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05-18-07, 04:01 PM
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Engineering consultant.
Structural dynamics, stress analysis, etc for aerospace mostly
specialty: carbon fiber composites
Structural dynamics, stress analysis, etc for aerospace mostly
specialty: carbon fiber composites
05-18-07, 05:16 PM
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Hi,
My primary computer died on Wednesday so I'm late to this thread (like that's different from any other thread).
Anyway, I was an aerospace engineer (20+ years) with a BIG aerospace company. Now I'm a Lean Consultant with the same company. Five points to the first one who can correctly identify the what a Lean Consultant does.
My primary computer died on Wednesday so I'm late to this thread (like that's different from any other thread).
Anyway, I was an aerospace engineer (20+ years) with a BIG aerospace company. Now I'm a Lean Consultant with the same company. Five points to the first one who can correctly identify the what a Lean Consultant does.
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05-18-07, 05:32 PM
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Lean Consultant in aerospace? Do you decide how many people to throw off a plane so that there's enough fuel to reach the destination?
I was once waiting on a plane at the airport where the source/destination locations are in some sort of snow storm. The plane kept getting delayed for an hour at a time, and when it was finally ready for boarding, they announced that they'll need to take ~20 people off the plane in order to conserve fuel. Since I've always been scared of flying, I'm one of the first to volunteer since I don't like how 20 ppl can have an effect.
I was once waiting on a plane at the airport where the source/destination locations are in some sort of snow storm. The plane kept getting delayed for an hour at a time, and when it was finally ready for boarding, they announced that they'll need to take ~20 people off the plane in order to conserve fuel. Since I've always been scared of flying, I'm one of the first to volunteer since I don't like how 20 ppl can have an effect.
05-18-07, 05:39 PM
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Originally Posted by Cleave
Five points to the first one who can correctly identify the what a Lean Consultant does.
You work at Northrop?
05-18-07, 07:28 PM
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Pre-press tech for a large publications printer. But that's only becasue the IRS doesn't recognize "sleeping" as an occupation.
05-18-07, 09:21 PM
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Locomotive Engineer .... choo choo hahah
Edit for ME: I drive freight trains. Not as exciting as you would think but fun none the less!
Edit for ME: I drive freight trains. Not as exciting as you would think but fun none the less!
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05-18-07, 09:30 PM
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Originally Posted by tekshark
Locomotive Engineer .... choo choo hahah
Sorry, I have no idea what a locomotive engineer does...????
05-18-07, 09:55 PM
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Ex-six day rider. Ex-track racing coach. Now doing something less important, so I won't bother mentioning it.
Rarely wear a helmet, as I spent my youth racing and training without one, and me and everyone I knew survived. The same cannot be said for the half dozen dead bike racers I've known since the helmet rule came into effect.
Not that I'm trying to start a helmet debate or anything.
Rarely wear a helmet, as I spent my youth racing and training without one, and me and everyone I knew survived. The same cannot be said for the half dozen dead bike racers I've known since the helmet rule came into effect.
Not that I'm trying to start a helmet debate or anything.
05-18-07, 11:40 PM
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Originally Posted by Cleave
Hi,
Anyway, I was an aerospace engineer (20+ years) with a BIG aerospace company. Now I'm a Lean Consultant with the same company. Five points to the first one who can correctly identify the what a Lean Consultant does.
Anyway, I was an aerospace engineer (20+ years) with a BIG aerospace company. Now I'm a Lean Consultant with the same company. Five points to the first one who can correctly identify the what a Lean Consultant does.
You worked for Boeing, didn't you?
05-19-07, 12:12 AM
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I work 10 days a month. Fifty-six hours a week. When you are power sleeping I am power working.
05-19-07, 12:33 AM
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I do Search and Rescue for the Navy....i get to jump out of helo's and shoot stuff....great job!
05-19-07, 12:38 AM
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Originally Posted by efficiency
Does that have to do with Lean Concepts?
You worked for Boeing, didn't you?
You worked for Boeing, didn't you?
Lean mfg and Boeing, part of QA?
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05-19-07, 08:27 AM
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used to be a mortgage underwriter, now I'm kinda a FA, except I dont have my series 6 lol. I'm pretty sure what I'm doing is illegal but my company doesnt seem to be saying anything about it, nor are they making it easy for me to get my series 6
05-19-07, 01:17 PM
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Hi,
Well, bhp gets 5 points for the best description. Unfortunately, the wrong company.
1955 gets 5 points for being eerily close. Lean Enterprise, Boeing, Quality (Quality Assurance is a different department 
).
Originally Posted by bbp
You consult on how to eliminate waste, improve quality, lower cost, raise profit?
Originally Posted by 1955
Lean mfg and Boeing, part of QA?
).
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Originally Posted by Cleave
Hi,
Well, bhp gets 5 points for the best description. Unfortunately, the wrong company.
1955 gets 5 points for being eerily close. Lean Enterprise, Boeing, Quality (Quality Assurance is a different department ).
Well, bhp gets 5 points for the best description. Unfortunately, the wrong company.
1955 gets 5 points for being eerily close. Lean Enterprise, Boeing, Quality (Quality Assurance is a different department
).On a side note, the Boeing X-32 demonstrator is the ugliest plane I've ever seen.
05-19-07, 07:04 PM
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I have been a mainframe programmer for the past 30 years. I was fortunate to have started with plug boards (e.g. 407) and all the way up. Their aren't many industries when one's career can span such a wide variety of innovations. For that I consider myself lucky.
The last 12 years I have been working from home developing database software.
The last 12 years I have been working from home developing database software.
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Originally Posted by Six jours
Ex-six day rider. Ex-track racing coach. Now doing something less important, so I won't bother mentioning it.
Rarely wear a helmet, as I spent my youth racing and training without one, and me and everyone I knew survived. The same cannot be said for the half dozen dead bike racers I've known since the helmet rule came into effect.
Not that I'm trying to start a helmet debate or anything.
Rarely wear a helmet, as I spent my youth racing and training without one, and me and everyone I knew survived. The same cannot be said for the half dozen dead bike racers I've known since the helmet rule came into effect.
Not that I'm trying to start a helmet debate or anything.
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05-20-07, 03:14 PM
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Helmets cause people to take risks they would normally not take when racing because of the helmet.
05-20-07, 05:44 PM
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I was a Pediatric Speech-Language Pathologist, but I got burn out and needed some facetime time with people whom I didn't have to bribe with Cheerios.
So, now I teach 5 Spinning classes a week, buy music, spend way too much time mixing music, avoid studying for my personal trainer cert, and take naked pictures of myself
You have to admit it's a lot more fun.
So, now I teach 5 Spinning classes a week, buy music, spend way too much time mixing music, avoid studying for my personal trainer cert, and take naked pictures of myself
You have to admit it's a lot more fun.
05-20-07, 06:57 PM
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Originally Posted by Biscuit
I was a Pediatric Speech-Language Pathologist, but I got burn out and needed some facetime time with people whom I didn't have to bribe with Cheerios.
So, now I teach 5 Spinning classes a week, buy music, spend way too much time mixing music, avoid studying for my personal trainer cert, and take naked pictures of myself
You have to admit it's a lot more fun.
So, now I teach 5 Spinning classes a week, buy music, spend way too much time mixing music, avoid studying for my personal trainer cert, and take naked pictures of myself
You have to admit it's a lot more fun.
I'm speechless!!
I really like the final job...
( any free samples..)
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05-20-07, 07:29 PM
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Originally Posted by efficiency
. . . but, but, but . . .
does it pay?
does it pay?