General Cycling Discussion - What do you do for a living?

I know there's been threads about what kind of bikes you have, cars you drive, type of riding you do...etc. So i figured I'd ask this - what kind of job do you have or what school (college) are you going to and for what?

As for me, starting this fall I'll be at Stevens Institute of Technology in Hoboken, NJ studying Mechanical Engineering. After that it would be my guess that I'd be an engineer (duh!).

I have my own business as a lubrication consultant and sales person.

I sell synthetic lubes greases and such.

Also work sales for another company as well.

I work for a large oil-field service company as area radiation & explosive safety officer. Also anything else they point me at, like teaching driving safety and testing rehydration products.

i'm in web design/development, and general IT support. going back to school this fall after a short break. going for Information Technology.

later

Microsoft customer service & webmaster of this site and a few others.

I'm a photographer... I do mainly product photography as my day job, and work with my wife (also a photographer) on the weekends shooting weddings, and portraits and such... you can see my work at

www.sipperphotography.com <---my site

and

www.swell.com <---my day job site.. go and buy some gear :-)

Jeff

I am a licensed Architectural Engineer designing HVAC systems mainly for pharmaceutical laboratories.

I also have my own small business making and selling miniature furniture (laugh if you will). Funny I ALWAYS hated dolls/dollhouses as a kid, yet I enjoy making the furniture now. :D

I'm a Systems Administrator (W2K Servers & Domains) for Lucent Technologies.

Aerobics instructor.

Bicycle organisation administrator (tough full-time job, but someone's got to do it).

i work for the nyc sewer department.

This has been a fairly common thread.

I'm still an engineer supporting the US Navy.

Is Ellie still around?

Joe

Hey L Lortami

Start a thread on the wierd animals you see in the sewer!

Joe

I own a little tiny manufacturing company. Hope to get an MBA and get in to venture capital.

I'm a lawyer for a state agency.

I am a college teacher. As year around bike commuter, I bike 6000 km a year.

Right now I'm a mooch...but I have an interview next week for an ISO Administrator/QA Chemist position and I've been "invited" to apply for a position doing what I did in a previous life which is...formulate household cleaning products! I'm so looking forward to making my contribution to making the rest of your lives just a little bit cleaner...funny thing about it is, I'm a slob and I hate cleaning.

Department manager with a national retail store....read "loser."

I'm a computer/network guy at a non-profit agency. Before that, I was a bicycle mechanic for quite a while.

Creative writing teacher, English department head, ne'er-do-well.

I'm a student, Geography major with a Geographic Information Science focus. Which means if I do what I'm being trained for I'll sit behind a desk staring at a computer monitor all day for not much money.

So after college (summer 2004 and on) I'm planning on getting a job as a courier.

I honestly don't see what could be better than riding my bike all day for money. Unless I spontaneously grew enormous leg muscles and an unparalleled cardiovascular system in which case look for me leading Le Tour next year!

I am a software engineer. and then some. Just work too much

I'm a Mechanical Engineer by education, but I am working as an Area Manager for a major steel company.

Middle school math teacher, formerly: CEO of a non-profit, financial planner, consultant, Proprietary school administrator, college administrator, college teacher, elementary teacher, US Air Force Squadron Commander, forest ranger, fire lookout - good Lord, what am I going to be when I grow up?

I am a branch manager of a Financial Services Company, a Certified Financial Planner (CFP) and one class away from being a Certified General Accountant (CGA).

Network Admin for a military contractor.

LBS owner!

LBS employee!

Originally posted by Hunter
LBS owner! Hunter, you OWN one?! I'm tempted to say "my condolences" ;)

My wife and I own and operate a small chain of family hair salons in L.A.......in business since 1985. And no, I don't do hair........I just ride bikes!.......he....he....he....

Retired dept mgr from a computer/communications equipment support career.

I feex the bicycle!

I am a Mechanical Engineer by profession..

We(my Fiance and I) also own a Computer Store and an Internet Cafe...
I do the tech stuff, she holds the money... Haha!

Hardware Design Engineer, working on imaging algorithms for MFP products. When I'm not out riding, that is.. :D

Originally posted by mechBgon
Hunter, you OWN one?! I'm tempted to say "my condolences" ;)

:D

Im a cabinet maker :D

I work in a weather station doing weather observations. My job consists at looking at clouds once in a while. The rest of the time, I watch movies, play X-box, surf the net and sunbath.

I teach 5th grade history, science, math, health, and technology.

I am a dreamer.

Operations Analyst

Director of Occupational Therapy in a hopsital. I also run the Driver Rehabilitation Program for the department. I'd like to teach university level some day...wish me luck!

I am an apple stacker (work in a produce dept. of a large grocery store).
My real job is studying to be an elementaryschool teacher. One year Left!

Freelance web designer/developer - it pays the bills until I graduate from college and become a high school History teacher and make even less money.

I tend to consider myself to be a network architect/engineer... at least that description seems to have fit my previous roles. I've also done software development. I am currently working for a software vendor that develops network routing software. They call me a Field Applications Engineer which means I get to figure out how customers will deploy/integrate our software into their products.

I'm an accountant - as you can all probably tell from my personality. :D

I'm a project manager and the corporate data center for a large automotive supplier.

I work in IT Support.

My business card says Sr. Web Developer. I guess I got that title because I've been here longer than the other guys :)

Basically I'm a web geek. I write web-based applications for a Government contractor. By night I'm an online MMIS student. I've finished about 1/2 of my Master's degree so far.

Zack

Originally posted by Joe Gardner
Microsoft customer service & webmaster of this site and a few others.
What?? You have other websites?? Which ones? :D


I have worked in medical electronics for 25 years but thanks to corporate downsizing (June 2000 and March 2003) and age discrimination (I'm 58) I am now a professional collector. I collect unemployment checks. :rolleyes:
I'm also a professional road checker (when it's not raining :crash: ). I check the roads for glass, trash, and potholes during my "almost" daily rides. :beer:

Data analyst at a medical school.


BOOO-ring.