Chess Member Occupations
I have 12-1/2 years experience as a Mechanical Engineer working on industrial steam, condensate, and compressed air systems. And some experience with bulk material handling systems such as pneumatic conveying lines and conveyor belts. I've been involved in every phase imaginable: sales (yes I was on the Dark Side), estimating, design, engineering, construction, start-up, commissioning , trouble-shooting, cussing, wailing, gnashing of teeth. You haven't lived until you've worked three 91-hour weeks in a row... on salary.
For more than 1/3 of that time, I worked as an over-the-phone Applications Engineer (read: high-level Tech Support) for a leading industrial steam products manufacturer. That was probably the most thankless job I've ever had (excluding landscaping). I gained a newfound appreciation for anyone who does technical support.
For the past three months I've been a Sales Engineer (yes, I fell to the Dark Side again) in the U.S. market for a German valve manufacturer. I work from home which is very nice, but the travel and the stress of making unreturned "cold calls" balances things out a bit.
Well, my very first post asking how members came up with their user names and what they meant received a fair amount of replies so I thought I'd give it another go. How about occupations...what types of jobs and work do we all do? I am a satellite tv/internet technician for Dishnetwork. How about you?