What's your day job?

[Chris Burchfield]

Retired with last 17 years as Fire Marshal, spent 30 years with my department working my way up through the ranks.  On the way up I also worked wrenching on cars, machinist, small engine repair, recharging fire extinguishers.  Hobbies included building and flying UControl and radio controlled fuel engine airplanes, blacksmithing building my own coal and gas fired forges.  Welding as part of the blacksmithing.  Purchased a WM Super with all the bells and whistles in hopes of sawing in retirement.  I've done a few jobs, just word of mouth.  Last four years have been hobbled with mine and family health issues that were not contributing to availability in sawing.  Couple of days ago, had my first Kidney Stone issue that I've known of.  I went to the ER.  I don't go to the ER or to see Dr.s unless it is an absolute have too.  The rest of the time I cater to family needs including getting our only Grandchild/daughter to school or taking her to the cinema for her movies that come out.

[Dakota]

Air Traffic Controller for the FAA.  Fired in 1981 for striking against the US govt.  Been a trucker ever since.

[Jeff]

Head Sawyer for commercial sawmill from out of high school for 26 years until worn out and forced out by multiple shoulder operations. Starving artist, web and graphic design, forum handyman and roaster of pigs.

[giant splinter]

General Engineering Contractor established 1969 with no plans of retirement or intentions of growing up.

[dgdrls]

Federal Energy Regulatory Compliance, I watch over 23 Hydroelectric plants in the northern tier of NY.
Registered Land Surveyor in NY since 1995. Started in the Land Survey field in 1983 at college

DGDrls,

[red oaks lumber]

in the early years worked as a herdsman for a couple of large dairies.
started red oaks lumber 15 yrs ago and work there full time, also run a 600 acre beef,buffalo, hogs, chicken, corn, soybean, hay farm.
the money i make farming i spend on the lumber side of things :D :D

[barbender]

I worked for an asphalt paving company for the past 16 years running equipment on highway and resedential work. The company bought out a sand and gravel/redi mix operation, so I learned to run a mixer truck to pick up some hours. The last 6 years I've been picking up work in the winter out in the woods driving truck, and running CTL equipment. Right now I'm in a transition, I quit my paving job and I'm trying to finish our house, hopefully going back to the woods soon but waiting to see what God provides.

[jpmorris98]

Civil Engineer (PE) focusing on project management in highway / infrastructure.  Frequently make chicken salad out of chicken $%^&.

[barbender]

Red Oaks, I thought it would be vise versa :D

[bugdust]

After serving 4 years in US Navy Submarine Service I began working for an independent oil & gas company. Promoted to field foreman 7 years later, eventually promoted to reginal safety manager and later to district superintent. Retired with 37 years service in 2010 and now having a ball. I've been a volunteer firefighter/EMT for 22 years.

[Planman1954]

As my screen name suggests, I am a residential designer (planshoppe.net). Been doing it for about 35 years now. I've also played keyboards in various bands over the years, starting in the late 60's. I play off an on in a local Celebrate Recovery band. I've built around 10 houses thru the years, learning different trades to help me in my business. I've built a lot of furniture also, and LOVE woodworking. I've been building my own arts and crafts style home for the last 6 years, and am currently working on a barn styled recreation room which I hope to place in a thread one day. I built it entirely from lumber sawn on my Lumbermate!

[wwsjr]

Construction laborer and carpenter during college years. Joined National Guard in 1965, OCS in 1967. Telephone company from 1965 to 1983, Took buyout during AT&T split and went active duty. Served as M1 tank fielding team chief Camp Shelby, MS. Staff officer, Fort Indiantown Gap, PA, Ft Carson, CO, Ft McPherson, GA, retired 1999, 34 years total part time and active. Contract consultant, Ft Carson until 2002. Back home to MS, started sawmill business still sawing almost daily. First mill 2002 LT40 manual, then 2004 LT40HDD34, running 2006 LT40HDD51 Remote and WM Edger now. Fire Chief local Volunteer Fire Department.   

[Mooseherder]

Brief stint at Sawmill when I was 13.  Retail Grocery since 14.
Meat Cutter at 18 worked my way up to Corporate.
My official title is Retail Improvement Specialist for the Meat Depts.
Semi Retirement in 2 to 7 years includes a Sawmill or two.

[LOGDOG]

Good thread ...

For the last 20 years I've owned and operated at different levels, both full time and part time, a sawmill and planing business. 8 mills in all. Haven't had much time to do any milling recently. Did some logging in my early days. Used to run forwarders up in WI during my early days milling. At one point in my life I worked 2nd shift as a union sheet metal worker running 14 different machines as a utility or "floater" as they used to call us because I could run just about anything and had an aptitude for math and programming the machines. Plus I had that good WI work ethic that the midwest boys are taught. I worked that second shift union job in tandem with my sawmill business making things go after I had gotten married the first time.

In between sales of mills, I sold new and used cars for a year and a half in WI. Left there as the #1 salesperson and was recruited into the insurance and securities business by a customer of mine that I sold a Suburban to. He was the VP of a large insurance company in WI. That has lead me progressively into a 13 year career as a Financial Planner, Registered Representative of FINRA, Investment Advisor Representative, and licensed insurance agent in multiple states managing many millions of dollars.

I also own an oil and gas consultation and negotiation firm that represents landowners in negotiating favorable terms for the exploration and negotiation of their minerals, namely oil and gas.

I also have a relationship with an investment bank through my broker dealer whereby I broker corporations in the mergers and acquisitions process both on the buy side and sell side. We also can help raise funding for corporations who are looking to expand their businesses.

I'm also involved with a company called Advocare at the Advisor level, which emphasizes healthy eating and proper nutrition, while showing people how to create extra household income and live a debt free life. If you watch Nascar, you may have seen the Advocare race team. Drew Brees is also their national spokesperson. Using Advocare's products my wife and I lost just over 50 lbs combined in roughly 6 weeks +/-. It made me want to get involved with the company.

Beyond that, my wife and I have a substantial amount of real estate and oil and gas interests ourselves to look after and maintain.

Needless to say I have a lot going through my head at any given moment. I'd like to slim some of it down, but would feel like I was missing part of myself if I let any one part of it go right now. Someday ....

In spite of all there is to do, I enjoy coming to the Forum to chum with folks I've gotten to know over the last 6 or 7 years. The wood business and what goes with it will always hold a special place in my heart. It's what I cut my teeth on as a young man and it taught me a lot of business skills and life lessons.

[Dan_Shade]

I'm an electrical engineer, these days I'm a manager/cat herder.

I think sawing and working with wood helps me keep my sanity!

[Tree Feller]

I'm an on-site supervisor for an oil company working the deepwater leases in the GoM. My official title is Drill Site Manager but the traditional oilfield description is "Company Man." I've held that position since 1981 first aon land and then offshore for the past 22 years. I currently work a rotation of 14 days on and 14 days off which I find to be perfect.

I started out roughnecking in East Texas in 1972 and am working for my fourth company since then. In fact, I'm on a semi-submersible rig in the Gulf of Mexico right now, securing the well and evacuating personnel due to the impending tropical storm forming.

October will be my 40th year in the oil patch and I have no plans to retire anytime soon as long as my health is good.

[markd]

Woodsman, barn builder and coffin builder, been gettin alot of orders lately!

[sandhills]

Very interesting thread Jake!  I'm a farmer, work part time at the local sale barn and used to milk cows part time for 3 or 4 different dairies until they all took the buy out.

[MapleNut]

I started out as a branch manager!! (Logger). About 27 years ago I moved inside and have been working  as a papermaker since. I am ready to go back outside now! Interesting thread,  lots of variety in professions..

[Buck]

I'm a firefighter with the La Dept of Agriculture and Forestry. I've been with the state for about 11 years and worked in industrial maintenance and trucking businesses prior. I do mobile sawing, cut/sell firewood, and do forestry related contract work. If it has enough zeros behind it I'll try it.

[SPD748]

I'm a Police Officer, currently assigned to our Traffic Team as a Crash Reconstructionist. As my signature states, I've been serving since 2002. In between traffic crashes, I'm a Specialized Firearms Instructor teaching everything from basic fundamentals of marksmanship to advanced sub-gun techniques.

-lee

[b dukes]

I am a service technician for Ingersoll Rand air compressors , south Georgia and northern Flordia. Before that I worked for Husqvarna in electrical  maintenance for 14 years.

[sparky1]

There is a very larger array of professions on here!!  havnt seen a lawyer yet though!

[Clean Image]

Full time job is being a Dad to two wonderful kids and husband to a very understanding wife... :
To support all of them I've had my own contracting business for 25 years now focusing solely on commercial work and serving the banking industry building everything from vaults to teller lines and installing a lot of ATM's from NY to LA for all you guys to get your cash out of! (Personally I keep my $$ in a credit union but please don't tell anyone at WF, BofA or Chase...thanks)

Also broke ground this week on a home we are building in Washington State!

Duane

[Jeff]

There is a very larger array of professions on here!!  havnt seen a lawyer yet though!

I know we have at least two, probably more.