What do you do for a living?

[x88x]

So, after reading through some of the results for dr.walrus's education poll, it made me curious...(i know, always a dangerous thing ) I know we have a crazy wide array of people here, but I realize I don't really know what most of you do. So, to satisfy my curiosity...

Major (if in University):
Current career/job:
Desired career (realistic; seriously, what is it you are shooting for, if you're not there already):
Passion (what would you do if money were no object):

I'll start it off.

Major: Computer Science
Current career: Information Security R&D/IT support (side)
Desired career: Not really sure yet...still looking
Passion: Unfortunately, not entirely sure on that either, but the closest I can think is if I could have a huge junkyard, a hanger full of tools, and facilities to fab anything I couldn't build (carbon fibre, fibreglass, etc)... Just spend my days tinkering and building interesting stuff.

[chaksq]

Major: Packaging Science
Current Job: Unemployed (looking for part time weekend work)
Desired Career: Work for my self (ideally small buisness owner), also want to own some income property
Passion: Likely to happen: Get my own warehouse to store and work on cars, boats, etc and let my friends rent space for their projects too. My hyper-idealistic dream: mega corporation I run builds self governed space colonies.

[Airbozo]

Major: None. Mainstream education systems don't work for me. I have many many certifications and specific qualifications.
Current career: Computer Systems Engineering (I design and build and document new computer builds), pre-sales engineer. (lots more)
Desired career: Owning a small bakery.
Passion: Lots. I always seem to have too many passions in life. Keeps me busy, but I don't seem to focus on any one passion.

[TheMainMan]

Major: Recreation and Leisure Studies (Minor in Computer Science)
Current career: Student
Desired career: Something in Outdoor Recreation, currently very interested in accessible challenge (ropes) courses.
Passion: Build and mod computers and spend the rest of my time outdoors or playing hockey.

[spamseptictank]

Major (if in University):Not currently enrolled (but I have a B.A. in Religion and a M.Div.)
Current career/job: Stagehand/Tech
Desired career (realistic; seriously, what is it you are shooting for, if you're not there already): I love my job. I do lighting and audio for various events at the local Arena/Theatre/Convention Center full-time and am the guy that does most of the infrastructure.
Passion (what would you do if money were no object): I would like to have a workshop in which to putter and tinker with whatever I find that intrigues me - cars, computers, audio, video, etc.

FWIW,
Dave

[artoodeeto]

Major: Music (classical piano), then 2 years of 3D art/animation
Current career/job: graphics specialist for an environmental consulting firm
Desired career: working as a professional model builder for film special effects (if anyone from ILM or similar companies sees this, go look at my sandcrawler mod in the WIP section and see if I have what it takes LOL).
Passion: travel the world with my girlfriend, buy an ultra expensive Fazioli concert grand and play it all the time, and give free reign to my modding impulses. there'd probably be an estate house and a factory 5 GTM in there somewhere too.

[diluzio91]

Major: Computer Science
Current career/job: Work in the corporate IT center at UW LaCrosse
Desired Career: Systems Administrator
Passion: New computer build every time one is finished, being a "cool" dad some day

[burntheland]

Primary career: Love machine
Secondary Career: Electrical engineer (work with schematics and pcb's)
Desired Career: Full time Cat Von D service boy
Passion: Music (4 years drums 13 years guitar 2 years audio production)

[farlo]

Current career/job: insurance agent
Desired career: own a computer shop doing repairs and custom pcs.(instead of just doing it on the side)
Passion: tacos

[Jake2k]

Major: N/A
Current career/job: Fabrication technician/press operator for General Electric
Desired career: Photographer
Passion: Used to be music (bass guitar) but now everything's about photography haha