Hello Mastadon!

A quick intro

- I am a Boatswain's Mate Chief Petty Officer, in the U.S. Navy. I am retiring this March after 23 years.

- going to school at ODU for mechanical engineering. Being a retiree veteran student is far harder than I thought, the info takes more to fix into my head.

- I primarily operate and train others with small boats, coastal warfare. That roles has changing into a systems engineering role with boat systems (AC & DC electrical, propulsion, fuel, plumbing, hydraulics, septic, hvac and refrigeration ect). I update install or repair theses systems and make stuff work together.

- currently I am in an executive level training and strategic planning role. Planning and running large scale global events and scenarios, simultaneously with multiple units. Not a lot of excitement but lots of spinning plates.

- I was born and raised in Alaska and I'm still very engaged in supporting and protecting my beautiful home state.

- very interested in agriculture and specificly within Alaska. The state produces 5% of its own food and everything is shipped in.

- I'm more into the design side of mechanical engineering, how things go together and effect the corresponding systems. Likely to expand into aeronautical engineering for that fulfilling impact type of stuff. I also have interests in agricultural engineering and robotics ect. I especially interested in how engineering can help us create a better society.

- I'm incredibly interested in #politics and protecting our democracy.
- I'm often found on my sailboat or on the water somehow. Fishing, kayaking, boating, doesn't matter. The water and lifestyle is in my blood, the Navy is just an enabler.

Have a good day

#introduction
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#outdoors
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#odu
#solidworks
#cad
#excel
#politics
#democracy
#asatrú
#agriculture