[fusili]

Just trying to get a feel for what people on this forum do for a living/study in school/are interested in. I just want to see what the ratios are in terms of students:development industry:planners:architects:whatever is.

PS- does anyone know how to start a poll?

[HomeInMyShoes]

^There's a checkbox option below when you create the thread to post a poll and then you say how many options will be in the poll. When you post the thread you can then edit the titles to each of the poll options (as well as the poll question.)

You can give it a try to see how it works under the General/Forum Tests forum.

[Calgarian]

I am an Architectural Technologist with Poon McKenzie.

[Surferguy]

I am an Environmental Consultant. Personal intrest in design and renovations. I follow this forum to see how my neighborhood is developing to get an idea of my property value. I like the LRT talk, but do not care for the buses.

I am always looking for renderings of the new buildings coming to town, just to see how cool they look.

[freeweed]

IT. Which is as far away from urban design/planning/architecture as you can get.

I know pretty much nil about any of the technical discussions here. I just know what I likes to see and live in. :tup:

[You Need A Thneed]

Office work (generally) of all kinds for a small family-owned construction company.

I enjoy architectural and construction related discussion.

[RWin]

It

[lubicon]

I work in the energy services sector - directional drilling to be exact.

Interests are aviation (so i like the YYC & YEG threads), and am also interested in general developements throughout Alberta and Western Canada. Not only buildings but also probably moreso infrastructure (roads, transit etc).

[Bigtime]

I work in the building supplies, specifically retail in hardwood/engineered/laminate floors and most other wood interior applications.

Used to be in aviation(got my commercial license) so I'm down with the YYC & YEG threads as well. Took an interest in urban stuff once moving out of suburbia and into a place in The Bridges.

[The Chemist]

I'm an English/Science teacher in Shanghai, China.

I used to work in the process automation business for a company that sold analytical equipment to natural gas/petrochemical companies.

[Sir.Humphrey.Appleby]

I am a student and former full time political consultant. I am taking political science at university, and wrote my senior public policy thesis on the planning of the SE LRT in Calgary.

[240glt]

I work in the building supplies, specifically retail in hardwood/engineered/laminate floors

So what do I need to do to get a deal on 900 s.f. of some nice oak ? :D


I am a project manager for a construction firm, specializing in the installation of building automation and mechanical systems in commerical / industrial buildings.

And I don't live in Calgary, but will cross post with impunity as these threads are becoming too city-centric :yes:

[jeffwhit]

Performing arts, specifically music. The performing arts being a primarily urban-based endeavour, urbanism is a natural interest to myself and most people I work with.

[Rusty van Reddick]

According to Vid, I'm an underemployed middle-aged gay man with too much time on his hands.

But I also moonlight as a sociology professor at the U of C.

[Rob D]

I'm an architectural technologist.

[mersar]

IT here as well, currently the web administrator for Social Sciences at U of C. Also currently working on a Comp Science major.

Construction, transit, etc is all a hobby to me, along with photography (which ties nicely in between everything else)

[Bigtime]

According to Vid, I'm an underemployed middle-aged gay man with too much time on his hands.

But I also moonlight as a sociology professor at the U of C.

Thanks for the laugh Furry! I could use it today seeing as the ship my wife and I were suppposed to go to Antarctica on in February just sank! :(

[Kevin_foster]

Thanks for the laugh Furry! I could use it today seeing as the ship my wife and I were suppposed to go to Antarctica on in February just sank! :(

So now that your not going anywhere, you'll have to hook me up as well with 850 sq. feet of oak as well.

Hahah.

I'm serious.

[240glt]

^ Me too. Seriously Bigtime, pony up!

[SteveP]

I don't do anything related to architecture or development. it's just a hobby of mine. I'm a project manager, and lived previously in Dubai, and the UK. During my time in Dubai, I started taking an interest in high rise buildings. Strangely enough these days, I don't like the direction Dubai is going at all. The forum has helped me look at things from different angles.

[Bigtime]

Of course I can hook you guys up, just head on over to our Edmonton location and tell 'em "Bigtime sent ya"! ;)

Seriously though, Timbertown Building Centre Edmonton, 4840-99 St.

Anyone here in the shipbuilding business? I could really use a boat for Antarctica for mid-February '08. Pleeeeeeease! :D

[240glt]

^ Trade you some oak hardwood for my fabulous green Clipper Canoe...

http://i151.photobucket.com/albums/s124/240glt/IMGP0374.jpg

[Boris2k7]

I'm an urban studies student at the UofC who has interests in construction, architecture, planning, design, and municipal politics.

Photography is a side hobby.

I have worked with the Beltline Communities. I hope to be going for my planning degree a few years from now.

[Western Spaghetti]

I work in the IT business. Not sure where my interest in skyscrapers came from.

[unibrain]

I'm a Stormtrooper for the Galactic Empire. I'm responsible for approving the Deathstar in forest moon (community of Endor). Couldnt get Vader Developments and ewok nimbys to agree on the setback.

I encourage you all to join the Darkside... we're hiring!

[MonctonGoldenFlames]

I am a residential architectural technologist.

[Deepstar]

Accounting :D

so what do you get when you cross an accountant with a jumbo Jet?


-A boring 747!

[wild wild west]

I also work for the Empire.

[Reesonov]

Studying law at the university of saskatchewan. Undergraduate degrees in English/history and also international relations. My interest in the forum grew out of more general interests in immigration (worked for CIAS in Calgary), travel and procrastination.

[freeweed]

I work in the energy services sector - directional drilling to be exact.

I always wondered why "down" wasn't considered a direction. :D

Or is there truly directionless drilling? Just fire the sucker up and see where it goes? :haha:

[Surrealplaces]

Digital art is a hobby, but count me in the IT crowd. I'm a manager of an IP communications team.

Seems like everyone here is either in urban planning/architectural fields, or in IT.

[skrish]

In my last semester at the U of C, getting my BComm.

[Habanero]

Financial services industry for an occupation. Interests are snowboarding/hiking/camping etc.. Looking to get into Kayaking.

[srperrycgy]

BA in Urban & Regional Studies from the U of L. Too bad there wasn't enough Planning courses offered otherwise I'd be a planner. Work in manufacturing. Bit of a transit-geek. ;)

[Canterra]

I am a bike fanatic but have not impressed anyone enough to sponsor me so when I am not biking I work in IT. My interest in skyscrapers started during the last boom but back then there was no connection to folks like you to share it with.

Bigtime: Forget about trading hardwood for the green clipper canoe and take the Opus Scherzo beside it. At least I think that is an Opus, Is it 240glt ? I have an Opus Toccata and my wife has a Vivace. Opus make nice bikes.

[freeweed]

Seems like everyone here is either in urban planning/architectural fields, or in IT.

Welcome to the Internet.

Poll: You're in a subject area-specialized website. You either work in:

A) said subject area
B) IT

Results: generally 50/50.

:haha:

[93JC]

Finishing my degree in mechanical engineering at the U of C; from May '06 to August '07 I worked for a mechanical engineering consulting firm in Calgary (who shall remain nameless, but I'll give you a hint: I worked on Bow Valley College, the Roundup Centre expansion, Livingston Place, the second Crowfoot Business Centre building, Banker's Court and the Sheldon Chumir Centre, among others. Oh, and I filled in in a Jamieson Place meeting once. :P I mostly did tenant improvements though, in many buildings (Bow Valley Square, Fifth Avenue Place, 630 - 8th, Crowfoot Business Centre, Bankers Hall, Standard Life Bldg...)).

[Bokimon]

^^ Oh yeah, you planning to go back to ESA someday after you finish?

I uhh, work at the Marriott Hotel as a banquet server with an interest in architecture because of all the stuff going on in downtown. Love the tall, new modern and sustainable ideas we are finally waking up to. It builds my interest that much more. ;)
And there are those of you who know me pretty well thru the meetups/shitface events. You know what I mean... (:D

Im also a student pilot ohh so close to get my Private Pilot License, but have been hampered with bad luck since October so lotsa no flying past few weeks. But studying currently for flight test hopefully before end of year.
I also a bigtime photographer specializing in Aviation. I am probably the most prominent photographer representing YYC so obviously planes and airport are of great interest as well as girls such as various tub tarts in nightclubs.
I have photos on both airliners and jetphotos.net and covered major events like 9-11, G8 summit, and Boeing 787 rollout.

[entheosfog]

My background is in Journalism/Graphic Design/Publishing although I'm biding my time as a delivery driver while living in Vancouver.

I first came to the forum to find out all the latest happenings going on in Calgary plus I have an interest in historic buildings and the preservation of such. This forum has been an excellent (read: the best) source of info on all things development or otherwise in the city.

I have been living in Vancouver since July of this year but I know I will be back in Cowtown one day again soon. I just needed a break from being in one spot my whole life.

Oh and I enjoy photography as a hobby and I'm a self proclaimed music nerd/snob/geek/former dj...
:)

[fusili]

I guess I should've said what I do. I am a graduate student of planning in the faculty of environmental design at the UofC. The connections should be obvious.

[240glt]

At least I think that is an Opus, Is it 240glt ?

Yup it's a Scherzo with about 20,000 k on it... Still rides like new, Although this winter I am going to spend some big bucks on a nice wheelset for it.

[NumberFive]

Said this in another thread... I'm a geophysicist and work in oil and gas exploration.

[Riise]

I'm an Urban Studies major in my final year of study, however, I still have a few years left in school as I plan to get a BSc in Urban Planning and/or MSc in Spatial Planning in England . I joined this forum as I have a passionate interest in all things urban especially integrated sustainable transportation & urban planning, and urban design.

I encourage you all to join the Darkside... we're hiring!

I'm looking into this for my gap year, I heard you guys have chocolate!!!

[Stephen Ave]

Like many of the others here, I'm in the IT business.

Something funny from a few weeks ago. My coworkers and I were out having lunch and the waitress asked if we were 'IT guys'. We weren't discussing IT stuff at all, but she said she guessed it, because we are all wearing Kakhi pants, and had ordered iced tea for drinks. Go figure.

[Canterra]

Yup it's a Scherzo with about 20,000 k on it... Still rides like new, Although this winter I am going to spend some big bucks on a nice wheelset for it.

Thought so, yup it's time for new wheels, cass and chain for sure. So what are you thinking? Zipps, Kysriums or Eastons?

[freeweed]

Like many of the others here, I'm in the IT business.

Something funny from a few weeks ago. My coworkers and I were out having lunch and the waitress asked if we were 'IT guys'. We weren't discussing IT stuff at all, but she said she guessed it, because we are all wearing Kakhi pants, and had ordered iced tea for drinks. Go figure.

Women pick up on the IT image like magic. With me, it's this: live in Calgary, skinny white guy in glasses = either IT or accounting.

And I don't dress anywhere near good enough to be an accountant.

No lie, I've been told the above several times in the past year alone. :haha:

[davee930]

I'm taking Architectural Technologies in school right now. Work for a while and then hopefully go back to school to become an Architect. I've been in love with skyscrapers since about grade 3.

[ElevatorGuy]

I work in the elevator industry. Its great for someone who love buildings.

[frinkprof]

I'm currently a student in Geodesy and Geomatics Engineering at the University of New Brunswick. I've done surveying work for a few summers, at first in the oil and gas sector, then a couple of summers doing municipal and subdivision work, then again in oil and gas which is where I'll stick for a bit I think. Ever see a one ton truck with a deck and two quads on the back? 9 times out of 10, that's us oil and gas surveyors.

After school, I'll work toward my commission as an Alberta Land Surveyor. If the oil and gas sector in western Canada dries up, I'll move back into municipal work if there's some interesting work available, or work offshore doing hydrographic surveys and ocean mapping.

As for my interest in these boards, I used to play Sim City a lot and find a lot of aspects of urban planning interesting. I am also very interested in public transit, especially rail transit and LRT. I actually found these boards by way of the Calgary Transit thread.

[CCF]

I'm going to answer because I browse the Alberta forum.

University student, majoring in Geography. Will hopefully go the planning route once finished this degree.

[Stephen Ave]

Women pick up on the IT image like magic.



I wonder if it's the golf shirts with the IT vendor logos :sly:

[Bokimon]

Hey I have an unrelated question for the IT guys.
My internet is not working on my home computer for some strange reason.
I had thrown away my old internet CAT5 cable over a month ago and just recently bought a new one to hook up my computer again.
Something like this should be pretty obvious that once I reconnect my network cable, I should have internet working, but for some dumb f-cking reason its not working. During the month I didn't do anything like changing my network properties and such.

I am however getting packet feeds but I am sending out way more data but receiving very little. My ipconfig says cg.shawcable.net as my provider so some type of link is working.

I wonder if any of you guys can help me troubleshoot this issue. I want to get my internet and inbox working again and I find it hard to believe that just because I disconnected my old cable and put in a new one 1 month later, it just screws up!

Im tired of relying on work computer or that in the library... :(

[RWin]

I'm a Stormtrooper for the Galactic Empire. I'm responsible for approving the Deathstar in forest moon (community of Endor). Couldnt get Vader Developments and ewok nimbys to agree on the setback.

I encourage you all to join the Darkside... we're hiring!

I tried but you guys never called back.

[Champion3]

I'm a software developer who does systems programming for somebody in the security field. I'm also working to get my own software business off the ground.

[Canterra]

Hey I have an unrelated question for the IT guys.
My internet is not working on my home computer for some strange reason.
:(

Bo, sometimes the connectors on cheap CAT5 cables don't seat securely in all RJ45 connections.

Have a look here;

http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showthread.php?t=141872

[fusili]

I'm a Stormtrooper for the Galactic Empire. I'm responsible for approving the Deathstar in forest moon (community of Endor). Couldnt get Vader Developments and ewok nimbys to agree on the setback.

I encourage you all to join the Darkside... we're hiring!

I am not sure if my translation is correct, but you work for the city? If so, in which department? I am a little intrigued about the Dark Side, can I learn force lightning?

[Daver]

Facilities Management

[Blue_Cypress]

Thought so, yup it's time for new wheels, cass and chain for sure. So what are you thinking? Zipps, Kysriums or Eastons?

:slob: Yah, mavic makes a nice wheelset these days. I had a set of Ksyriums the year before last for a bit and they rode like greased lightning. I've been slacking a bit on the biking for the last year though, and now that it's cold and snowy, the bikes are stored away till spring. I wish we had an indoor velodrome in this city with a decent bank on it.

I suppose I could hint at what I do, etc. You name it, I've probably had some association with it, any kind of trade, technical/office stuff, eccentric service industries, project management. I used to work in the IT department at a law firm (go figure, eh?(network admin)), and at one point strongly wanted to be an architect, but the shine wore off of that pretty quickly when I decided that the personal sacrifices I would have to make in order to be satisfied with what was built under my name were too great. I may be pulled back in that direction because of my interest in furthering self-sustaining structures. I think it's either that, or a physics degree, a nice girl and some rugrats, and a lot more coffee.

Right now I mostly get paid to watch other people do things, and feel completely under-utilised. The rest of the time I do a little jig with project managers, subtrades, and others to get the logistics all sorted out so we can get things done. It's comfortable and pays well, but is incredibly boring.

[240glt]

Thought so, yup it's time for new wheels, cass and chain for sure. So what are you thinking? Zipps, Kysriums or Eastons?

I'm leaning towards a set of Mavics... although we'll see what the guys at the bike shop have to offer.

New toy coming soon = Cross bike!

[Innersoul1]

Well I graduated from the U 0f C in 2003 with my Communications degree in PR, with a focus on Latin American Studies and a minor in English. In 2006 I completed my B. Education degree from the University of Victoria.

Technically, I should be a language arts/Social Studies teacher, but I have put that pursuit on the backburner for the time being. I am a substitute teacher with the Calgary Seperate School District teaching once or twice a week.

Full time I am in Sales with a developer, specifically working on the Canvas at Millrise condos. I have previous experience in sales with Resiance on the Garrison Green and Southcentre projects.

I stumbled upon this board as a useful means of learning more on what is going on in the condo industry and beyond. I find that that the opinions and information provided here to be very valuable.

[stoph]

Development economist, just out of the university of Manchester. In the past I worked with NGOs in asia, africa, and central american, but am looking for policy work with the gov't in ottawa at this point.

I came to this site a few years ago as I found out it to be far superior to emporis for keeping in the loop as to what is happening in the city.

[para transit fellow]

I live in Calgary but I work for a rural para-transit organization that provides special transportation (aka handibus) in the region near Calgary. In some places.. we are the only form of public transportation.

[bigcanuck]

IT (kinda) - IT signs my paycheque but I sit between IT and the business. Maybe interpreter is a better description. I can successfully translate business language into IT-understandable verbage and vice versa. Well, most of the time...

[ScottFromCalgary]

IT (kinda) - IT signs my paycheque but I sit between IT and the business. Maybe interpreter is a better description. I can successfully translate business language into IT-understandable verbage and vice versa. Well, most of the time...

http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t279/scottr49/TomSmynkowski.jpg

Well-well look. I already told you: I deal with the god damn customers so the engineers don't have to. I have people skills; I am good at dealing with people. Can't you understand that? What the hell is wrong with you people?

[frinkprof]

Maybe bigcanuck should look into creating and marketing a "Jumping to conclusions" mat. It would have all sorts of conclusions that you could jump to.