What do you do professionally?

[materialsguy]

I spend upwards of 75% of my paid working day behind a camera, editing photos, or looking through microscopes, stereoscopes and digtial microscopes.  But I don't do weddings, events, (other than plant crash work), fashion, landscape, sports, portrait or any other conventional photography. My field is Engineering Failure Analysis.  I have attached a couple of samples of what I do on a daily basis.

This is one of my images on the  Nikon Instruments website. It is a micrograph of tantalum, which is difficult to prepare and image because it is very stable (chemically resistant).  

http://www.nikoninstrumen...acks-and-Failure-Analysis

There is an artistic side to this as well with the attached image of a depositional and subsequently eroded surface.  

[Ron Kruger]

Interesting, Materialsguy. I've been writing about and photographing the outdoor for almost four decades.

[tcom]

Looks very interesting Materialsguy.

I am a software engineer since 15 years now.

[blackcloudbrew]

I seem to recall another thread on this topic last year but I can't find it now. Anyway, I'm a meteorologist and have been an environmental consultant for the past 35 years.

[Mike Pearson]

Thirty five years as a Police Officer and now retired eleven years 

Mike

[daacon]

Ummm professionlay I have done many things ...some with more competence than others  Range from Graveyard attendent ==> Meat Packer. But if you mean what I do for living now then I have been in the IT world since 1986. Last 12 years as an independant consultant - more or less a Database Administrator (Oracle) and ODAR (Other Duties As Required) some network admin, coding, PC trouble shooting - the typical IT kinda things.

[Prieni]

I'm developing sensors for oceanography, mostly chemical sensors. At the moment I'm mostly working on getting a profiling mooring going, more instrument platform than sensor development. (At least when I find time between pushing papers to and fro)

Here's my work WEB link.

Prieni

[materialsguy]

Wonderful diversity and cross section of careers!  Its great.

Thanks everyone.

[Marko]

Hi, I'm civil engineer and runing my company for 11 years.

Marko

[terrytootall]

Hiya!

I've had a varying careers in electronics: servicing and designs. Past experience include working for Sony of Canada, and for an electronics firm that designed & manufactured control equipment for plywood manufacturing, then traffic signal control cabinets and related equipment. I wore many hats at that company for 33 years and then left the "dark side" to become a government worker - I am now a Traffic Signal Technician for the past 6 years for a local city (10 minute commute). My duties vary from design, generating specifications, ordering, testing, installing and maintenance. Ask Spyglass - he knows too well.

Terry

[spyglass]

Ask Spyglass - he knows too well

   All I know is...... I pull up to the drive through window at MacDonald's and Terrytootall hands me a coffee every morning.  


Respectfully,

Spyglass

[terrytootall]

Spy, spy, spy.
Gee, I thought we were friends ....  Being at your fav McDonald's each morning would be a real trick: the drive to Chillibush is over an hour each way.
Sigh
ttt

[JIMBO]

Worked for the same cpmpany for 35 years. I am a salesman for a Chemical company.. www.reichhold.com

My territory is from Edmonton Alberta to Northern Cal.. On the road 12-14 days a month. Cheers JIMBO

[terrytootall]

Hey Jimbo

REICHHOLD, eh? I know a young lady that works at Reichhold: Bonnie W. Worked in the Calgary office, transferred to Houston. We both worked together in a previous lifetime ...

TTT

[JIMBO]

I know a young lady that works at Reichhold: Bonnie W. Worked in the Calgary office, transferred to Houston. We both worked together in a previous lifetime ...

Now your dating me. That was a well ago and believe it was a division of Reichhold called Intertech. Could be wrong. I need to check if she is still at our Houston plant. JIM