Ducati Sporting Club UK > General > Idle Chat > Chi's - 'So what do YOU do' edited version - valid entries only pls!

[Ains.]

Ains. Casson. Posh title is Exploration Geophysicist.
That is, looking for oil. But not on rigs.
I look after the crew that go in to conduct the geophysical survey that gets the data that the interpreters look at and stick a pin in the sub surface section saying, drill here.
Usually at sea on a research boat but can be found anywhere from deep desert to city centre and all points in between including mangrove swamps which means I work pretty much anywhere in the world and have done, but have been stuck in Saudi working up and down the Gulf since 2002. Yup in the Gulf up north when GW2 kicked off; sat around on deck at night watching the Ham Shanks fly over setting off cruise missiles over our heads, then legged it down to the mess room to watch them land in Bagdad!!
Looking to find a job back in the UK after 15 years overseas and 26 in the industry. I'd like to go home each evening.
Fat bloody chance basically!
Bikes: Riding since 16, first bike I owned '72 H*nda CB250K4 and K3; RD 200; '78 CB400/4F2; '82 Katana 1000sz (still got that) and since April 1997 a '92 Ducati 888SP4S currently under repair.
S'about it really.

Ains.

[Darren27]

Darren Woodward
Currently Oilfield Wireline Logging Engineer, although started work hitting rocks with a hammer (geologist).
Currently working in East Africa, trying to avoid dieing of Cholera or Malaria.
When not working I'm either out on the bike (900 SSie), scuba diving (volunteer instructor) or being to to do DIY by the wife.

[Fiver]

I run my own Princes Trust backed small web design company Faded Halo Industries
Centered around xhtml/css/flash mainly but can cater for all forms of web and multimedia callings.

Used to be a security tech till my body gave up and decided i shouldnt do that anymore.

Bikes: 97 SS600, 59 Lambretta Li 125 S1

Cy, Norwich.

[Herb]

Will anyone get this far down?

Jim Herbert - UK Manager for NVH laminates company specialising in brake shims and NVH damping.
http://www.trelleborg.com/rubore/

Formerly Technical Liaison Engineer for company manufacturing / designing automotive belt drives (primary drives and accessory drives)

[Edited on 22-2-2006 by Herb]

[Gizmo]

Found my dream job playing with bikes albeit of the mountain bike variety, Marketing/PR/Communications/Sponsorship/Export Sales as well as some Product Management and a lot of the boring finance side as well, OK, its a small company so i get to make the toast and coffee as well before anyone asks I don't get to ride bikes everyday, well not quite

[Sharpy G]

aka : Graham

Senior Technical Representative for Leica Geosystems

Supply Survey Equipment including GPS, Total Stations, Software etc.

Snowboard, Wakeboard, Mountainbike, WSB, BSB etc etc

Love havin' a Duke...........makes me feel good inside !!

[yorkshire pud]

feck no ware to go if i want sombody shot...me ex speedway rider 12 years.worked in the eltroplating industry. wire ie steel ropes. profiling parts for a truck firm. now working in the food industry.hate it. not a lot off work left ware i live . all heavy industrys closed down or gone to ying yong:l. love bikes.had one one i fell out my pram. a yellow one

[sharpo]

Electrician with a well known rail company (for the wrong reasons) service those big yellow machines that repair and replace the track.

Change bulbs and check the water boilers.

Union shop steward and Health and Safety rep, so I don't like managers (for real) or guns.

One of the few manual workers left by the looks of it.

[Carbon749]

Carbon749 - Mark .... Business Development Manager in the corporate world .... or sales Rep in the real world. Served my apprenticeship in an engineering work shop (Metmachex - Ally swing arms in the late 80's), worked in the Oil Industry (on shore) for the last 10 years or so, nothing to do with fuel so please don't blame me.

Been with Texaco (now ChevronTexaco) for the last 5 years.

Look after the Lubricants Authorised Distributors from the Derby, Nott's area down to the South coast.

Never worked in IT.

Have shot the odd gun (for fun only). Last one was a .50 calibre Desert Eagle ... now that was fun.

Enjoy my bikes, cars, socialising and holidays

[PB]

Ducatis & guns - is this the Texas branch of the DSC?