the best part by far.....:D I'm on the right..... and yes it's a real picture.

http://www.chevelles.com/showroom/data/500/medium/Scott_and_me_thumbs.jpg
http://www.chevelles.com/showroom/data/500/medium/Overall_tank_2.jpg

That's poor man's zero G.. I've built lots of stuff over the years that went in an NBL....

Somebody on this board mentioned that they too worked on crew aid tools , as I have as well. The designer for the power ratchet tool we built for HST SM1 ( I think it was SM1 ) is now a mission specialist and has flown on a shuttle.. my brush with greatness :D

I'm a piano player in a whore house.

That's poor man's zero G.. I've built lots of stuff over the years that went in an NBL....

Somebody on this board mentioned that they too worked on crew aid tools , as I have as well. The designer for the power ratchet tool we built for HST SM1 ( I think it was SM1 ) is now a mission specialist and has flown on a shuttle.. my brush with greatness :D

Power ratchet toll as in .... I can't remeber the acronym for it. Kind of a space rated makita :) I've met the guy that designed that when I was in Houston. Dave or something like that. Has black hair. Small world.....

edit I remember more or less: PGPT or something like that. "Pistol grip power tool"

Criminal Investigator for a Sheriff's Office here in central Minnesota. I also just started my own private investigation firm. We'll see what happens!! LOL

I'm a piano player in a whore house.

When did you get a promotion? I thought you were still changing sheets! ;)

I'm a civilian electrician at a military base and I do computer/electronics repairs at home.

The engineer was/is Paul Richards. The acronym was simply PRT. Our shop just built a 2 piece housing for a Dewalt screw gun to survive and operate in the pool... part of the CATS effort ( crew aids and tools) for the next servicing mission

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The engineer was/is Paul Richards. The acronym was simply PRT. Our shop just built a 2 piece housing for a Dewalt screw gun to survive and operate in the pool... part of the CATS effort ( crew aids and tools) for the next servicing mission

Yep that was the name. I'm terrible with names. Was this the tool you guys made the housing for?

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I along with my wife own a small winery and cider mill. We are the oldest manufacture of Hard Cider in the United States. My wifes great grandfather started the business in 1881. We work(HARD) for 4 months each year, Sept throught Dec. then have the next 8 months of the year to do as we wish and that is why I get to play with cars!

Industrial Maintenance Mechanic. National Gypsum/Baltimore plant, Teamsters Local 311

We make wallboard...AKA: sheetrock

My duties: Fab parts,trouble shoot equipment problems,checks and lubes,weld,burn,install equipment,and ect.ect.

I am a stay at home dad full time and when the munchkins are in school I also am self - employed as a certified independent floor covering inspector and trouble shooter. Basically, I am hired as an independent third party to evaluate floor covering complaints (carpet, vinyl, laminate, hardwoods etc.) and try to determine and explain all aspects as to why there is a complaint by the end user (i.e. holes, lines wearing etc.) and any corrective measures that can be done.

Make sense? I hope so, since nobody has really ever heard of this occupation. It is on the same order as an insurance adjuster.

i'm a carpenter for a small local business, i just dont bang nails, i do all carpentry related jobs that are required for residential const.
if it werent for carpenters, there would be no places for people to go to work at

I'm a registered land surveyor in my state. I run my own business, where I am "he who surveys alone." My member name here stands for SuperSurveyor5449, being my reg. number.

Rut :cool:

i just wire an plumb house i need to hang out here more might help my reputation

Im a shop foremen at a bobcat dealership.

Since 1976, Insurance Broker.
Specifically, I sell personal health insurance, and, I work with employers on benefits for employees.

I'm an Electronic HardwareTech. For 17 years now, I've owned my own small business. Our field is Graphic Arts and Publishing, we sell and maintain the systems that image the film that becomes a printing plate. If you read anything, the odds are it started out on a machine I know how to fix.

Union electrician, foreman, IBEW local 191 Everett Washington. Building America!
Licensed to do any and all electrical related jobs, frome high volt line work to millivolt controls. But do primarily commercial/industrial construction, its what I like the most. Only residential I do is my own house or helping buddies.
I love my job too, btw. Worked as an auto mechanic after high school (never would do this again, it ruined me for cars for awhile), and had all the training and tests complete to be an all lines insurance agent, and realised how much I dont want to do white collar work, especially in the insurance industry. Guess I'm just a blue collar kind of guy :thumbsup:

After reading, the occupations of the people who replied, my job sounds totally boring. I am a CPA or as some people call me a "bean counter". Anyway it pays the bills. One good thing about my job is that twice every day I get to go by Year One and dream about all the fabulous parts that are waiting inside to make my car like new.

I have two Jobs, first I work in the Automotive field Crashing Cars for the Dark Side, and second Job is a Payed on Call Fire Fighter.

Medical doctor.........

I along with my wife own a small winery and cider mill. We are the oldest manufacture of Hard Cider in the United States. My wifes great grandfather started the business in 1881. We work(HARD) for 4 months each year, Sept throught Dec. then have the next 8 months of the year to do as we wish and that is why I get to play with cars!

Lets see you get to drink...err..make hard cider 4 months out of the year and play with classic cars the rest of the year. Ladies and Gentlemen, we have a winner in the "Whose job i want the most competition"
Although piano player in a whorehouse is certainly a very close second. :D

Owner/operator quad axle dump truck and snowplowing/salting contractor.

Another I.T. guy here. I take care of all I.T. for a small Chemical company. Loading up a 2003 R2 server right now. I'm a one man show from Network Admin to helpdesk to programmer to hardware r&r to cable puller. It's a small domain but it keeps me busy.

My wife and I own a Bakery in the Virgin Islands. Also, my wife is an operating room nurse. We took over the family business in 1995.

I’m a biomedical equipment technician for a small hospital. I maintain and repair a wide variety medical equipment, mainly electronic stuff because most every thing is electronic these days. But I spend a lot of time showing people where the “On” button is and explaining that the equipment has to be plugged in once in a while because the batteries are really for emergency use. I have to make sure that every thing is working correctly and safely from the button you push to call a nurse to the laser the surgeon has stuck up your… never mind…. :o

Gang Foreman on The local railroad (LIRR)

I am a Chief Engineer for a large 47 story high rise building in downtown San Francisco. I have a crew of 10 and maintain it 24/7. We oversee and repair all the mechanical aspects, (boilers, chillers, pumps, generators, electrical distribution , plumbing,) ...just about everything you could imagine in a high rise. I oversee all construction and work with the general contractors and city inspectors to make sure things are done correctly. I have been the chief for over 16 years now and a local 39 member for almost 30 years. With over 1.2 million sq ft (It also has a 4 level garage for about 500 cars, 3 full levels of retail and a 500 seat multi-screen movie theater). Never a dull monent it seems...This site is one of my get-a-way places...Hey, one more post and I hit 2000! :eek:

h.v.a.c. contractor . started my business 2 years ago .Got tired of making other people money.Red hawk h.v.a.c services residential,manufactured homes ,light commercial 20tons or less.

I along with my wife own a small winery and cider mill. We are the oldest manufacture of Hard Cider in the United States. My wifes great grandfather started the business in 1881. We work(HARD) for 4 months each year, Sept throught Dec. then have the next 8 months of the year to do as we wish and that is why I get to play with cars!
We just found where the 2007 Team Camaro Gathering will be held! http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v359/SIBLY/Emos/ac36.gif


I am a Senior (opposed to junior) Business Systems Analyst for a major financial firm. Basically means I put what the users want their systems to do into language the programmers might understand, then test it to make sure they got it right, then make sure the changes are implemented correctly. I also have to manage users' expectations, since they expect their desktops to do all of their work for them, including answer customer calls and make coffee. Before that I did the same for a firm that manages pension benefits, and another that sold medical malpractice insurance.

Fun? No, not really, at least not anymore. But it pays the bills. I'm almost missing my 7+ years in auto service. I really just miss 24/7 lift & alignment machine access.

I'm in charge of Purchasing for the glass division of the largest Winery in the world. This is my 26th year with the company.

Auto mechanic for 25 years now,sounds pretty petty to all of the other jobs listed here.It has made for a good living.But it makes wanting to work on my Camaro difficult after I work on other cars all week.

I own a small electrical contracting business,do mostly commercial & industrial work.

I'm an I.A.T.S.E. Union Stagehand lOCAL 78 and I am called a Rigger and walk the steel beams in arena's and whatever to hang chain motors for live shows (Concerts, Theatre, etc.) and yes I get to mingle with the stars and NO I cant get no xtra backstage passes :)

Crack dealer

I am changing sheets in a whore house I am striving for this job:
I'm a piano player in a whore house.


Tha would be so cool!

Really though I get to criticize everyone else's work as I work for a large financial organization that holds about 4% (6.5B$)of the assets in commercial real estate so I get to critique how building are being operated and improve overall efficiency....my real passion though is driving a zamboni as I did for 7 years through high school and for a while in college...to bad the money wasn't better!

I fly for the Army, 15 1/2 years flying Apache and Longbow Apache attack helos. I now fly RC-12 Guardrail Common Sensor airplanes...TS clearance stuff. Im still amazed I get paid to do what I do......but they still could pay me more :)

Charter Pilot. I fly Beechcraft: King Air 200s and C90s. They are 8 and 6 passenger turboprops that cruise between 230-280 knots(300-350 mph). Its a decent job that you get to travel a lot obiously without much stress. The crappy part is sitting in a middle-of-nowhere dinky airport for 10 hrs with nothing to do. I used to work as a machinist in both general manufacturing and in the performance automotive industry.

24 years as a general dentist in rural Minnesota. I'm the guy you all hate.

Operating technician for the worlds largest paper making company. Not the most glamorous, but it is good money, and I only have to work 14 out of every28 days each month.:D

Well I think I have the coolest job. Not getting down on anyone here I just love mine.

I have been on the Tomahawk Cruise Missile Program since 1983. We build em, from the ground up. I have been in many positions from parts sub assembly to flight test operations and engineering test. I am now supervisor and loving what I do and who I do it for. I work for the War Fighter, but I am paid by Raytheon. Our Missile is the wepon of choice by the Navy. Our Final assembly site site that I work at been reconized with the Battle E from the Navy. For weapons support and reliabilty of our weapon and it's sytems. No other defence contractor has ever had this given to them that "I" know of.

http://navysite.de/weapons/tomahawk.htm

Well what do ya know....there are smarter people around here than most folks would first believe on a gearhead forum :D

I've seen 2 posts by you only commenting. What do you do?

I’ve worked for 35 years in a paper mill as a Maintenance Electrician; we make a product that I hope all of you are familiar with. Toilet Paper

Really though I get to criticize everyone else's work as I work for a large financial organization that holds about 4% (6.5B$)of the assets in commercial real estate so I get to critique how building are being operated and improve overall efficiency


You and I should talk!...:)

I'm a Serviceability Engineer for Dell Inc. I work in our enterprise storage business on SAS, SATA, and Fibre Channel storage arrays and solutions to ensure that our products are field serviceable and that our technical support and deployment teams are prepared for upcoming product offerings.

I'm a hot dog vendor at Lowe's hardware store in Hermitage, TN. I love it!

Dewayne

24 years as a general dentist in rural Minnesota. I'm the guy you all hate.

Did you read my dentist thread? :D :D :D

I've seen 2 posts by you only commenting. What do you do?

I was the 3rd post saying what I do.

I am a registered Mechanical Engineer in California. I design HVAC systems, primarily for schools, medical facilities and some commercial. I work for a consulting mechanical engineering firm.

Quality Manager for a carpet manufacturing company.

I work in a private college prep school. Chairman of the Fine and Performing Arts Department. I teach acting and direct the school plays and musicals.

Well, my line of work certainly isn't as glamorous as many of yours, but I love it.

I work with my dad and uncle on the family farm in South Dakota. I grow corn and soybeans and am involved in everything that goes with operating your own business. I buy and sell commodities, manage crop production, run machinery, manage finances, troubleshoot and fix mechanical and electrical problems, and work in the shop cutting, welding, and wrenching. Alot of days I do some or all of these things and more. My uncle has a '64 Vette, my dad has a '58 fuelie Vette, and I have the '69 Camaro they drag raced in the 70's.

I am an investigator for a private investigation company in the Wash DC area.

I am a Process Engineer at an oil refinery. I get to play with all kinds of things: heat exchangers, reactors, distillation columns, computer systems (Windows, UNIX, and lately OpenVMS), Advanced Process Control, corrosion probes, data loggers, desalters, chemicals, and hydrocarbons! Plus, I get to do all of this on the world famous Kenai Peninsula of Alaska. It's great!! I just wish they would turn the heat up a little bit. :D

This is a great thread..!
This proves that any job that pays the bills AND let's you own a 1st gen Camaro is the best job in the world!:thumbsup: It doesn't matter if you are responsible for diapers or space tools, we all get the same glow inside when thinking about our Camaros.

I'm a 20 yr. SysAdmin, specializing in Citrix, SQL, SAN, VMware and custom application integration. Member of Security Team, AD and GPO design teams. Currently work for Guardian Mortgage Documents. Small IT firm that provides 85% of all closing documents to the Real Estate world. If your house was financed via Citibank, Wells Fargo, Countrywide, GMAC, GE or Fannymae, chances are we produced the documents you signed your name on 50 times. I work 2nd shift, mostly evenings from home with remote systems in Utah and Colorado. When it's not snowing, I get to play in the garage 'till noon everyday.

From bean counters, to garbage collectors to computer geeks, we all love the smell of 90wt gearlube in the morning...
...and speaking of NOS, wouldn't we all love to have our own Dentist next door!

Our racial discussions are about Candy apple, Powder blue or Fathom green. (..yeah, I grew up a ZZ, but married a hugger )
Our religous philosophies support Prostock, Custom anything, everyday drivers and Rust-buckets. (but we all pray for the #'s to match).
Our political beliefs support the death penalty for ebay scammers, and diety status for grease-monkeys with the right answers.

Camaro owners are the most sensitive men in the world.
Tell me you didn't tear up a little when seeing that "Monster Garage" car hanging over a pot of molten lava!!

This is one of the few places where a bloody knuckle is truely admired by people of all professions.
Gotta love this place..
I say we start campaigning, Al for Prime Minister / President!

This is one of the best and longest threads I have seen on TC! Well, after 20 years in banking management----- and I expect to take some flack on this, but I now have the greatest job in the world---- as a flight attendant!!!! Imagine the possibilities! Charlie

I think I'm alone here, but I'm the PO PO.

Been a cop for over 7 years in Austin, TX.

Ill be looking for you Clill, lol...

Automotive Engineering Supervisor for a company that designs and supplies returnable packaging to the automotive industry.

Everything from the plastic containers that you may have seen remanufactured transmissions shipped in to dealerships, to containers that work within a closed loop system between suppliers such as Delphi, TRW, Getrag to GM, DCX, or Ford assembly lines.

I am a Service Manager at A Cad-Saab-Hummer-Pont.-Buick-GMC dealer. I have worked at GM Dealers 33 years. I have 45 employees. It's a hug babysitting job. My next job will be opening a Fredericks Of Hollywood or selling minnows worms candy bars and soda pop on a lake!!!

Professional Musclecar Firewall Decorator :waving:


dave

I am a stunt double for adult film stars, you may have seen some of my work.:thumbsup: When I am not doing that, I sell and install dental supplies and equipment.

Bob

I am a proud member of the labor union that unloads and loads the many ships that visit Seattle. We move well over one million containers across the docks in, before the goods are railed or trucked to your local WalMart, Target, Home Depot, etc etc

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sounds like a good Joke..
... a professional decorator, a SouthDakota farmboy, a crack dealer, a long shoreman and a Flight attendant named Charlie walk into a Camaro parts store.....................

:hurray:
........................and then Saint Peter said, since you all love the Yenko, come on in..!!

s.

Camaro owners are the most sensitive men in the world. Tell me you didn't tear up a little when seeing that "Monster Garage" car hanging over a pot of molten lava!!

It had a brand new Ron Davis radiator!

I am a full time husband and father, when I'm not doing that I work for a telecommunication company.
My job discription is installing, and servicing telephone, voicemail, and ACD systems.

I Am One Of The "what Can Brown Do For You " Guy's That Delivers All Your Camaro Parts With A Big Smile

Mechanical Design Drafter for St. Jude Medical, Cardiology Division. We design and manufacture vascular surgical catheters, introducers, dialators, steerable mapping and ablation catheters, and vascular closure devices.
www.sjm.com

I am part owner of an IT service company. We do everything IT related from repairing broken computers and recovering data to installing networks. Our target customers are small and medium sized businesses who do not have or cannot afford a full time IT staff. Technically my title is Chief Operations Officer, but my duties include janitorial work as well...

Mechanical Design Drafter for St. Jude Medical, Cardiology Division. We design and manufacture vascular surgical catheters, introducers, dialators, steerable mapping and ablation catheters, and vascular closure devices.
www.sjm.com

A friend/guy i used to work with at my current company just took a job as a sales rep with your company. (St Jude Medical). Hes in Oklahoma.

Police Officer in Ontario, Canada

Nice to see so many from my part of the world are members of the best site on the web! Digster Ontario is a BIG place where abouts do you do yout thing so I can slow down if I ever drive through!

I Am One Of The "what Can Brown Do For You " Guy's That Delivers All Your Camaro Parts With A Big Smile

Hey, can you just leave my parts in the garage and quit sticking the notes on my door! Thanks! :)

I am the metrology manager of the Lockheed Martin Sunnyvale lab here in beautiful Silicon Valley. Got about 36 folk that are awesome to work with. We service about 30,000 units a year which is about an $8 million dollar business for us. Been doing metrology work since 1969 and still lovin it, except for the political BS you have in management..........

Mister G,

Who makes sure the bolts are tight up there? :)

My job title is "Cartographer II", although I don't do much in the way of actual Cartography (making maps). We generally call what we do "transmogrification"
I create techinical graphics and illustrations for publications for the New Mexico Bureau of Geology. Yeah, pretty impressive stuff. I won't bore you with the details. Took this job so my wife could pursue her career.

I'm an electronic hardware engineer & engineering manager for a small telecom equipment manufacturer. We make stuff that sits at a phone company central office and provides a variety of applications like conferencing, calling card management, & announcements. Fairly boring stuff but it pays the bills and leaves enough left over for my toys!:thumbsup:

I own a consulting company that specializes in IT program management and systems architecture for the telecommunications industry.

To pay the bills (and afford the toy) I'm a Manufacturer's Rep in the Automotive Aftermarket. I'm also on the Games Management Team for Special Olympics Kansas.

I spent 10 years as a commercial loan officer for a community bank, then went crazy and opened a restaurant 7 years ago in Northern Virginia. Pretty soon it'll be paid for :), then I sell it? What will I do then, I have no idea, possibly back to banking, pretty easy job, great benes, less pay though.

Please be kind to waiters/waitresses these people work very hard, tip them well.

67 cam rider.

there are a few of us on here. a few people on here know what i do. my description was listed on the second page.

angel

I am a proud member of the labor union that unloads and loads the many ships that visit Seattle. We move well over one million containers across the docks in, before the goods are railed or trucked to your local WalMart, Target, Home Depot, etc etc

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v470/CamarosRus/Misc%20Camaro%20pics/Pier18.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v470/CamarosRus/Carribean%20Vacation/Seattle.jpg
hey, i worked on the rails that supply power to those very cranes, the large newer ones.
we actually did a few jobs out there for the port, when i worked for a marine oriented electrical contractor.
cool picture btw :thumbsup:

I was semi-retired at age 35, Then at age 36, I bought my first 6 bay self serve carwash in 2001, Then I started building and selling them in 2002-2004 (12 total) then I built myself a second one to keep in 2004, now I also build and sell custom boat docks and boat houses for people who own lake front property.. I sell for ez-dock and for alumadock.. So now I spend most everyday on the water..then come home to clean my carwashes..

I work on the railroad, all the live-long day....

CSX Transportation Track Inspector

UNION Firefighter (apparatus operator, aka driver) 25 yrs down, 2 to go!

Very cool! It's a great thing to learn a little bit more about the excellent people on this site. Just in case you don't know you all do a great service here I we all Thanks You!!!

I worked as a mail carrier for 15 year then did a few old jobs now manage a recycling center in NW Montana home of the Big Sky.

Bob

I am a Project Manager for a General Contractor. We specialize in commercial construction, schools, churches, office buildings, etc.

I am Semi-Retired I had two main occupations my whole life. I was a ASE Certified Master Tech and Paint and Body man till 1991 and also since I was a Teenager Trained Dogs. In the early 70s Trained Dogs for Police Departments and Customs and showed Dogs in Schutzhund and AKC obedience and Comformation. I also worked in Movies and TV in Hollywood, Miami and other parts of the US and other countries as an animal trainer and Stuntman and also operated Dog Kennels. I thru my working life 1962 till now have had many interesting Jobs in the Automotive and Animal fields I had trouble keeping to one field of work most of my life and worked sometimes Two Jobs one as a Dog trainer and one as an Auto Tech. In 1991 I had a car accident and had to quit working in a Car Dealership and when I recovered I went back to Training Dogs full time and now I do it Part time I specialize in Behavioral Problems(yes I still get bit every so often) and only take referals from Vets. Got to say this is an interesting thread to find out what people do for a living I really enjoyed reading it.

Stay at home Dad.I take care of the house and a 5yr. old all day.Boy that sounds good to me...crash

Sort of in between careers right now.
CH-47 and UH-1 avionics mechanic by day, grease monkey part time by night.
Been in aircraft avionics for 18 years. First on attack aircraft, then rotory wing. 2.5 more years till I can retire. It includes repairing, modifying, and troubleshooting any and all communications and navigational equipment on the aircraft, to include all the wiring.
The grease monkey thing is a part time gig fixing whatever kind of vehicle rolls in the door. Tonight it was an ancient Subaru with a shattered driveshaft yoke and a Challenger car hauler with electrical problems.
I can't tell you which I enjoy more.

Wow! http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c87/HarleyD67/Smilies/.gif Make a person feel belittled by there carrier. I mean I'm just a kitchen designer. Don't get me wrong I enjoy what I do, but after reading some of these jobs makes me wish I could stand to work in an office and go back to architectural or mechanical engineering. http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c87/HarleyD67/Smilies/thinking.gifI also do home remodeling to pay for my toys. I don't know though my wife's a teacher and gets summers off so making Hard cider for 4 months and having the rest of the year to play sounds nice.http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c87/HarleyD67/Smilies/thinking.gif Oh never mind though that would really cut into my hunting seasons more than it does now.

I'm just a truck owner operator. I run 2 trucks and employ one driver and a part time mechanic. I build engines for people in my spare time(I'm not sure what spare time is anymore though).

this is my first post, and saying that you peeps have great knowledge about 1st gen camaros. i'm a asme certified welder for super radiator coils

Retired Union Boilermaker. After 26 years in the trade a car accident took me out of the game, messing up my back. Thank God for my retirement benefits! I still enjoy life, friends, & of course my Camaros!

I have a very lucrative novelty distributor ship and I sell glass pipes to Chill (that’s why he has so many nice cars) and player pianos to Scott Taylor (he really can’t play the piano) and I also sell used computer parts and paper to Dennis….
Mark (A.K.A. Z28 Mark)

I am also a man in "burnished brown", and prior to that I spent a few years with a large north american defense firm(U.S. Army armored cavalry). and although I dont deliver anymore here's a hint to get your stuff first time thru.. just talk to your delivery guy or write him a signed "cya" note that lets him know its ok to leave your stuff wherever. Delivery attempt Notes = more stuff to deliver tomorrow.. which ends up making his workday/workweek longer. Trust me.. He'd rather leave your package than a note.

P.S. My dream job happens to be the ho-house piano player.

Im a Police Officer... you would be suprised how many cars I come across... One of them happens to be my 69 RS/L-78 #matching, no rust anywhere, stored under a house for 20+ years, bought for 6,500, which included a boat load of misc. chevy BB parts...

Off the top of my head I know of a few cars just sitting unrestored:
1) 70 chevelle LS6 w/orignal paint
2) 69 Camaro Conv.RS/SS minor rust Garnet red/red int. 4spd.
3) (2) 67 Corvettes one coupe, one conv. coupe is gone but the vert is ok
4) 63 split window
5) 69 Camaro SS 396 Auto
6) (2) Z-28's not much left been stripped by people.. owner has no clue
7) 68 Camaro SS 396 Looks orignal...
The best part about these cars is that you cant see them from the road, you would have no clue they existed! Trying to work on them but some owners just wont let go... need to go cash in hand.

Josh

I am still thinking that I am God due to the fact that my wife calls me "Jesus, Honey" alot. lol

I also have enjoyed this thread and all that have responed so far. Looks like we have all bases covered to get things done around here and at home........

Our Pets will now come when we call them.
Our Health, and auto insurance rates just went to zero.
Our Signifigant others can not hide anymore.
Our Dream to fly in space is covered.
Our Neighbors will keep things quite now with our new Tomahawk missle systems and the presents of all the millitary personel.
Our Kids college is covered, no more deciding College fund-Camaro fund.
Our Oil and gas fill ups will now be painless.
Our Computers will run faster. Our firewalls will keep out the ebay scammers.
Our Baby sitting is no longer a problem.
Our Quality control just went to 100%
Our Auto repair bill is now materials only!
Our Metal fabrication is now a lot less stressful.
Our Curiosity to fly the U2 can now be realized
Our Appliances will never break down again.
Our Roofs will not leak nor our plumbing Air conditions will run quite and cool.
Our Electric bill will be paid by our neighbors after a few carefully spliced wires.
Our Trash cans will not be flying around the street on Friday.
Our Engines will never sound or run better.
Our Denisty will be alot less painfull.
Our Shops plans will be fantastic and the land they are on will be bought for a song.
Our Drive ways will all have a new Mercedes and we will sit on the 50 yard line? of the PGA.
Our Request for piano songs will actually get played.
Our Wine tasteing skill just improved.
Our Bring on the heavy equipment. Don't forget the fresh baked bread.
Our No more need for those pesiky fire detectors going beep, beep, beep

....more coffeeeeee......

Our Days of digging our cars out of the snow are long gone. (White fully stuff that falls to the ground and accumilates for those in the South and out West). lol
Our Need to stow away on the box car to travel for Camaro parts has just moved up to First Class in the Pullmanr Car.
Our "Habit" is covered along with our rehab.
Our No more stains on the carpets or flooring.
Our Veggies will all be farm fresh.
Our Speeding tickets will all be reduced to failure to wear a seat belt.
Our Flim entertainment will now be behind the scenes.
Our Selection of overseas sheetmetal will be right off the docks from a guy with a flat nose named Veto.
Our Audiance with the King will last a lot longer.
Our Camaro credit cards will never say ha ha ha again! Can you says second mortgage and another Camaro three times fast.
Our Wives will enjoy shopping with there new no limit charge cards. Allowing us to spend more time with our true love the 1st Generation!


Sorry, for the long post everyone.......8Ball..... Father first, Loving Husband second and the guy who pays the bills last. (siphoning off a little for the Camaros when ever I can....hehehe by running a small construction company Abbkat in the Jersey Shore area with my partner......)

8Ball

Thanks for reading, ugh! now I am late for work!

Point man machinegunner Nam 69 now a postal worker

I am semi-retired and try to spend as much time as possible driving my 69Z
around.

In reply to your question Foreverlookin, I live in Dryden, which is about half way between Thunder Bay and Winnipeg so I think your are safe.

After turning wrenches for years I RETIRED to work for the state as an Automotive Facility Inspector I do everything from concealed investigations to testifiying in court as an auto expert and helping customers who got ripped off by a dealer, repair shop, or inspection station. It has its good days and bad

I've been brewing beer for 30 years. Lots of beer. :beers:
Main brand is KoKanee, but you might have heard of a couple others, Labatt's Blue, Lucky Lager. I enjoy the job, but the shift work is getting tougher every year.
I'm the guy on the left, for those who haven't seen this photo before (http://www.kokaneebeer.com/ca/tour/tour_views.html), not the one in the picture directly below.

We've always had an extra business as well. Auto shop that we did windshield replacements, paint jobs and some great looking interiors, my wife Dot is a master upholsterer (auto specialty).

Got interested in websites in 1995 and started a personal page about Hot Cars & Cold Beer which kinda grew into some familiar Team sites :)

Al

my employer lets me play with millions of dollars-worth of highway and heavy construction equipment: shop manager. also, retired from the USAR in '98 with 22.5 yrs of service as an E-8 equipment operator and Motor Sgt., so why not keep on doin what ya do best :beers: to all of us !

'Vettrin

I've been brewing beer for 30 years. Lots of beer. :beers:
Main brand is KoKanee, but you might have heard of a couple others, Labatt's Blue, Lucky Lager. I enjoy the job, but the shift work is getting tougher every year.
I'm the guy on the left, for those who haven't seen this photo before (http://www.kokaneebeer.com/ca/tour/tour_views.html), not the one in the picture directly below.

We've always had an extra business as well. Auto shop that we did windshield replacements, paint jobs and some great looking interiors, my wife Dot is a master upholsterer (auto specialty).

Got interested in websites in 1995 and started a personal page about Hot Cars & Cold Beer which kinda grew into some familiar Team sites :)

Al

Mmmmm, LaBatts..my favorite!!

I'm surprised after so many replies there is only a few of us - I'm an auto service manager for a multi line car dealer. It use to be a good job and there would be some laughs. It seems thats long since changed. My 1st job I had for 10 years till the dealership burnt down and was unable to rebuild. My 2nd job I had for 21 years till the dealer got old and retired (should have saw that coming). Then life got interesting! I was hired by a multi line GM dealer thats service CSI was a mess. It took 18 months to really straighten it out - then guess what - they didn't need me and my salary anymore. I have since had 3 jobs in 16 months. After 30+ years of GM expierence I am now working for a multi line import dealer. It seems that in this area import dealers are the only ones doing enough business to afford support people. I wish I could have stayed with GM products but I'm thankful to have a job with good people and a fair and supportive dealer operator.

I run a boat salvage and repair company see website

http://www.vessel-assist-nw.com/crew_johna.htm

http://hotrodders.com/forum/journal.php?action=view&journalid=8958&page=1&reverse=1

and I drive real fast........

I am a retired (for 10 years) electric generating plant operator.

I build FORDs currently building the Escape, Mazda Tribute and Mercury Mariner SUV and the Hybrid version of the same all on the same line.Our plant also builds F150 pickups on a separate line.Hope that the plant stays open for another 19 years and my body is not too worn out to last that long! Anybody in the market for a new ford I can get you a x plan discount just let me know.

ER/FP doc

Air Traffic Controller by Day, Donut glazer by night.

Hey MT 68 Conv where at in NW MT,

Wrooster
Kalispell, 4th Generation
Right next to Glacier Park.

Bob

Lookout for ivyman!! Postal worker with machine gun backround! lol

I am a union electrician in Minnesota local 110. commercial industrial mostly but got my start in residential in Iowa. I do side work in eastern and central Iowa, mainly because I have seen how some of those farmers wire!! eek!

We built Stainless Steel Tanks & Wineries.with or with out jackets.we use 304/316 grade,differant gages, from a 50 gallon to 700,000 gallons..and we also manufacture catwalk.

Here are some of my projects.
http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c155/69camarofast/d37faa66.jpg
http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c155/69camarofast/PICT3724.jpg

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y62/MDS59/ClarionpicturesDetroitMichigan022.jpg http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y62/MDS59/ClarionpicturesDetroitMichigan003.jpg http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y62/MDS59/ClarionpicturesDetroitMichigan021.jpgCommercial Landscape construction

I could've sworn we did this before a couple of years ago, but I could not find the post. Oh well, Tech leader (read supervisor) of an IT group for the Wall Street Journal. My group handles Mainframe OS, MQSeries, Enterprise Job Scheduling, Hitachi SAN and Legato backup (install and Admin). I bounce around with all these and make sure all the projects are on the right track. Yes, I have done the Tech work for most of them too, so I'm not just management! :) Been in IT from the begining, 1976! Been at WSJ for 24 years. Boy am I tired.

Wow, what an interesting thread! I am a Mfg. Mgr. for Caterpillar currently working in Italy for the past 3.5 plus years. Great experience and have enjoyed ol' Europe but sure have missed the cars and car events.

Lot of diverse folks here.:cool:

Currently I am a diffusion furnace tech (Chemical vapor deposition) for the biggest printer firm in the world. Also a part-time avionics tech on F-15s. Have been doing that for 20 years this year.:eek: This enlistment is probably my last. Started on B-52s in Electronic warfare and have worked EW/avionics on pretty much the whole inventory of tactical acft since. The F-15 is my favorite with the A-10 a close second. My camaro is patiently waiting to come to life after pro street is done this year(hopefully).
I also moonlight as a mod on the other TC ;)

Electrical and Instrumentation and Controls Engineer. 25 years working in nuclear power plants mainly. I've built them and dismantled 3 of them. Relocated two nuclear plant controls rooms during decommissioning, and changed their monitoring and control systems over to PLC's from their original analog based systems. Here's my last control room job at Connecticut Yankee.
http://www.connyankee.com/assets/images/Plantpictures/Mvc-015s.jpg
The whole plant (what remained of it during decommisisoning) was run from the screen in the center of that console.
http://www.connyankee.com/assets/images/Plantpictures/Mvc-005s.jpg

After that job I worked on the Dig Dig for Honeywell in Boston for three years laying out and installing equipment to support the intelligent project control system that monitors events inside the tunnels.

Now I'm working for Simplex Grinnell designing Fire Alarm systems for everything from Hospitals, to manufacturing facilities, to schools.

MT 68 Conv,

Love Kallispell, in fact may be looking into an air traffic job up there in about a year, I grew up in a small town by Thompson Falls...Noxon. I just finished up a 2 year restoration on a 67 Conv. If memory serves my right there is a cruise or car show in Kallispell each year, be nice if I could make this years.


Wrooster

I am a Sergeant with a Sheriff's Office in Colorado. Currently I am assigned to a homeland security task force for the State of Colorado.

I design injection molds for plastics. I worked for big corporate America for the first 11 years and started my own business. I've been in busness for 13 years now. I'm given a drawing or 3d model of a plastic part and I design the steel components that are manufactured and assembled to produce the plastic part.

I have designed molds that produce speedometers for Cat and Bombardir. I design the mold that produce the ABS sensors for Ford and Chrysler. I've designed molds for many different parts for Rubbermaid, DeWalt, Black & Decker, Hamilton Beach, etc. I was the guy that designed the plastic spout that they started adding to 1/2 gallon juice cartons back in about 1990. My other notable project was designing molds and installing all the equipment to produce 3 different sizes of tampon applicators for Tambrands. Each machine produced about 130 million applicator annually and we had 4 machines running.

A few pictures of what I build:

http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/library/budget/fy2001/dot-e/images/01tomahawk.jpg

http://www.angelfire.com/tx3/rebeccaoz/9112001/lon188_full.jpg

http://www.aerospaceweb.org/question/aerodynamics/nose-shape/tomahawk.jpg

One Bad A$$ weapon and proud of it!!!

Great post! I'm a service tech. for Comcast cable so I get to look for cars in garages and backyards all day while working.

I could've sworn we did this before a couple of years ago, but I could not find the post........

You're right, we did. Lot's of neat pics this time around.

Well, considering this is a "tha camaro forum", I think I have the coolest gig here. Not only do I get to build some of the coolest Camaros on the planet, but I get to do it with my 19 Y/O son (my youngest) and a few of his best friends from school. I bet you empty nesters may appreciate being able to hold on a bit after they grow up. It a special feeling when you watch these youngsters do something, that you taught them, and watch them be rewarded by their peers.

joe,

very nice. i used to fire the HAWK back in the days. i loved watching those things leave at mach 1 from the launch platform.

Wrooster you have a PM

Hey Joe can you fit one those badboys on a Camaro

In the sig! Chassis and suspension engineer.

Retired from the greatest job in the world, N.Y.C. firefighter. The job with the most ups and downs. Up, when you find a little one huddled in a closet gasping for air. Down, when two giant buildings swollow your friends right in front of you. So please don't forget my brothers for they were some of the greatest guys to walk this earth. I miss them so.

fdny37,

You and your buddies are always in our hearts! How you get your job done sometimes is beyond my wildest expectations, but you do and we are all thankful!

I am responsible for export sales to Asia and Europe for one of California's largest table grape growers (table meaning those you eat fresh). I have traveled pretty extensively throughout Asia over the past 17 years (China, Japan, Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Thailand, Vietnam, Philippines, Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore, Australia and New Zealand). I am fluent in Mandarin Chinese. I am also the proud father of 6 children, ages 17 to 2. Between work and home, the car doesn't get much attention and therefore sits parked in the garage most of the time, as it has for quite a few years. As it doesn't appear that my wife is going to contact the Overhaulin' staff anytime soon to come to my rescue, I guess I need to find the time to get the car looking like many of yours that I have seen on this site! My only question is this: How do you guys find the time to work on your cars?

Firefighter for 32 1/2 years. Worked my way up through the ranks to my level of incompetence - Battalion Chief. Retiring March 16, 2006!

Firefighter for 32 1/2 years. Worked my way up through the ranks to my level of incompetence - Battalion Chief. Retiring March 16, 2006!

Congrats to you and all the other firefighters here, :thumbsup: Thanks for all your years of service! :beers:

I am part of the sales dept in a division of Pfizer named Capsugel. We are the world's largest manufacture of two-piece hard gelatin capsules with plants located worldwide and our Greenwood plant is the largest manufacturing site of its type in the world. www.capsugel.com
If you have taken a pharmaceutical product in a two-piece capsule the empty capsule was probably manufactured down the hall from me. Since we also have a good portion of the US Dietary Supplement business it's very likely each of you have taken a capsule that I have sold.
Prior to my eight years in the sales department I had a couple of years in the production department and then 15 years in a machinist/mechanic position. This technical training and experience helped gave me the technical knowledge to sell our product and to build a Camaro.
I used to cover the regions of India/Asia plus a domestic territory. I now have only an expanded US territory in the northern states stretching from WA & OR to WI and into PA. I travel occasionally, enough to keep it interesting.

I am a Real Estate Agent here in Destin FL,,,, and I also do 1 weekend a month in the Air Force Reserves .....

I currenently work for Bridgestone/Firestone in Longview TEXAS. I run a Complete Auto center. Prior to that I was in the Navy were I was a Torpedoman. There was not much call for that out here, but I has some cool assignments...like stationed in Scotland for three years.

I believe I am the only Auto Shop Teacher to post. I worked on fleet vehicles for the school system where I went to school. I went to work right out of high school in 1978 and 9 years later took my Auto shop teachers place at my old high school. I am now at another high school where I have been teaching for the last 15 years. 3 years left to go! Things have definitely changed since my school days. I enjoy working with the kids that want to learn but it seems there are fewer and fewer of them as the years go by. I have plenty of Camaro pictures in class and we look at "Team Camaro" tech forums and talk about possible causes and repair procedures in class. I also take cars to school that my friends at "THUNDER VALLEY CUSTOMS" build along with mine and it helps to stimulate their interest. Of course I jokingly tell them "NO FORDS ALLOWED IN THE SHOP". I have MANY ex-students out in the automotive field and one is teaching. It is rewarding to see these students moving on and continuing in this field. I'm sure some of them will be building Camaro's and joining TEAM CAMARO in the future.

I just open my own hot rod shop.

Wow, nice thread. I read all of it so far. Quite a diverse group here.
I am a Licensed Master Motorcycle Mechanic and a licensed Journeyman Plumber and Pipefitter. I own a small 1 man Harley Shop. I build them from the groung up, restorations, build engines and transmissions, some repair and maintenence. Not the stuff you see on TV. I do real world stuff. Make them go fast, stop good, and handle good. Must be reliable also. Once in a while, I will plumb a custom house, run service for my friends, or help guys out with thier plumbing.

I am an automobile wholesaler, I buy and sell cars for used car operations in my area. I was in retail sales for 11 years and really enjoy the business. I buy and sell 40-60 cars per month and usually have a classic around that I am finishing up and getting ready for sale. I move lots of SUV's, trucks and high end imports it really is a lot of fun.

Im A Auto Tec I Work On Mostly Corvette's And Camaros New And Old Also A Reserve Police Officeer

The range of occupations is really amazing!

Software Developer (C#), for a direct sales home party company

Im an auto tech in a little town in North Dakota,but after seeing some of the amazing jobs my fello TCers have I feel more like a grease monkey:clonk:

I'm a calibration tech.My company is based in Rochester,NY but I work in an on-site lab here in MA.We take care of all their equipment and process control stuff:temp,pressure,vacuum,time,etc.I do much of the physical dimension stuff-custom fixtures and gages.I check them for conformance to prints.Been in this field for a long time,I used to run the cal. lab for Brown & Sharpe.

Mine is plain and simple, CPA. Which also helps explain why this time of year I only get fleeting opportunities to look at this great site.....and even less chance to respond. I'm up to my eyeballs in tax returns this time of year, and just dream of the day after 4/15 when I can take a few days off and take something on the '69 apart.

Great thread!

I'm a Multiple Launch Rocket System Crewmember in the US Army. I ride around in a 30 ton tracked vehicle with 12 thirteen foot long rockets in the back. When I'm told to, I shoot them. I'm on my second deployment to Iraq, and I still haven't got to do this. Last time I was here (2003) I was on a task force sent to find Saddam's WMD and any other juicy things we could find. This time around, I'm driving an M 1070 Heavy Equipment Transporter System. Its a big eight-wheel-drive truck that pulls a 25 Ton trailer designed to be the primary hauler for the M1 Abrams Main Battle Tank. It's boring most of the time, but the IED's keep you awake for a while when they blow up. Can't wait to build my '73 with my fat re-enlistment bonus!!

Montana Rules! I'm from Miles City.

Montana Rules! I'm from Miles City.

Spent some time in Miles City hunting Whitetail and Antelope! Both in 92 and 96.

I deliver and install tombstones. Nice job, nobody ever complains.

I deliver and install tombstones. Nice job, nobody ever complains.

I love it.

I just graduated college and have the wonderful job of selling sports products online. Soon to be "really" employed here soon.

Use to be an electrician in a Steel Mill, now I'm retired.

9 years in telecommunications here...everything from POTS lines to OC192's and GIG-E circuit maintenance and repair. In the process of a radical career change as we speak! I just have to complete a physical and for them to finish my background check, and I'm in!

I'm a helicopter pilot/engineer (mechanic) working in the United Arab Emirates over in the Middle East for the past 22 years. I have just finished the pilot transition from Bell 412's to the AB139 and love every minute of it. I get paid to do a job that I would do as a hobby if I could afford it.

Here is one more CPA. Financial Services/NYC

SGT_Jeff:

The MLRS is built right down the road from us, I see them out testing them allot.

I'm a tech at a medical research lab

SGT_Jeff:

The MLRS is built right down the road from us, I see them out testing them allot.
Are you talking about road tests or shooting rockets-tests? Either way, that's pretty cool.

Road tests, with the back up and turning. On my way to work (Raytheon) I pass by Lockhead everyday. They have a test track they run them on.

Now for rocket tests, and war head tests from our Missile, those are done at another plant that is about 5 miles from our main plant. They blow stuff up all the time, that would be a pretty cool job too. Just hard on the ears!! LOL

Road tests, with the back up and turning. On my way to work (Raytheon) I pass by Lockhead everyday. They have a test track they run them on.

Now for rocket tests, and war head tests from our Missile, those are done at another plant that is about 5 miles from our main plant. They blow stuff up all the time, that would be a pretty cool job too. Just hard on the ears!! LOL
Shooting rockets is a lot of fun. I have yet to shoot a missile, as they're a little expensive. Unless you're shooting them in combat, its a rare occasion to to fire one. And, yeah, they're a little hard on the ears! Rocket exhaust that finds its way into the cab of the launcher is a little hard on the lungs, too!!

I'm a health recovery auditor working on the Aetna account in Philadelphia. I basically read and digest contracts between Aetna and the said hospital then audit the paid claim to verify that everything adheres to the contract. I find a lot overpayments and hopefully save some of you guys money on your insurance premiums in the long run.

Had to relocate from KY so any camaro enthusiasts in the area feel free to drop me a message. Don't know a lot of people in the area.

Rick James:

Did'nt you have a few hit singles in the 80's also. I was wondering what you have been doing since then.............now we all know. ;)

Ok I'll bite too...

I'm a mechanical engineer working for General Motors in the Detroit area. Specifically, I work for GM Powertrain and are responsible for the 4.2L engine found in the Trailblazer, Envoy, Rainier, etc. I make sure the engine "plays nice" with the rest of the vehicle. I also release the engine and other assorted parts for production.

It's a great job that takes me from one end of the company to the other fixing problems with production, service, marketing, planning, legal, emissions, etc.

Joe, LOL..

Actually the "real" Rick James died last year (I think it was). It was right after the Dave Chappelle skit about "Charlie Murphy's True Hollywood Stories" featuring Rick James and Charlie Murphy (Eddie's brother) came out. Hilarious skit.

RIP Superfreak...

Man I did not know that he died. he had some cool hits from the 80's. Glad to know you have sence of humor. Do you get that very much? I used to work with a guy named Don Johnson. Was pretty good laughs some times. Funny part was he was a 250 lb body builder Black Guy!!! We would have him paged when we were at clubs sometimes. You would be surprised a the amount of girls that came to or around our table to get a look.

Cool thread..

Currently assigned Special Op planning for Supreme Allied Commander Norfolk, VA.

Been assigned to various ships as Helo control Officer, have done a tour as an attache to Embassy in London....
In a nut shell, Commander in navy - jack of many trades, Master of None!

I am a sound engineer worked for many bands your kids go see have had my 69 RS/SS 26yrs just took the motor out today and the front end off going thru it completely just joined this site today

25 years messing with computers. Stressed outta my mind but still love my job.

Rick.

Firefighter/paramedic, San Francisco Fire, in the business goin on 15 years, greatest job on earth. Lots of time for the kids and the cars, or is that the other way around? lol be safe.

BSME '62, Huey gunship Company Commander '63-'64, 21 years with Chevrolet Engineering & Manufacturing '64-'85, 16 years with Chrysler '85-'01 as Chief Engineer-Advance Process Development, Director of Advance Manufacturing Engineering, Viper Plant Manager '95-'01, retired in 2001. To keep busy since then, Chairman - Michigan NCRS Chapter and NCRS Master Judge, CRG Core Member, and Technical Editor, "Corvette Enthusiast" magazine. Life is good :)

:beers:

Industrial Engineer for the Boeing Company (in Long Beach, California). Man...started 22 years ago. I LOVE MY JOB!!

I am a Delta Air Lines 75/76 Captain, looks like I will soon be unemployed, have logged over 18,000 hours. maybe its time to quit!

I have worked for the Highway Patrol for 14 years. I supervise the Motor Vehicle Inspection division at one of the 9 troops in MO. We audit/supervise/regulate/enforce the inspection stations around the state. I also investigate stolen/burned/abandoned/salvage vehicles. If it has anything to do with registration/inspection/ownership/titling etc of a vehicle I do it. I think it is a very interesting job and you get to meet all kinds of people. I do enforcement and some undercover work. We also conduct the school bus inspections for the state.
:thumbsup:

Safety Engineer and Database Administrator for NASA here at Kennedy Space Center.

Fun Job.

Christmas tree farmer... actually only been doing that part-time for the last 15 years..being out-doors keeps me sane.
Ive been working in Municipal finance (tax-exempt bond and lease finanacing) for 18 years... and I gotta tell you Im getting tired of it. Im giving some thought to a career change - maybe become an electrician or HVAC specialist. That kind of work would mesh very well my rental properties.

Oh i should add-- weekend hydraulic tinkerer.. I love anything hydraulic..its amazing what power a little fluid under pressure has! Yeah i dont get paid but it sure does eat up a lot of my time!!!

I run small loan servicing company, working for various banks and handling their payment processing collections, and customer service. I also handle the network administration duties for the company.

I also am a track director for a local BMX track (bicycle motor cross). I've been do this for about 5 years now. Sometimes it takes more time than my job, but it is strictly volunteer work. My entire family also races BMX.

In between all this I work on the car.

Steve

http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c155/69camarofast/PICT3867.jpg

Helping keep all of the pilot types in the clouds, Airline Maintenance Supervisor.

I've been a lurker here for several years but never posted. First a big THANK YOU to all of you that have helped me over the years. Any time I had a question about my Camaro I knew I just had to do a quick search at camaros.net to find an intelligent answer.

VEE, There is life on the other side. I started flying float planes 20 years ago in Seattle, flying to the San Juans and British Columbia. I ended my flying about 2 years ago after being with TWA for 13 years when American bought us and furloughed most of the TWA people. I now own my own home inspection company, http://ptpinspection.com, and love it! Being home every night to work on the Camaro is awesome!

218 posts so far and almost 7000 views.. Thats awesome...amazing how many people are on this site.

Wal-Mart Greeter!


....someday...but for now I'm an Air Force pilot - C-17's most recently. In school at the AF Institute of Technology for the next year.

Licensed industrial, commercial, residential electrician

Owner of a company that fabricates process piping systems for water and wastewater treatment. (10 locations around the country) www.fastfab.com
Your poop is our bread & better.

sean

Just like Midlife Cruiser, I too am a dentist. An old time dentist I knew had a bumper sticker that read "Save a dentist.....don't brush your teeth!" ;)

I'm a stay at home Mommy of a 5 year old and almost 2 year old. And I also watch 3 other children mon - fri.

I work in a copper mill. We cast, extrude size, dehydrate, and pack copper tubing, we are the originators of solder fit couplings, and specialize in refrigeration rubeing. Not the best job, but it pays for my toys while I am in college. I don't think I doing bad, I have been able to buy a 98 nissan sentra se, 95 camaro z28, and a 2002 kawasaki ninja ZX-6R. Im a thinking about majoring in buisness administration, but I have also been thinking about marine recon. Ohh and by the way I got all my **** within the last year. 2005 High School Grad. and in college. Who said all kids are stupid. HA HA livin life and lovin it. Im GO FOR SPEED.

Engineman 1st class in the US Navy. Currently I am an instructor for Cummins BTA5.9 and Detroit Diesel overhaul technician courses.
Its a good thing to have a shop to work in, especially when I need parts washer or other specialty tools that I don't have at home

I'm an I.A.T.S.E. Union Stagehand lOCAL 78 and I am called a Rigger and walk the steel beams in arena's and whatever to hang chain motors for live shows (Concerts, Theatre, etc.) and yes I get to mingle with the stars and NO I cant get no xtra backstage passes :)

This is a longshot, but here goes. Do you happen to know Ken Sorrell. He was the assistant LD for Toby Keith, now the LD for Brooks and Dunn. He has been with Bandit lighting for a while. He's my bro-in-law to be.
He seems to know someone in every town. If you meet him, tell him Dave said hi.

I'm a audio engineer. I know i'm a bit late in posting (16 pages in), but I just found out today that i'll be for sure doing sound on the Warped Tour.
Nothing's happening on my car this summer.

Well I've seen this post for a while, but decided to chime in today.
Im a Soldier. Im a Military Police Officer in the US Army, currently serving as the commander for US Army Recruiting in N/E Alabama, but this summer will leave that assignment and go back to what I love to do. This summer at the old age of 33 I'll finally get to jump out of airplanes for a living. I will soon be stationed at Fort Bragg, NC, home of the 82nd Airborne and the 16th MP Brigade!
Hooah!
Can't wait!

So, after 16 pages, and 229 replies, I'm the first???

I am a bona-fide GM partsman, having also worked with Chevy racing, GM Restoration parts, GM Performance parts trailers at various events. :hurray:

I also have an ebay store, if anyone's interested. Restoration, performance, etc mainly.
http://stores.ebay.com/Bowtie-Bry

I am an IT manager for Hewlett Packard. My team architects hardware solutions for the Business Intelligence (BI) for the global business teams in HP.
Been in this business over 2 decades...seen MANY changes in this field.

My 68 (SS/RS clone) Camaro is my "toy" and it time to play some more. Be speking with y'all in the tech forums. Thanks in advance for your help and guidance!!

MLC68 (mid-life crisis) ;-)

I am the Plant Manager for a plastics company that specializes in testing and manufacturing products for our customers. We make their thoughts and dreams become a reality.

We also have a line of multiple grade rubber products and heat activated expanding materials that we manufacture for molding and extrusion. We are busy.

I have always had a love for sports and have coached on a voluntary basis for the last 10 years. I became ASEP certified 2 years ago and started coaching Track and Field (Throwing events) at the high school level. I would love to coach H.S. Football but it requires too much time...someday. I had so many good coaches as a kid growing up that I can still picture and remember them. They have left a positive impact on my life and I hope that I too can fall into that catagory.


Between work and home, the car doesn't get much attention and therefore sits parked in the garage most of the time, as it has for quite a few years. As it doesn't appear that my wife is going to contact the Overhaulin' staff anytime soon to come to my rescue, I guess I need to find the time to get the car looking like many of yours that I have seen on this site! My only question is this: How do you guys find the time to work on your cars?

I just bought a new house and my Sales Manager is the MOTHER of the host Chris Jacobs for Overhaulin'. I dont think this will help at all BUT I just want to let you all know that my chances statistically have got to be better than YOURS unless if you live on the West coast! Phil

I'm a restoration shop owner/operator. I 've been in this hobby that turned business for 30 years.I've restored / worked on many early camaros,chevelles and novas.Some rare stuff like 3 ZL-1 s and Yenkos.I love my job !! I have had the pleasure to meet some cool people also in the hobby that I do work for.The shop now has a 69 Yenko camaro,70 Yenko deuce,69 camaro pace car,x33 z car,x11 ss/rs car, and other chevy muscle.Thanks for a GREAT SITE to check out. Rick Smith Restorations, Va.

I am retired and drive around my 69Z in nice weather looking to smoke new Mustangs

Some interesting careers you all have. Mine's kinda boring - I'm a statistician for a huge market research company. Been doing this since college (almost 13 years) and now looking to move back to AZ so I'm not sure what I'll find out there. I'd love to try something new related to automotive but I'm concerned I won't be able to afford the change in career at this point. Has anyone out there made a dramatic career change in their mid 30's and cut their salary in half (or worse)? And how did it play out?

Our hobby is my job!!!! I am the General Manager of a aftermarket parts supplier..... I get to talk cars all day and go to shows, swap meets & cruises all on the company card.... sweet huh?


Stop in the store linked below.......

I own a real estate development company in Boise Idaho. JCO development. We do mostly residential subs.Im blessed enough to be able to work mostly out of my home office and there for allows me to watch my 2 younger boys and work on the car together between buisness. My wife manages a local bank and we love out 67 ss conv.

I'm an Automotive Tech for a Mercedes Benz dealership. 28 yrs. of MBZ wrenching. Had my own shop for 9 yrs.,
but now get to go home at a decent hour and be with the family. I'd give up both of my Mercedes before I would ever let the '69 out of my grip!

Corporate, business and political consultant.

Sweet site there Richz68, must be too cool working in that field....have given thought to opening something like that here as we are way short on speed shops, just not sure about start up costs.....

I own a retail store in which we sell spas (hot tubs) stoves (fireplaces, inserts) and swimming pools. Being the owner, I am actually relegated to being the janitor, window washer, and chief-cook-and-bottle-washer. I am also a pseudo-consultant, semi-architect, punching-bag for "troubled users" for a software company.

My "Day Job" is as a senior buyer for a manufacturing firm. We make industrial shredders. I don't mean waste basket shredders either. I'm talking engineered to order, up to 1200 hp monster shredders you can (and do) put cars through among other things. (arms and amunition destruction, electronic scrap - yep we have explosion proof units too...) kinda cool. Sad to admit though, that although I can't name names...we service one of the bigger companies that does archiving for GM. And we serve them under our division focussed on information destruction...(sorry about that "missing" Chevy data guys...:(

i own a auto repair shop in wyoming.

Great post,

After reading about so many of the great jobs out there I'm seriously considering a career change!

Seems like there's a heap of Tech's here. I run a small IT business specialising in Apple Macs. We support design firms, Music studios, Advertising firms etc. Been running the business for nearly 6 years.

MJ

Political/corporate consultant

I am a Programmer Analyst for a Trucking Company. It is good to know I am not the only IT 'nerd' with muscle cars as a hobby.

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'68 Copper Cam
current: 400 small block
in 1 week: 406 Big Block

Dassault Falcon Jet crew chief, 27 years aircraft maintenance, 25 on Falcons. Dassault Falcons are built in France, flown to Little Rock as green aircraft and outfitted at the facility in Little Rock for corporate customers. you can see the aircraft at www.falconjet.com.

Best part of my job is I get to travel the world see a lot of places I may not have seen. Worst part of my job is I get to travel the world and see a lot of places I may not have seen.

I still vote for Scott Taylor's job "piano player in a whore house", as best job!

I am a bucket man in a two story outhouse! Wow that is sick. I really am an operations manager for a company that makes the wire with pin and clip that holds up the ceiling grids in offices. My company hangs over your head supporting the ceiling tiles in your office. I hope that we did a good job today, I would hate to think that anyone has had one land on their head.

I'm retired from the U.S. Coast Guard. Now I'm a Fedex courier.

I manage a body shop. I did bodywork for 18 years before going into management.