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GrindGarage
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Location: Ocean City, NJ
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 Posted: Fri Nov 04, 2011 12:28 pm Post subject: Vanagon Owner Occupation |
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What do you do?
Be pretty cool to know what some of the members here "do for a living".
I myself handle online bookings and all accounting for a vacation rental business I help setup. We use booking websites VRBO.com HomeAway.com and FlipKey.com. When I am not busy with the computer I do handyman work on properties. Also I haul and repair dumpsters for my friends trash business reuterwaste.com. Also always turning wrenches and welding on something. At night I mess around with computers as well.
Nice to be well rounded and wake up every day and say what should I do today!
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goskiracer
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Joined: January 15, 2009
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Location: Albuquerque
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I am a 1st Lieutenant in the Air Force (here come the LT jokes  ) I am a spacecraft flight dynamics and controls engineer. Working on flight experiment programs is great because we are allowed to take risks that the commercial or legacy systems would never consider. Sometimes you just want to turn it to 11!
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Farfrumwork
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Joined: October 10, 2008
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Location: Mile High
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I'm a Principal Engineer working with multifunctional teams designing, developing, and manufacturing electrosurgical medical devices. I work between R&D and Manufacturing, driving design and developing manufacturing lines. My official title is Advanced Manufacturing Engineer, New Product Development - needless to say my industry is overrun with acronyms... 
I've been part of product releases of several ablation devices (used to destroy tumors with or without open surgery) and have recently moved in the development of sealing/dividing devices, which are used to seal then cut vessels in surgery - you'd be very happy for this technology if YOU need surgery.
Pretty satisfying work if you can forget the corporate BS and money grubbing... I focus on the fact that we help PEOPLE live better lives - which we do.
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SL12572
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Location: Washington
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It's our second year in business as a helicopter operator. We own a Hiller 12E we do mostly aerial application (crop dusting) and cherry drying with, but are slowly expanding what we do, including aircraft refurbishments and exports, helicopter parts. Pretty much anything to do with helicopters  . It's a love/hate relationship, but I'm in it for life  |
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GBA 88West LA
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Location: New Hampshire
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randywebb
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for a living? I used to be a biology professor and even got paid for it...
Now, I am still a research scientist interested in what causes species to go extinct and how to avoid that, and am also an env'l lawyer (endangered species again), but there is no pay.
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Schlappette
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Location: Carlisle, PA
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I'm in charge of tech support (ResNet) for the student body at the local college. I work with and for students, and I love it. I also have a student staff of minions, and I love all of them too.
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I'm pullin' into town on the interstate, I got me a steel train in the rain.
And the wind bites my cheek through the wing, and it's these late nights, this freeway flyin', always makes me sing.
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RadioRental
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Location: stow, ma
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| Posted: Fri Nov 04, 2011 1:18 pm Post subject: |
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| goskiracer wrote: | | I am a 1st Lieutenant in the Air Force (here come the LT jokes ) I am a spacecraft flight dynamics and controls engineer. Working on flight experiment programs is great because we are allowed to take risks that the commercial or legacy systems would never consider. Sometimes you just want to turn it to 11! |
I work on the software you probably use to do your job; Matlab & Simulink (specifically the physmod stuff)
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SCM
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Gigalo to the rich and famous. I also sell meth on weekends.
Well, maybe I'm an environmental consultant specializing in inorganic geochemistry and soil science in support of mine reclamation, permitting, and operations.
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Team WorldTour 
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Location: Santa Cruz, CA & Schwabach, Germany
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Ex U.S. Army Tanker (armor), now ex-pat auto mechanic in Germany.
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ZanaEvyPapa
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web designer/developer
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foodeater
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Industrial (Product) & Furniture designer. I do everything from conceptual sketching & prototyping, to mold design, all the way through to the finished product. I also design/build custom furniture, and lighting.
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festivalfuntime
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| Mate/engineer & relief captain on a private yacht. Sounds cooler than it is, especially when traveling away from the family. |
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westyman71
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Retired Fire Department Captain & EMT Instructor.
Do nothing now other than work on my VWs.
Life is good.
Chuck
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bugjuice82
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I sell VW parts days partsplaceinc.com , and wrench on aircooleds on warm weekends (Der Vintage Werks)
Was the museum mechanic for VWoA for 10 years......
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motelvw
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eeebee
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Structural Engineer
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candyman
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Identity thief
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an86carrera
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| Posted: Fri Nov 04, 2011 2:17 pm Post subject: |
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Senior Mechanical R&D Engineer
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MURRAYMW1
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Location: Sunriver Oregon
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| Posted: Fri Nov 04, 2011 2:20 pm Post subject: What do you do? |
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Recently retired from local government finance. Jobs like Finance and Budget Director, CFO, CAO.
I earlier spent 10 years performing environmental and structural testing on space shuttle payloads and satellites.
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