Professional Areas of Expertise

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  1. Link the Writer

    Link the Writer Flipping Out For A Good Story. Contributor

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    I'm mostly familiar with 1800s America around the time of the American Civil War, so if you have any questions about it, give me a PM!

    I also have hearing impairment, am legally blind in one eye and have a mild form of Generalized Anxiety Disorder. If you need a question about any of them, give me a PM.
    Amendment to Above Statement: I'm also an introvert.

    I have some experience working in an office setting/archival work.

    Hope this helps.
     
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    I have a B.A. in History
    I play the flute
    I used to play the oboe- would love to pick it up again
    I danced ballet for 15 years- still take a class now and again
    I'm a realtor
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    I'm a geologist in environmental protection. I've taught Chemistry. If you have questions about geology, be it on the scale of planets or as small as a grain of sand, I'm your guy. Academically, I am knowledgeable about all things igneous, many things metamorphic, and some things sedimentary. Professionally, I deal in water and have taught chemistry. Feel free to ask me anything, I may have an answer.
     
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    I am an automotive service Technician, my area is system diagnostics and automotive electrical. this fall i start towards my B.A. in geology.
     
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  5. Wrizzy

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    I have been in the dental field for several years. I also have extensive experience with dental insurance. In addition, I have hands on knowledge and experience in many different sports, namely long distance running and pole vaulting.
    I also have many years of music experience, particularly in singing and violin. I actually gave violin lessons for awhile. Another--quite a few years spent researching (and received schooling) for nutrition, psychology, and spiritual wellness. I also have experience in ASL (American Sign Language), as well as the deaf community. More hobby-like of all these, but I have practiced gardening and permaculture for awhile now. Plus, in a pinch, I can give some info on basic art as well (drawing, etc.)

    Oh...I guess the list goes on an on, apparently--I have experience with foster children, particularly from working at child crisis centers. Lots and lots of experience with that and with children, and their varied natures.:) I also have experience at a flower shop, doing flower arrangements, sales, deliveries, you name it. There's also experience at a wedding reception agency. I'm adding this as last, because I'm hoping this embarrassing fact won't get read--I know how the insides of a school cafeteria works. Its been awhile, but yeah, I worked there, too. Starving artist and all...

    Now my main job is to sit my butt in a chair and pretend that creativity courses through my veins all the time...heh.:dry:
     
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  6. Evenstar606

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    Hi
    Hi! Sounds like I may be coming to you for questions regarding my story, which deals with illness, hospitalization, and a bone marrow transplant down the road for my character.
     
  7. Cave Troll

    Cave Troll It's Coffee O'clock everywhere. Contributor

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    Well I know a fair bit about flooring, and installation with all that nonsense involved.
    Mainly carpet and vinyl (as well as vinyl tiles), so probably not that useful for 99.999%
    of stories.

    Little bit about security guarding.

    Music (multi genre, drumming and guitar lingo.)

    Little bit about shipping dock warehouse work.

    So probably nothing of use, when you really think about it. ;)
     
  8. Vandor76

    Vandor76 Senior Member

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    I'm an IT professional specialized in enterprise IT infrastructure operations, including:

    - Data storages and data networks (SAN)
    - Computer hardware
    - Virtualization technologies
    - Linux operating systems
    - ...all other IT related questions are welcome here

    My hobbies include growing paprika, solving logical puzzles, and read about science (mostly physics).

    I prefer to answer questions asked publicly so ask in a forum and invite me in pm to answer.
     
  9. Lazaares

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    I'm a corporate accountant, also familiar with financial controls and audit. I've a study background in finance & economics - though I'm most comfortable discussing corporate reporting, financial IT architecture (SAP & others) and general accounting principles.

    Also got a background in philosophy & history, likely more relevant to writing/advice. I gladly offer research aid / advice on anything related to Napoleonic times and warfare, including naval combat in the age of sail.

    Last but not least, I was actively doing HEMA before lockdown (Historical European Martial Arts), which means I also gladly chime in if you want a discussion on swordfighting or brawls. I share the opinion with most HEMA folk that historical fencing /actually/ looks and unfolds cooler than what Hollywood's doing - no idea why they are still sticking to fake fights.
     
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    Just to be clear this is fine for the purposes of writing research... it would be a rule break to give or solicit expert advice to do with your own real world situations.. because this here is the internet where anyone can claim to be anything, if you need to talk to a lawyer about your messy divorce, a doctor about that awkward rash, or a counselor about your traumatic life, the place to do that is in the real world with professionals who's credentials you can verify
     
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  11. Teladan

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    By no means an expert and I only have a First Class Honours undergrad (plus a two year diploma in Countryside Management), but I'd say I know a fair bit about wildlife ecology and conservation. My current job is helping translocate Great Crested Newts.
     
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    I was an Emergency Medical Tech. For 6 years in New York City. I’ve work as a medical administration Tech. for about 20 years and five of those years were with the Air Force while I was active duty.
     
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    Cool job - i did a lot with GCN when i was in milton keynes (fun fact although they are nationally rare, in the development area they are everywhere, someone once told me we had 75% of the national population, but i don't know if that is literally true)
     
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    I'm also an IT professional, specialising in database design and database applications, although lately, I've been asked to look into a lot of low-code development.

    In my other job, I also have some expert knowledge on Japanese pop-culture collectibles. That counts, right?
     
  15. Teladan

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    Interesting, I didn't know you were in ecology. I'm somewhat near Milton Keynes. I do most of my work in Aylesbury. Yes, it seems GCN can appear where we least expect them sometimes. The UK is of course a very important link for them in the European context.
     
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    I grew up in Wendover which is just down the road... I've had what might be described as a varied career... but I worked in countryside management for about 15 years (I'm currently a beach officer which is more safety and enforcement with a teeny bit of ecology around wintering birds tacked on)
     
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    Professionally...
    20+ years self-employed in residential design, engineering & construction.
     
  18. Teladan

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    I wonder if I've ever met you and just didn't know it! Sounds good. Yes, I did a two year diploma in Countryside Management and then a degree in Wildlife Ecology. I've only had two ecology jobs currently, so I'm still fairly new: consultancy earlier this year and now the GCN project.
     
  19. Cilogical

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    Nothing.
     
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    I am a CSR (Customer Service Representative) in an Insurance office, I am licensed in property, casualty, health and life. For fun gardening, sewing, piano/organ, genealogy, geocaching.... I retired from Search & Rescue with canines, my partner was trained to trail and cadaver search. Interested in forensic science and criminology. Grew up in a small town northern part of Minnesota very familiar with all the lakes, cold and corn!
     
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    I guess probably not - I'm twenty years older than you and I've been in Devon for the last ten years ... we might know some of the same people though.
     
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    I'm a jack of all trades, master of none, and am now retired from lucrative employment. I've always regarded paid employment as a way to fund my life outwith a job! Which is where my real interests lie.

    My main paid jobs have been:
    English teacher (only a year of that, straight out of University) ...really didn't enjoy the teaching lark at all, although I loved the subject
    Food preparation and service ...my main source of employment before moving to Scotland in 1986. These were my favourite jobs as well, and cooking has always been a major hobby of mine
    Managing/bookkeeping a non-profit natural foods co-operative store in the late 1970s (till the funding for the job got cut)
    In Scotland, my 'career' was in the NHS, as a GP Receptionist

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    Reading fiction (classic and modern) and nonfiction (I read constantly, and always have several books on the go)
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    Tarot
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    What have I left out? Oh, yes ...writing! Everyday communication, plus one long novel completed. Working on another....
     
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    I gave up Tarot reading many years ago after I accurately predicted someone's death. Even now, I feel uneasy having Tarot cards in the house.
     
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    That can happen, I suppose. But I tend to use them in other ways. If I'm doing a reading for somebody else, the Death card always means something that needed or needs to be gone ...a psychic clear-out, if you will. The end of one phase of life in order to begin another one. Opening the door to much-needed change. The change itself can be stressful—maybe even unwanted—but I always put a positive spin on it.

    I have got the Death card many many times in readings for myself and for others, and I'm still here (and so are they.) :) I think if I ever DID predict an actual death, I'd probably stop as well. Yikes. But at the moment, I really enjoy doing them. For me, tarot is less about prediction than it is a tool for looking honestly at life as it is. One of my favourite cards is The Hanged Man. He's hanging upside down by one foot. This gives him an entirely new perspective on the world.
     
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    That's what I did, but the cards were so bad, it was hard to do. There was really no other possible interpretation, except maybe that someone close to her would pass away and leave something behind. I kind of fudged it. She died of cancer about eight months after I did the reading, but at the time I did it, there was no indication she had cancer.

    I did a lot of readings that were pretty accurate, but they all seemed to be bad.
     
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