At 08:54 AM 10/12/2004, Steve Kosmerchock wrote:

>Lawrence,
>
>I HAVE worked on stuff that kills people, I'm proud of that. I have done 
>work for General Dynamics tank operations (Florida) as well as Raytheon 
>Missile Systems (AZ / CA).
>I don't judge you, it isn't my place, but as you said, defense is a big 
>deal. I am currently considering an oppurtunity to save lives, medical 
>electronics.
>Now if I could only convince "the brass" at Raytheon to outfit my car with 
>missiles, it sure would make rush hour traffic more interesting........ :) 
>The swamp cooler thing is definately not used very often during summer, 
>too darn hot. My AC bill during the peak months of summer is between $150 
>to $200 a month.Bob nailed the work environemnt fairly well, between 
>Tucson / Phoenix area you have Raytheon, General Dynamics, Intel, 
>Motorola, Microchip, Orbital Sciences, Medtronic, FlipChip, White 
>Electronics Design ... etc.
>
>Here is a small listing of AZ tech companies:
>http://www.geocities.com/researchtriangle/lab/6584/AZ_TECH_EMP.html
>
>Good luck Dave!!

Thanks.  I've been working along these lines, but unfortunately, my lack of 
degree is less likely to be acceptable at larger companies, mostly because 
too many HR drones are between me and the guy who has the position open.

It's pretty much vertical wall sledding, in the wrong direction.

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