Lets hear what your occupation is ...

[TGMatt]

So...For those who want to participate..

Let us know what it is you do now.. I think their are some really interesting folk here..so share what you want...general description or more depth you decide..I have seen some come in the introduce yourself thread..which is great..love to see it just stated in isolation here on this thread..

No Thread Hijackers pls..This thread can live for ever..so keep it about what it is you do...

I thought about launching this by describing myself as a breeder of spider monkeys, but I truly want this thread to live in the right frame..so lets keep it real, and on topic..

On that note..

I am an Entrepeneur, with several companies focused in the Internet space,and also another one that has a foot in both doors Online and offline a management consultant, and occasional speaker...and a couple of corporate consulting gigs..I am always on the move and interested in new JV's and opportunities..The industries I am currently involved with are the "natural health business", the online marketing business, the music business, the financial industry and the Alternative fuel (UCG and Coal to Liquids, clean diesel) Industry.


Now on to you ....

[willem]

well, i was to my 35 a house builder,, then over 18 years a florist(very nice years) on the moment i'm a cab (bus) driver and bring handicap people (included school kids) to centrums were they do all kinds off things..sport..computer.cooking..painting...gardening...talking..!!

ps My hobby's are ................? (not a compitition.)

[mikaele]

I'm a brand new member of the TARGET program, so I haven't yet filled out any of the profile page. But I'll answer the question on this thread by confessing that I'm a retired teacher living on Maui after 41 years in the classroom in California.

[ktyevols]

I worked for 19 years as an electrician, but for the past 17 years have been an employee of Fedex Express in Charleston, SC. I am a graduate of the University of Tennessee at Knoxville.

[AndyT]

Had a computer business for 24 years. sold it and moved to Oahu where my wife is from. Now I'm a Christian Minister and a part time soap machine repairman.

[Lavallee]

I am a metallurgist recycled as salesman of image analysis in microscopy. Basically whatever you see in a microscope in every domain of activities that needs quantification, rather than counting and measuring manually, it is done automatically through camera and software. I cover the east half of North America, so lots of travelling.

Marc

[dennisg]

I'm a former advertising writer, internet wine retailer, newspaper columnist, and now a novelist. My first book is a collection of humorous short stories about all the weird jobs I've had. Here are three: 1. Many years ago, my brother and I were hired to dress up as the Scarecrow (me) and Tin Man (him) to sing for Judy Garland at the opening of a boutique in Hollywood called The Yellow Brick Road. She was drunk and staggering around that night, but seemed to like our song (If I Only Had a Brain) immensely. She died soon after, although I generally don't take responsibility for that; 2) At 20 years old, I lived in (West) Berlin, Germany, and I got a job as a gopher on a film set. Turns out, my job was to wrap towels around naked women when they finished their scenes. One of the women I worked with was Sybil Danning (Google her), who later became a B-movie queen in America; 3) When I was in college in Los Angeles, I needed money to pay for my apartment in Hollywood, so I answered an ad in the L.A. Times. I got a job as a projectionist/bouncer at a gay porn theater owned by a rabbi. It was a 14-seat house called the Quickie Theater.

Yeah, it's been an action-packed life. Anyway, those are three of the stories featured in my first book.

I'm currently at work on my second book, which is a more conventional novel.

- Dennis (in Seattle)

[suziko]

I have the very unglamorous job of stay-at-home mom. I have my Master's degree in Slavic Languages and Literature and have taught Russian here in the US and English in Russia. I am also currently the coordinator for the foreign language program at my daughter's school.

[Music Junkie]

Matt:

Good Idea. Nice to get to know more about the great folks we have around here.

I graduated with a degree in civil engineering. I currently work for a small company here in Southern California. We specialize in earthwork and grading. My position is Project Manager and Estimator. I manipulate CAD files into 3-d models to run cross-sections and calculate quantities of earth that have to be moved by our big yellow toys. I put together estimates for the cost of this type of work. If we are fortunate enough to be the low bidder (unfortunate enough at times), then I am responsible for negotiating contracts, making schedules, and all the other glorious stuff that goes along with it. We do projects ranging from custom homes, large tracts, new schools, shopping centers, flood control basins, slope repairs, pretty much anything that needs earthwork. There are good days and bad days as in any job, but I do seem to enjoy my combination of working in the office and out in the field.

Pretty glamorous huh......lol

[onlytim]

I,m retired from Verizon after 32 years. I was in a lounge band back in the late 70's but took a twenty year break while the kids were growing up. Now I'm back into doing solo gigs and loving it. Seems when I was younger, my fingers worked a lot better... B)