I'm a generalist....I like to build, operate, fix, and destroy.
I work as an Anchor Maintenance Technician for an injection/blow molding company. As an anchor, I am expected to be a Mechanic, Electrician, Machinist, Fabricator, Welder, Plumber, Carpenter, etc..... Just to balance things out, I am also a prior enlisted line combat officer in a Combat Engineer National Guard Unit....we don't build anything...unless you call blowing up anything we are allowed to affix demolitions to "constructive".
You could say I am educated. I have a bachelor's degree in Industrial Technology. I am also certified in Method Analysis by Sirge A. Birne, Inc...which basically means I can observe something and have the "authority" to say it is screwed up and suggest how to fix it (human or mechanical). I am also militarily educated....serving a couple of years enlisted learning how to destroy anything before somebody slipped me a Mickey and made me think it would be a good idea to become an Officer. I've also gone to Stationary Engineer school (steam boiler operator).
I also have a weird tendency to jump out of aircraft, off any suitably stable standing surface (cliffs, buildings, towers, silos, etc.). I like to operate highly dangerous tools (chainsaws, cutting torches, etc.) while hanging on ropes or standing in a pair of climbing spurs.
Finally, I learned long ago to appreciate the smile of my Mom, Wife, Son, Daughter, friend, or stranger after I am able to fix something that they have been dealing with and had no understanding of.
SO....that's me....scars, bruises, and memories require an additional deposit of a nickel and a promise, in triplicate, to never repeat what you witness after hearing the words "Hey ya'll, watch this!"
