Reefers! What is Your Profession?!

[jerrod]

Retired Military, now a Project manager and run a Lure coursing company.

 

[CBonito]

I’m at EOL and waiting for MY25 allocation.

It's getting to the point where it's almost as hard to buy a car, as it is to adopt a child.

But you will be very happy.

 

[Tonycass12]

Lead industrial maintenance tech at a corrugated paper plant.

 

[Swammer]

Fish biologist. I work mostly with salmon. Tagging/tracking, spawning surveys, etc. Its nice to come home to fish after a long day of... fish.

 

[rasthavis]

Retired 40 yr computer programmer.

 

[shakacuz]

i work at a non-profit residential facility serving the behavioral and mental health needs of children, and their families.

 

[sqznest]

Systems Engineer focused on automation. Gear Head.

Wife and I breed Chow Chows (1 litter a year or so) and Exotic Shorthair cats as a side hobby.

 

[Tuna Melt]

You guys must have made a killing since 2022.

Its a cyclical business so it all depends on where you start the clock!

 

[Amiller295]

Physician, radiologist (with focus on body MRI). Luckily I get to work from home sometimes! More tank time!

 

[Quintin]

Its a cyclical business so it all depends on where you start the clock!

As long as you catch it at the top, going short or bottom going long you are good. It’s guessing where the top and bottom are that make things interesting. Was an FX spot trader many years ago before going into IT.

 

[DatReefGuy]

I sell dirt. Lol. I sell landscape and Hardscapes materials for a landscape supply yard.

 

[REEFRIED!]

This thread is great! I am a union electrician. Foreman. It definitely helps with this hobby.

 

[NickNH]

Appreciate that. I enjoyed working in the shop crafting custom cabinetry when in college

It was a good job making tables, but at least I will hopefully be employed as an analytical chemist soon.

 

[JulesH]

I am a Hydrographer by profession. I normally use high resolution sonars to map the sea bed, sometimes the sonar is mounted on a vessel, an ROV or an AUV. I have to have a good knowledge of the acoustic properties of saltwater, mainly based on salinity, density and temperature. I have a pretty good knowledge of Oceanography which I find fascinating. My aim is to get more familiar with the chemistry of seawater along with its relationship with marine biology.

Attached is an image of a wreck off the coast of the Netherlands. It is a high resolution multibeam echo sounder image, it shows the amount of detail you can 'see' acoustically.

 

[MtlReef25]

Great thread! I am director of customer service and lens procurement for a large optical corporation in Canada. Also graduated in biology and French literature.

 

[jonnywink]

Retired Chief Probation Officer. Loved having aquariums while in college and afterwards for a while, so since I’m now retired I decided to revive the hobby and introduce my grandkids into the fun at the same time they are learning about it.

 

[jonelder68]

35 years as an auto mechanic, I hate it and I'm out in a few more. My abilities to problem solve help me with maintaining my reef tank. Interesting to see there are so many different professions here.

I consider my skills as an expert coral killer to be my second career path lol.

Same here! The industry has gone down the toilet. Trying to find my way out but not sure what else I can do…

 

[tigre44]

Plant manager for roofing asphalt for 35 yrs then asphalt area manager for oil refinery for last 8 yrs

 

[Roatan Reef]

Same here! The industry has gone down the toilet. Trying to find my way out but not sure what else I can do…

klc said:
35 years as an auto mechanic, I hate it and I'm out in a few more. My abilities to problem solve help me with maintaining my reef tank. Interesting to see there are so many different professions here.

I consider my skills as an expert coral killer to be my second career path lol.

25 years in the Automotive Industry, last 10 have been on the wholesale side of auctions and inspections.

My company is completely online only, a virtual auction house for dealers....instead of taking cars to brick and mortar places, we show up do inspections, 56 photos, OBDII Scans, record the engine and do an undercarriage video, list all the damages and any mechanical or electrical issues and launch a live online only auction for dealers only right from their lot.

 

[musel101]