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Chat Area => General Discussion Area => Topic started by: The Barge Captain on 25 November 2008, 00:24:48
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Inspired by advice from JayW on finance, how about an ongoing thread where members post what their skill bases are, and if you think someone has a skill that might help your individual need then PM them
E.g I served my time as a maintenance spark, then worked on photo processing machines, pallet wrappers, production line assemblies and test rigs, and fire alarms.
Oh, and i'm also quite quick at changing nappies. ;D
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Hmmmm ok:
-I'm a dab hand at installing networks and troubleshooting PCs.
-Can still program in the following languages (although I may be a bit rusty to start with) asp, java, javascript, c, c++, VB+A, sql, php.
-I am competant with epoxy and fibreglass and I am still learning about woodwork
-I know a bit about sailing yachts and dinghies
-I know a fair bit about mountaineering, fell walking and outdoor safety
-Mechanical skills are sound but now the omega is going expect this to dwindle somewhat.
-Fluent in French (nearly native level) if you need anything translating
-The fun stuff:
-I can get a 1" grouping at 200m with ironsight (G3 not the poxy SA80)
-I am a bit of a dab hand with firearms in general, including their security and maintenance
-I can get a 432 sideways and airbourne (and then fix it afterwards ;D ;D)
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Very competent at various XBASE family languages. Very good at designing databases for quick access and small footprint, mainly XBASE format, using Advantage Database Server. Was good at Netware but let it all slip and since we don't do hardware anymore apart from reinstalling Windows not so hot on operating systems. Khow and use a bit of C and C++, managed to hide from VB as it is horrid ;D
Pretty good at video filming and editing, good at setting up home electronics, competent solderer, good at repairing things
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Got an MCSE but it's very old, so nearly worthless.
Experienced in IT contract management and legal documentation, TUPE transfer, BSF contract negotiation. (all nearly useless here, I'll admit, but it pays the mortgage!)
Strong written english skills, as I write tender submissions all day, can help with CVs etc if needed.
Strong at presentations - not necessarily writing them, but delivering them is a strong point (and will get better soon as I'm being sent on a presentation skills course too!)
I can surf the internet like a pro. ;D
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Skruntie knows where all the porn sites are ;D
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Have a degreee in Electronic and Electrical Engineering.
Good knowledge of transport and core telecoms particularly layer 1 and 2.
Pretty handy with the spanners
Can weld and fabricate most things
Ok at building work (have City and guilds brick laying) but wont do plastering (to messy)
Project management
possibly others
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Im good at arresting scumbags ;)
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City & Guilds in Engineering
Years of photography experience
Deep wreck diving on mixed gasses
Design & building of underwater photo & video systems
Modifying decompression theory
Trying to design an in water recompression algorithm (very black art )
Not to bad with spanners
Not to bad at fitting kitchens
Excellent at drinking Stella :y
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im a proper old school mechanic !!
nvq level 3 mechanical engineer
can do just about anything with a car !!
fairly good with electrics house and car
can do basic plumbing
not bad at footy !! ;D
very good at tileing
can drink john smiths smooth till it comes out me ears :D :D
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i'm not bad at dj-ing. had plenty of practice after 3000+ nights spinning the ones and twos!
club, student, retro, wedding, birthday, childrens - all sorts of entertainment really. oh and i'm not too shabby in a pantomime neither.
oh yes he is!!
capable but inexperienced with spanners.
above average at DIY.
AV/Sound/Light installation engineer as and when time permits.
was C&G qualified as a sparky in 2000 but that's out of date now. Still do odd jobs better than some newly 'qualified' tho!
great at internet bargain hunting :y rubbish at selling for profit ::)
fully enthusiastic ale drinker 8-)
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Pretty handy with the spanners
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:-? how much of an understatement is that? :-? ;D ;D
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jesus! i came on this thread & thought id got re-routed to a c,v listing company! ;)
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Tim - aka unlucky Alf - surely you should be listing on of your many skills as:
Highly experienced in changing Autoboxes? :y
Based on what I've read in here, anyway.
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oooooh! that was a bit bitchy jj, :o
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Skruntie knows where all the porn sites are ;D
He (as in me) doesnt actually, I only look at the ones you send me, then I puke up.
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Skruntie knows where all the porn sites are ;D
He doesnt actually, I only look at the ones you send me, then I puke up.
:D ;D
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oooooh! that was a bit bitchy jj, :o
:D
Always meant in jest, Tim. I apologise if I've offended you.
especially as I may need your help in changing my autobox one day.
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Skruntie knows where all the porn sites are ;D
He (as in me) doesnt actually, I only look at the ones you send me, then I puke up.
;D ;D ;D ;D ;)
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JJ you aint offended me matey, i will admit i am a dab hand at auto boxes, i can also change g/box ecu`s that never go!!!!! out of interest sake JJ do you have to have your tracking set different, after all with all those roundabouts in stevenage your tryes cant last long otherwise ;D i used to bowl at the old bowling centre there & done some work at the one on the roaring meg estate, at least no traffic lights! :y
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JJ you aint offended me matey, i will admit i am a dab hand at auto boxes, i can also change g/box ecu`s that never go!!!!! out of interest sake JJ do you have to have your tracking set different, after all with all those roundabouts in stevenage your tryes cant last long otherwise ;D i used to bowl at the old bowling centre there & done some work at the one on the roaring meg estate, at least no traffic lights! :y
:D :D
Funnily enough the tracking is fine when I'm 'zooming' around the numerous roundabouts in stevenage - it's when I'm driving up the A1 and the car suddenly decides to dive to the left because the camber has changed by 1/2 a degree that worries me.
The roaring meg estate is a pain in the a**e, whoever designed the parking layout there needs a bullet in the back of the head. It always gets clogged up on the main entrance opposite the new B&Q 'cos the routing around the car park requires a sharp left and most drivers can't do it without ending up in the middle of the lane that brings people in!
If I remember right, the bowling alley is in the middle of the leisure park... I don't venture there too much after dark 'cos of all the drunken young 'uns thinking I'm a cab and yanking my doors open.
Anyway - I shall add you to my mental list of people to ask once my autobox gives up the ghost! :y
I'm looking forward to seeing what my tracking is like after the WIM visit on saturday!
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all i do is build shops, refurbish hotels and do general shopfitting.joinery, dry lining, tiling, floor laying, plumbing, etc. my specialist subject is curved ceilings. i can also do basic car maintenace, some electrics and very little pc knowledge.
(http://i272.photobucket.com/albums/jj182/richierich1961/curryworld2005.jpg)
the morning i completed the job ;)
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Roll cage designer day to day, pretty handy with CAD programmes
Degree in Motorsport Engineering - not much use
DIY-tastic
Can use a spanner or two
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I just sit around looking pretty [size=8]damn ugly [/size] :-[
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you are not alone. :y
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i can do moaning, drinking, and talking 'dangle berries'
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i can do moaning, drinking, and talking 'dangle berries'
Let me guess, you're a management consultant.
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i can do moaning, drinking, and talking 'dangle berries'
Let me guess, you're a management consultant.
oh no, not likely.
I work in IT, listening all day to service managers, in-life managers, incident managers, deployment managers, project managers and so on. I hear so much BS every minute of every day, i could talk it with a straight face
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I find bugs in software and put others in myself.
I found a show stopper in a well know database driver a few years ago and I am currently hunting a bug in some purchased libraries for data browsers, exiting without closing some objects - eventually trashing the garbage collector
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i can do moaning, drinking, and talking 'dangle berries'
We've known that for a long time. ::)
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I find bugs in software and put others in myself.
I found a show stopper in a well know database driver a few years ago and I am currently hunting a bug in some purchased libraries for data browsers, exiting without closing some objects - eventually trashing the garbage collector
Found no end in Windows and Novell, both companies really good at sorting it. Found a blinder in Novell's IP stack a few years ago, had one of their programmers in our office for a few days finding and reprogramming part of the stack (they couldn't replicate our environment - we had the world's largest tree) - that was an eye opener...
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I find bugs in software and put others in myself.
I found a show stopper in a well know database driver a few years ago and I am currently hunting a bug in some purchased libraries for data browsers, exiting without closing some objects - eventually trashing the garbage collector
;D yep somewhat similiar here :y
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Production Engineer.
HNC [size=8]cough [/size]in Electronic and Computer Systems Engineering. It had proper maths.
Expert in making contact lenses. Injection Moulding.
Do a bit of optical design.
Talk 'dangle berries' & drink beer (think they are connected. However, you don't need beer to talk 'dangle berries'...)
Play guitar.
Interested in IT.
Divorced.
Spanner skills taught by my Dad.
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I find bugs in software and put others in myself.
I found a show stopper in a well know database driver a few years ago and I am currently hunting a bug in some purchased libraries for data browsers, exiting without closing some objects - eventually trashing the garbage collector
Found no end in Windows and Novell, both companies really good at sorting it. Found a blinder in Novell's IP stack a few years ago, had one of their programmers in our office for a few days finding and reprogramming part of the stack (they couldn't replicate our environment - we had the world's largest tree) - that was an eye opener...
So how did they fix it?
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I thought the easiest thing to do was to nick the relevant bits from other people's lists.
- Deep wreck diving on mixed gasses
- Have a degreee in Cell Biology & Mammalian Physiology
- I know a bit about sailing yachts and dinghies
- I know a fair bit about mountaineering, fell walking and outdoor safety[/i]Brought up in the Highlands
- knows where all the porn sites are
- can do basic plumbing
- above average at DIY
- Can use a spanner or two
- can do moaning, drinking, and talking 'dangle berries' [/i](Oh and smoking)
- Play guitar [/i](badly)
- Interested in IT
- Divorced
- [/i]I manage a range of: service managers, in-life managers, incident managers, deployment managers, project managers and so on. I too hear so much BS every minute of every day, i could talk it with a straight face
plagiarism ;o)
And...
I also own one of the lightest full suspension mountain bike's (hand-built by me) this side of the Atlantic. I used to race and am still a keen bike-builder and enthusiastic rider.
I paint (portraits, commissions etc.)
Keep tropical fish
Can block out the sound of women whinging so well now it is sub-conscious
Roll a cigarette one handed whilst walking and holding up a pissed mate in the dark and rain.
Down a pint of water (orange squash preferred) in just under a second and a half. Beer can take slightly longer, but not much.
Fart for Britain
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Divorced
Can block out the sound of women whinging so well now it is sub-conscious
Fart for Britain
Connected??? ;D ;D ;D
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Can block out the sound of women whinging so well now it is sub-conscious
Roll a cigarette one handed whilst walking and holding up a pissed mate in the dark and rain.
Down a pint of water (orange squash preferred) in just under a second and a half. Beer can take slightly longer, but not much.
Fart for Britain
We need to go out and get drunk immediately. ;D ;D ;D :y
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Another IT Bod these days I'm afraid..Bit of a specialist though concentrating on Messaging systems, mostly Lotus Notes. Been branching out with Networked CCTV system recently (no, I don't know how that happened).
Had a much more interesting past with field service for Radar and Flight Simulators taking me around the world. :'(
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NVQ level 3 in Marine engineering, send a Type 42 destroyer or Type 23 frigate my way and i can fix it ;D
Quite good at fixing cars and other things with engines
Can manage and run a go-kart track
Can drink for England
And i can change the CV boot on a cavalier in under 15 mins :D ;D
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domestic appliance engineer -washers, t.driers ovens etc etc. ;)
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here's mine..
graduated as a petroleum engineer (reservoir and drilling) (that was more than 20 years ago)
some education in economics after university
Working in IT for long time as an application programmer and db admin both govt and private
Was good at preparing high avail systems both in hardware and software (And that was some years ago)
can make nice photos and like to collect cities pictures..As its a free travel
Although spend considerable time with mechanics I'm bad with spanners
but good at paint jobs and polishing..
divorced, second missed after 5 years and finally married again
Can cook , drink and talk 'dangle berries' about history ( As I really like it)
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Can do most things to do with building.Chartered member of RICS (surveyors),Chartered member of CIOB (builders).Got fed up with wearing a suit so went back to college 10 years ago to retrain as an Electrician,now self certificated 17th edition and city and guilds.Pretty good plumber and plasterer.
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i can do moaning, drinking, and talking 'dangle berries'
Let me guess, you're a management consultant.
oh no, not likely.
I work in IT, listening all day to service managers, in-life managers, incident managers, deployment managers, project managers and so on. I hear so much BS every minute of every day, i could talk it with a straight face
Yeah Yeah Yeah, so you work in "IT", what does that mean? You make the tea for any of the above ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
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mechanical engineer :P
really that means i know how to turn(a bit) mill and grind things...
quite good at taking things apart using a spanner/socket set
not too bad at putting these things back together like engines
quite good on games consoles (perticularly driving games) not that it's a skill to be proud of in the real world :P
and i like digging holes for some reason!
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Educated up to old fashioned O levels + assorted RSA/LCC's.
Seasoned ex banger driver, i actually enjoyed the impacts & LOVED rolling cars!!! Not a skill but hey! ::)
HGV positive same as a few on here but i can throw a big old truck around & know the UK road network like the back of my hand, no satnav, invented too late for me or i would have one...god, i admitted it!!!!
Only real skill i have to offer is is my love of all cooking but especially Indian so can keep the mechanics fed with plenty of OOF curry!!!!!!!!!!!! 8-) :P
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Im good at arresting scumbags ;)
Are you a copper or a store security officer?
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[size=14]I Know Nothing ! :-[[/size]
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mechanical engineer :P
really that means i know how to turn(a bit) mill and grind things...
quite good at taking things apart using a spanner/socket set
not too bad at putting these things back together like engines
quite good on games consoles (perticularly driving games) not that it's a skill to be proud of in the real world :P
and i like digging holes for some reason!
Dont have access to a miller by any chance?
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A lot of IT people out there, seemingly not many with proper jobs though............. ::) ::) ::) ;D ;D ;D
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Dont have access to a miller by any chance?
I do! ::) A crappy wornout Bridgeport. :-?
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NVQ in parts operations with Land rover which means I know how Landies work but can't fix them to save me life.
This also means I work in a car dealer and get to see it from their side. We're not all evil money grabbing people... ...Well I'm not.
Like to think I'm a good photographer too though I've got a long way to go before I could go pro.
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Spent nearly twenty years in a Bodyshop, panel beating, welding and spraying.
Only touch cars for a hobby these days.
Also a Bob Dylan and Aston Villa FC expert.
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HNC in electrical and electronic engineering. qualified as a spark 1994, that's lapsed now. most DIY work. pretty handy with a set of spanners. and if you need someone to switch high voltage off then i'm your man
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Don't seem to have any skills at the moment. Out of work now for 4 months, soon be out of money, then out of home.
OK - I've been building large computer systems for large companies for 40 years. But through a combination of circumstances, all the skills I had are now out of date - even if anyone needed a Fortran programmer, it's so long since I've done that, I probably couldn't remember anything about it. Likewise C, Pascal and VAX/VMS.
I've just finished almost 5 years of logical design work on a major database using old versions of Oracle, and a not very popular CASE tool. The design was so good that they didn't need to change it any more, so they made me redundant. So I'm absolutely brilliant at transactional database design but I know sod all about Data Warehouses. Guess what the market needs at the moment!
- Smattering of Java/J2EE
- Reasonable but not comprehensive PL/SQL
- Minimal DBA skills - building, tuning, sizing but not production
- Team leading, project management but no Prince 2
- Estimating, problem solving, application design
- Report writing, product evaluation
I really hope the national lottery comes up!
Bitter? Twisted? Depressed? :( Of course I am! :( :( :(
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Dont have access to a miller by any chance?
I do! ::) A crappy wornout Bridgeport. :-?
depends how worn out lol
at work i got to lookafter a worn out parkson (adcock and shipley bridgeport) and use it lol- spindle kept pushing off, grabbing sometimes chattering....im glad they got rid of it but i miss having my own milling machine to play with :(
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Have GCSEs in:
Business & Communication systems
Media Studies
(Took these early)
Taking the rest in June '09!
I feel a bit out of place here in this thread! :P :D
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ok, my skills:
C&G in motor vehicle mechanical repair
NVQ level 4 in parts and retail distribution
TAPS and Mouse accredited
ISO9001 accredited auditor.
Neuro-Linguistic Programming practitioner
MS certified trainer
so basically i can talk a good talk ;D ;D ;D ;D
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NVQ level 3 in Marine engineering, send a Type 42 destroyer or Type 23 frigate my way and i can fix it ;D
Quite good at fixing cars and other things with engines
Can manage and run a go-kart track
Can drink for England
And i can change the CV boot on a cavalier in under 15 mins :D ;D
Now that's good, it used to take me hours, until I discovered the split ones that you superglue on.
Ken
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Don't seem to have any skills at the moment. Out of work now for 4 months, soon be out of money, then out of home.
OK - I've been building large computer systems for large companies for 40 years. But through a combination of circumstances, all the skills I had are now out of date - even if anyone needed a Fortran programmer, it's so long since I've done that, I probably couldn't remember anything about it. Likewise C, Pascal and VAX/VMS.
I've just finished almost 5 years of logical design work on a major database using old versions of Oracle, and a not very popular CASE tool. The design was so good that they didn't need to change it any more, so they made me redundant. So I'm absolutely brilliant at transactional database design but I know sod all about Data Warehouses. Guess what the market needs at the moment!
- Smattering of Java/J2EE
- Reasonable but not comprehensive PL/SQL
- Minimal DBA skills - building, tuning, sizing but not production
- Team leading, project management but no Prince 2
- Estimating, problem solving, application design
- Report writing, product evaluation
I really hope the national lottery comes up!
Bitter? Twisted? Depressed? :( Of course I am! :( :( :(
Transactional database design is a very important subject..
Nowadays most programmers even dont hear about it.
And so do the data warehousing.. But in last years everybody spend
their money for ready solutions..
But still I think you have the chance to get a decent job..Correct
time, correct place..dont give up.. :y
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Another I.T bod here, M$ support, alot of networking/firewall stuff, mainly checkpoint, a bit of Cisco, then some VM-Ware, and the odd bit of Citrix, so a bit of everything really!
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I am a woman what other skills do I need!!!!! ;D ;D ;)
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NVQ level 3 in Marine engineering, send a Type 42 destroyer or Type 23 frigate my way and i can fix it ;D
Quite good at fixing cars and other things with engines
Can manage and run a go-kart track
Can drink for England
And i can change the CV boot on a cavalier in under 15 mins :D ;D
Now that's good, it used to take me hours, until I discovered the split ones that you superglue on.
Ken
That time is with a normal CV boot, no split/glue ones here :y ;D
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I am a woman what other skills do I need!!!!! ;D ;D ;)
hmmmm.......where would you like me to start ;D ;D ;D