I feel like this has probably been discussed on TKP before but I haven't seen anything about it. Just out of curiosity, what do all of you TKPers do for your careers? I just graduated from Tech in May and still trying to figure out what the hell to do with my life. I have an immense passion for sports and specifically football but I'm hesitant to make a career out of that because I truly love the fan-part of football. I don't want my football fandom to be replaced by me stressing out over a career in the sport. Just trying to hear what some of you do and maybe that'll spark something.
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I am an aerospace engineer in a moderately sized fortune 500 company.
um....me too......
that image is terrifying to childhood and current me.
Creative Director for a Non-Profit
I'm a Mechanical Engineer at a DOE nuclear site. They have a separate design group, so my job deals with more processes, procedures, and projects than actually designing anything cool. It's a lot of paperwork, but along the lines of "this is how we're going to make sure things don't blow up" paperwork.
Before that I was a Cost Accountant at a telecom company. They were basically a middle-man that bought phone service from all the different phone companies across the country and bundled them together for customers like gas stations or clothing chains that had locations all over the country. Accounting was less boring than I thought, especially for having no formal training in it.
Before that, I couldn't find a job, so I started tutoring math and physics to high school kids. Didn't make a ton of money, but kept my mind working and I ended up getting the accounting job from the dad of one of the kids I tutored.
I work at Perry in the civilian sector. Before that I was on a carrier, so I never made it down to King's Bay. My brother was on a Fast attack so he was stationed in NH/Maine.
I push buttons now at the cloud factory and emulate this guy:
I'd tell you, but I'm afraid my boss might read this and either give me a promotion or a stern talking to. The one negative of working for a Hokie company. I will say I'm an engineer.
Mechanical Design Engineer. I build robots, or at least integrate them into my systems (think "how it's made", not skynet).
Salesman for a zinc recycling company.
And the engineers thank you for that!
I suspect the customers appreciate it more.
And we appreciate it greatly. Leg for you, sir.
Currently this is exactly what I'm doing.
So you're a people person?
We all laugh, but that's very close to what I do. Requirement analysis is a very important step.
You mean like a jump to conclusions mat?
That would work better than what a lot of the answers we get back from the Government are
I make water flow downhill. And before you laugh, in a City that is on a big River, and has a street that is under water when we have a higher-than-usual high tide, it's not easy. (read: Civil Engineer)
Retired fishing guide. Not the most lucrative of professions except at the highest level, and I didn't attain that, but still, a great job.
I'm a fishing guide, too. Good days are some of the best days I've ever been paid for. Bad ones aren't really all that bad, usually.
I do that part time and teach economics and finance part time at a former ACC institution.
UNC?
If you're from the Highlands of VA, we've probably stomped the same stream banks and beds. Have old and dear friends in Monterrey. And for me, the best days were absolutely the best days I've ever been paid for, and other than five days, none of the bad ones stand out. I was in a position to make it a full time job, but like I said, it was a great job, just not a great "living", as traditionally defined.
I'm in the Navy, currently in flight school. Very stressful at times, but goddamn is it a lot of fun. Plus the duty stations are all pretty great. Also, Top Gun.
Kudos to you.
In response to your avatar:
"He was communicating."
via GIPHY
My father and both brothers were Top Gun and Test Pilot school graduates.
Their call signs: G-Man, Spicolli, and Danger.
I'm a Communications Systems Engineer, 30 years+ now.
And currently sitting on your ass being paid to play Xbox because your immune system is a little bitch.
Though once it comes time to get your political campaign off the ground you've got about as much experience as W Bush, so we are making progress.
Bruh, I'm back up. Flew Monday, and this gif pretty much sums up how that went:
SITTING IN THE COIN OPERATED KID RIDE OUTSIDE OF A FOOD STORE DOESNT COUNT AS FLYING.
How many times do we have to cover this. And sticking you arms out and making plane noises only gets you half credit.
Does sitting in a T-6B Texan II zooming around at 240 kts and doing spins and shit count? Cause thats what happened today. Shouldn't you be out evicting tax cheats right now?
Uh... Am I the only one lost in this particular exchange? Funny but not sure if you're joking or serious.
I'm sure many are lost. DBHT14 and I are good friends who give each other plenty of shit. I was medically downed all summer for a sinus issue, so I basically collected a paycheck to improve my Madden skills and go to the beach. Now I'm flying again and he jelly cause he's stuck in an office while I go scare the piss out of flight instructors.
Where are you training? Pensacola?
I totally get the entire thread, and...ITS AWESOME!
Live in Pensacola, fly out of Whiting Field in Milton, which as far as I've seen is the most stereotypical representation of Northwest Florida imaginable.
My brother Dan Smith whom was a Navy F-18 pilot and also is a pilot for Delta Airlines, just moved to Pensacola as a Navy flight instructor (Navy Reserves, I think). Have you had him as a trainer?
Haven't. You know what squadron he's with?
VT-2 at Whiting Field, Milton, FL
Ah. I'm down the hall at -6
Aviation Management degree, fifth year senior at tOSU. Working for an Aviation company in Kansas next year.
Mechanical Engineer designing conveyor systems and machines for various industries like beverage and pharma.
which company? we're always looking for potential new vendors for things like conveyors
Barry-Wehmiller Container Systems. We have facilities around the US. I've been at our Lynchburg facility for 3-1/2 years now.
Some examples of what we do here in Lynchburg:
http://www.bwcontainersystems.com/machinery/conveying-accumulation
cool stuff. You may hear from us.
We do this.
Excellent. Hopefully we will!
I just graduated from Mechanical Engineering. I'm working as an energy efficiency consultant for a consulting firm contracted by the DOE. I'm working on a lighting rulemaking.
Research Engineer for a rival university.
Don't work too hard.
Call it an insider perspective. Fortunately I'm not at THE rival university. Couldn't pay me enough to work there and be associated with them.
Ummmm firefighter.
But to go more in depth, former paid firefighter going back to school to get college degrees so I can move to the Emergency Management side of the house. Dealing with all hazards and future threats from man made acts of violence and accidents to naturals disasters. So currently a student and part time firefighter.
At my first job, the GIS office for the county was housed in the 911 dispatch center. I loved doing 911 and EM things. Had to become a dispatcher to work in the building. I became the Deputy Emergency Mgmt Director about 6 weeks before I found a new job and left. I almost regret that, but I definitely miss being in that arena. I was constantly going to really awesome training classes for dispatch and EM.
System Engineer is my title but really more a Business Analyst for a DoD contractor.
Senior Construction Estimator. I just guess alot
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Software engineer for an online education company.
Project engineer for a defense contractor. I make rockets.
Video producer. I also do a bunch of creative crap.
Proposal Writer for Government Contractor
Recruiter for a Strategy and Management Consulting Firm in DC. I steal larger firms' top performers and give them more money.
So you already know about me...
If you are on LinkedIn, I bet you have deleted 15-20 of my messages if you have a CPA or MBA.
I most likely have! CPA, CGFM at one of the very large accounting firms...
Yessir, then you definitely have. We just won two new huge contracts with DOD and I'm hunting folks like you down at the moment.
I work for a Furniture manufacturer. I maintain our dealer database, and
also on the side I research disputed invoices and deductions.
Do mobile aquatic steel tubing research for the navy
Pharmacist in a retail setting
Professional Leonard.
It's a niche market with projected slow growth, but overhead is low and the snacks are delicious.
I think Leonard is our Taco.
Man I wish I worked for Taco Corp, I can play a mean vuvuzela.
I can hit a mean brown note
Sounds lucrative. How can I become one?
I'm a med tech in the Air Force (previously a cruise missile maintainer). I'm actually getting out in a couple months and I'll be going to school full time to be a Physician's Assistant. ...and hopefully getting the fuck out of South Dakota sometime really soon (pending my wife get orders)
Air Force, IT stuff, hence why I am on this site almost 24/7
Yes, I was going to point out that everyone that has posted thus far has done so during normal business hours. So either we all work the night shift, or...
Work is where I can browse the interwebz undistracted.
^^^^^THIS^^^^
I can't get a moments peace at home. It's a good thing I have a job or else I wouldn't know anything about Hokie Football, much less be able to keep up with "As the OL Turns".
Youth Pastor down in SC
What's a career?
Metallurgist. For now.
You should make yourself some money and retire.
Alchemist
I am a Nurse Practitioner at a rural hospital in Kansas. We shoot good deer here.
Don't forget the pheasants!
I started off as a financial professional (sales ugh) when I graduated in 2012 now I'm a consultant with a government contractor. SO much better than my first job
I'm actually in sales right now. So you would suggest moving into consulting?
It seriously depends on how you like your job, how you're performing, and if you're ok with basically shifting away from the finance industry altogether. For me, I hated my sales job, wasnt producing, and was pretty much burnt out on finances. My role at my firm is technically Financial Analyst, but I can count on one hand how many times I have actually crunched any numbers. Its just the nature of contracting, you do the work that is available and that you are able to do. I love the job because I love working in teams and I love the flexibility of being told "just put in your 40 hours, we dont care when." Compared to my old job where my boss hounded me 60 hrs a week, the shift was wonderful.
The caveat to all of this is the entire industry just went through a transition following the government ending a contract vehicle, and many employees were unable to find a new contract for work, so they had to be let go. Again, thats the nature of contracting. If there's no contract, there's no job. But if you're ok with the relative uncertainty, which given the fact that you're in sales I'd say its safe to assume you are, contracting (consulting) could be a good way to go. Just do your research and find out what works best for you, but I am thrilled I made the switch.
I work as a Strategist at an advertising agency. One of my clients is the SEC Network, but I'm all Hokies. Plus, working on college football stuff in the offseason helps it go down more easily.
phrasing
I currently work at UNC Charlotte in the Office of Academic Affairs. It is the Charlotte 49ers inaugural season of FBS football!
Im a student at UNCC!
Cool. I haven't been to any of the games yet, but I plan on going to the first home game this year.
I was excited that the Hokies and 49ers were scheduled to play each other on the future schedule, but unfortunately the two sides dropped the game.
GIS Analyst for an outsourced sales and marketing company. I do business analysis and design sales territories with maps.
That's what I wanted to do out of college. Got a Geography degree with a Business minor. Ended up going into municipal government.
Yea, it's fun, different challenges all the time. Actually looking to switch gears and get into GEOINT within the next year or so.
I'd do that if I thought there was a chance I wouldn't have to live in/around DC at any point.
I'm a HR manager at a private country club. Free golf!
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What parts?
I sell flowers full time and teach history at a CC part time.
I knew a guy who sold flowers for a living. I think he gets out of prison in about 5 years.
This guy?
Naw, the guy I'm talking about was selling "dried" flowers of a particular kind, but I used to live in Afton and passed through Crozet all the time. Who knows, I may have been eating in Duner's at the same time as him. Small world?
can't think Duner's without this incident coming to mind.
A Duner Lunar? Priceless. Talk about a town/gown collision.
What can I say...prison internet is pretty good.
Not to mention the great food and lovely company.
Lead Writer for a Federal agency in Fort Collins, CO for the past few years. Before that, I lived in NoVA and did foreign affairs work for about 6 years for a separate Federal agency after I graduated VT.
I own an design practice in Shanghai. Architecture, Landscape Architecture and Urban Design.
Former Naval Aircrewman, Currently a Program Manager at a major Defense Acquisition company.
GIS Coordinator for a small city (33k) in North Carolina.
What small city?
Graduated as a mechanical engineer.
Started out doing shipboard testing on submarines at a shipyard.
Now I manage inspection and test procedures for submarines. I basically make changes to the procedures when necessary, review data from completion reports, and analyze the data from time to time.
Marketing and communications for a resort
I feel like this would be pretty interesting. I'm actually on vacation right now at a resort in South Carolina and the thought had come to me that I could definitely see myself working here. How did you get into that?
It's got some perks for sure. Working at a resort makes for a nice office. I get to go out and do media tours and have met a few really neat people. If you're in a chain, you get some pretty good travel discounts at sister properties too. As competitive as hotel/travel industry is, I've been exposed to a lot of interesting marketing/advertising opportunities. I have not experienced lucrative pay in my time at a resort though so that's kind of a bummer.
I work for an independently owned/managed resort, so my experience might be different from those that come from Marriott, Hilton, etc. I do have a hospitality management degree so that's how I got into the field. I started at this place as a front desk supervisor, then I changed over to back of the house ops as accounts receivable. Then I became the executive office manager where after about a 1.5 years there, we had burned through 2 or 3 marketing/comm associates in the same timespan. The managing director gave me a shot at the marketing position after figuring he could teach me marketing easier than it is to teach somebody about the resort (it's a big resort with a lot layers).
What's your background?
I graduated with a BA in History (stupid decision) but am currently working in P2P sales. I'm actually in training right now to become a District Manager and get an office of my own but still don't think this is what I want to do for the rest of my life. I'm sort of coming to the realization that I may HAVE to do this job for at least a year or two to overcome my disadvantage of having a History degree with a not-so-great GPA. But I do feel like working with hotels/resorts/vacation spots would be something I could enjoy doing for many years.
definitely gonna tell my kids "you can major in anything you want, but we need to sit down and talk about job prospects for your major. If you choose a major with a smaller pool of jobs, you better be the best damned [insert major here] in your class so you can make sure you can feed yourself with that degree."
In my family we had a theater major who got 4 degrees, a religion major, a geology major, an interior design major, and an engineering major. All but one of us are still covered in student debt after being out for 8+ years. I wish our parents had made a point of approaching school a little bit more with post-school life in mind. But then again, we had a dad with a masters in journalism who built houses for a living to keep us all fed so maybe he didn't equate degree with career as much as we do these days.
It's worth a shot. A good personality can go a long way and then it'll just be about how you promoted/grew your personal and professional skills. If you need/want add'l info, I'll help where I can, just let me know.
I am a Collision Repair Estimator for a large independent body shop in Kingsport.... Go Hokies
I am an architect that specializes in historic preservation. I know I'm doing my job well when you have no idea I was even there.
"Really? or are you just mad cause you didn't think of it first!?"
Consultant for moderately sized fortune 500 company.
Backpack Designer.
Happy to say we have a lot of Orange and Maroon packs coming out this season!!!!
Danny Coale Caught the ball: As to your concern about no longer enjoying football as much because it's a career- I design backpacks and still love backpacking. The enjoyment doesn't quite have the simple joy it used to, but that passion for the activity has led to really loving my job.
Yeah, I was worried becoming a fishing guide would turn my passion into just plain ole work, but as my friends and wife will tell you, I needn't have worried. It just made me better at it.
I would love a Maroon and Orange backpack...
I would also love a Maroon & Orange backpack.
Dish the intel -I have no reason to buy any new bags but butt-itching for an appropriate ill-tempered cyborg woodland foul themed satchel accoutrement. Where can I buy one of these... OH JUST SHUT UP AND TAKE MY MONEY!!!
seriously, what bags, and where?
Structural engineer for a little 3 person company.
I make buildings not fall down
That's always my favorite quality in a building.
Business Analyst for a Fortune 1000 company. Working on getting my PMP now.
Are you like me and when my wife was getting her PMP constantly refer to it in your Jay-Z voice as your "Mutha F*ckin P...MP"?
That is exactly what I do. Are we related? Does that make me The Sixth Fuller?!??!?
That was 50 Cent...
I've contemplated getting my PMP soon, but I just openly refer to it as my 'Pimp' license.
Cash Management Operations for a small, community bank. Basically, I play with millions of dollars of money at the Federal Reserve everyday. Too bad it's all online and not actual cash I get to deal with.
Postdoctoral fellow on Tobacco Road. The blue public one.
I do research in Romance linguistics, particularly Spanish and Portuguese.
I decided that UVA should pay me money so now they do. (I'm a graduate student at UVA).
If you don't know what to do after college make someone pay you to do more college.
By your avatar, I'm guessing we have similar backgrounds. I graduated with a B.S. from the VT biochemistry department. Now, I have a PhD in Biomedical Sciences from UC, San Diego.
What is your research on?
Yep very similar I did biochemistry and biology. I am researching the link between certain gut bacteria and their effect on cancer (preferably through the immune system but the project is still pretty immature).
Sounds like a cool project. I'm guessing by your profile, you're probably in your 2nd year. Enjoy this year, it may be the last year you enjoy for a couple of years. It'll be worth it in the end, discovering and deciphering something that has never been revealed is highly rewarding. Good luck.
Thanks! Yea I just began my second year. I already kinda hate it here. The administration operates on principles that are outdated and the curriculum is miserable. I'm not sure that I would've done anything differently when choosing grad schools other than maybe applying to more schools than I did. I tried to stay close to home (girlfriend/family) but I think I would've been fine somewhere farther from home.
I do not think I've met a graduate students in the sciences that has not hated graduate school at some point. It'll definitely be tough. I chose UCSD over JHU precisely for the curriculum reason. JHU tries to be like med school with a "tough" curriculum; UCSD wanted to get you in the lab as fast as possible. Post grad school, all that matters in your PhD is your research and publications (if you stay in research). A quality mentor with pedigree and quality publications will go much farther than [Elite Institution Here]. But, it sounds like you are well on your way with a good project.
Sales/customer service for an exercise equipment company. We've done the weight room for several NFL teams & numerous Universities.
Side note - Coach Gentry called my company and asked for me a couple of weeks ago. Made my year.
Hopefully his phone call wasn't in anger!
No, fortunately I wasn't being chewed out by Coach Gentry. He called to place an order & I'd emailed him just a week before to let him know if he needed anything to let me know. But it was pretty cool to get to talk VT football/weight lifting and ask him his thoughts on the team for a few minutes.
Manufacturing/Process Engineer for a defense contractor.
An accountant performing the role of Financial Analyst, Administrator, and EH&S Assistant at a dual fuel power plant. We keep the lights on.
Motel 6?
We help Motel 6 keep the lights on for you.
I knew that, just couldn't resist. Thanks for helping with the lights, heat, cooked food, cold beer, wifi, internet, etc.!
Student studying Building Construction.
09' BC here!
67 BC currently working hard at retirement.
Retired young from a strategic planning position in a DoD lab. Currently launching a new career as an organizational development consultant specializing in hiring success, diagnosing and training problem employees, and team performance.
Tell me your financial secret! Is it simply saving more and a frugal life style?
Project Manager for a startup SaaS (Software as a Service) company
Implementation Operations Manager for a Fortune 500....I always wanted to be middle management!
athletic academic advisor- I make sure kids go to class, understand NCAA academic policies,set up tutors, meeting with professors and help them schedule classes around their sports.
so I take it you don't work for UNC?
that is correct..
Do you do this job in Blacksburg? If so, make with the marinades.
I do not do this job in blacksburg. make with the marinades?
Sources->sauces->marinades. He wants the inside scoop on the hokies.
gotcha... only have 1 source and it is/was with the transfer/request to transfer of 1 student athlete. other than that 1 my marinades are slim to none for VT stuff.
...er....I don't know how to ask this without being creeepyyyy....but is that you in your profile photo?
Okay not gonna lie, I've been wondering the same exact thing since the first day I saw this on here...
I got your back, bro
true statement: that is creepy.
And that's a pic of his significant other, which normally I'd say you shouldn't be saying things about, but then again, the guy is posting it for the world to see...I stand corrected
I'm pretty sure Choppin is a female.
and no that is not really me. If I'm right that picture is from a hokie calendar playboy or someone like that did a couple years ago..
You know you just dashed the fantasies of a lot of guys on here, don't you?
I teach bio, algebra, GED and reading improvement at a NOVA high school for kids that have been kicked out of their regular schools... This is my day....
I lived in Miles Hall in 1978-79.
2003-2004 2nd floor...Then back home to WAJ and the ever close to my heart Dietrick.
nice I was in miles from 2000-2004 second floor all 4 years
Did you paint up with us for the 03 Miami game in the North End Zone? My roommate and I are the ones that organized the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University chest spelling.
naw I never got into any of the painting groups...which end of the hall were you on, baringer arch side or dietrick side?
Dietrick side - 205 if memory serves.
oh ok cool, yeah I was in 228 for 2000-2003 then moved toward baringer arch for the last year, forgot the room number. Someone had painted a giant 8ball on the wall in our dorm and it never got painted over.
3rd floor of Miles here during that time.
I want to say I was a part of that, but I really just don't remember
it was a Mericle you guys pulled that off.
Wait a cotton pickin' second - Do I know you?
I guess so. Isn't it creepy how people can piece together who you are by random stuff you say on message boards?
Anyway, yeah, we used to pile 12 people into drausy's room in east AJ to play smash bros. That n64 actually made its way into my possession recently. No students were interested in playing the old version anymore. You jumped ship to RUF but I stayed with navs. Not sure if you still played soccer with us when we had "real" jerseys made, but mine said "rave" on the back. Enough clues?
For sure - I did still play a couple sports with you guys I think. Ah the memories - Super Smash, the dirty kirby, and a frosty sac.
Former RA in Miles, second floor, '97-98.
Former RA in Miles as well, 2002-2003, 1st floor...west side, homeboyz
Oh wow, you missed being my RA by 1 year. Lived in Miles 1st floor 01-02. My RA that year was also the Hokie Bird.
A-ARON! You done messed up A-ARON! Leg for you!
I did the exact same thing for 5 years in Roanoke after graduation, except swap earth science for GED. I seemed to know who was involved in every shooting from that time before the police did. I loved it, but when my wife (also VT grad) wanted to quit her job as a buyer for a department store (Heironimus), where she made more than me, I switched to industrial real estate brokerage.
my father in law did commercial real estate stuff in Knoxville up until recently. Then a bank gave him an offer he couldn't refuse: do the same crap only with a salary plus commission to help them sell off all their foreclosed properties.
yeah I have been doing it since I graduated in 04... it is fun, but damn some of the kids I have to deal with could have been method actors in that movie idiocracy.... and yeah I check the police blotter daily to see if any of my kids wont be coming in the next day.....
The whole program at Roanoke was a joke when I started there. One question job interview - "Are you sure your'e willing to work with these kids?". One day before the kids arrived for the first day - "Oh, we forgot to tell you, your'e also teaching biology." Morning before the kids start "We're not sure who we're going to get this year, so we will run check in the gym, and send all the sophomores to your room after they check in while we try to figure out a schedule." But everyone who worked there did so because they cared about the students, and we really turned some lives around there.
Finished undergrad in 2012. Went to work for a large telecommunications company overseeing work on their legacy hardline network.
I decided I wanted to be more into actual engineering, so I am at VT full time this fall.
Project Engineer on a $100M NCDOT project, working for a big engineering/construction firm.
Field engineer in the oilfield. Crazy hours, hard work, lots of stress, but amazing experiences. Currently in Abu Dhabi for a few months.
Air Force jtac, getting out in a few months and going back to school
You ever use a -117G or an -152A?
117G is usually my main radio. 152 occasionally, but usually a 148 instead.
The 148 is the Thales handheld. The other's are Harris radios. I worked at Harris for 22 years. My last 7, before coming to work up here in Blacksburg, was working making the -117G and the -152A radios into airborne embedded versions for UAVs and manned aircraft. -117G is an awesome radio - especially with the ANW2C MANET networking waveform!
I hope they all served you well!
JTAC is an important job, kudos to you. In my work on those radios we studied the CONOPS of your job to be sure to lessen the workload of what you do while insuring high quality radio communications. Salute!!
Good stuff. The 117G is definitely a great radio, it was a nice upgrade from the F. Budget limitations keep us from getting many of the 152's unfortunately. We've had some Harris reps stop by occasionally, they've always been great to have around. Always appreciated their willingness to help out with whatever we needed.
I'm getting out soon too. How long have you been in?
Just 4 years. Hoping to be a Hokie full-time now
Veterans@VT check them out, awesome group of prior enlisted students.
I'll definitely check them out, thanks!
Corrections officer
So...FSU assistant coach?
According to the arrest records, Washington State assistant coach.
Local, State, or Federal?
Architect/Project Manager with a focus on Interiors.
Professional student.
Right there with you.
By the time I'm finished with my current degree, I will have as much secondary education (K-12) as college (4 years BS, 6 year PhD, 3 year JD).
DAMN good for you! I'm just starting the masters route, debating going for a PhD. Whatd you get yours in if you dont mind me asking?
Biomedical Sciences - fancy way of saying Biology related to disease. I performed research on a rare autoinflammatory disorder that affects the neurological system of young children. The disorder is called Aicardi-Goutieres Syndrome.
but really that sounds awesome and way above anything I could understand
Aerospace Engineer working for the Navy. You know, just protecting you all from death-by-nuclear-fire.
Are you and your bro secret agents or something?? You're preventing nuclear war and Eshiben is all "Im gonna take a picture of this HUGE FREAKING TORNADO and post it as my avi, nbd."
Glad you noticed the new picture, that was actually taken on a storm chase this last year by one of my friends
Thats really cool. I remembered you mentioning something about wanting to go storm chasing or something like that so I figured the picture was from you or someone you knew
Give this a look
https://www.facebook.com/stormcruzzer
http://stormcruzzer.wix.com/stormcruzzer
https://twitter.com/stormcruzzer
Good friend of mine and he does some cool stuff. If you ever wanna get your blood pumping he does tours of the midwest I believe and will take you on some good storm chases
aaaand followed
Internal medicine doc.
Previously employed as a pizza cook, delivery boy, fast food assistant manager, toy store employee, ice cream scooper, paperboy, aluminum can press operator, and animal research tech on a monkey farm.
Permanent student here.
As a 3rd year medical student trying to decide a profession, what do you like/dislike about internal med? Would you mind if I emailed you to ask a ton of questions? Jcg0007@vt.edu
My wife (a GI doctor) would say getting crapped on by hospital admin, long changing hours, pay, not a lot of incentives, make sure you ask for tail coverage!!
You'd think as a GI doc, she'd be FAR more concerned about getting crapped on by patients. Also, I'm sure there's a joke in there somewhere about tail coverage.
I am also a professional student. Currently a 2nd year medical student. Tell me about boards.
Time flies when you're having fun, but time shoots by at 10k mph when you're studying for usmle /comlex.
Get first aid right now and read one chapter a week. I'd suggest reading that thing 5 times before starting Uworld and before your intense studying begins. If I could do it again, I'd start my intense studying late January or early February. I ran out of time and started mid March and took boards early June. I did DIT but would not recommend it since it's very broad and usmle is highly detailed. Reddit.com/r/medicalschool is good for advice too but seriously, start reading first aid right now. Feel free to email me if you have any questions
The biggest thing is to do well in class, honestly. There is only so much FirstAID and uWorld can move the needle in terms of improving your score. That being said, definitely get FirstAID and uWorld.
(current intern in Medicine)
You should change your username to Dr Shoog.
I build roads. If you live in northern Virginia, we slow down your commute on a regular basis.
Are you responsible for the shit show they call the Express Lanes? If so, we are no longer friends.
Our friendship is safe. That was a different company
I knew I hated you from the moment we first met /s
Geotech Engineer working for a small firm specializing in retaining walls. Yes, just as boring as it sounds.
I bet blacksburg wishes they'd consulted someone like you about that high school a few decades back...
Sitting in Intro to Geotech right now going through a slideshow of retaining walls. He is right, it is that boring.
Prof. Moulden? May or may not have spelled that correctly.
I see what you did there!
Also a geotech. I work for the corps of engineers. My friends affectionately refer to me as a dirt nerd.
I'm actually hoping I can work for the corps down in the OBX one day. Hopefully soon...
If it happens let me know, we can get a beer
I'm a Financial Planning & Analysis manager at a large bank.
Financial Panther ay....
I have my degree in Biochemistry, but I somehow have ended up as an Analytical Chemist for a Fortune 1000 specialty chemicals company. It took me a while after school to figure out that I was much better at chemistry than biochemistry. Part of my job involves breaking the hearts of synthetic chemists by showing them that they didn't make what they thought they made. The fun part is trying to make stuff and/or figuring out why something may or may not have worked. Lots of problem solving to keep the brain active.
As for the OP's desire to get into sports media, I think Andy Bitter has expressed on here before how becoming a sports writer has somewhat killed his fandom. Maybe inquire with him, next time he stops by (or hit him up on twitter).
Optometrist.
I tend to be more of a pessimist, myself.
Financial Analyst for a large home improvement retailer (the blue one)
...aaaaand now Im gonna have "BOOM! Confetti!" stuck in my head the rest of the day
Dirty Mo/LKN Hokie?
Is that IKEA or Best Buy?
/s
OR Walmart... NSFW but one of my favorite websites. people of walmart
Civil Engineer doing Site Planning and Engineering at a firm in NC
Not an engineer.
CPA working in financial audit for one of the Big 4.
You know the difference between an introverted and extroverted engineer?
The introverted one looks at his shoes when he's talking to you.
The extroverted one looks at YOUR shoes when he's talking to you.
(I don't fit the typical engineer mold. See the pants in the avatar.)
I will second that.
IT for a large defense contractor. I use Google a lot.
Postdoctoral fellow, currently in pharmaceutical sciences at the University of Maryland. I do computer modeling and simulations of biological systems and why I am around here so much - I am as close to physically linked to a computer as I can be without being an actual cyborg. Files transferring? Read latest comments. Analysis program running? Read latest article.
At the moment, it's on the path to my desired career of university professor. So for now, it's a job.
Gotta love xkcd. My colleague in the office next to me has a shirt to that effect.
Postdocs unite!
You spelled "commiserate" wrong :)
Tomayto, tomahto!
Econ degree at VT. Consultant for a Fortune 1000 company specializing in large group retirement plans.
Series 7, 63, CRPS, CEBS...all that jazz.
Ironically enough, also currently searching as this side of things has worn me out the last 8 years. No worries, posting from my personal device.
ECON degrees ftw! I passed the 63 and 7 (hardest test I've ever taken) but as I said above, I didnt last very long in the industry
Pharmacist in Washington, D.C.
Requirements Analyst for a tech company handling mostly Federal contracts.
Engineer/PM for a construction management firm.
I'm a Fed. I manage the testing of new systems to make sure they actually get the job done before being deployed to hundreds/thousands of users.
Are you talking about LTE user equipment certifications to operate in FCC licensed cellular communications spectrum?
nope, I test systems that the government is acquiring for use by government employees.
Hopefully not the ones at the VA.
Darn. It was worth a shot. Missed!
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Unlike VTnerf, I specialize in making water flow uphill, it seemed like a bigger challenge than downhill when I got out of school. Civil Engineer, PE at a consulting engineering firm in Blacksburg.
If the hill is big enough, you can get it partially up there without a pump! But that doesn't happen very often. And never happens when you have elevations that don't get out of the teens above sea level.
Inside Residential and Commercial sales for an HVAC company in VA from 9-5 Monday through Friday, install systems from 6-10 Monday through Friday and all day on weekends, and Father of four 24-7-365.
you also have you own TV series called "Check it Out!"with DR. Steve Brule
It makes me so happy when people recognize my avatar. The wife hated me for roughly 3 months after I discovered
"Check it out!" because I would incorporate catch phrases into everyday discussions. Talking about seafood or merely fishing brought out my best "shrimps are bugs". Introducing me to a co-worker for the first time lead to an absolute butchering of their name.
Civil Engineer in the DMV. I design buildings and roads and poo pipes.
Graduated with a degree in hospitality and tourism management. After running F&B in country clubs, worked for Sysco Foods (broadline distribution) out of San Antonio and Denver. I "retired" from my day job to homeschool my 4 children, all under the age of 5. Kindergarten starts in 2 weeks!
To elaborate a bit more on Sysco--it was a great career. If you love people, love food, and love being in charge of your own success, it is a blast. While living in TX and CO, I met some wonderful people, ate some amazing food, and the career allowed me to see parts of the country that I otherwise would not have seen. The world of food, food distribution, and the culinary arts is fun, exciting, challenging and ever evolving. Who doesn't like a great meal? As a Sysco guy, you are the person that helps bring that food--and ideas to the table.
As far as homeschooling goes, I could talk everyone's ear off about the what, where, when, and why. But in short: at the end of the day, what lives on after we die? What things are eternal? For starters, your legacy. As much as I loved my career, nothing is more important to me and my family than our children and the impact we as fathers can have on our kids.
Investment banking - focused on government contractor M&A. Wait, VT has a finance program...
Retired Fed. Currently self-employed environment/conservation policy and permit consultant.
I help run a French Factory in Siberia. Fun fact: We just celebrated our 350th birthday. Louis the 14th formed my company to produce mirrors for the palace of versailles.
So French was made in a factory!!! That explains so much.
Biology degree (Biotech option) - but I do software development.
I was a quality engineer for an Aerospace company, but I transitioned into change management/configuration control. I manage all customer drawings/models/data and coordinate all change incorporation (IE the customer wants us to add excess to one side of a family of parts... then 2 years later they will ask to remove excess from those panels).
I get to live in Seattle though. So I got that going for me, which is nice
Art Director for T-shirt company and occasionally teach Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu.
Going to a Kayron Gracie seminar Thursday at our gym. Oss!
Awesome, I haven't been to one of his before. What affiliation do you train under? So
Gracie Barra here in Houston.
Thats Draculino's school right? If so that's some good training. I'm at a Pedro Sauer school.
Drac oversees the Gracie schools here in Houston, but Ulpiano Malachias is my professor here in the Westchase school. He's a former training partner of Royce Gracie. Over 400 students in Westchase, several black belts.
Do you teach up in NoVA?
That's a pretty serious school. I'm down in Bluffton Sc. I wish I could be up training in Va. Pedro Sauer HQ and all.
Just recently started as a software engineer for a defense contractor in NoVA that works on Navy subs, and finishing up my Master's thesis in CS
Software engineer and I own a small business that runs a niche sports website and online community.
no way! Which one?
Get a real job!
first thing I thought of when I saw this.
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NavyEMC....
I'm in Naval Nuclear Propulsion, I guess you could say. Just hit 15 years; currently an instructor at Nuclear Power Training Unit Ballston Spa, NY.
Plan to retire from the Navy at or around 20 and do something at a civilian plant, either some type of operator or get a training or QA position (which doesn't have to be in nuclear power).
For you guys that used to be Nukes, the five main sites that build/design/train Naval reactors are now collectively known as "the Naval Nuclear Laboratory," which I think is pretty cool.
Geophysicist for an oil and gas exploration company.
Small business owner before, retired old fart now.
i started as a mechanical engineer at VT and graduates in Interior design. After helping other firms get started and build up, I recently decided to start my own firm. So now I'm the principal of a DC interiors firm. We focus on corporate office, restaurants, retail, and breweries and distilleries.
I do exactly* what y'all think I do.
(*I don't do anything close to what y'all think I do. I'm an ESQ but I do law-based government work. Former lives include in-house counsel, contracts, and criminal defense attorney.)
Gov't consulting for the past 5 years before that operations manager/6 sigma black belt for caterpillar.
Mechanical Engineer. Working for a defense contractor, but my specific division does contract work to for nuclear power plants (safety/risk analysis).
Planning Director for an OBX town
Job title: Post-Production Assistant at a media production company in Silver Spring. Actual responsibilities: one of two graphic designers for the company. We design and create title sequences and graphic packages for new shows.
Radio Hack and contributor to a certain Hokie-related website
I believe the proper term is "hot take artist"
Corporate Recruiter for a consumer marketing company in Tysons
I'm a recovering engineer. Now in my 3rd career. Work and teach at a Community College with the goal of helping under-resourced students be successful in college.
That's the second best thing about being alive at this point in time and living in this place... most of us are lucky enough to be able to decide what we want to do for a living. And we can even change our minds along the way. What-a-country!!!
That's the second best thing about being alive at this point in time and living in this place... most of us are lucky enough to be able to decide what we want to do for a living.
I wish more people would appreciate this.
I used to work with a lot of undeclared students, and I always tried to share this perspective with them. Not knowing what you want to do is a good problem to have. Then I would say, "now get your A** off the couch and go out and have experiences, meet with people, visit workplaces, research some things" and do the kind of thing that Danny Coale Caught the Ball is doing on this post. You can be undeclared living in your parents basement or you can be exploratory and go out and find yourself a life. Good luck DCCtB!!!!!
'09 Aerospace Engineering grad. Do system safety analysis for NASA
Deputy Director of a 9-1-1 center in central Michigan. My center dispatches all the law, medical, and fire first responders for the county. Got into this after I retired from the military after 20 years.
My most important job is trying to raise a 14 YO son and two daughters (12 & 10). Harder than any job ever but the most satisfying (although there are times........)
Risk executive for an Omaha-based brokerage firm. Hoping to one day get back to VA/NC region.
Also happy to officially be a TKP member after years of admiring from afar. See y'all at the Tailgate!
leg, and welcome!
OMAHA! OMAHA!!!
I am a Five Star Get After It 100% Juice guy with Demeanor! DECLARE ME!
French's real job is a secretive cheese taster. That's why he's so defensive about cheese, he doesn't want his true identity to mix with his online persona. Kinda like Ron Swanson/Duke Silver, minus any type of online persona.
former accountant, present daytrader (and serial entrepreneur)
p.s.--was a double major in accounting and management (entrepreneurship emphasis)
Information Security Engineer for the DoD...
...I'm kind of a big deal. #sarcastica
Mechanical Engineer for the Tennessee power company...lots of engineers here. I take it a a source of pride that I work amongst mostly SEC degreed engineers and my boss constantly says to me, "c'mon you went to Tech, you're supposed to be the smart one here!"
I was a Mechanical Engineer for TVA in Chattanooga for a short time.
Cool city, but I could never understand how Tennessee people could effectively communicate with each other without opening their past their teeth.
Nailed it! I guess I've just gone native and picked up the drawl...
Sales/Marketing for a SaaS company in Tysons.
Former h.s. band director.
Now I tend bar occasionally and sell a lot of food too hippies at music festivals.
So... The opposite of what 97% of you do lol
I design 90-liter engines in France
And for the record, I will correct you when you pronounce croissant wrong.
I believe it's spelled surrender.
True, but having Germany as a next door neighbor isn't quite the same as Mexico or Canada.
Where in France are you? In high school I had the chance to travel around the area near the Med, Nice, Paris, marseille and Avignon. Loved it.
I was just in Avignon and Toulon last week with a work meeting. Southern France is absolutely amazing. A perfect combination of wind, heat, and no humidity.
I live in Colmar, not too far from Strasbourg, France. It's historically a fought over territory between the Germans and the French, so the native language is a strange mixture between the 2. It's nice to know both languages living here.
You're lucky in high school to have that opportunity. I, of course, highly recommend for anybody to spend some real time here to get an outside perspective of the USA. You can really learn a lot. If you ever find yourself wandering around France or Germany, hit me up and I'll buy you a drink
"...highly recommend for anybody to spend some real time here to get an outside perspective of the USA."
I sent my kids overseas for their first year in college, so I couldn't agree more. They spent time in London, Florence, and Valencia, but interestingly they both chose to spend the majority of their time in Panama. But the cool part about being a student in Europe, was going on super cheap excursions on the weekends...Octoberfest, skydiving and skiing in the Alps, hopping across the Med to Morrocco...and on and on. I loved doing that for them, as I felt it would give them a certain "je ne sais quoi" (ha, why not go there?)
as they made their way through life. I hope to get back, but it doesn't look to be in the cards right now. You brought back great memories, though. Enjoy!
I am a veteran of 3 Oktoberfests in a row and currently planning my 4th the weekend of September 18th :-). The dry, blistery wind + drinking beer always takes me back to tailgating in Blacksburg.
High School History teacher as well as a college/high school baseball umpire.
Retired USAF, living on top of Brush Mountain, 10 mins from Lane...
This thread is fun, but you're not going to find direction for your life looking at what everybody else is doing.
It's all about figuring out what you're good at, and what you like to do. Don't let yourself get psyched out. Just decide what you'd like to do in the next 5 years, with an eye towards what you'd like to be doing in 10. Part of it might just be picking the best opportunity for you now.
I disagree with this:
Work is for paying your way through life for the things you choose to do outside of work. It is what responsible people do to provide for themselves and their family.
The concept that work has to be "fun" is allowing the perfect to be the enemy of the good. Work has never historically been "fun" for the vast number of people in history. But it beats the hell out of starving, or living off charity of others.
A very small minority of people are lucky enough to find a means of income that is "fun". This isn't normal, and shouldn't be the expectation.
Yes, absolutely, make it a goal. But don't let that goal limit your options for self-sufficiency. And don't let falling short of that goal make you a miserable person.
Making a living, regardless of your happiness with the manner of your work, is rewarding in itself.
I work in telecom designing, deploying and maintaining networks ranging from major international companies who possess billions of dollars of infrastructure, down to enterprise level clients with no concept of the difference between bits of data & 2 tin cans connected by string.
9 days out of 10 I don't like my job. It's stressful. The opportunities to cause major outages affecting millions of people with attendant gargantuan fines from the FCC is an ever-present hazard requiring an attention to detail that I don't generally apply to any other part of my life.
I'd much rather be a farmer or a restaurateur, but the odds of those endeavors paying the bills are vanishingly small.
But at the end of the day, I turn off the work computer, play with my baby girl, do a little gardening, drink a little bourbon, and toast the good fortune I have enjoyed to be able to simply stay employed and provide for my loved ones through all the upheaval in the job market the past 10 years.
A-friggin-men!
a funny, yet sad, but true blog post about this
I almost always joke around on here, but that is an excellent post, krak_t. Young people should take the message to heart.
I see what you're saying, but I didn't say it had to be fun, I said it's better if it's something you LIKE to do. If you find your job interesting, you'll probably do a lot better at it. If you read this page, you'll find a lot of people who like what they do.
You'll likely be spending half of your waking time at your job, so I wouldn't recommend doing something you dislike 9 days out of 10. Like a friend of mine says, they call it work for a reason. If somebody is willing to pay you enough to live on, your job probably isn't free of stress.
There are plenty of ways to make money. I'd pick something lucrative that I found interesting. Different strokes for different folks, though.
Lucrative and interesting is the holy grail for everyone. I love my job but I know my future is never going to be lucrative. Enough to make it reasonably well, but the trade-off for enjoying it is worth it to me.
What would you be if you didn't try?
I think enjoyment is one of the things worth looking for. Sometimes it's worth settling for "lucrative enough" to pay your bills. Life's a journey, not a destination...
I am a retired Navy Diver and EOD Technicians and currently an engineer with a government agency which won't name to protect the innocent...
I make cars drive themselves.
Like torc or somewhere else?
Former Naval Aviator, flew helicopters all over the world for 8 years, former Federal Agent, worked in Richmond catching bad guys for 12 years, currently Security Consultant for large international nonprofit, handling all of Latin America. Try to find joy in whatever you choose to do, and pick talented/positive people to learn from and hang out with.
Want that job.
I make beer.
You won't get rich but, you might learn you like hard work and enjoy the science and art behind it.
Man I want to meet you and talk beer someday. I worked at the Home Republic in Virginia Beach for a little while, mainly just cleaning out the tanks, but helped brew a couple times. The whole process is fascinating to me.
Fair warning. If you get me started it won't stop.
And you may have a problem getting a word in edgewise.
There's another guy on here that also does the same, can't remember his screen name.
As long as I'm learning about making/new beers I need to try, you can ramble on as long as you want haha
Well, I'm at every Hokie Home Football game, lot 18.
Duly noted. I'm not going to be able to make it to the OSU game but I do try to make it to at least one game a season. Havent figured out which game I will be going to this year yet
There is a very strong Homebrew club in VA Beach that has spawned quite a few professionals.
Tidewater Brewing and Tasting Society (or something close to that). I was a member there.
Kevin, owner of O'Connor Brewing was a longtime member.
I would check them out if you are interested.
That sounds really cool. Thanks a ton for the heads up. I have yet to have a beer from O'Conner that I dont like, so thats a pretty strong testimonial for me
Are you attending the TKP tailgate? This could create a black hole. I brew for the fun of it and am always tinkering with science of the brew. being a chemE I enjoy making changes at the elemental level and trying to manipulate the yeast and sugar breakdowns to achieve certain flavors and would love to get your tips advice on some things. The football game starting would be the only thing that would save the world.
I have season pass to that lot and setup about 40 ft from their planned spot so, black hole it is.
Lot 18 is definitely going to be the Monday campus tour...
Prob not referring to me, but I'm an assistant brewer at a small brewery in Tennessee so I thought I'd chime in. Love every day of it but definitely not an industry likely to get one a large paycheck.
Nope I was unaware.
Which brewery?
Calfkiller. We're Tennessee only with our beers staying in/between Nashville, Knoxville, and Chattanooga.
That's an unusual name I'm not likely to forget.
I'll have to swing by in the spring after football season and before festival season.
Please do, I look forward to having a beer and talking football with you,
If you happen to make it to the Eastern Shore of Maryland for any reason, drop me a line. I work in Cambridge where RAR is, and live 2 miles from Tall Tales. Then there's Evolution in Salisbury. And Burley Oak in Berlin. Of course you know about Sam and Dogfish up in Milton...
I was raised on summer crab cakes and corn on the cob in Tolchester.
Raw oysters were still dripping in the water at the mouth of the Chester R. at East Neck Island.
Your job makes all the rest of our jobs better/bearable
Have a leg and a pint!
Corrections officer at a small rural county jail here.
OH HAI! Haven't seen this one yet. Environmental Specialist for a Class 1 railroad.
Mining engineer. Basically, I turn big rocks into small ones.
Awesome, when did you graduate? Mining '13 grad here.
Back when you were just a pup, apparently, 2000. Thanks for making me feel old.
Oh, psh. By the time I graduated, I was 4 years older than my fellow grads #oldmanprobs lol
Graduated in May, and I'm a Mechanical Engineer doing engine calibration for a major automaker. I explode fermented dinosaurs into power and noise daily.
Unofficially a Patent Attorney - will become official once I finish law school and pass the requisite bar exams.
So you're a patent pending attorney?
My name is VTrumpet the shrubber. I arrange, design, and sell shrubberies.
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To the OP...if sports, particularly football, is your passion, stick in sports media. I work for a football pregame show on a major network, and I wake up ready to go to work, even if it's a 3 am. I haven't found my fandom to suffer. (to be fair, I'm much more a Hokie fan than NFL, in general). However, it can be pretty demanding at time. If you wanna chat about the industry, let me know...not sure if you can PM on here, but we can sort out a way to get in touch.
Actually yeah, I would really like to hear about what you do. My parents have always said that I should work with ESPN because of my ability to just rattle off stats and games from 10-15 years ago like it was yesterday. Maybe an email?
yeah, shoot me an email...patrickwwilder@gmail.com.
I'm a landscape architect at a civil engineering firm in the 757 full of other Hokies... My boss is a UVA grad who prefers to hiring Hokies over LOLUVA because we are better at our jobs than they are!
I design door knobs.
Hi TKP. Figured this thread would be a good off topic thread to come out of my annual offseason hiatus. I got married. So that was cool
Anyway, I work for VDOT. It's cool. I am an intern in Traffic Engineering for another semester. After that I will graduate and transition into my new job as an associate engineer. That will be cool too.
Sounds cool
Software Engineer/Developer for a consulting firm.
But I'm an occasional freelance musician on the off-hours. And I use that loosely.
I am a super safety monkey.
I mean a safety specialist.
I graduated with my B.S. in Engineering Science and Mechanics in 2014. I now am a graduate student in the Virginia Tech - Wake Forest University School of Biomedical Engineering and Sciences.
My research is in Injury Biomechanics related to both sports and car crashes. One of my projects is researching concussive and sub-concussive head impacts in youth football.
I just graduated in May as well.
Started my training program with a big retailer in June and when March rolls around I will be a Buyer for them. (Someone might have posted a website about the company earlier in the thread. haha)
My advice to OP (Not that I'm really in a position to give advice since I just started myself) is to apply to those sports jobs anyways. I honestly thought I had zero shot with my current program but I applied and ..... well here I am. Also, even if you were to get a job for a sports franchise in the Marketing, Finance, Legal or whatever field you would be working, I kind of doubt that you would enjoy watching the actual games less. Could be wrong but just my opinion. Good Luck!!
Stay at home dad during the day, part time radio guy for ESPN radio in the tri-cities in the afternoon/night. Once the kids start school Ill be finding something to do with my history degree, although its most likely reached its full potential hanging on my wall.
History degree here as well!
Intel analyst for "see username"
I graduated with a degree in Agricultural and Applied Economics. I've worked in production, in various capacities for four major poultry companies over the past 14 years, and now I'm currently the Supply Chain Manager with responsibilities over 2 shifts of Shipping as well as my logistic duties. So basically, I make sure the chicken gets to your grocery store. And when I'm not at work, I help on my family farm and volunteer as the Executive Treasurer for a statewide youth organization.
Mortgage Associate for a Fed Credit Union (see Temp).
I work for the gubmint doing data integration and business intelligence, but I'm about to leave for a new job. I'm going to do data integration and business intelligence for a different part of the gubmint, but they're going to pay me more. I think.
Fleet Maintenance for a fortune 500 chemical company in northeast TN
You must work at "the" Eastman, as it's called by the locals.
Nailed it!
Funny story. I have a co-worker in Bristol/Blountville, TN who is obsessed with everything batman. More obsessed than I am with VT stuff (that's saying something). I think you are him every time I see you post. Unfortunately he is a UT fan, so you guys are evil twins probably.
This is where it gets creepy weird, his name is Matt.
Whoa! That is kinda creepy! Good will prevail on 9/10/16!
Civilian - Office of Disability Adjudication and Review - Social Security
Military - C-130 Navigator
I graduated with a Mining Degree from Tech, now working with a dredging company, focusing on beach reclamation (basically, I help build beaches).
Um yeah, I'm a Lumberg for one of the the largest airlines in the world. My job is to determine how to separate people from their money so our stock will grow a quarter of a point.
Civilian: Assistant Commonwealth's Attorney- Augusta County, VA
Military: Judge Advocate VA Army National Guard
I am an architect, working mainly on healthcare and K-12 educational facilities. Blacksburg, VA.
His GPA. is a solid 2.0! Right in that meaty part of the curve - not showing off, not falling behind.
Asset Manager for Tax Liens for New York City because they contract it out to private companies. I basically do all the coordination to foreclose on people all day. And I love it, chill with a young office, talk football, and not talk to anyone but our contracted lawyers.
On a side note, PAY YOUR TAXES PEOPLE, it isn't difficult, and even showing that you are trying to pay can keep you in your house or property as opposed to losing it.
I'm an Enterprise Account Manager at a software company. Last year, I bet the OSU engineering grad in the office on the Hokie/OSU game and he got to wear one of my VT shirts :D
As you'll see below, he looks thrilled:
Chemical Engineer for a small company in the department that makes a specialized component of a popular handheld device. Its not bad, but the customer is a pain to deal with.
Your vagueness has piqued my interest. What popular handheld device uses a component that requires a chemical engineer to work on it?
Nuclear fuel consultant. We do market consulting for the global uranium, conversion, enrichment, and fuel fabrication markets.
ITT: a lot of people whose careers are more interesting than mine.
Property management here.
Special Education Teacher at a low income school. I teach mainly math for 3rd through 5th grade and academic support for student with emotional and behavioral needs. I am the only guy in my school and at home so this is my only escape for anything remotely sports related in my daily life.
Love my job and love my kids but some days I just want to be like
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Naval Aviator; T34, T45, T44, P3, P8
One of these things is not like the others. How'd you go from T45 to maritime?
Cloud Computing Engineer at a large technology company. Inventing the future and whatnot....
Graduated from Tech in '07 with a math degree. Taught math/Coached football for a few years in Tidewater area. Now work in Radiological Controls for the Navy at a local shipyard, working on Nuclear powered subs and aircraft carriers. (Play with Geiger counters and make sure everything stays where it's supposed to)
USN
Let's be friends
Ermahgerd! Friends we shall be
Wow, so many engineers (what did I expect?) and not very many business folks.
Chief Bean Counter & Check Signer and made my way back to Blacksburg somehow. AMAA.
Really helps shed some light on the depth of analysis we get on TKP.
I can give you business math. "Math" math is for the birds as far as I am concerned!
Amen brother. Having too much fun in the AZ sun to attempt anything greater than business math.
I've been a dietitian at the same hospital for 27 years.
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Technical support for a large electricity company in Va
Architect here....working for the same small family firm (~6 people) since my first summer after my freshman year at tech (87).....
I am a fixed income analyst a large insurance company in the Midwest. I buy and sell bonds yo!
College Admissions Counselor in Maryland.
Specialty Pharmacy Nurse
Senior IT Consultant (Portals and Collaboration). Aside from venturing to client locations once every few weeks or so, I get to work remotely from my home office on projects with many of the top companies in the Atlanta market.
'97 grad - Management Science & Information Technology (no idea what that may translate to in today's programs)
I use to be a airplane jumping, rifle toting, pipe hitting mother f***er! However, the Army continued to reward mediocrity and kept promoting me. Now I sit behind a desk and make sure younger airplane jumping, rifle toting, pipe hitting mother f***ers keep their awards, NCOERS, MEDPROS, and various other admin shit squared away. Oh, occasionaly I get to get out in the field and relive the good 'ol days...but not very much.
You, sir, are one
GREEN THIS POST GOD-DANGIT!
I graduated in '96 with a degree in Computer Science, and have spent my career designing, building, and operating large-scale networks.
krak's post above is interesting, although I have mixed reactions to it. It IS critical to have a means of supporting yourself and your family, but my experience has been that people who are miserable at work tend to be miserable outside of it, too. If I didn't enjoy what I do professionally, I'd be spending my nights & weekends learning new skills so I could try something different, not resigning myself to a life of slogging through a series of jobs I didn't like. I guess I'm one of the lucky ones because I truly enjoy what I do.
That said, there was an absolute gem in there that bears repeating:
There are a lot of things in life over which you may have little influence, but your reaction to what happens is 100% under your control. When you come up short, YOU decide how you allow that to affect your life. If you want to be happy, learn to use those failures as motivation, and enjoy the journey regardless of where it takes you.
"A positive attitude will not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort."
--Herm Albright
Custom Home Builder in Northern Virginia. Studied ME. Wasn't the desk job type.
Not sure yet
400 posts suggest this was an awesome topic, btw
In other words, he;s not sure what he wants to do fo ra living but for right now, he pays the rent by running on a treadmill.
I bet he'd like to be put out to pasture to stud.
Not happenin'. Need good genes for that.
How's this? Better?
project and operations manager for a medium-sized educational media company.
stuff is top-notch and very in depth.
We have a lot of fantastic content taught by leading experts.
I see unimportant stuff like economics and nutrition science and the human brain and color impact, etc here.
None of the stuff I consume with the fires of 1000 heels like the biology of yeast and chemistry of water or any of that stuff that pertains to brewing.
If you give me nothing to throw my money at, WTF am I supposed to do? Sit here and continue to sip my flanders red?
Hmmmmm brewing beer. Im gonna toss that out to our development team.
Yeah, I was really surprised I didn't see anything on it.
You could do a whole series of classes based off this theme.
Beer, wine, cider, Mead.
Then classes on the various technical topics pertaining to brewing, chemistry, testing, packaging/ storage, law and the 3 tier structure, founding and funding a new brewery, etc.
Your suggested has been forwarded! Thanks for making a recommendation.
Don't forget winemaking.
Great thread btw!
Independent Insurance Agent
Basically I work from home saving businesses and individuals money $$ on all different types of insurance. Home, Auto, Motorcycle, Health or Gen Liability,Work Comp, etc. Anybody here like to save $$$?
I also teach SAT, GRE,and LSAT test prep at JMU.
I work for Amazon managing a large number of their warehouses.
I am Marcus Vick's life coach.
Yeah, I hope you got a backup plan...
Don't quit your day job! Or do. Whatever.
I'm guessing that doesn't pay much.
Scientist at VT.
Mechanical Engineer working in Spain. I'm basically tech support for ships. I specialize in gears, vibrations, and propulsion shafting*. Other times I just pull a George Costanza and act frustrated so I look busy.
*No seriously, that's what I do.
yay gears!!!
which of course means lubrication is required.
btw, also an 07 ME
good deal, we probably suffered through 4006 together.
I've been at the same company in Richmond for 17 years. I've had several jobs here. Mostly I was a Oracle programmer analyst, but recently transitioned to being a business solutions analyst.
I'm an inventory optimization analyst at a large semiconductor company. Yay statistics! But right now I'm doing a temporary rotation as a factory industrial engineer - which means I make sure we have enough machines to make all the things.
I do some pretty bad things to unsuspecting lab animals. Oh, and I humanely experiment on rodents too.
Late to the party. Econ grad and Financial Planner here. I'm the nerd the puts the plan together so that people can retire/educated kids/have the right amount of insurance, etc. My boss is the one that finds said people. I have a bunch of fancy designations and stuff too. Prior to this I used to train other nerds to put fancy plans together.