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    Spent 38 years in the Air Force. 18 as a kid and the rest Enlisted. Started in Photo Reconnaissance then swapped to Air Traffic Control Radar repair. Retired for the AF and spent 2 years teaching electronics for the AF as a civilian. A buddy got me an interview at Varian Medical Systems, where I work for them installing, modifying, upgrading and repairing Radiation Treatment machines in cancer centers throughout the America's. I tell people that I measure shadows for a living, which is actually a good description of some of my alignments.

    YLM. Your Life Matters

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    US Navy Interior Communications Electrician 1966-1970 Then up until 2005, Industrial Electronics Instrumentation. I also repaired/rebuilt industrial control valves for 18 years. Retired since Nov. 2005 and enjoying every minute. Hobbies have always been motorcycles and old cars.

    Misfit. My title is Project specialist. I work for a not-for-profit insurance company that only serves Wisconsin public schools and municipalities. I've served as an expert witness in insurance arbitration hearings and assisted many Boards of Education in designing their insurance products for their staff as well as unions when they were allowed to bargain benefits. Our primary business is health insurance but I specialize in our ancillary products like long-term care, life insurance, disability insurance and vision. I'm in charge of our enrollment and billing software but I spend most of my time on the phone with folks talking about long-term care insurance or their life insurance. When I'm not on the phone I'm out at school districts or municipalities talking to folks about their insurance. I have my insurance license but I'm a little bit geeky or at least geeky enough to be in charge of our billing and enrollment software.


    Spent 10 years owning my own photography studio - mainly weddings, high school senior photos, babies, and families. Had lots of fun but an ugly divorce took away any free time I had. The changes in professional photography has been absolutely insane over the last 10 years. Anybody with a iPhone or DSLR can say they're "professional" photographer in charge pennies-on-the-dollar for their "services" meanwhile they carry no insurance don't have any back-up plan for those unforeseen mishaps dont pay taxes and .... we'll don't get me started

    US Army Active Duty for 11.5 years as a Voice Intercept Operator/Supervisor (German), getting out as a SFC. Then spent 24 more years working for the Army as an Intelligence Analyst for the US Army Intelligence and Security Command and then the US Army 1st Information Operations Command. Supported modeling and simulation efforts, foreign media analysis/monitoring of reporting about US military actions and beliefs about the US War on Terror and enjoyed the opportunity to work with US foreign leadership analysts.
    MY wife was a Russian linguist in the US Air Force before going to work for the Army, fielding intelligence collection and processing equipment. She eventually moved to the Department of Defense handing Intelligence budgeting and retired after 34 years with the military.
    We'd often dreamed of running a used book store, and seriously considered buying one that was up for sale near our community, but didn't like the numbers. Someone else bought it and ended up going out of business less than 1 year later.

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    Quote from MidcitiesNinja

    I use Arch & Struct plans to produce concrete tiltwall/tiltup panel books. I detail plate locations and show them where to put inserts to attach the crane to so they can lift each panel into place. After about 20 years of working for others last month I decided to go out on my own. Have 0 work today, but if you build it they will come, if you don't take the risk you'll always make someone else rich and not yourself.

    way to go!!!!!!

    Proud supporter of S.O.G.

    (Slingshot Owners Group)

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    Owner/operator: MeanSling LLC :thumbsup:

    Product development manager for an aftermarket Jeep accessories company.
    Responsible for front end marketing research, feasibility studies, ID design work, concept validation, fabrication and all the other stuff needed to get an idea to market.


    Part time job is trying to get my own business going doing the same for the SlingShot world.... Hope 2017 will be good. Currently designing logos.... :00008698:

    Proud supporter of S.O.G.

    (Slingshot Owners Group)

    :thumbsup:

    Owner/operator: MeanSling LLC :thumbsup:

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    I help grow companies through sales enablement. I grew a $100 million company to an $8 billion company and left earlier this year, expecting to take some time off.But was given an opportunity to join a private equity company and jumped on it.Planning on growing this company from $900 million to $2 billion in the next 18 months.

    Dear Santa, for Christmas I would like.....

    Quote from Ruptured Duck

    Product development manager for an aftermarket Jeep accessories company.
    Responsible for front in marketing research, feasibility studies, ID design work, concept validation, fabrication and all the other stuff needed to get an idea to market.


    Part time job is trying to get my own business going doing the same for the SlingShot world.... Hope 2017 will be good. Currently designing logos.... :00008698:

    Best of luck turning your part-time job into your full-time job! We eagerly await the roll-out!


    In all seriousness, if you want to talk small business strategies, I am happy to chat. Also have experience with business plans and other planning documents, having done all of that when my brother and I started our business.

    Industrial mechanic aka Millwright. Worked in a plastic mould shop for first 15 yrs and hold machinist and mould maker tickets also. Worked in a coal fired power plant for 10 yrs now work for Praxair as the main maintenance mechanic. Basically call my self a roofer since my job covers everything from fixing a squeaky door to 5500hp compressors and everything in between.

    Delivery Transpotation 34 yrs. as well as a Load Master on AirBorne and DHL Cargo Aircrafts. Retired, enjoy doing home repair side jobs. Don't need to, but I've found a lot of people don't know which end of the screw to use. I Straighten out multiple home violations and brought them up to code. :thumbsup: Learned a lot at a young age from family members in different trades.
    Also 6 yrs ILL National Guard.

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    You know, it's not often I feel overwhelmed, but damn. You guys are awesome. I'm ex-Navy (9 years), currently a stay-at-home mom training to be a high school teacher. My other major job is to be a pain in @KayTwo's ass. :D

    She doesn't give herself enough credit. Working on her 4th Master's, had a business from the house for a while making all natural soaps, cooks dinner every night, plus homemade chicken stock or cookies or canning something seems like every week, was raising chickens until this week when we sold them, tinkers on the Sling sometimes when it's home and I'm not....the list goes on.....and she's a major pain in my ass. :00008356:

    Worked for a private university for 25 years as manager of skilled trades (retired), have journey mens papers for carpentery and electrican, went to work for a casino as assistant director of facilities (8 years, retired again) now an offical snowbird that travels around a lot.

    Quote from sideseatdriver

    You know, it's not often I feel overwhelmed, but damn. You guys are awesome. I'm ex-Navy (9 years), currently a stay-at-home mom training to be a high school teacher. My other major job is to be a pain in @KayTwo's ass. :D

    My bride has held the esteemed position in our corporation of Chief Pain In the Ass for 31+ years....through today :00008172:

    I might not be right but I can sure sound like it