Survey: What profession or field are you in?

[KT]

Hello,

As a member of a vibrant DIY community, I've alway wondered what you, my fellow DIYers, bring to the table in term of your backgrounds, interests, training, and professions.

I, myself, started college as an EE major at U.C. Irvine, but was always more interested in photography and art. After two years, I quit EE and ended up some time later with a B.F.A in photography from the University of Washington and a M.F.A in the same from the Rhode Island School of Design. Currently, I'm plying my photographic skill in a fine arts (gallery) context and will most likely be teaching photography at a university/college in the not too distant future.

I suspect most of us come from a technical background, like engineering. But I'd like to find out more. What's your story?

Best,
KT

[HFGuy]

Iam a EE graduate student. I also do TA work so i guess my job is to torture undergrad students

[poobah]

I am a BSEE, a BSME, and a very grouchy wookie/sasquatch...

[adason]

hi

when i look back, i had two hobbies back than
chemistry and electronics
since i decided to study chemistry and later biochemistry and that become my job, electronics and especially audio is my hobby now
ed

[BobEllis]

I got a Naval Architecture degree on my way to becoming an F-14 RIO (back seat).

Poobah isn't the only sasquatch/wookie here. Initially my call sign was Sasquatch (size 15EE), but after a movie in the ready room I became Chewbacca for the rest of my Navy career. Since then it's been engineering/technical sales and more recently lawyering. Built my first amp and speakers 30+ years ago.

[Etacovda]

Degree in Industrial Product Design

Its a natural obsession to 'make your own' in this field of work, diy audio, projectors, computers - all a natural (and strong!) attraction.

[poobah]

Dang Bob,

Ya got me beat... I'm 13-14D. Who cares really (off thread)... but we NEVER get the sweet deals on shoes!!!

[BobEllis]

Ain't that the truth. It hurts twice as much now that my 15 year old son can wear my shoes.

[anatech]

DIY my man. Heck, the Dutch used to do it!

I was self taught just ahead of my courses at Ryerson (Rye High to Torontonians). I worked in audio sales from a tender age, and service. (over 30 yrs). I changed my profession from full time audio service to equipment certification and calibration, then to telecom (VoIP is cool).

I now do everything from a sales concept, planning, installation, project management and service. May as well run my own place again . At least my passion is no longer my business. Not always a good mix. I now have time to service what I want and design when I have time.

-Chris

[renfrow]

I'm a BSCS and have been a programmer for over 20 years. My first assignment at my first job was to modify a disassembler for Motorola 68000 assembly code to disassemble 68020 assembly code. A real baptism by fire :-). I went on from there to add those same instructions to the assembler, then worked on compilers and debuggers (<-- Whoa! programs that help you debug other programs), and unix kernel internals. From that job I went to 10 years of Macintosh programming, then to Java programming where I'm now at. I've loved programming the whole time, and do it as a hobby (along with woodworking and now speaker building :-), and don't understand how my friends can stand getting out of programming and into management :-).

Tom.