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I'm RETIRED but was a Project Engineer, Project Manager, Shipping Clerk, Uprate Manager/Engineer, jack of alltrades for a large power generation equipment manufacturer specializing in gas and steam turbines plus a combined version of the two. Probably in excess of 90% of this was for jobs 'elsewhere' in the world than the US. It was fun, exciting, energetic, challanging until it wasn't(the last 5 years). This is one of the most fascinating projects - and I was the material manager/ shipper for about 750 million dollars of equipment to a site in Wales. It was a prototype unit, producing about 500 megawatts of power. The photo is one of the commercial versions assembly in the factory -

Viking,
My Uncle Is a Trip Boat Capt. Been on a few myself (just riding). I used to load/Unload Dry & Liquid Barges at IMC Agrico. It's really neat how those boats are designed & operate...



My first job (that actually paid) was at a local Fishing & Convience store, and at a Local Resturaunt. Also Volunteered at the local Fire Dept. & trained hard for a year to work part-time paid. Did that until 3 years ago when I moved to TX. Joined the Local Dept here when I moved.

Next "full time" job (In 1992) I worked at a fab shop & General Contractor - FABCO Inc. - Did lots of different jobs for them. Heavy Equipment Operator, Maintenance at an oil reserve storage facility. Contract Operations Tech Offshore. and a few other things...

Then I worked In the shipping dept at a chemical plant that made Melamine.
The NEW Automated Packing machines resulted in an R.O.F. pinky for me... Thanks to fellas like Brian for making those... .... Just kidding ...

Next I was transferred to BASF as a Rail Maint. Laberor. Worked my way up to Rail Inspector, Brakeman, Conductor, Engineer, Then Dispatcher/ Night Crew Manager.

Then got hired at IMC Global as a Process Operations Tech. (Fancy Lingo for Highly Paid Laberor). @ 26.95 / Hour .... Whose complaining though??? Loaded Barges, Ships, Trucks, Railcars.... Whatever they wanted me to put it in... Was there 3yrs. when he Market Dropped, they shut the plant down... Myself and 256 others there got walking papers .... Fun While it lasted though.

Sooo ... Back to the Railroading at BASF... (Good thing I don't burn bridges when I leave a Job... ) I always Gave 110% to my work

Next, I finally decided to go Full Time at firefighting... Hired in as a contract Industrial Firefighter / Instructor.

Now for the last 3 years I've been a Safety Inspector for a Major Natural Gas Producer... (Construction & Industrial Safety is what I went to school for along with all the other Fire training classes... Was torn between a BS in Fire Science or Safety Engineer - Shouldda Stuck with the Safety Engineer.... ) I did manage to get a bunch of really cool looking initials through out all of that ... like NREMT-B, NRST-I, CVRT, CRRT, CHMT, and several more .... All those simply mean that everyone can see I KNOW my ABC's ....

Geez.... Looks like I got carried away .... Sorry guys, didnt mean to ramble....

I have been working in the Computer Operations field for the last 13 years.
The last 7 of it for a large trucking company.

They own the little blue trucks that run up and down the road all over the 48 states and in Mexico and Canada. We are also starting operations in China.

Before that I did a myriad of different jobs. Truck driver, furniture mover, Delivery Supervisor for a furniture company here in Omaha. Also worked in the Meat packing industry for a couple of years.

But I think that I have found a home working on computers, be they large or small, I try to fix them all!