Quite similar to telekinetic who posted above, I'm a mechanical engineer (by degree a BSME) working in manufacturing. So I'm also ultimately responsible for a lot of what he mentioned. The few companies I've worked for over the years all manufacture similar products and since I've been doing this for 38 years, I end up having more experience and knowledge about it than most people in this field. Persistence and longevity worked in my favor...and I'm also not too dumb. Of course with all this experience, I'm now also heavily involved in long term stategic planning, product development, marketing, and sales. I have a great, very capable staff to support our efforts and the company I work for continues to do very well...we're lucky and smart which is a good combination.
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