Getting to know the members! What does everyone do for a living?

Firefighter-Captain....34 years on the job.

I run the PC Help Desk for a major American Natural Gas Pipeline.

Disneyland cast member and soon to be casino poker dealer. I'm still attending school for it.

E-Business Implementation Consultant, and I run a video production company.

Computer Accounts Admin

I create all computer access accounts (network, labs, email) for all faculty, staff and students on our campus. I assist with the helpdesk, sell software and maintain departmental budgets.

Been here for 33 years and counting.

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HeyIsntThatRob? said:

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cedarit said:
Web Designer. Nothing exciting or worth mention...

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Heh! Funny!

I'm a Network Technician/Admin for a Allen - Bradley / Rockwell Automation distributor and manage networks for smaller businesses in my county. Oh and I'm a father, it's a dirty job, but someone has got to keep those tax payers going.

~Rob Willi

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I know a ton of IT people over at Allen Bradley/Rockwell. Most IT people in Milwaukee end up there some time in their careers.

LOL John. Exploding is bad. Don't forget to use Layers and color ByLayer while you're at it. And get the frickin' text size right! :)

The Eastland Bowl Pinchaser and DJ. Also, a junior at Mercyhurst Prep High School, and a member of their rowing team.

I'm an Emergency Room Physician in the Twin Cities.

In younger days, I would serve as a body double for Huey Lewis in adult films. :)

I'm in the Fire Protection Industry. I design, project manage, estimate, and sell Sprinkler Systems.

Rock & Roll Hall of Fame & Museum Retail Operations/Merchandise Manager. I order, ship, merchandise, predict trend, assist in design and control product flow for the store.

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Kick The Sky said:

Bradley/Rockwell. Most IT people in Milwaukee end up there some time in their careers.

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Yeah, some of the A-B people are lifers. I work for a distributor though, not directly for A-B. Very interesting job!

~Rob Willi

This turned into quite a cool thread. I had no idea this many people would respond. We have quite a cross-section and a huge variety of people here.

I don't think anybody needs to say they "only" do this or that-- whatever you do is providing a product or service that somebody needs or wants. Maybe it's your life calling, maybe you'll be doing something different within a year. Whatever it is you do, just do it well-- that's the most important thing.

Owner, small town music store, specializing in teaching students how to sing or play a musical instrument. I may be the heart of the store but the kids, man...they're the soul. Greatest job in the world.

I partially own a 32 lane bowling center in Lincoln, Nebraska. I am still a card carrying member of the PBA. I also volunteer as the commissioner for the state high school bowling program and serve on the BOD of the BPAA. I also free lance as a software trainer for one of the bowling manufacturers.

Emergency radio dispatcher at a 9-1-1 center. Also a volunteer firefighter (or are we only counting paying jobs here) ;)

Cashier.

Pilot

I enjoy my job but if anyone needs a pilot for their Learjet, Citation, or Gulfstream go ahead and drop me a line!

I am an Operations Manager for a Northeast regional trucking company in charge of 125 drivers, 8 dispatchers, and 4 clerks. Been in trucking for 17 years. I graduated high school, and went to work on the dock for a union carrier. I have been in a management role for the last 7 years.

Trucking can be a rewarding career, but at the same time unstable. Companies go out of business all the time, and in my last 7 years in management I am already on my 3rd company. Luckily enough each company I have gone to I have gotten better pay, and benefits.

I have tried other careers out on the side, but nothing paid as well as I get paid in trucking. Real estate appraising was a lot of fun. It takes several years of apprenticing under a certified appraiser to be able to get certified, and with a family that just wasn't possible for me to do.

I am currently going to school for Radiology Technology, and should graduate in the Spring of 2009. When I am finished and get a job in the field I will be going back to school to take courses to get my MRI certification. After that I'll finish my business degree, and get a management job for a radiology department.

I will take a little bit of a pay cut at first, but within a few years I'll well exceed what I am making in trucking. The thing I like the most is that I can get a job, and most likely keep it for the rest of my life if I so choose.

My girl is a nurse in a Trauma/Surgical unit at a local hospital, and has been doing it for a long time. We work similar hours, so I wanted a career that we can continue to work similar hours. That way we can keep traveling like we like do now. I don't want to stop traveling to ride rollercoasters. :)

I do general nerdery for a large news aggregation website, and some consulting for a mid-sized ISP or two. System administration, networks, writing code, hardware, security, databases, a little HTML/CSS... and as little to do with money, sales, PR etc as possible :)