customsteve01 Posted September 21, 2005 Share Posted September 21, 2005 Maintenance Controller for one on the nations biggest Regional Airlines. We have 261 aircraft and working our way up to 279. We take delivery of 1 to 2 new aircraft per month. we fly anywhere from 1200 to 1400 flights a day. The Maintenance Control Department coordinats all the maintenance activity that goes on with our aircraft and keeps our operations people updated with the status of the fleet. What this means is that if an aircraft is being worked on we are involved in some manor, whether is just keeping up with a return to service time or instructing a mechanic on how to fix a problem. One of the most difficult tasks is when we have a pilot call from a base where we don't have our own maintenance people. We will get a rundown of the problem from the pilot and then call a local mechanic and have to talk him thru the troubleshooting proceedures to get the aircraft back in service. I have been working on aircraft since 1981 and have been with this company for 18 years. Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
intotubes Posted September 21, 2005 Share Posted September 21, 2005 Process Technician for Kodak. I make the stuff that forms the image you see when you get a picture printed on color paper. Although the market decreased for a while there seems to be a real surge in people getting their digital chips printed on color paper. They take the chip to a photo processor and get beautiful pictures on color paper and the empty chip back ready to fill up again - reusable film. It's an idea thats growing in popularity (thankfully). On a side note, if colterphoto prints his pics on Kodak color paper there's a good chance I had a hand in making it. -Mark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fini Posted September 21, 2005 Share Posted September 21, 2005 I'm a carpenter. Not many guys in the trades on the forum, it seems. Maybe it's just that we don't have access to computers during the work day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Amy Posted September 21, 2005 Moderators Share Posted September 21, 2005 Den Mother. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capo72 Posted September 21, 2005 Share Posted September 21, 2005 Tool & Die maker , going to school to become a Pharmacist. Big change, I know! If I could figure out how to make money tinkering with audio equipment, or talking about cars, I'd be a millionare. [] Jeremy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seti Posted September 21, 2005 Share Posted September 21, 2005 Monkey Button Pusher/Systems Administrator Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krustyoldsarge Posted September 21, 2005 Share Posted September 21, 2005 Operate and sometimes maintain a Biological Warfare warning system. Previously, for 20 years in the USAF, I fixed jet aircraft. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
feersum dreadnot Posted September 21, 2005 Share Posted September 21, 2005 I manage "Superfund" site environmental investigations and remediations - i.e., I run clean-ups of "toxic waste". Currently managing sites with contaminants such as chlorinated solvents, PCBs, and depleted uranium (actually, one site has all of those). prior to that, I was in the US Navy, and parallel parked a 65,000 ton, 900' long battleship, and place 5" 70 pound projectiles on targets < 14 miles away, 16" 1,600 pound (or 2,700 pound for the armor piercing version) projectiles on targets > 25 miles away, or cruise missles on targets up to 1,200 miles away. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
picky Posted September 21, 2005 Share Posted September 21, 2005 I think we had this same topic just a few months ago.....I could be mistaken. Currently: Software Support Analyst/Web Developer Past 25 years: Automotive Product Designer Before that: Millwright, Concert Sound Engineer/Musician, Firefighter, Auto Mechanic To sum up: Jack of all trades Hobbies: Filmmaking, Home Theater, Ornamental Gardening Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olorin Posted September 21, 2005 Share Posted September 21, 2005 I work for a specialty printer/publisher where I administer a farm of ten servers and manage the application that provides us with digital workflow automation and computer-to-plate printing capabilities. I also serve as the prepress technology lead and assistant color manager for our plant. Mine is one of five printing plants in the company's printing division. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thxsubwoofers Posted September 21, 2005 Share Posted September 21, 2005 Eat, Sleep, and Poop. hehe[] and play video games. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nuclearay Posted September 21, 2005 Share Posted September 21, 2005 Nuclear Medicine Technologist: Basically, I inject radioactive drugs into people and then take pictures of them. I still haven't given up my hopes to be a superhero, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Petrol Posted September 21, 2005 Share Posted September 21, 2005 just adding to 22 years of 'downstream' experiance Estimator/project manager for local commerical construction company specializing in retail petroleum equipment installation... AKA we renovate, repair & build tank farms, bulk plants, truckstops, gas stations and c-stores w/ gas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunnysal Posted September 21, 2005 Share Posted September 21, 2005 I build and run telecommunications companies for US and Canadian investors in Latin America. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McKlipsch Posted September 21, 2005 Share Posted September 21, 2005 I'm a journeyman pipefitter/plumber 22 years. It may be sh*t to you but its bread and butter to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigdnfay Posted September 21, 2005 Share Posted September 21, 2005 I've been a paint/wallpaper contractor for about 30 years. I specialize in custom papers, hand-trim,foils,grasscloth and murals. I make a comfortable living. Enough to keep me in Klipsch speakers and audio gear. Big D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenratboy Posted September 21, 2005 Author Share Posted September 21, 2005 Wow, really a wide selection of jobs! Keep em' coming, it is neat to put jobs to names. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colterphoto1 Posted September 21, 2005 Share Posted September 21, 2005 Nothing really, used to be a photographer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garymd Posted September 21, 2005 Share Posted September 21, 2005 I don't have one of those jobs that makes me want to jump out of bed every morning. Quite the opposite. I commute over 3 hours/day and have been for almost 20 years. My goal in life is to retire as soon as possible. In the meantime, I suffer as Vice President of Corporate Strategic Planning for a $15 billion bank in the MD/DC area. When I started this job in 1986, we were a $2 billion thrift. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
intotubes Posted September 21, 2005 Share Posted September 21, 2005 I don't have one of those jobs that makes me want to jump out of bed every morning. Quite the opposite. I commute over 3 hours/day and have been for almost 20 years. My goal in life is to retire as soon as possible. Bummer. What happens if you die tomorrow? Would your life be wasted? I don't love my work. I don't hate it all the time either. I do try to have fun every day. I think it's important to experience joy and happiness as often as possible. Music is one of those things that does it. I'm thankful for my Klipsch to make that part happen. I hope you can retire soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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