I been thinking about this for a while, but I know many of the guys here in a friendly capacity or in relation to the cars we drive, but almost all of us have day jobs outside of the 914 world.

Would it be a good idea to develop a list of world members and their general career industry?

I'm thinking it might come in handy for networking for 914ers in similar industries, helping select 914World-approved vendors at work etc.

It would also just be cool to see what everyone on here does for a living.

What are everyone's thoughts?

I have often wondered that also.... that being said I will go first or new thread can be started

I am a cook for Head Start, not glamorous and not big money but most days I come home with a happy heart.

Renee (aka hndyhrr)

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In between careers at the moment. Or retired if you listen to my wife.

Retired from Verizon after 27 years in 2007. Went back to work in 2010, repairing amusement games of all types.

At my day job I am a pipefitter/welder. Mostly high purity stuff for the computer chip manufacturing industry.
I also have a budding T-shirt printing biz.
I have been a residential and commercial glazier and all around construction guy.
Afficionado of fine libation

I'm an underwear supermodel.

I sell commercial office furniture (cubicles, desks, chairs, etc.)

What I love about the job is the space planning involved... I offer design services at no charge.

Love my job.... I'm here now, working on a Saturday!
(wait... I'm on 914world.com..... scratch that)

Robert

Larmo63, please tell us how you got into that line of work. I'm considering a career change.

I am an EE that works as a Test Engineer at Ball Aerospace.
I build, test, and help fly spacecraft for NASA.

Missions I have worked on were Cassini, Mars Global Surveyor, Stardust, Genesis, Deep Impact, MER rovers, Kepler & NPP.
I was a flight operations engineer & flight director for Kepler & Deep Impact.
I am currently building the JPSS-1 NOAA Weather satellite as the Avionics Integration lead (spacecraft brain surgeon).

Past experience was: 13 yrs Iron Worker & Welder (paid my way through college), EMI shielding specialist, Mechanical Engineer, Computer Engineer, Environmental test technician, Gymnastics coach (worked for Bart Conner), gymnastics judge.

Trim carpenter. Kinda my third career. I did offset printing for number of years then trained as a sous chef in a California restaurant. Loved the work, hated the hours. Still cook every day but my skills have somewhat diminished...I'm just kind of a poor chef these days...

My wife and I grow grapes on Mt. Veeder just NW of Napa. Here I am in my office:

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We convert the grapes into wine and put the wine in bottles and then sell the bottles. It's pretty straight forward.

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With the proper photoshopping this could go on the Sexy Legs thread.

Gay underwear supermodel?
Girls underwear supermodel?
Old people (diapers) underwear supermodel?

Wow talk about playing it down Joe. I have spent nights in that finished basement.

I am a spandex/tights super model...by night

Lost by day.... Looking for a job where I am loved for my good looks and great heart... Doesn't that job exist?

I make sure people don't loose their money, don't run out of their money, and leave money behind if they leave too soon.

And I work on 914 s.

i can neither confirm nor deny my occupation as it is still highly classified.

I work on Electronics and Controls for CNC equipment as well as the manual powered tools.

At home, welding and some machining, of course since I work on CNC equipment during the day, my own stuff is partially broken at home ( having Z axis problems, I think I need a new motor or I am having electrical noise issues once in a while, I have a new Kflop motion control board I might use to redo my CNC Mill)

I'm a Software Engineer.

Switched jobs earlier this year and now i'm working in the research department for a large music and video company.

My official title reads:
"Senior Research Engineer, Recommendations & Personalization"

"I like to dabble in personal loans..."

I'm a technology banker.

I perform on site pre purchase inspections on used cars, provide insurance appraisals for classics and consult for legal case in lemon law disputes.

George
mobileinspections.com
71 914-6 Gold Metallic

HOLY CRAP....that's what Joe does ....would have taken advantage of him long ago...

design/repair/reconstruct bridges/structures/retaining walls for the last 35 years.
if you've driven in the Northeast, you've seen/utilized my work.

After wrenching professionally for 30 yrs. I've got a nice gig at IM Flash, a joint venture with Intel and Micron in Process Engineering without a degree. Work on the equipment and improve ergonomic issues, invent tools and breathe noxious fumes... NO, not those fumes...

I used to be a high school teacher, but nowadays I'm -roughly translated- a part time behaviour coach at an expertise center for education and care. It's all about high school kids with behavioural and or educational problems: guidance, coaching teachers etc.

The rest of the week I'm busy at home, taking care of the household. My wife works long hours.

Menno

I'm the parts manager at a large VW dealer in Massachusetts. I've been in the parts world for 20 years now, first at a small VW/Porsche/Audi shop, then I moved on to dealerships.

My screen name says it all. 50 + years. Won my first woodworking award at age 8.

Chief 914 abuser.


Embalmer, Funeral Director, and certified crematory operator. My main focus is embalming and restorative art.

Electronics engineer. Machinist. My business is in the service of machinery that produces rotogravure printing cylinders.

EDI clearinghouse sales to Hospitals for l8 years, now running a small analytics company for Ambulatory Surgery Centers..

10 years Life Insurance. 22 years Verizon Telecom. Forced retirement from Verizon. Now selling Hyundai and hate the job due to the 60 hour weeks. but it pays the bills. I'm Just old enough to be passed over in interviews by the 20 year olds.

Job searching daily.

I love reading this. Im planning on using this list next time I need some home resto done!

I am a Research Engineer at a small company in Littleton doing work on applied energetic materials.

Cyber security

Project Manager for Decker Electric. Co., San Francisco.

Practiced law since 1975. Two degrees in physics, but getting drafted in 1969 pushed me out of science, long story. Hobbies include working on an old rusty car on jack stands, restoring antique vacuum tube radios including Hammarlunds and Hallicrafters, and hugging my HD-28.

Air National Guard-Intelligence Officer (currently on active duty)

Staff Scientist-Midwest Research Institute

MRIGlobal.org

SallieMae student loan sales. Decent job, great benefits and time off but I'm getting a bit bored. Prior - sold real estate. Next ...?

Finance professor. Have also taught law. Practiced law for many years, and was also in real estate development. My wife says it is dangerous that I get more enjoyment making buck from a 914 shirt, then my day job.

Next? Let's get Scotty and John and open a 914 restoration shop.

and deal with people like me? No thanks.

.... me too!

9th grade student- I basically look at it as my job (because it is)
But I have to generate some income for the teener, so for income I do;

Book keeping for the local Fire department
Grounds keeping for select houses around my neighborhood (they are all 90yrs+)
And Learning the stock market
Still too young to deside my career path, but hope to go down the design road such as automotive design or architecture.
-Finn

Very impressive. We have to write an article about you for the magazine. Do you have any pictures of your car that you can post?

Of which one? I will pm them to you, as to not clog up this thread

-Finn

Was in banking for 9 yrs, operations manager, then last position was VP of a credit union. Decided I didn't like wearing suits, went back into construction. Now I've been a general building contractor for the past 25 yrs, specializing in residential remodeling and additions. And wrenching on cars for over 40 yrs......I'm old.

I manage some applications that monitor and support networks for a large global company. I do some Unix based shell scripting, some SQL queries, and manage about 4 different Network Monitoring applications.

I'm an A&P mechanic, and worked for a Helicopter manufacturer in Conn. for awhile in the 80's, and worked for Pratt & Whitney in Florida for a awhile as well.

Been doing the computer stuff since the early 90's...

Fence builder + handyman, only been working for myself since Jan 1 of this year, getting a decent response from the community so far

Supermarket manager/store owner for the past 30 years.
Went back to Albertsons two years ago. Now I'm transitioning to Haggen. My store was one them divested in the Albertsons/Safeway merger.

Alright, another A&P ... I never worked on any aircraft professionally, I interviewed with United in the early 90's, I was told by someone I knew there I got the job, then they had all the layoffs a few months later...glad I never started!