Partner Program Manager for one of the largest IT OEM's out there.
I design, maintain, and communicate our partner program for our distributors. That includes their incentive packages, the requirements to remain as a distribution partner, and the rules that oversee their interactions with our solution providers. I then also work with the support teams on integrating our program into all of the tools to support our design.
I was in IT sales for 10 years before this for the same company. I'm looking to possibly go back to field sales as a regional sales director in the next year or so.
Then before that, I was a field test engineer on locomotives prior to that. I was a SME on the then new electronic air brake manifolds we were installing both as net new in the factory and also field retrofits.
Because of that, I've had the pleasure of driving boats, planes, locomotives, and of course cars. Something not a lot can say.
To you other A&P's. You think pay sucked as an A&P, try teaching A&P. Even worse.
Previous life: Helicopter flight engineer and tech inspector in the army. Retired.
Licensed A&P, taught A&P at a small trade school for a while. I was also a full-time college student at the time.
Got tired of starving and took a job as a contractor at army aviation command. There I rebuilt aircraft historical record and worked the database for tracked aviation parts.
Then moved to tech writer/editor for helicopter maintenance manuals.
There I was "in-sourced" to civil service as an Equipment Specialist. Still worked the manuals, job changed to checking contractors work.
Then moved to a Logistics Management Specialist in field support. I work as the soldiers representative on new projects/equipment for them. Issue and train new equipment. Travel to the army units for this. Worldwide. Answer technical and parts/supply issues from the soldiers. Work with engineers and make sure what they decide/design is actually feasible in the field. Lately the focus has been trying to correct supply screw-ups. My biggest headache at work now is supply system buying wrong parts, mixing up parts and/or incomplete supply data so can't obtain through the system. Each job change was a promotion, got another promotion as logistics management specialist and that incurred more responsibility. Hiring freeze and others in the office that moved to other positions has caused even more duties to be assigned. Busy all day, makes the day go quickly and certainly not bored.
jh36
Reader
4/4/17 10:22 p.m.
In reply to Ed Higginbotham:
Well played!
Right now, nothing, and it's driving me crazy.
Last May, I left a company I built stone by stone from nothing to a $2 million a month powerhouse. After six years,several people hired over/around me, and more than one emergency room visit, I decided I'd rather walk out than be rolled out on a gurney. I did everything for that company. Managing, parts design, machine design/maintenance/fabrication, delivery driver, plumber, electrician, HR, weldor, crane operator, forklift trainer/operator...the list goes on.
I decided a change was imperative. I sold my house, packed all my projects away, and am having trouble taking the next step. It's like my resume is too good, and I made too much money. Also, too old.
Thanks for reading my whine.
In reply to wheelsmithy:
I can vouch for too good of a resume and too high of a salary history.
Been lots of things, Spent 4 years as a cavalry scout in the Army right out of high school, then college, then sold cars for Rosenthal Mazda in Arlington, after that did some retail sales for bike shops, ski shops etc. Then was a maintenance contract specialist for Lanier Worldwide. Then I was a title abstractor for a land law firm for 10 years. After that I was a mechanic for Extreme Motorsports, then I worked in the sewers for a place called ADS, then worked for public works in Anne Arundel county Maryland, (why I left this job is something I ask myself everyday and currently trying to get back to it) Currently I work for ATI as a sales/tech guy if you aren't familiar with ATI it is the place with the ad at the top of this page. ^
Chris Rummel
Rumnhammer wrote:
Currently I work for ATI as a sales/tech guy if you aren't familiar with ATI it is the place with the ad at the top of this page. ^
The ads change all the time but I'm going to assume it's the crank damper company and not the GPU company bought out by AMD 
current: IT System Administrator for past 3 years (previously Jr Admin at same place for 3 years).
previous jobs: IT Helpdesk in a call center for 2.5 years; Circuit City employee 5 years; car dealership 6 months;
music store 6 months; Taco Bell 6 months.
education: classical saxophone performance (plus clarinets and flute), drumline/percussion secondary, shredding-type guitar since 3rd grade, and any other instrument I could get my hands on.
SUNY Buffalo degree and 2 years at University of North Texas as a Music Ed. major.
2 years of attempting a 2nd bachelors in Electrical Engineering, but I gave up after Physics 2 and Calc 2 and the prospect of working through another 5 years of college and loans.
I got my current job via a connection through my local Subaru club :)
I always feel wholely inadequate as a human being after these threads.
Fast food burger flipper
grocery store produce clerk
bartender
new/used auto sales at a Chevy/Buick/Honda dealer, then a Ford dealer
Auto mechanic and then service writer/manager
Theater actor/tech
Film/TV actor/tech
Voice-over talent
Home Depot rental department and pro sales
Hot Rod custom shop builder/fabricator
Bus Driver/tour guide/limo driver
Theater Technical Director (current)
In reply to Nick (Bo) Comstock:
Me too. Not the least because I do more or less the same thing as a dude who drives (drove) a Viper and casually talks about buying a McLaren.
Nick (Bo) Comstock wrote:
I always feel wholely inadequate as a human being after these threads.
99% of this forum are way smarter and skillful than I am.
yupididit wrote:
Nick (Bo) Comstock wrote:
I always feel wholely inadequate as a human being after these threads.
99% of this forum are way smarter and skillful than I am.
Your wife says the same thing!!!!!
Gopher for a home builder
Grocery store cashier
Grocery store seafood attendant
Spent a couple summers during college machining parts for factory equipment (really enjoyed this actually and it's been good experience for my current job)
Spent a couple more summers during college just working odd jobs
Since graduating, almost 4 years ago already, with a mechanical engineering degree I've been a project engineer at a smallish contract manufacturing company. Like it well enough, good work/life balance, actually getting paid decently now, enjoy the mix of hands on grease under the nails and behind a desk stuff, draws on a lot of different skills depending on what hat I have to wear any given day...Not sure if this is what I'll do forever, though.
I'm getting tired of her referring to me as a joke.
I'm an electrical engineer for a very large telecommunications company, where I do everything from designing data centers & power systems to RF shielding and system integration.
I also occasionally freelance articles for a car magazine.
T.J.
UltimaDork
4/5/17 12:51 p.m.
This turned into a what have you done more than what do you do thread.
I work as an electrical engineer doing modifications to nuclear power plants.
Before that I spent 20 years in the Navy and then a few years working as a government contractor as a reliability engineer for a complex missile system that is supposed to shoot down other missiles. That was terrible, but sounds cool.
Woody or Wally
Fireman or bus driver guy.
I can't keep them straight. Wait, was that Woody? Or Wally?
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