Ok...
Starting at about 13
Worked in a video arcade. Making change (lots of quarters), cleaning machines, serving hot dogs etc.
Moved to West Virginia
Mowed grass around oil fields.
Joined the USAF spent 6 years (and 4 more in active reserves) as a flight line and bench Avionics tech (Comm, Nav and Doppler) on C5s, C141s and C130s.
Left the service and went to work for Lanier Worldwide...
Fixed copiers and professional presentation equipment (3 gun projectors, LCD projectors etc.)for a couple of years.
Did tech support for commercial document imaging systems and started writing software utilities for them.
Wrote custom software for the transportation industry (trucking, rail, etc.) and health care. Became the technical manager of the custom software / systems integration group.
Left Lanier in 99..
Now I own half of a small company and I design mostly / write some custom software for life sciences, health care and public health (CDC) I am a sub-contractor to Northrop Grumman public health folks in Atlanta.
