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