Reefers! What is Your Profession?!

[Jenyphur]

Software Engineer...I teach technical courses currently for the company I work for but have a 30 year career in IT both teaching and doing.

 

[rc8t6353]

I was a VW and Audi technician for about 8 years. Then ironworker for 4. Now I'm a steelworker. Actually making steel lol. It's dangerous and a lot of hours. But it funds my Reefing addiction lol.

 

[luis angel]

HVAC Technician here

 

[RAS2REEFER]

I was an RAS Systems Operator and Facility Manager for several large aquaculture producers for the first 10 years...now I run my own Design/Build Firm for Aquaculture Operations. We provide services to private facilities as well as public/private universities...

Definitely failed at the whole "don't take your work home with you" mantra...although i never had tanks until I started my own business...go figure...

 

[Pvtgloss]

Interesting ! So do you view the people on the inside of the offices as though there in a saltwater tank or visa versa ?

Haha I think about that all the time

 

[Dmmuir]

Network Admin for one of the largest electrical/construction distributors in the US

 

[ztc]

genuinely curious, why a podiatrist instead of some sort of other doctor? Less school and more life than getting an MD? I know that’s why I decided to get into real estate than becoming a doctor. Always wanted to be a pediatric cardio thoracic surgeon because I had heart surgery when I was a baby but being done with school and residency well into my 30s, no thanks.

I’m a UK trained podiatrist now residing in Australia. I wanted the Visa to gain permanent residency into Australia, biggest driving factor. Lifestyle change from the UK.

MD takes too long, not huge fan of university. Podiatrist is 4 years, MD is 5 years plus 3-6 years for specialty. All the DRs I know are miserable, work to much, too much stress

Podiatry is great career, super easy, good money, loads of jobs (no one wants to do it), with fantastic work to life balance, very few pods that have met in Australia work 5 days. I do about 30 hours a week.

 

[FishingMachine]

Environmental program manager and fisheries biologist by training, specializing in biotelemetry (fish tagging and tracking) and fisheries infrastructure, mostly working with juvenile salmon. As part of my job, my team also manages a small coldwater aquaculture facility for short-term holding of fish used in field studies.

I might have a slight obsession with fish lol.

 

[AydenLincoln]

Seafood dept. Manager here. Conflict of interest? LOL

I know right lol? I feel the same way haha. And I won’t stop eating fish either. It’s just so yummy lol.

 

[braaap]

Disabled veteran but now I own an equipment rental company. Trying to keep the income passive because my injuries really make it hard to do much physical work/activity now. But I still wrench on equipment as needed and also drive the semi to deliver.

 

[bigbugoutfitters]

Fishing guide and outfitter. Stay at home dad during my offseason. Aspiring taxidermist. Gunsmith.

 

[ShakeyGizzard]

Maintenance Technician at an auto manufacturing plant

 

[VintageReefer]

I’m a department manager for a tech software company in the automotive industry

 

[jayala12]

Hydraulic aircraft mechanic for the DOD. I work at my local naval base. Been there for 15 years so now Instead of building assets I just troubleshoot and test everything to make sure it works properly for the warfighter.

 

[Freenow54]

What’s up Reefers!
We can’t all be Marine Biologists or Oceanographers, our lives take us on different paths sometimes. I’m a Journeyman Millwright of 20 years, basically an industrial mechanic. My super power is the ability to look at mechanical things that fail or need servicing, and figure out how to do so.

This ability and training allows me to diagnose and rectify many mechanical issues with reef tanks. I am also conditioned to perform regular maintenance routines on my tanks as well.

So my question to you is, what is YOUR profession, and how does it help you with reefing?

On this site I was just called Just another Plumber by some child. I worked in the piping trade for 25 years as a steam fitter all Industrial. Them
n another 28 in HVAC ie heating and refrigeration. So have sometimes dangerous knowledge of electrical. But still enough sense to stop at a certain point. I too love figuring out how to fix things, and take things apart. I once poked a hole in the fabric of our old television back in the sixty's to see where the sound came from

 

[Freenow54]

I’m a department manager for a tech software company in the automotive industry

Where the heck are the chips?

 

[Freenow54]

Career #1A: high school IB biology and Enviro Sci teacher. This is my 5th year of teaching.

Career #1B: reef aquarium design, installation, and management company owner. 20 yrs in business, 30 yrs of work experience.

I haven’t had my own tank for over 20 yrs, but set up a 180 mixed reef in my classroom this year. It’s been fun. My work experience helps me because I have probably seen every possible thing that could ever happen in a reef tank, and have probably seen them at least 100 times.

I love the glassy eyes when you describe the Nitrogen cycle. Maybe you can give me a few tips?

 

[Freenow54]

I’m just a carpet cleaner…

There is no " just". I loved hated some customers ( HVAC ) but always had a great time when I saw a project they were doing and picked their brains. One of the best tips for our hobby came from a customer. Saved me lots of time

 

[Freenow54]

Window cleaner

Wow how many gallons is that?

 

[Freenow54]

Marine biologist. I discovered a new species of shark in grad school https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Squalus_clarkae

Now I work in the Senate doing ocean policy.

Way cool wanted to be the next Jacque Cousteau