I need some WOW in my life
It's going to be blazingly hot in Seattle today (maybe) - so I think I need to go peruse the University Bookstore for books on Fields and RF engineering principles (which I've been meaning to do) and get me some WOW. I am also realizing how much trig I have forgotten - Calculus sticks with me for some reason, but I tried to remember the Law of Sines yesterday and totally drew a blank other than a visualization of what it looks like on paper. Think I need to get out my Trig books and review - especially if I want to keep inching towards the EE space.
I've officially started applying for jobs - woot! I won't be able to sit the whole time, but I am hoping most employers will be understanding and allow me to set up a sit/stand situation. However I found an interesting validation position at a medical device manufacturer that might allow me a decent amount of movement in my day. There's a nondestructive test position at Boeing too (which is why it would be good to be refreshed on some EE principles and more familiar with fields). I've been doing so much software though I don't know if I'll be in the running, but I do have a decent amount of experience since I took the CMU through all the environmental and electrical testing (right up to lightning strikes) for the HW changes we had to do for the last project. The EMI labs were totally understaffed so I got to jump in and do quite a bit as opposed to sitting there twiddling my thumbs while a technician ran the test suite. It was a blast and I'd love to do more, but I can't tell if I had fun just because I enjoy learning new things or if I really liked the work. Dunno if I'd like it day in and day out....
At any rate I'm having lunch with my old boss tomorrow, so we'll see if he has any leads for me at HN.
I've officially started applying for jobs - woot! I won't be able to sit the whole time, but I am hoping most employers will be understanding and allow me to set up a sit/stand situation. However I found an interesting validation position at a medical device manufacturer that might allow me a decent amount of movement in my day. There's a nondestructive test position at Boeing too (which is why it would be good to be refreshed on some EE principles and more familiar with fields). I've been doing so much software though I don't know if I'll be in the running, but I do have a decent amount of experience since I took the CMU through all the environmental and electrical testing (right up to lightning strikes) for the HW changes we had to do for the last project. The EMI labs were totally understaffed so I got to jump in and do quite a bit as opposed to sitting there twiddling my thumbs while a technician ran the test suite. It was a blast and I'd love to do more, but I can't tell if I had fun just because I enjoy learning new things or if I really liked the work. Dunno if I'd like it day in and day out....
At any rate I'm having lunch with my old boss tomorrow, so we'll see if he has any leads for me at HN.