A 45-year-old guy staring at the screen for 10 hours a day, from dawn to dusk, for the last 20 years.

A Computer Programmer with a 23 years of experience in the industry and government.

Cost Accounting Manager for a local hospital system.

(08-16-2019 01:28 PM)gdunn Wrote:  

(08-15-2019 10:09 PM)bit_9 Wrote:  

(08-15-2019 08:37 PM)NTTHOR Wrote:  one thing i love about this thread is we get an idea about how old our big time fans are...wish there were more youngins...need those to continue to improve our schools and fandom

Ya, I'm 39 and feel like I'm one of the younger people.

37 here.

I am 35 and yeah this thread make me feel like i just graduated. A lot of diverse career paths mentioned so far.

(08-16-2019 03:10 PM)12thmonarch Wrote:  

(08-16-2019 01:28 PM)gdunn Wrote:  

(08-15-2019 10:09 PM)bit_9 Wrote:  

(08-15-2019 08:37 PM)NTTHOR Wrote:  one thing i love about this thread is we get an idea about how old our big time fans are...wish there were more youngins...need those to continue to improve our schools and fandom

Ya, I'm 39 and feel like I'm one of the younger people.

37 here.

I am 35 and yeah this thread make me feel like i just graduated. A lot of diverse career paths mentioned so far.

I’m 41 and I’ve been on these boards since 2003 when I was 25 years old. Back then there were more guys in their 20s and 30s but some moved on getting married, having children, career changes, etc.

(08-16-2019 03:10 PM)12thmonarch Wrote:  

(08-16-2019 01:28 PM)gdunn Wrote:  

(08-15-2019 10:09 PM)bit_9 Wrote:  

(08-15-2019 08:37 PM)NTTHOR Wrote:  one thing i love about this thread is we get an idea about how old our big time fans are...wish there were more youngins...need those to continue to improve our schools and fandom

Ya, I'm 39 and feel like I'm one of the younger people.

37 here.

I am 35 and yeah this thread make me feel like i just graduated. A lot of diverse career paths mentioned so far.

31 here. I do GIS work for my local government.

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I sell beer and beer accessories.

(08-16-2019 07:26 PM)CameramanJ Wrote:  I sell beer and beer accessories.

Awesome. Do you do any brewing at home?

31 years old. I hedge a mortgage pipeline through the sale of MBS.

Edit: always cool to get to know more about fans who post on here. Cheers!

(08-15-2019 03:01 PM)CivilEng Wrote:  Interesting thread. Provides an opportunity to get to know a little about our conference brethren.

I’m a Professional Engineer (Civil). I supervise the design of roadways and bridges.

That reminds me - what happened when the pedestrian bridge collapsed on the FIU campus? Did they get to the bottom of that?

(08-16-2019 08:05 PM)12thmonarch Wrote:  

(08-16-2019 07:26 PM)CameramanJ Wrote:  I sell beer and beer accessories.

Awesome. Do you do any brewing at home?

Dabbled a bit in homebrewing but didn't have the smarts or the attention span to commit. Initially I found BJCP to be stifling, but (ironically) I am now studying for the exam. Complementing that with Certified Cicerone and some other unaffiliated pursuits to form a (relatively) complete knowledge of the subject. "Beer Jedi" and all that.

(08-15-2019 03:21 PM)gdunn Wrote:  14 years in Construction Management..

Wore a toolbelt, pushed a broom, worked in a pharmacy, cleaned toilets, and did CAD work while going through high school and college.

we share similar backgrounds....

from mowing grass as a tyke, to dishwasher/waiter/bartender, to hands-on mfg at a custom HVAC facility during college, to engineering for YRK/JCI....

then I gave the finga to corpshite 'murica post 40 yrs. age and started a landscaping business...I got bored with corporate evolution and the residual effect of The Peter Principle...

#fullcircle

Plant/Project engineer for manufacturing plant in the tire industry - almost 24 years of service

(08-16-2019 09:13 AM)ODU AGGIE Wrote:  

(08-15-2019 10:09 PM)bit_9 Wrote:  

(08-15-2019 08:37 PM)NTTHOR Wrote:  one thing i love about this thread is we get an idea about how old our big time fans are...wish there were more youngins...need those to continue to improve our schools and fandom

Ya, I'm 39 and feel like I'm one of the younger people.

That's because you are just a young whipper-snapper!

Doesn't feel like it some days! Chasing a 2 and 7 year old around reminds me how much I beat my body up over 30 years.

(08-16-2019 08:25 PM)Up2stuff Wrote:  

(08-15-2019 03:01 PM)CivilEng Wrote:  Interesting thread. Provides an opportunity to get to know a little about our conference brethren.

I’m a Professional Engineer (Civil). I supervise the design of roadways and bridges.

That reminds me - what happened when the pedestrian bridge collapsed on the FIU campus? Did they get to the bottom of that?

An official report from OSHA was released a couple of months ago. You can read it here: https://www.osha.gov/doc/engineering/pdf/2019_r_03.pdf

In a nut shell, there were structural design deficiencies. In addition, the Engineer of Record and CEI inspector failed to escalade the structural cracks they observed during inspection. There’s enough blame to go around.

(08-15-2019 08:58 AM)D4RKW4T3R ROCK Wrote:  Composites Engineer working on projects for Boeing, USAFRL, ARL, ONR, DOD, Solvay and Others. Modeling, making structures, testing and analysis of Unidirectional and Quasi-Isotropic carbon fiber composites for the aerospace industry.

I work in the composites industry as well although not in the CFRP world. I am a sales manager for a company that manufactures various products for corrosive areas, Waste water treatment, chemical plants, ETC. (mainly pultrusion process with a little open mold items)

(08-16-2019 08:36 PM)CameramanJ Wrote:  

(08-16-2019 08:05 PM)12thmonarch Wrote:  

(08-16-2019 07:26 PM)CameramanJ Wrote:  I sell beer and beer accessories.

Awesome. Do you do any brewing at home?

Dabbled a bit in homebrewing but didn't have the smarts or the attention span to commit. Initially I found BJCP to be stifling, but (ironically) I am now studying for the exam. Complementing that with Certified Cicerone and some other unaffiliated pursuits to form a (relatively) complete knowledge of the subject. "Beer Jedi" and all that.

Good Luck!!! Some people are very gifted and know their hops very well like my neighbor who does a terrific job when ever he throws a house party.

I worked in management and Human Resources for several years. Decided for a career change. Now I sell cars. Certified to sell Ford, Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep, and Ram. Different kind of stress than HR was now that I am
working on commission. But I have been doing it for over a year now and enjoy it a lot more than I anticipated I would. It helps that the dealership I work for is family owned and operated and actually values their employees. I am also in the beginning stages of getting into rental properties.

I’m 32 and feel like a kid now after reading some of the other posts in this thread.

(08-18-2019 12:55 AM)Rojogrande Wrote:  I worked in management and Human Resources for several years. Decided for a career change. Now I sell cars. Certified to sell Ford, Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep, and Ram. Different kind of stress than HR was now that I am
working on commission. But I have been doing it for over a year now and enjoy it a lot more than I anticipated I would. It helps that the dealership I work for is family owned and operated and actually values their employees. I am also in the beginning stages of getting into rental properties.

I’m 32 and feel like a kid now after reading some of the other posts in this thread.

TODDLER!

The younger crowd argues sports on social media now. And for the older ones who like to be ass holes. I do mean argue too. I don't see a lot of discussion when I venture out there every once in a while.

I know that sometimes that boards can devolve into a ***** fest, but generally speaking the forums are more civil. I can't put up with the BS that is spewed on social media like Twitter. I just stay away from it.

The Internet has given a voice and a pulpit to hate, resentment, and anger. IMO, it brings out the worst in society. And the funny thing is it's not necessarily anonymous. I could kind of see how that could happen in a place like here where we are by and large anonymous from one another but the things that people do/say on FB and Twitter for the whole world to see them amazes me. There is a lot of stupidity in the world. The Internet will lead to the demise of this nation.

(08-18-2019 09:17 AM)ThreeifbyLightning Wrote:  The younger crowd argues sports on social media now. And for the older ones who like to be ass holes. I do mean argue too. I don't see a lot of discussion when I venture out there every once in a while.

I know that sometimes that boards can devolve into a ***** fest, but generally speaking the forums are more civil. I can't put up with the BS that is spewed on social media like Twitter. I just stay away from it.

The Internet has given a voice and a pulpit to hate, resentment, and anger. IMO, it brings out the worst in society. And the funny thing is it's not necessarily anonymous. I could kind of see how that could happen in a place like here where we are by and large anonymous from one another but the things that people do/say on FB and Twitter for the whole world to see them amazes me. There is a lot of stupidity in the world. The Internet will lead to the demise of this nation.

I'm with ya. Even on Facebook where you have all of your personal info public they spew some crazy stuff like they're anonymous behind the keyboard. Then they lose their jobs or family. I've been doing social media since the bbs's of the early 90s, efnet and irc, and aol chat rooms on aol 1.0. I guess I got all that dumb trolling out of my system as a teenager. Now I post online with as little difference as I can how I would interact with a person face to face.