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Old 05-30-2006, 09:52 AM
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Default RE: SO... WHAT DO YOU DO FOR A LIVING?


Lets see......

I went to school for aviation maintenence - got my A&P - did that on and off for a while.

Went to college for Aerospace Engineering.

End up getting specialized training in CAD, and some electronics background.

Worked for Combustion Engineering/ABB documenting and setting up power plant controls.

I then worked for Lockheed Martin Aeronautical Systems in Marietta GA. Worked on the F-22 program as a "Stuffologist" in the Airvehicle Configuration group. Got my hands and feet into a variety of things at that level. Later in the game I worked for Flight Test instrumentation, and helped get Raptor 1 and 2 ready for flight tests. I left the company shortly after first flight of Raptor 1. I also worked for a while in C-130J flight test.

These days I work for Nordson Corporation - UV Systems. Designing and producing high-output microwave energized UV curing lamps and systems for industrial use.

And of course I do some web design and assorted model product testing when possible.

If I get laid off again, my next job is either going to be an ice cream store owner, or a sharecropper.

Bob