I have a BS in Management and 30 hours of computer classes (Unofficial minor). I work as a Software Developer. I'm hoping to get into Software Architecture.
You?
bailed on high school a few years early, taught C++ at community college while taking the course (get paid and get the credit!), never finished college either, was formerly Software Architect for fortune 500 company now semi-retired to free-lance consulting, hunting, golfing, watching my almost 2 year old daughter grow up like crazy fast.
thinking about taking up sailing if i have time after we enroll the little girl in ballet....
After 4 years of University in May I'll have a BASc, then starting in June I'll be working as an R&D Scientist/Engineer in the Recycle Fuel Fabrication Laboratory, within the Fuel Development Department of Atomic Energy of Canada Ltd. Probably end up staying in the engineering field, get my P.Eng. after 4 years of working, then hopefully start consulting work asap after that.
w00t!
Marg
I go back too many years, way before most of you were born. Got my MS in Math back in 1967. Ended up doing programming for Boeing, moved into the Technical Software area with the local government with their mainframes. Yes, maintrames do exist :) Retired a few years ago after putting in 30+ years. Now have time to do mostly whatever I feel like doing.
If I were to start over again, I would get a degree in computer science. But with so many years of experience that wasn't needed.
2 years modern dance, 3 jazz tap.
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Nah, that was a flat-out lie. I've got a BSc (hons) in Applied Physics, and a PGDip in Information Technology Studies. I've got an interview next month to go back to uni for a year to get my teaching qualification to become a physics teacher. Fingers crossed...
B.A.(hon) Eng Lit.
Next up is either an MA in Eng or an MA in theology, leading a PhD in either field and then ultimately teaching at the university level.
Although I could stand spending a couple more years teaching ESL over here. It's awesome.
Probably end up staying in the engineering field, get my P.Eng. after 4 years of working, then hopefully start consulting work asap after that.
Marg
Can you legally consult in Ontario with just a P.Eng?
I have a MASc. in Electrical Engineering and working as an R&D manager for a company in the navigation industry. Working on a PhD in EE (computational biology actually) and looking to start a company providing wireless and/or GPS based industrial equipment in the not so distant future.
You would have better luck getting a masters in Computer Science or Engineering. You have the math background
I was an engineer to start. I screwed up one year, and I really don't wnat to spend 3 more years in college just to get a BS in engineering. Forensics is interesintg to me, but I need the Chemistry to qualify. My other choices would have taken too long.
Can you legally consult in Ontario with just a P.Eng?
So, we'll see, but that's really where the money is (or can be). Of course, you can get sued big-time so it's a definite risk. :wink:
Marg
dwild wrote:Can you legally consult in Ontario with just a P.Eng?
Don't know, but I plan to find out once I've graduated. I'm pretty sure you can though, cause I worked as a secretary in an engineering consulting company, and none of the engineers there had any special designations common to everyone. I'm pretty sure one or two just had BASc and P.Eng.So, we'll see, but that's really where the money is (or can be). Of course, you can get sued big-time so it's a definite risk. :wink:
Marg
P.S. The real money is in motorsport racing, baseball, and lotteries. :)
jk
I have a BSc (Marine Science major), a BA (Spanish major), and a BSc Hons in Marine Science (kinda a one-year version of a masters.)
Have since been working as a graphic designer (totally untrained), but it's science related mostly...
And now, full-time ski bum, oops, I mean musician... :D
BA is Psychology, minor in English. Soon to have a Masters in Educational Psychology. I had originally set out to snag a Masters in Counseling Psychology but the shit hit the fan and I had to switch. Now, I'm looking at teaching or becoming a full time techie somewhere and snagging a quick Masters in Educational Technology. So yeah, I'm all over the map. :)
I have a BFA in theatrical lighting and sound from UNC. I work on Broadway in New York as an moving light tech/programmer
At least you're not a Yaley. Or from NCSA.
:)
(I've had to deal with both types on a number of occasions. Not fun.)
I am a dynamic figure, often seen scaling walls and crushing ice. I have been known to remodel train stations on my lunch breaks, making them more efficient in the area of heat retention. I translate ethnic slurs for Cuban refugees, I write award-winning operas, I manage time efficiently. Occasionally, I tread water for three days in a row.
I woo women with my sensuous and godlike trombone playing, I can pilot bicycles up severe inclines with unflagging speed, and I can cook Thirty-Minute Brownies in twenty minutes. I am an expert in stucco, a veteran in love, and an outlaw in Peru.
Using only a hoe and a large glass of water, I once single-handedly defended a small village in the Amazon Basis from a horde of ferocious army ants. I play bluegrass cello, I was scouted by the Mets. I am the subject of numerous documentaries. When I'm bored, I build large suspension bridges in my yard. I enjoy urban hang gliding. On Wednesdays, after school, I repair electrical appliances free of charge.
I am an abstract artist, a concrete analyst, and a ruthless bookie. Critics worldwide swoon over my original line of corduroy evening wear. I don't perspire. I am a private citizen, yet I receive fan mail. I have been caller number nine and have won the weekend passes. Last summer I toured New Jersey with a traveling centrifugal-force demonstration. I bat .400. My deft floral arrangements have earned me fame in international circles. Children trust me.
I can hurl tennis rackets at small moving objects with deadly accuracy. I once read Paradise Lost, Moby Dick, and David Copperfield in one day and still had time to refurbish an entire dining room that evening. I know the exact location of every food item in the supermarket. I have performed covert operations for the CIA. I sleep once a week; when I do sleep, I sleep in a chair. While on vacation in Canada, I successfully negotiated with a group of terrorists who had seized a small bakery. The laws of physics do not apply to me.
I balance, I weave, I dodge, I frolic, and my bills are all paid. On weekends, to let off steam, I participate in full-contact origami. Years ago I discovered the meaning of life but forgot to write it down. I have made extraordinary four-course meals using only a Mouli and a toaster oven. I breed prize-winning clams. I have won bullfights in San Juan, cliff-diving competitions in Sri Lanka, and spelling bees at the Kremlin. I have played Hamlet, I have performed open-heart surgery, and I have spoken with Elvis.
And I have a BS in Networking Management and Communications from DeVry University. I'm serious about success, you see.
And I just got a new job making what I can only describe as a fuckton more money than I was before. So while I may not be on the career course I planned on (because I never planned one), I'm satisfied with where it's taking me.
Sorry I took so long to get back to this. I did indeed go to NCSA but the degree you get is from UNC.
I am shaking down a show called "Hot Feet" right now. It should run for two weeks or so. A modern retelling to the Red Shoes put to the music of Earth, Wind, and Fire. I could not make this stuff up if I tried
I have closed many shows in the last few months; "Chitty chitty Bang Bang", "Woman in White", and Dame Edna
I am due for a long run but I keep getting these"interesting" projects.
The longest show I was on was Riverdance but was a few years ago
I agree that this a pretty smart bunch of folks, I hope if I stand close enough some of it will rub off
Law, with a specialisation degree in corporate law. I'm a second year trainee attorney at the bar here, and will likely look for a job in the corporate world in a few years from now (experience as an attorney looks good on your resume, but it's not a job I still see myself doing five years from now).
Joined: 2006-05-20