Occupation

[Martin]

Hi all.  We all come from very different backgrounds.  All from different walks of life.  We come from different countries...sorry guys...not all of you are lucky enough to call yourselves Canadian.

I thought it would be fun to see what everyone does or did for a living.  Don't feel obligated to tell us if you don't feel comfortable with this.  I am just curious.  We are all different, but have all come together because of a common goal.

I am a long haul truck driver.  I am a team driver (two drivers in the truck...goes 24/7) who runs expedited freight between Toronto/Montreal to all points in western Canada.

[quikcad]

I'll join in.  I'm a structural draftsman for an engineering company. I do the construction documents for all types of retail, commercial, and government building.

Interesting idea Martin.

[MLM]

Okay, I'll give, I'm a Fugitive Recovery Agent, other wise known as a Bounty Hunter, I do most of my work for Bail bondsman but also for the county sheriffs dept., if you run I will follow, so for the brotherhood, if you got to run, go to China or Vietnam, we can not go there. :icon_twisted:

[Irishman]

I work in Fibre storage but increasingly these days iSCSI seems to be the growth area.
I fix big hard drives in other words.

[Vince G]

MM Here I am, :icon_razz:

I've changed hats so many times? For the past five years a desk job, Accounting / Bookkeeping.
Home Remodeling Contractor

[Arnold]

!960 to 1968 School ( Graduated 1968 ) , !968 to 1969 Trade School ( Auto Mechanic )1969 to 1973 worked for Remodeling Contractor in Slate Hill ( near Middletown ) N.Y. , 1973 to 2009 and on , back to being a Auto Technician ( German Car's ) ,

[Vince G]

I didn't know we were going back that far Arnold. :icon_biggrin:

Platform checker forman (truck loading)@ milk company to 74
Electronic Tech 1974 - 1976
Auto Mechanic 1976 - 1978
Aftermarket auto/truck/van parts sales 1978 - 1981
Auto stereo's 1981 - 1982
X-ray equipment manuf. Dept. manager 1982 - 1987
Carpentry/Home remodeling bus. 1987 - 1994+
Courier driver 1994 - 1997
elevator parts manuf & repair 1998
Kitchen/Bath Cabinet design 1998 - 1999
Elevator installation & repair Manager 1999 - 2001
Accounting/Bookkeeping

[China Shark]

Most of my career I have been working in some type of kitchen. Hotels, restaurants, sandwich shops, pizza parlors, nursing homes, hospitals, delies. I guess 15 yrs I worked in all different capacities in some type of food establishment. I've also worked in warehouses, moved furniture, loaded trucks, packed merchadise, all kinds of misc. work before and after college. Last 5 yrs I was a retail manager in a large pharmacy chain. Last 15 yrs I've worked in a managerial capacity in my jobs in the states. Almost forgot, taught esl in Japan for a year in 93 - 94.

China Shark Mike

[Philip]

Hi,
I'm a teacher. I teach nursery children with severe learning difficulties in London.
Alex

[Chong]

Arnold forgot ...

1955 to 1960 ... Child Television Star ... he was the stunt double for "Leave It To Beaver" Cleaver. :fi_lone_ranger:

After running my own "Craft Services" business for 9.5 years in the television industry, I have been retired for the last 1.5 years.

[Neil]

I'm an electrician in a sawmill.  Apprentice actually - I have one more stint in school before I become a journeyman.  I had always wanted to go to school for electronics or something in that field but instead married and had kids.  I went to work in the sawmill when my wife became pregnant and 3 years ago I won the bid for an apprenticeship.  

I'm Canadian and I've never traveled further east than Saskatchewan or further south than Washington state.  And I'm heading to China in August!  

Martin, you probably pass through Revelstoke fairly often.  Feel free to give me a call if you stop and we can have coffee at Tim's, it's on the highway.

[victor-hills]

Smart repair guy ie i go round repairing cars with scuffs dents and so on.Hey Neil i used to work in a saw mill on the old resaws them were the days lol.

[metooap]

I am an entrepreneur  and business owner. I have been so since I left the Air Force about 20 years ago.

I was so impressed with my translator, that she is now my general manager in Handan; and soon is helping setup an office in Beijing!

Combining work and love can be fantastic!

[davidaquincy]

I am in the heating and air conditioning field for commercial buiildings.

[JimB]

1967 1970 USMC Vietnam Medically retired. (Viet Nam)  Then 2 years rehab
1972-1979  Deputy Sheriff Sgt., Sarasota County, Florida.  NRA Certified Weapons Instructor Pistols and Shotguns.
1979-1996 Director of Executive Protection, Sub contract to General Motors (Basically a bodyguard to the Chairman of GM and the Exec VP's.)
During Grenada was contracted to Bodyguard a retired General.  Was about the only guy wounded. LOL.  After that never left GM again. Also during that time  I had a computer company part time.
1996-2000 System Administrator for a chemical company.
2000 - 2009 Director of Affordable Sales, we sell and rent homes.
August 2009 - retired  Living part time in China and Savannah Ga. (Hopefully)  JandY Enterprises, Computer Sales, Travel Agency and very small and select marriage agency.