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Went through high school Auto tech program. Got a position at NTB slingin' tires, then found an apprentice position at Saturn. Worked there about 6 years, worked my way up the ranks, ASE certs, GM certs, etc. Moved to Toyota, worked as a tech for about 8 months there. Then decided I didn't want to do this bullshit the rest of my life. Found an opening back at Saturn doing wholesale parts, worked there until they went under.

 

Now basically I run the wholesale parts at a local Toyota dealer. Don't make as much as when I was a tech, but it's a much more stable paycheck and I don't mind the job.

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Was a mechanic for my dads shop forever off and on. Its tough working for family.

Now I do concrete sawing/drilling/excavating/concrete pour-backs. Its physically hard not mentally hard like being a mechanic is. I don't mind the physical part. Pays good and I get to see a lot of behind the scene stuff most don't.

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Wow, everyone seems to have a better occupation than me....... go figure.

 

Started work @ 15 in a buddy's dad's body shop, did that for 16 years, through the course of 4 different body shops. Got a chance to take a gov't job about 20 years ago and stayed.... I'm like a bad penny I guess. I also own a business that contract's installation of in car video systems in police cars through out Ohio, Michigan, Kentucky, Indiana and Illinois, that job pays for my toys.

 

Not a bad gig if you don't mind working 70-80 hours or so a week and lots of traveling...

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Reliability Specialist, 2 Year Degree in Electrical

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reliability_engineering

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Predictive_maintenance

 

No, I can't see through walls.

http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/xq90/513/jamesirly5.jpg

 

I do look at squggly lines all day though,

Courtesy of Google:

http://reliabilityweb.com/ee-assets/my-uploads/art09/allied/flake_breaker_01.jpg

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Went through high school Auto tech program. Got a position at NTB slingin' tires, then found an apprentice position at Saturn. Worked there about 6 years, worked my way up the ranks, ASE certs, GM certs, etc. Moved to Toyota, worked as a tech for about 8 months there. Then decided I didn't want to do this bullshit the rest of my life. Found an opening back at Saturn doing wholesale parts, worked there until they went under.

 

Now basically I run the wholesale parts at a local Toyota dealer. Don't make as much as when I was a tech, but it's a much more stable paycheck and I don't mind the job.

 

I think I know you....

 

On topic, I sling parts. By title I'm a Commercial driver, but it's basically me and another guy that run a commercial program in a parts store. By the book he is my boss, but when he isn't around the shit is slung my way. Before this I had 2 years of Mechanical Engineering at University of Dayton but dropped out due to family reasons, went back and split time between OSU and CSCC, but taking time off until I decide what I want to do. Luckily I've incurred no student loan debt, and didn't want to start accumulating them without knowing it was definitely what I wanted to do. I'm hoping one day I can get a job that better suits a school schedule and making a little better money than I am now. I'd love to go back and get at least my bachelors in CE or ME

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