[Damian]

I'm actually in the middle of a motor and trans swap here at my house right now and another motor swap lined up to be built and swapped in at the end of summer.

I can't collect on the GI Bill unless I go to school. I should just man up and take online classes, but I dislike that kind of "schooling". I'm more of a hands on type of person.

[Shaolin Crane]

Fuck UTI, tis all i have to say

[Damian]

I have been thinking today about some sort of alternative fuel school. Internal combustion engines are going to be around for a long time, fuels will change. I'm no tree hugger, but better fuel with more potential is always good (E85, methanol, ethanol).

[Vettezuki]

Originally Posted by Damian

I have been thinking today about some sort of alternative fuel school. Internal combustion engines are going to be around for a long time, fuels will change. I'm no tree hugger, but better fuel with more potential is always good (E85, methanol, ethanol).

From a business point of view, any needful niche is good. I think you're probably right as an array of bio-fuels become more common. Some of the algae stuff looks pretty promising.

[Damian]

Especially with some of the industrial emissions setups I've seen.

I'm going to look at this route.

[Shaolin Crane]

I'm in the fuel industry per-say, let me know if you need any pointers

[Damian]

I'm going to try and set up an appointment with a higher end car manufacturer service manager and not necessarily try and get a job there, but see if they can get me in the right direction.

I'm not really wanting to turn wrenches for the rest of my life at say GM or Ford, but at a Lamborghini dealership would change my mind on that. Granted that's a long shot, but you never know.

[Vettezuki]

Originally Posted by Damian

I'm going to try and set up an appointment with a higher end car manufacturer service manager and not necessarily try and get a job there, but see if they can get me in the right direction.

I'm not really wanting to turn wrenches for the rest of my life at say GM or Ford, but at a Lamborghini dealership would change my mind on that. Granted that's a long shot, but you never know.

When entering grad school and looking for money, on a whim I applied for a somewhat famous private fellowship, fairly certain I wouldn't get it. I did. It paid for school in full plus a little scratch. DON'T ever count yourself out. The worst that can happen is a no thanks.

I would imagine the deal with places like that is that you will be dealing with the most anal of all anal customers, and scratching a $20k paint job while doing an oil change or whatever may be met with a shit storm. I imagine the pressure is pretty high not to F anything up. The cool thing about being a tech at places like a Ferrari dealer is that they get factory training. That means you go to Marinello.

My guess though is that generally there will be a lot more opportunity if you speicalize in something that may have a broader appeal/application, say performance engine building/tuning for alternative fuels.

In a different life I think I would really enjoy something like assembling F1 engines in a clean room.

[Kozak]

Originally Posted by Vettezuki

When entering grad school and looking for money, on a whim I applied for a somewhat famous private fellowship, fairly certain I wouldn't get it. I did. It paid for school in full plus a little scratch. DON'T ever count yourself out. The worst that can happen is a no thanks.

I would imagine the deal with places like that is that you will be dealing with the most anal of all anal customers, and scratching a $20k paint job while doing an oil change or whatever may be met with a shit storm. I imagine the pressure is pretty high not to F anything up. The cool thing about being a tech at places like a Ferrari dealer is that they get factory training. That means you go to Marinello.

My guess though is that generally there will be a lot more opportunity if you speicalize in something that may have a broader appeal/application, say performance engine building/tuning for alternative fuels.

In a different life I think I would really enjoy something like assembling F1 engines in a clean room.

While we're on the subject, where do you work? I'm curious of everyone's profession and I've figured some out just from having and/or reading conversations yet yours eludes me. (Note: Answers may be omitted if they result in death of inquirer)

[Vettezuki]

Originally Posted by Kozak

While we're on the subject, where do you work? I'm curious of everyone's profession and I've figured some out just from having and/or reading conversations yet yours eludes me. (Note: Answers may be omitted if they result in death of inquirer)

Ask me in person. I keep my public (websites, FB, etc.) and professional lives completely separate. Those who know and have (innocently) referred to it in posts have been summarily edited without mercy or compassion. . . Soviet Style.

But I'll tease you a little. I'm the R&D Supervisor for the United States of a multinational you absolutely know. So why the separation?

1) I don't want to get hit up for "bro, can you get me a deal" all the time
2) I have some fairly radical socio-politcal opinions and it's just a good idea generally in the modern world to keep some distance between those and your professional life.
3) I just think of my private and professional lives as separate spheres of action