What do you do for a living?

Humboldt · Post by **Humboldt** » Sun Nov 17, 2013 10:30 pm

I've sold pet supplies for the past 10 years.
We're a walk-in store and one of the first online pet supply stores.

Fill in at the registers, train new employees, step in when there are any problems.
Manage inventory, handle the buying on the majority of our larger accounts and about 2 dozen smaller ones, try to optimize the appearance and upkeep of our store.
Bank runs, running stock level inventory, catching mistakes while trying to minimize my own.

Juggled with the reps that come into our store, new accounts, a bit of book keeping, a bit of whip cracking.

Great staff, constantly trying to balance the interests of the store with maintaining friendships.

Always trying to keep on top of new products on the market. Lots of crap out there but always new things worth bringing in.

Keeping inventory low while keeping enough stock on hand.
Hard to do as 1 internet order can wipe out a month's stock of in-store sales.

Supplier returns, price comparisons between suppliers, special orders for things we don't normally stock.
Maintaining margins while being competitive against local and online stores.

Dan · Post by **Dan** » Sun Nov 17, 2013 11:23 pm

my company repairs vandalized cars(like stolen stereo kinda stuff),we are sublet by auto insurance co's to replace & repair broken into cars,and we do the repairs mobile(we come to you),
this includes head units,DVD,bluetooth,headrest & overhead monitors,subs,amps,alarms,insurance adjusting,etc,etc.

I have worked for the same co for 19 years and have been in this business since 1978,in one form or another.

Humboldt · Post by **Humboldt** » Sun Nov 17, 2013 11:31 pm

Dan wrote:my company repairs vandalized cars(like stolen stereo kinda stuff),we are sublet by auto insurance co's to replace & repair broken into cars,and we do the repairs mobile(we come to you),
this includes head units,DVD,bluetooth,headrest & overhead monitors,subs,amps,alarms,insurance adjusting,etc,etc.

I have worked for the same co for 19 years and have been in this business since 1978,in one form or another.

Interesting work Dan, I thought you were in the cable business for some reason.

What's the worst vandalism you've seen?

Post by **YeOldeStonecat** » Mon Nov 18, 2013 7:14 am

IT Services for SMBs.
Translated...basically means we provide all IT related services for Small to Medium Businesses. I have been doing this since the days when Windows 3.x was around and '95 was just hitting the shelves.

Had worked for a couple of places, and then my colleague and I have been doing our little LLC for...going on 11 years now. We just hired our 5th staff a few months ago.

"IT Services" means everything from top to bottom as far as computer needs. We "manage" everything for our business clients. From their domain registration, to their DNS, to their e-mail, firewall, servers, wireless, network security, workstations, laptops, backup, e-mail filtering. VPNs, wide area networks, antivirus. Not only selling and installing, but managing over the years too.

Our typical client ranges from a small office of several staff, to businesses that have around 100 employee. Once a business gets beyond 100 employees in staff, they typically have their own in house full time IT staff therefore we're not needed. However we've been called to consult on big projects that are beyond the tech abilities of the in house guys.

Kinda make our own hours, I enjoy not being stuck to a cubicle job controlled by a time clock. Often work from home as much as I can.

minir · Post by **minir** » Mon Nov 18, 2013 8:52 am

Hi Humboldt

I've been retired since 1982 (major heart attack brought about retirement as i suffered lack of oxygen to the brain & therefore ended up with short term memory loss) i could no longer function in my line of work as model numbers and names etc at times are problematic.

Prior to 1982 i was in sales & management in the TV, Stereo industry for many years. Prior to that i was in the Ball Bearing, V Belting & Power Train industry for several years.

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Larry

TonyT · Post by **TonyT** » Mon Nov 18, 2013 9:22 am

I do:
http://www.turrisi.org

Been doing construction in many forms for over 40 years, not that challenging anymore. The computer work actually relaxes me

loop2kil · Post by **loop2kil** » Mon Nov 18, 2013 10:00 am

First 17 years I was in the 'Less than Truckload' industry mostly as an over the road dispatcher. I have since started working in the IT at the bottom. I do front line support for a company with about ~1000 end users spread out all over the country. Quite a few are field service and sales so I spend a lot of time using Dameware and or logmein. I also order most computers for end users as well as company cell phones(almost all iPhones now, in the process of getting rid of all the Blackberrys). Most of my time is spent ordering product and dealing with cellphone issues.

fastchevy · Post by **fastchevy** » Mon Nov 18, 2013 11:28 am

Network administrator for a university. I can do pretty much anything we have going on here from running/administering exchange, checkpoint firewall, load balancers, layer 2 and 3 switches, vpn gateway, we have 1180 access points on 16 controllers, 3 remote sites, and SAN. We finally hired another exchange admin so I don't have do to that anymore until the position is vacant..I hate exchange. We are moving from a cluster environment on exchange 2007 to Office 365 in January. (Can't wait). I mainly do the firewall stuff, remote sites, VPN, layer 3 stuff, load balancers, and projects such as getting rid of Cox or other ISPs for our remote sites and putting them on PtP connections from the main campus. We use Ubiquiti equipment for that and the stuff is awesome for the money. Next project we have is HUGE....we are changing vendors from Nortel/Avaya to Cisco. Everything is getting replaced.

Post by **YeOldeStonecat** » Mon Nov 18, 2013 1:51 pm

fastchevy wrote: We are moving from a cluster environment on exchange 2007 to Office 365 in January. (Can't wait). .

You'll change your mind! ;7
Although Exchange 2007 is my most hated version...Office 365 aint' smooth sailin' !

Ubiquiti ROCKS! Can't wait for their version 3 controller to FINALLY come out (almost starting to feel like Duke Nukem 3D did..vaporware!). But yeah love their stuff.

fastchevy · Post by **fastchevy** » Mon Nov 18, 2013 3:21 pm

YeOldeStonecat wrote:You'll change your mind! ;7
Although Exchange 2007 is my most hated version...Office 365 aint' smooth sailin' !

Man...that sucks.
We have a huge number of mailboxes and each person gets 300mb of email storage.
Students get Gmail, but we are moving them off Gmail and onto Exchange (Office 365) with everyone else.....they will probably HATE that.
Sounds like it won't be a fun transition at all.

remixedcat · Post by **remixedcat** » Mon Nov 18, 2013 4:19 pm

Custom IT services specilizing in WLANs and web servers.

twwabw · Post by **twwabw** » Mon Nov 18, 2013 5:24 pm

YeOldeStonecat wrote:You'll change your mind! ;7
Although Exchange 2007 is my most hated version...Office 365 aint' smooth sailin' !

Word. I drank the Kool-Aid for a couple small clients- complete PITA. Just what I feared- very few tools to troubleshoot, lack of accountability; horrid India based support. And it is not just on the SB versions. We have a small sales client office, one of their largest clients is a huge multi-national, that switched over to 365 ent last spring. They (the ent client) can't send email to one of my clients in the SMB. Have been dealing with this for weeks- MS can't send to MS. They call when they feel like it, have repeat the same silly steps over and. No resolution. The interface is horrid. With SBS done in a couple months, it's gonna' be tough.

twwabw · Post by **twwabw** » Mon Nov 18, 2013 5:29 pm

YeOldeStonecat wrote:IT Services for SMBs.
Translated...basically means we provide all IT related services for Small to Medium Businesses. I have been doing this since the days when Windows 3.x was around and '95 was just hitting the shelves.

Same as CAT. My own business since 2000.

Post by **YeOldeStonecat** » Mon Nov 18, 2013 6:24 pm

twwabw wrote:Word. I drank the Kool-Aid for a couple small clients- complete PITA. Just what I feared- very few tools to troubleshoot, lack of accountability; horrid India based support. And it is not just on the SB versions. We have a small sales client office, one of their largest clients is a huge multi-national, that switched over to 365 ent last spring. They (the ent client) can't send email to one of my clients in the SMB. Have been dealing with this for weeks- MS can't send to MS. They call when they feel like it, have repeat the same silly steps over and. No resolution. The interface is horrid. With SBS done in a couple months, it's gonna' be tough.

What I am doing from now on, reselling through Appriver. They tack on 2 bucks/head/month on top of the MS price, but you gain their top notch support.
Best migration tool....migrationwiz.com

cybotron r_9 · Post by **cybotron r_9** » Mon Nov 18, 2013 8:02 pm

I do maintenance at an 11 story condo, been there 12 yrs. April of next yr.

One of my main duties is caring for our beautiful 50,000 gallon pool,

and occasionally coming in to find a strange black man sleeping there dressed in a beach umbrella and nothing else... I kinda get involved in security issues also

I need to find that video of the crazy - whacko guy who rented there awhile, he was eventually evicted for vandalism... did I mention his father was a brain surgeon.

morbidpete · Post by **morbidpete** » Mon Nov 18, 2013 8:41 pm

Easto · Post by **Easto** » Mon Nov 18, 2013 9:20 pm

I work for a Logistics company. We are much smaller than the big boys like UPS etc. We cater to clients who want a more personal touch and accountability when things go wrong. I'm more in the domestic trucking division although I am responsible for domestic airfreight out of our office in Los Angeles. I would say we are a medium sized company. I think we give FedEx about $1 mil in revenue a year and that doesn't include all the other carriers.

Far-N-Wide · Post by **Far-N-Wide** » Mon Nov 18, 2013 11:00 pm

I work for Comcast as a Tier 3 repair tech for Business services. Mostly data, some voice support and lately explaining applications we provide that other companies gave to us to give to our customers. This job is more like a Hobby since I retired from 25 years of working from the Government. It keeps me busy and feel good heading home knowing I've helped someone getting this or that working. You have to know a lot more than basics. Adding security systems, load balancers and figuring out Intermittent data problems is my favorite part of the job.

Lefty · Post by **Lefty** » Tue Nov 19, 2013 3:56 pm

I work for a defense contractor. I specialize in testing Combat Systems on Aegis both CG (Ticonderoga Class Cruisers) & DDG (Arleigh Burke Class Destroyers) My latest work is in Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) I do everything from light off testing all the way to At Sea Trials and support until sail away. Here is a video of IAMD http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oMaOxAqT2Qc

I also sit many consoles in Combat Information Center.
Anti Air Warefare (AAW)
Surface Warfare (SUW)
Missile Shot Supervisor (MSS)
Radar System Controller (RSC)
Anti Submarine Warfare (AWS)
Commanding Officer (CO)
Tactical Action Officer (TAO)
...

21 years doing this and I absolutely love it.

Russell · Post by **Russell** » Tue Nov 19, 2013 5:14 pm

I'm a bicycle police officer in a medium sized SEC college town in Alabama. I work for the city, but all of us bike officers are stationed on campus. I ride a Trek Mountain bike and sometimes a T3 from http://www.t3motion.com. Currently counting down my last 8 year until retirement.

RaisinCain · Post by **RaisinCain** » Tue Nov 19, 2013 6:03 pm

I manage a help desk for students at a local college and also own my own business (yes, even though some of my IT responses may seem out of the ordinary). I am doing extreme multitasking at work (and also remote in from home) so my responses may seem odd but my heart is in the right place.

RaisinCain · Post by **RaisinCain** » Tue Nov 19, 2013 6:08 pm

Any reason my customer went from a DOCSIS 1.1 modem to a 3.0 (which she received a letter saying that if she didn't upgrade her modem her service would stop today) and the tech couldn't activate it? I spent about an hour and a half on the phone and she ended up getting a tech dispatched (and I just hooked up the old modem and all was fine before I left). Thanks for any help!

Sorry. This was directed at Far-N-Wide.

Far-N-Wide · Post by **Far-N-Wide** » Wed Nov 20, 2013 12:43 am

I sent you a private message.

Leatherneck · Post by **Leatherneck** » Wed Nov 20, 2013 3:27 pm

I am a Headend Tech for Comcast. Very different than my MOS's of 20 years in the Corps. I like being on the engineering side of the house as we get to plan for, test & implement the latest, greatest equipment. I am in the middle of upgrading our routers that provide HSI & telephony. Moving to the latest advanced converged routers from ARRIS. They will eventually provide internet, phone & video reducing our equipment, power consumption & space by quite a bit.

RaisinCain, we are also getting rid of the legacy carrier which means all the DOCSIS 1 modems are toast! Been warning customers for a year on that. We are launching 12 downstream channels & eventually 16. Lots to bond and spread out for capacity easing.

koldchillah · Post by **koldchillah** » Wed Nov 20, 2013 5:01 pm

I work in the medical diagnostic IT field as a PACS Administrator & IT Director managing a huge server full of medical records and images for 2 mobile-based medical leasing companies that "lease" ultrasound equipment and accredited US technicians to small medical practices around the state. It's 2 companies actually.. One for Ultrasound and another for Nuclear Medicine / stress testing. They were a business client of mine a few years back, but when I almost closed my consulting firm due to lack of consistent income during the economic crisis and got a job offer over in Sarasota, I almost moved away but this particular client didn't want that, so they hired me and told me I could also use the officespace to run my company on the side. so win win!!

I've been here 3.5 years now and have successfully developed a mobile data workflow that has become the first hospital approved method (in the state of FL) of sending encrypted DICOM images from remote sites (medical offices) so that our turnaround time from patient exam to final report in the referring doctors hand is almost unbeatable, particularly in the mobile environment. Aside from workflow management, I also take calls from all of our medical technicians in support of their devices and I train and support new doctors on how to access our systems efficiently. I've also gained extensive experience with GE Vivid-i Ultrasound systems along with Mindray ultrasound devices and Mirage Nuclear imaging systems so that many times I perform the fixes without having to put in a service call to GE, etc.

I also re-launched my IT consulting firm this year on a much smaller scale than I did in 2006, just as a bit of extra income or "play money".

It's just a hobby right now, but I'm also an avid disc golfer, president of a local disc golf club, and I do a lot of diplomacy work with the local municipalities to help grow the sport and will be assisting with a new course design soon.. and with about 3 or 4 more strokes knocked off my average I should be able to hang with the pro players and start playing for cash, although small amounts, but still tons of fun outdoors away from my desk and computers!

Post by **YeOldeStonecat** » Wed Nov 20, 2013 6:06 pm

koldchillah wrote:I work in the medical diagnostic IT field as a PACS Administrator & IT Director managing a huge server full of medical records and images for 2 mobile-based medical leasing companies that "lease" ultrasound equipment and accredited US technicians to small medical practices around the state.

Good to hear from ya Matt....often wonder how things are going for ya down there.

RaisinCain · Post by **RaisinCain** » Wed Nov 20, 2013 6:51 pm

Leatherneck wrote:I am a Headend Tech for Comcast. Very different than my MOS's of 20 years in the Corps. I like being on the engineering side of the house as we get to plan for, test & implement the latest, greatest equipment. I am in the middle of upgrading our routers that provide HSI & telephony. Moving to the latest advanced converged routers from ARRIS. They will eventually provide internet, phone & video reducing our equipment, power consumption & space by quite a bit.

RaisinCain, we are also getting rid of the legacy carrier which means all the DOCSIS 1 modems are toast! Been warning customers for a year on that. We are launching 12 downstream channels & eventually 16. Lots to bond and spread out for capacity easing.

Funny as my customers cable modem is still operational. Maybe not "toast". She just got the notice about 3 weeks ago. Maybe Comcrap is trying to get unsuspecting users to lease their modem. Just a thought.

Post by **YeOldeStonecat** » Wed Nov 20, 2013 7:16 pm

RaisinCain wrote:Funny as my customers cable modem is still operational. Maybe not "toast". She just got the notice about 3 weeks ago. Maybe Comcrap is trying to get unsuspecting users to lease their modem. Just a thought.

Well, aside from wondering why it's "funny"....you have to understand how ISPs rollout upgrades. It doesn't happen to every_single_customer of theirs all at once. Upgrades get rolled out in regions.

And obviously they do give their customers some time...they're not going to send a notice and then pull the plug in 5 days or something short like that, they do give them time....long periods of time actually.

There's only so much backward compatibility happening, and old equipment holds things back. Everyone wants freaking gigabit to their door...yet so many people try to cling to their old equipment. The old equipment has to get pulled before everyone enjoys the latest in speeds.

Comcast, nor the vast majority of other cable ISPs, force you to lease their modems. You're perfectly able to purchase your own modem and have them provision it for you, takes like 10 minutes on the phone.

I work with more ISPs than several people can get together and write down on a long list....and Comcast is one of the better ones to work with.

RaisinCain · Post by **RaisinCain** » Wed Nov 20, 2013 7:42 pm

YeOldeStonecat wrote:Well, aside from wondering why it's "funny"....you have to understand how ISPs rollout upgrades. It doesn't happen to every_single_customer of theirs all at once. Upgrades get rolled out in regions.

And obviously they do give their customers some time...they're not going to send a notice and then pull the plug in 5 days or something short like that, they do give them time....long periods of time actually.

There's only so much backward compatibility happening, and old equipment holds things back. Everyone wants freaking gigabit to their door...yet so many people try to cling to their old equipment. The old equipment has to get pulled before everyone enjoys the latest in speeds.

Comcast, nor the vast majority of other cable ISPs, force you to lease their modems. You're perfectly able to purchase your own modem and have them provision it for you, takes like 10 minutes on the phone.

I work with more ISPs than several people can get together and write down on a long list....and Comcast is one of the better ones to work with.

I'm happy that you have had a "positive" experience with Comcrap in your dealings with them. I understand how structured roll outs work. She got the letter literally 3 weeks ago. The tech guaranteed her that her old equipment would work regardless after she couldn't even activate her new 3.0 modem. Look at the complaints about Comcrap. Funny, she is still on her original equipment. Seems like an upsell to me. 10 minutes over the phone my ass. Never even got it activated. Hooked up the original equipment and everything was fine. The tech was an idiot. Same old "unplug this", "plug in this" and wait crap.

Far-N-Wide · Post by **Far-N-Wide** » Wed Nov 20, 2013 10:53 pm

RaisinCain wrote:Funny as my customers cable modem is still operational. Maybe not "toast". She just got the notice about 3 weeks ago. Maybe Comcrap is trying to get unsuspecting users to lease their modem. Just a thought.

About the 2nd week of December (this date may change) we think when this is shut off. The folks who thought we were kidding will be balling about our crappy service. Slower data links take more server process time than faster links. So it's better to get a faster modem. you don't have to go faster mind you. just get new modem and if you decide you need more speed. The older modem will just not do more than it's doing now.

Humboldt · Post by **Humboldt** » Thu Nov 21, 2013 12:07 am

Thanks for the posts, this is what I was hoping for...not just what you do but what your job consists of and what makes it interesting.

koldchillah, what discs do you throw?

That's the first book I never wrote (15 years ago).
Basics of disc golf.

Used to be a daily thing. First bought disc was a 175 gm Shark. Still have it. Followed by a 171 gm Cheetah, and an Avatar soft putter.

Just let a friend grab a bunch of discs from my carport. New for me (12 years), ancient for him. KC Pro Eagle, first run Roc,, maybe a Valkarie, and an old Eclipse. He brought them by a local shop for kicks and they offered him $75 apiece

Helped set up a local course years ago, and bought my Wall City bag off the designer of Arcata CA's Redwood Curtain (also the name of my favorite brewery and the best beer in town, but that's a different story).

CiscoKid · Post by **CiscoKid** » Thu Nov 21, 2013 7:06 am

I do whatever makes money...

BaLa · Post by **BaLa** » Thu Nov 21, 2013 12:42 pm

I just sit around all day.

koldchillah · Post by **koldchillah** » Thu Nov 21, 2013 1:33 pm

Humboldt wrote:Thanks for the posts, this is what I was hoping for...not just what you do but what your job consists of and what makes it interesting.

koldchillah, what discs do you throw?

That's the first book I never wrote (15 years ago).
Basics of disc golf.

Used to be a daily thing. First bought disc was a 175 gm Shark. Still have it. Followed by a 171 gm Cheetah, and an Avatar soft putter.

Just let a friend grab a bunch of discs from my carport. New for me (12 years), ancient for him. KC Pro Eagle, first run Roc,, maybe a Valkarie, and an old Eclipse. He brought them by a local shop for kicks and they offered him $75 apiece

Helped set up a local course years ago, and bought my Wall City bag off the designer of Arcata CA's Redwood Curtain (also the name of my favorite brewery and the best beer in town, but that's a different story).

Good local breweries and good disc golf courses usually go hand in hand.

When I make it out your way some year, you'll have to be my course guide. Sounds like you had some old school plastic from back in the day. Disc collectors go nuts for old molds that aren't made anymore so there's definitely a market for it. I picked up some old discs at a garage sale last year for $1 each and went down to the local pro shop and sold them all for $30 each!! For the most part I don't really collect discs, I just throw them and if I don't, I give them away to people who are just getting into the sport. Note to folks who tried disc golf years ago and have discs sitting in their garage: THEY ARE PROBABLY WORTH SOMETHING NOW! lol

I throw all sorts of discs for different types of courses/conditions but my favorite drivers are probably Wraith/Destroyer/Valkyrie/Katana. I'm also really starting to like the new Prodigy discs but I haven't owned them long enough to give an opinion on how well they hold up. For mid-range I throw mostly Rocs and I putt with Aviars.

I've been playing for 7 years, but I only started playing competitively for the last 3 years. In fact, I'm running my first tournament as TD this upcoming weekend in DeBary. The stress of planning this event is killing me this week with all else I have going on at work! http://www.debaryopen.com PDGA listing: http://www.pdga.com/tour/event/15874 I have a few top rated touring pros coming into town so this should be fun to watch these guys chuck plastic over 500ft and land within 10 feet of the basket every time.

koldchillah · Post by **koldchillah** » Thu Nov 21, 2013 1:55 pm

YeOldeStonecat wrote:Good to hear from ya Matt....often wonder how things are going for ya down there.

Hey Brian, Good to see you still kicking butt in SMB IT all while answering hundreds of internet questions per week. Thats consistency, dedication, and a brain full of knowledge and experience right there! You're defintely on my list of folks to visit whenever my wife and I get around to planning our "New England roadtrip vacation" some year. We've talked about it many times and it will happen, just a matter of when. I now have 4 friends in Connecticut and all 4 of you are spread out all over that little state so I should get the full CT tour when we finally make it up there. We'll definitely get together for a few pints of Guinness someday! Also, if you're ever in Orlando area for a convention or anything, hit me up.. I'm usually around. Cheers!

Post by **YeOldeStonecat** » Fri Nov 22, 2013 10:24 am

koldchillah wrote:Hey Brian, Good to see you still kicking butt in SMB IT all while answering hundreds of internet questions per week. Thats consistency, dedication, and a brain full of knowledge and experience right there! You're defintely on my list of folks to visit whenever my wife and I get around to planning our "New England roadtrip vacation" some year. We've talked about it many times and it will happen, just a matter of when. I now have 4 friends in Connecticut and all 4 of you are spread out all over that little state so I should get the full CT tour when we finally make it up there. We'll definitely get together for a few pints of Guinness someday! Also, if you're ever in Orlando area for a convention or anything, hit me up.. I'm usually around. Cheers!

Yeah long time since we shared a few beers man!
Look forward to catchin' you if you make it up here in CT.
Will be down in FL over the holidays....but way way down, rented a private condo on the beach in Marathon in the Keys. I'll see if I can put Duval street on overload!

Paft · Post by **Paft** » Fri Nov 22, 2013 3:27 pm

Lefty wrote:I work for a defense contractor. I specialize in testing Combat Systems on Aegis both CG (Ticonderoga Class Cruisers) & DDG (Arleigh Burke Class Destroyers) My latest work is in Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) I do everything from light off testing all the way to At Sea Trials and support until sail away. Here is a video of IAMD http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oMaOxAqT2Qc

I also sit many consoles in Combat Information Center.
Anti Air Warefare (AAW)
Surface Warfare (SUW)
Missile Shot Supervisor (MSS)
Radar System Controller (RSC)
Anti Submarine Warfare (AWS)
Commanding Officer (CO)
Tactical Action Officer (TAO)
...

21 years doing this and I absolutely love it.

I need to know, have you worked on DDG 94 recently? I'd love to know if I've met you in person and just don't know it.

What do I do? I'm in the US Navy - which basically realistically boils down to sweepers and fresh water wash downs. But no, seriously, I'm a Sonar Technician who supports the AN/SQQ-89(v)15 sonar system on a DDG. I troubleshoot and repair (old) computer equipment, troubleshoot networks, and generally try to keep Vicky running for more than 15 minutes at a time. I track, classify, and engage target submarines in a variety of ocean environments... and I also maintain the torpedoes and tubes for firing. On the side, I deal with the armory (issuing, receiving, and maintaining small arms), as well as try to pick up any small jobs the ship has available.

It sounds cooler than it is, but ... well, it's an interesting experience regardless.

Paft · Post by **Paft** » Fri Nov 22, 2013 3:27 pm

John · Post by **John** » Sat Nov 23, 2013 8:22 pm

Wow, so many interesting jobs you all have going on.

I moved away from hardware / networking and I've settled in as a software developer mainly working with JVM based enterprise architecture applications; we are a small shop so it's full stack work which keeps it interesting and appeals to the generalist in me.

I do some systems admin / 'devops' as necessary; we have a great sysadmin already so it's more so out of interest than necessity.

Lefty · Post by **Lefty** » Sat Nov 23, 2013 8:45 pm

I precommed the Nitze. But I have not been on board seen it left Bath Maine.

Paft wrote:I need to know, have you worked on DDG 94 recently? I'd love to know if I've met you in person and just don't know it.

What do I do? I'm in the US Navy - which basically realistically boils down to sweepers and fresh water wash downs. But no, seriously, I'm a Sonar Technician who supports the AN/SQQ-89(v)15 sonar system on a DDG. I troubleshoot and repair (old) computer equipment, troubleshoot networks, and generally try to keep Vicky running for more than 15 minutes at a time. I track, classify, and engage target submarines in a variety of ocean environments... and I also maintain the torpedoes and tubes for firing. On the side, I deal with the armory (issuing, receiving, and maintaining small arms), as well as try to pick up any small jobs the ship has available.

It sounds cooler than it is, but ... well, it's an interesting experience regardless.