#1037938 - 09/11/20 11:30 AM
Re: What is your area of expertise
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#1037939 - 09/11/20 11:36 AM
Re: What is your area of expertise
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1. Degree in Marine Biology, worked as a biologist for a few years. 2. Lawyer, mainly did environmental/land use law, last gig was AAG representing WDFW  3. When I was practicing still I was agent to a few fine artists, as well, and partner in one artist's business. 4. I still design and sell fishing tackle, though I don't have time for much there any more. 5. Commercial building inspections, and licensed Electrical Administrator. 6. Framed just enough houses to make a mess of things when I work on my own houses, but I like doing it still. 7. I am in commercial real estate now, combined broker/lawyer/property manager...I have half a dozen buildings in downtown Seattle in my portfolio, about to add a few more in November. I still wear a lot of hats, I guess. Fish on... Todd You dropped a hat 8. Top (sh!t) poster of piscatorial pursuits..specifically the dark side..
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#1037940 - 09/11/20 12:03 PM
Re: What is your area of expertise
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I have a degree in Fisheries Sciences from the UW. That and $4.50 still get's me a latte.
I started my IT career as a UW student because the computer labs paid twice as much as the libraries did. IE, more beer for me. That was 30+ years ago. I am all self-taught. No formal computing/IT training. I have forgotten way more about computers/IT than I currently know.
Fish didn't pay, but computers did. So, that's what I did and I'm an expert on all things IT.
I am an IT Director for a major environmental college in a 206'er area university.
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#1037941 - 09/11/20 12:12 PM
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I'm a college dropout...I realized my music major wasn't gonna pay the bills. So then I was a telecom engineer, then an instructional designer for telecom. Then I became a software engineer by osmosis while being a technical instructional designer. It totally pays the bills.  And as a side gig I'm still a guitarist/singer in a rock band...at least I was until Covid put an end to all our booked gigs.
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#1037943 - 09/11/20 12:18 PM
Re: What is your area of expertise
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Coding is the great equalizer. One doesn't need to have a college degree to have a "logical" brain and get in to coding and make millions. I *hate* to code. I'm Seattle poor. I don't make the minimum 250K to make it above the Seattle Poverty Line.  I also turned down an upper management position at Amazon because I didn't want to be owned by them....and work 100+ hours a week. Best decision I ever made. Money isn't everything in life......
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#1037948 - 09/11/20 12:30 PM
Re: What is your area of expertise
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Coding is the great equalizer.
One doesn't need to have a college degree to have a "logical" brain and get in to coding and make millions.
This.
I also turned down an upper management position at Amazon because I didn't want to be owned by them....and work 100+ hours a week.
Best decision I ever made. Money isn't everything in life......
I made that same decision wrt Amazon. My offers weren't upper management but I still wanted to avoid 100+ hours a week. During my interview with my current employer they actually said, "we don't want you working more than 8 hrs a day. We insist on a work/life balance." In return they get happy employees who aren't too burned out to do good work.
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#1037950 - 09/11/20 12:39 PM
Re: What is your area of expertise
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Good on you both. Amazon treats their employees like crap. How can you enjoy life working 16+ hours 6 days a week?
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#1037952 - 09/11/20 01:03 PM
Re: What is your area of expertise
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1. Degree in Marine Biology, worked as a biologist for a few years. 2. Lawyer, mainly did environmental/land use law, last gig was AAG representing WDFW 3. When I was practicing still I was agent to a few fine artists, as well, and partner in one artist's business. 4. I still design and sell fishing tackle, though I don't have time for much there any more. 5. Commercial building inspections, and licensed Electrical Administrator. 6. Framed just enough houses to make a mess of things when I work on my own houses, but I like doing it still. 7. I am in commercial real estate now, combined broker/lawyer/property manager...I have half a dozen buildings in downtown Seattle in my portfolio, about to add a few more in November. I still wear a lot of hats, I guess. Fish on... Todd You dropped a hat 8. Top (sh!t) poster of piscatorial pursuits..specifically the dark side.. 
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#1037957 - 09/11/20 01:38 PM
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How can you enjoy life working 16+ hours 6 days a week? I don't work for the devil known as amazon, but i can tell you i work at least that for a couple months at a time, every single year. Luckily for me i love what i do and love working for the company i work for. It's still work, and I still have want to strangle everyone moments, but the over time pay, bonus checks, and extra vacation time when its over make it mostly all worth it at least for me. Find what you enjoy and go balls deep and immerse yourself in it from all sides and angles. Become a skillful master in your craft and it just get easier and more manageable. In my 16th harvest and been here 15 years.
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#1037960 - 09/11/20 01:46 PM
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#1037962 - 09/11/20 02:00 PM
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How can you enjoy life working 16+ hours 6 days a week? I don't work for the devil known as amazon, but i can tell you i work at least that for a couple months at a time, every single year. Luckily for me i love what i do and love working for the company i work for. It's still work, and I still have want to strangle everyone moments, but the over time pay, bonus checks, and extra vacation time when its over make it mostly all worth it at least for me. Find what you enjoy and go balls deep and immerse yourself in it from all sides and angles. Become a skillful master in your craft and it just get easier and more manageable. In my 16th harvest and been here 15 years. Lineman? But very cool though. Do what you love that helps immensely.
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#1037967 - 09/11/20 02:39 PM
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How can you enjoy life working 16+ hours 6 days a week? I don't work for the devil known as amazon, but i can tell you i work at least that for a couple months at a time, every single year. Luckily for me i love what i do and love working for the company i work for. It's still work, and I still have want to strangle everyone moments, but the over time pay, bonus checks, and extra vacation time when its over make it mostly all worth it at least for me. Find what you enjoy and go balls deep and immerse yourself in it from all sides and angles. Become a skillful master in your craft and it just get easier and more manageable. In my 16th harvest and been here 15 years. Lineman? But very cool though. Do what you love that helps immensely. Head of Quality Control
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#1037972 - 09/11/20 04:13 PM
Re: What is your area of expertise
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How can you enjoy life working 16+ hours 6 days a week? I don't work for the devil known as amazon, but i can tell you i work at least that for a couple months at a time, every single year. Luckily for me i love what i do and love working for the company i work for. It's still work, and I still have want to strangle everyone moments, but the over time pay, bonus checks, and extra vacation time when its over make it mostly all worth it at least for me. Find what you enjoy and go balls deep and immerse yourself in it from all sides and angles. Become a skillful master in your craft and it just get easier and more manageable. In my 16th harvest and been here 15 years. Lineman? But very cool though. Do what you love that helps immensely. Head of Quality Control
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#1037975 - 09/11/20 04:31 PM
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Composites
I've had my hands all over the boats and RVs you guys buy, plus aerospace.
I mostly travel around and instruct companies on how to correctly use the products that go into building their widgets.
Lots of travel.
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#1037979 - 09/11/20 06:57 PM
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#1037981 - 09/11/20 07:01 PM
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#1037982 - 09/11/20 07:23 PM
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