No rope work, that is a whole different level of training, and very specialized. They usually do blade inspections or repairs, but do not get into large component replacement.
What do you do for a day job?
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No rope work, that is a whole different level of training, and very specialized. They usually do blade inspections or repairs, but do not get into large component replacement.
I work from home as the principal engineer for an Oklahoma-based manufacturer of industrial refrigeration and air conditioning equipment (stuff like hospitals, schools, large office buildings, refrigerated warehouses and food processing, and...ahem...indoor agriculture).
I primarily work in the thermal-fluid and heat transfer side of the system - modeling and simulation to predict performance and reliability, and since that's heavily intertwined with how the system needs to be controlled, I also do the control system design and programming. My current project is designing and developing a replacement refrigeration control system for the grocery section of a large retailer based in Arkansas.
I primarily work in the thermal-fluid and heat transfer side of the system - modeling and simulation to predict performance and reliability, and since that's heavily intertwined with how the system needs to be controlled, I also do the control system design and programming. My current project is designing and developing a replacement refrigeration control system for the grocery section of a large retailer based in Arkansas.
I have worked in rope access for over 20 yrs but for rockfall. I’m SPRAT II and have the hours to go for III but not the need.
Appreciate the kind words/advise! It blows me away the amount of work dispatchers have especially during the day. Very proud to see the amount of effort everyone puts into helping our County.
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I do engineering and fabrication drawings for a sign company. 36 years in the industry. Started befor computers and just gravitaed towards them when they came in the early days of AutoCad. I've done 14' letters for the Treasure Island and populated the faces then with light bulbs. Worked on the Mirage, Bellagio, MGM and Paris. We worked on the design of the Stratosphere and built a model of the finished tower. The most recent 15'+ letters was done in LEDs and could play video on them was the Venetian and Palazzo. Also did the large video board on the side of the Grand Sierra Resort in Reno. Also a Score board for Ohio State Footbal stadium. I've done signs from Hong Kong to the airport in Dubai. Always something new.
1000s of hours of rope work and you have the general concept. We took a week long course so we could learn SPRATs way of doing things. SPRAT is geared more towards window washing, towers, wind turbines, straight vertical things. As rockfall contractors we typically have our feet on a rock slope so it’s different. But in a classroom setting we learned their way. SPRAT is very detailed oriented, step by step, miss something and you fail type of certification. So we needed the classroom time.
Check out their website, bet you will find it interesting.
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I worked 3yrs full time at a substance abuse treatment center, as well as being a mechanic part time, i did therapy sessions once a week due to the stressors of the treatment center. now that i dont work their full time i only call my therapist when i need to talk.
Frankly even when I was in my 20's — if the crane operator said just ride the ball up on a 70' lift i would say no thanks- i'll climb the latter and scoot across.
This has been a very interesting thread to read through. Many of us our engineers or wrenches.
I grew up on a farm and never strayed too far from agriculture because I hate cities and have a great need to be in nature. I received my Ag Engineering degree at Purdue and just as I graduated agriculture had a big crash so I ended up designing, building and servicing grain systems and buildings for a while instead of working for Deere or IH. Then I managed sales people in Ag and petroleum for 20+ years (along with doing some trading in grain and energy). After that I managed a start-up business that went from concept to 40 million in 4 years. After the above stress related activities I decided it was time to get back to my roots- me, Ag, and design tools. For the last 8 years I have been designing, selling, and project managing irrigation projects from ground up. This means determining water needs, water source and horsepower, power source and electrical service design, field layout, piping sizes, thrust blocks, gun/nozzle sizing and location, center pivot span wheel track relative to terrain, pump selections, etc. etc. I lately have been doing about 1/2 wastewater irrigation for food plants and indoor fish farms but the other half has been normal irrigation for vegetable crops like potatoes or non-vegetable feed crop land.
The really nice things nowadays are I set my own schedule (but have all my life), have a mix of outdoor and indoor work, travel is limited to pretty much in state with almost no overnights, and the people I work with are good honest country grown folks who don’t generally have weird ideas about how the world should be or those out to screw you.
I’ll retire at the end of this year and plan on doing some engineering consulting on large wastewater projects - some well outside of the Midwest.
Small dairy wastewater lagoon and pump to contain and apply forage pad runoff water;
And how the water is applied:
This machine spreads the nutrient rich water out where the crops will absorb and benefit from it rather than flowing down thru grassed ditches where there would be potential that some would reach a stream. Machine is remote control via cell phone or computer and there are moisture sensors in the field to guide against over application.
I grew up on a farm and never strayed too far from agriculture because I hate cities and have a great need to be in nature. I received my Ag Engineering degree at Purdue and just as I graduated agriculture had a big crash so I ended up designing, building and servicing grain systems and buildings for a while instead of working for Deere or IH. Then I managed sales people in Ag and petroleum for 20+ years (along with doing some trading in grain and energy). After that I managed a start-up business that went from concept to 40 million in 4 years. After the above stress related activities I decided it was time to get back to my roots- me, Ag, and design tools. For the last 8 years I have been designing, selling, and project managing irrigation projects from ground up. This means determining water needs, water source and horsepower, power source and electrical service design, field layout, piping sizes, thrust blocks, gun/nozzle sizing and location, center pivot span wheel track relative to terrain, pump selections, etc. etc. I lately have been doing about 1/2 wastewater irrigation for food plants and indoor fish farms but the other half has been normal irrigation for vegetable crops like potatoes or non-vegetable feed crop land.
The really nice things nowadays are I set my own schedule (but have all my life), have a mix of outdoor and indoor work, travel is limited to pretty much in state with almost no overnights, and the people I work with are good honest country grown folks who don’t generally have weird ideas about how the world should be or those out to screw you.
I’ll retire at the end of this year and plan on doing some engineering consulting on large wastewater projects - some well outside of the Midwest.
Small dairy wastewater lagoon and pump to contain and apply forage pad runoff water;
And how the water is applied:
This machine spreads the nutrient rich water out where the crops will absorb and benefit from it rather than flowing down thru grassed ditches where there would be potential that some would reach a stream. Machine is remote control via cell phone or computer and there are moisture sensors in the field to guide against over application.
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Recently retired after 30 years in law enforcement not a part-time professor at local university. I'm realizing that I may need to work more in order to fund the additions I want to my Jeep.
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Sounds exciting.....started doing sports photography a couple years ago. Don't know what is more expensive, photography or being a jeep owner. haha
I run the Ops teams of a managed service provider that provides guys like you the low latency DMA, colocation and networking.
You ever work on any Navy HF Comms (URT-23, URC-131, R-1051, USC-61)? I was in communications while in the Navy and use to enjoy working on/operating all the shipboard HF gear. Back in the 80's HF was our mainstay for comms btwn ship-to-shore. The RF spectrum of course always tossed a wrench into things as I'm sure you have experienced a few times. Use to have to figure out the MUF, FOT, kind of a pain but fun to look back on. I since transitioned out of the Navy and picked up my basic HAM operator licence (KJ6ONW).
Currently a ship maintenance manager for two Naval Ships @ Naval Station 32nd Street San Diego. I draft, edit, & submit technical papers to Naval Sea Systems Command for engineering equipment and combat system equipment that is operating out of specifications, & submit electronic liaison action request while formal ship drawings Or ship change documents get approved.
Prior to that: 29 years active duty Navy (enlisted for 16 years (E-1 to E-8) and then commissioned to Chief Warrant Officer (W-2 to W-4). Served on six ships (USS Tarawa (LHA-1), USS Stein (FF-1065), USS Merrill (DD-976), USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72) (times-2), USS McClusky (FFG-41), multiple operations in Persian Gulf, Somalia, Beirut Lebanon, Western Pacific, Counter Drug Ops & Africa with 12 years of sea service which resulted in 7 deployments, several shore commands & divorced twice. Now single and that’s how I pay for my JEEP ADDICTION HA HA. Retired from the Navy 2010.
I have three beautiful kids. My son is in NC attending Brevard College on my GI-Bill fulfilling his dream job (something I always wanted to do when I was 18 but due to $$ never happened) in outdoor wilderness leadership. My first daughter is married living a wonderful life in Salem, Oregon and my special needs daughter who doctors said would only live to 12 and is now 24 is the joy of my life with all her struggles with life but what a joy she is to be around.
Hobbies: Spending money on the TJ, Mountain Biking, traveling, exercising, & gardening,
A side note I typically research and determine if a repair or upgrade to my TJ is within my scope, if it is I take it on since my TJ is not my DD. All other repairs outside my scope of repair are paid for via my fun money account.
Prior to that: 29 years active duty Navy (enlisted for 16 years (E-1 to E-8) and then commissioned to Chief Warrant Officer (W-2 to W-4). Served on six ships (USS Tarawa (LHA-1), USS Stein (FF-1065), USS Merrill (DD-976), USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72) (times-2), USS McClusky (FFG-41), multiple operations in Persian Gulf, Somalia, Beirut Lebanon, Western Pacific, Counter Drug Ops & Africa with 12 years of sea service which resulted in 7 deployments, several shore commands & divorced twice. Now single and that’s how I pay for my JEEP ADDICTION HA HA. Retired from the Navy 2010.
I have three beautiful kids. My son is in NC attending Brevard College on my GI-Bill fulfilling his dream job (something I always wanted to do when I was 18 but due to $$ never happened) in outdoor wilderness leadership. My first daughter is married living a wonderful life in Salem, Oregon and my special needs daughter who doctors said would only live to 12 and is now 24 is the joy of my life with all her struggles with life but what a joy she is to be around.
Hobbies: Spending money on the TJ, Mountain Biking, traveling, exercising, & gardening,
A side note I typically research and determine if a repair or upgrade to my TJ is within my scope, if it is I take it on since my TJ is not my DD. All other repairs outside my scope of repair are paid for via my fun money account.
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No military for me. I do comms for the aviation world, between pilots and air traffic control. We deal with it all day everyday but have some cool new tools to predict and find the best frequencies. Not sure what radio you have but check here if you want to listen. https://radio.arinc.net/pacific/
I did 30 years with the local water utility. I started reading meters (no college degree here) when I retired 5 years ago as a mechanical supervisor over pumps and motors ranging from 75hp to 4000hp I have found that Jeep are a money pit addiction just like the FJ40`s This is a very interesting thread